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

Questioned Costs 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