Finding 1222938 (2025-006)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-07-06
Audit: 406443
Organization: Help Usa, Inc. and Affiliates (NY)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Lack of documented review and approval for monthly financial reports due to employee turnover.
  • Impacted Requirements: Uniform Guidance mandates that all reports submitted must have proper review and approval evidence.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should establish procedures to retain email correspondence and approval records for all monthly submissions.

Finding Text

2025-006: Reporting ALN 93.558 Passed through the City of New York, Human Resources Administration from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - CT1-069-20248802635 and CT1-069-20248800455 - Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires review and approval of reports that are submitted as part of monthly financial reporting. Condition: Due to employee turnover, there was no audit evidence maintained to support the review process. Cause: Management did not retain evidence of approvals. Effect: Monthly reports were submitted to the granting agency without evidence of approval. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend management implement procedures to retain both email correspondence and approvals for monthly reporting submissions. Views of Responsible Officials: Management acknowledges the finding. For details on actions taken, refer to the Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Management has established a documentation tracking system to ensure that all stages of the monthly reporting process including preparation, review, approval, and submission are properly documented and retained.

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1222931 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222932 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222933 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222934 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222935 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222936 2025-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222937 2025-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
64.024 VA HOMELESS PROVIDERS GRANT AND PER DIEM PROGRAM $1.68M
93.600 HEAD START $554,068
14.195 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) $414,446
93.558 TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES $218,999
93.667 SOCIAL SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $135,699
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $126,596
64.033 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM $105,247
93.671 FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES $50,396
64.033 VA SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VETERAN FAMILIES PROGRAM $48,890
14.249 SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY $44,890
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $28,542
97.024 EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM $8,153
10.558 CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM $2,317
14.267 CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM $2,140