Finding 1205200 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-03-31

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Agency failed to submit two Federal Financial Reports on time, breaching federal reporting requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports must be accurate and submitted within 90 days post-reporting period as per 2 CFR § 200.238.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a centralized grant reporting calendar and supervisory review process to ensure timely submissions.

Finding Text

Item 2025-003 - Reporting - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (Assistance Listing Number 93.676), FAIN # 90ZU0603, 90ZU0567, and 90ZU0536, for FY 2025 - Significant Deficiency Criteria In accordance with 2 CFR § 200.238 and the terms and conditions of the federal award, the Agency must submit accurate and timely Federal Financial Reports (SF-425) that reflect cumulative expenditures, unobligated balances, and program income as required by the Federal awards. Reports submitted on an annual basis must be due no later than 90 calendar days after the reporting period. Statement of Condition The Agency did not file two of the required annual Federal Financial Reports on a timely basis. Cause The delay occurred due to insufficient internal controls to ensure that federal reporting deadlines are properly monitored and reports are submitted timely. Effect Failure to submit required Federal Financial Reports timely may result in noncompliance with grant reporting requirements and could affect the federal agency’s ability to effectively monitor the use of grant funds. Questioned Costs None Context During our testing of reporting compliance for the year ended June 30, 2025, we noted that the Federal Financial Report for the reporting periods ended March 31, 2025 and April 30, 2025 were submitted after the required deadline. The Federal Financial Report for period ended March 31, 2025 was due on June 30, 2025 and submitted on December 19, 2025. The Federal Financial Report for period ended April 30, 2025 was due on July 30, 2025 and submitted on February 10, 2026. Identification as a Repeat Finding This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation We recommend that management of the Agency implement procedures to track all federal reporting deadlines and ensure that reports are reviewed and submitted timely. This could include maintaining a centralized grant reporting calendar and implementing supervisory review prior to submission. Management Response Management agrees with the finding. The delays in the SF-425 filings were directly impacted by the data reconciliation challenges encountered during the NetSuite implementation and the mid-year transition to BTQ Financial. During the system migration, the Agency implemented additional verification steps to ensure the integrity of cumulative expenditure data, which contributed to the filing delays. With the NetSuite environment now stabilized, the Agency has prioritized adherence to federal deadlines. With the outsourcing to BTQ now fully operational, a centralized Federal Grant Reporting Calendar has been established. This calendar includes automated alerts for all 30/60/90 day deadlines. BTQ has also implemented a dual-level supervisory review process to ensure that all future reports are validated against the general ledger and submitted well in advance of federal deadlines.

Corrective Action Plan

JCCA CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN March 23, 2026 Health Resources and Services Administration Jewish Child Care Association of New York (d/b/a JCCA) and Affiliated Organization respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2025. ____________________________________________________________________________________ CohnReznick LLP 1301 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 Audit Period: June 30, 2025 The findings from the June 30, 2025 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the number assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS – FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS Finding 2025-001 – Account Analyses MATERIAL WEAKNESS Recommendation We recommend that the Agency implement policies, procedures and controls to ensure that all accounting records are analyzed and reconciled on a monthly basis. Action Taken BTQ Financial is spearheading a comprehensive stabilization project to refine the chart of accounts and reconstruct historical tracking for the permanent endowment fund. BTQ already has in place a rigorous monthly closing schedule. This includes establishing automated reconciliation protocols for program service revenue, endowment tracking, and inter-company accounts to ensure GAAP compliance and timely board reporting. These policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that all accounting records are analyzed and reconciled on a monthly basis have already been incorporated into FY2026 monthly close process. Finding 2025-002 – Information Technology – General Control Activities SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY Recommendation We recommend the Agency follow their policy for password age. We also recommend the Agency perform a risk assessment over the information technology environment. We recommend a written risk assessment and penetration test to be performed annually and vulnerability scans to be performed quarterly. Action Taken The Agency has configured NetSuite and Active Directory to programmatically enforce password aging and complexity requirements that strictly mirror our established IT Security Policy. Furthermore, we have moved beyond interview-based assessments to an annual cadence of formal, written risk assessments and penetration testing, supported by continuous monthly vulnerability monitoring through our Security Operation Center (SOC). An interview-based risk assessment was performed in Q3 2025, and monthly vulnerability scans are managed by Arctic Wolf, our Security Operation Center (SOC) service provider. To further strengthen our posture, we will initiate an annual cadence of formal external and internal penetration tests starting in Q2-Q3 2026. FINDINGS – FEDERAL AWARDS PROGRAM AUDIT U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (Assistance Listing Number 93.676), FAIN # 90ZU0603, 90ZU0567, and 90ZU0536, for FY 2025 - Significant Deficiency Finding 2025-003 – Reporting Recommendation We recommend that management of the Agency implement procedures to track all federal reporting deadlines and ensure that reports are reviewed and submitted timely. This could include maintaining a centralized grant reporting calendar and implementing supervisory review prior to submission. Action Taken With the outsourcing to BTQ now fully operational, a centralized Federal Grant Reporting Calendar has been established. This calendar includes automated alerts for all 30/60/90-day deadlines. BTQ has also implemented a dual-level supervisory review process to ensure that all future reports are validated against the general ledger and submitted well in advance of federal deadlines. This protocol has been strictly applied to all federal reporting for the FY2026 cycle. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Unaccompanied Alien Children Program (Assistance Listing Number 93.676), FAIN # 90ZU0603, 90ZU0567, and 90ZU0536, for FY 2025 - Significant Deficiency Finding 2025-004 – Cash Management Recommendation We recommend that management of the Agency implement formal controls over the drawdown process that includes establishing procedures requiring documented supervisory review and approval of all drawdown requests and ensuring drawdowns are based on immediate cash needs so that federal funds are expended within a reasonable amount of time. Action Taken The Agency, in collaboration with BTQ Financial, has implemented a formalized "Drawdown Authorization Protocol." This new workflow improves upon the existing, and adds a standardized approach to every drawdown request, documented supporting schedules (showing immediate cash needs), and formal approval from BTQ’s PM, SVPF, VPF, or AVPF. This ensures a clear audit trail and prevents the accumulation of excess federal cash on hand. If the Health Resources and Services Administration has questions regarding this plan, please call Kenneth Shieh, Chief Administration Officer at (718) 747-4367. Sincerely yours, Kenneth Shieh, Chief Administrative Officer

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1205201 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.676 UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN PROGRAM $7.63M
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $254,794
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $175,720
84.126 REHABILITATION SERVICES VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION GRANTS TO STATES $171,984
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $137,113
93.592 FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES/DISCRETIONARY $1,622