Finding 1208194 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
ABEILN
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-04-17
Audit: 399055
Organization: Morris County Usd 417 (KS)
Auditor: CINDY JENSEN CPA

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: One employee is handling multiple financial reporting and compliance tasks, increasing risk.
  • Impacted Requirements: Segregation of duties is necessary to enhance internal controls and prevent errors.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Separate duties, implement purchase requisitions, require journal entry approvals, and provide relevant training for involved employees.

Finding Text

Condition: Financial reporting and compliance tasks are often times being performed by one employee. Criteria: Segregation of duties should be in place to strengthen internal control over financial reporting and compliance. Cause: The District has administrative employees performing many tasks with little or no review. Effect: Because many of the financial related and compliance tasks are being performed by one employee, financial reporting errors and noncompliance can occur without the issue being timely detected. Recommendation: We recommend separating duties to the extent possible including the use of purchase requisitions for all purchasing and requiring approval of all journal entries. In addition, all employees assigned with these duties should obtain relevant training.

Corrective Action Plan

We agree with the recommendations and will separate duties and obtain training to the extent possible with our available resources. Ther superintendent and board will continue to monitor duties performed by the administrative personnel and contract for professional assistance as necessary.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1208192 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1208193 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $253,873
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $165,947
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $101,530
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $82,508
93.323 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) $56,022
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $34,884
84.358 RURAL EDUCATION $27,986
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $18,902
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $18,660
10.185 LOCAL FOOD FOR SCHOOLS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROGRAM $2,442
10.645 FARM TO SCHOOL STATE FORMULA GRANT $300