Finding 1224508 (2021-014)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2021
Accepted
2026-07-23
Audit: 407750
Auditor: CBIZ CPAS PC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Lack of management oversight led to missing timesheet approvals and payroll allocations, creating a material weakness in internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: Non-compliance with federal cost principles under 45 CFR Part 75, affecting the accuracy and allowability of $106,818 in questioned costs.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should establish procedures to ensure proper maintenance and support of timesheets and approvals moving forward.

Finding Text

Finding 2021-014: Allowable Costs – Lack of Management Oversight to Ensure Retention of Timesheets Approval and Payroll Allocation – Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Compliance ALN 93.224 – Consolidated Health Centers; Grant Numbers H8GCS48610 and H8OCS00687; Grant Period: August 1, 2020 – July 31, 2021 CRITERIA In accordance with the Uniform Guidance, the costs charged to federal funds must comply with the cost principles of 45 CFR Part 75, Subpart E, and any other requirements or restrictions on the use of federal funding. CONDITION AND CONTEXT QCHC was unable to provide the approval of timesheets and the payroll allocation for 60 selections for payroll control testing. CAUSE There was significant turnover in the Finance department and the records to support timesheets approval and payroll allocation were not maintained. EFFECT OR POTENTIAL EFFECT We were unable to determine whether the time charges to the federal award were accurate, allowable, and properly allocated, leading to inaccurate information being charged through the awards. QUESTIONED COST $106,818. REPEAT FINDING No RECOMMENDATION We recommend that management implement procedures to ensure that timesheets and related approvals are adequately maintained and supported. VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS AND PLANNED CORRECTIVE ACTION See the attached response and corrective action plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Criteria In accordance with the Uniform Guidance, the costs charged to federal funds must comply with the cost principles of 45 CFR Part 75, Subpart E, and any other requirements or restrictions on the use of federal funding. Condition and Context QCHC was unable to provide the approval of timesheets and the payroll allocation for 60 selections for payroll control testing. Recommendation We recommend that management implement procedures to ensure that timesheets and related approvals are adequately maintained and supported. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions QCHC acknowledges the finding and has implemented the following corrective actions: 1. QCHC has implemented Policy 911 - Labor Distribution Reporting, which establishes that charges to awards for salaries and wages, whether treated as direct costs or indirect costs, will be based on documented payrolls approved by a responsible supervisory official. 2. QCHC has established that employees are responsible to use the ADP time clock to record their time worked, with supervisors/managers having full access to monitor their department time in/out and leave. 3. QCHC has implemented the Draw Down Policy & Procedure (Policy #308 DRAWDOWN) which establishes that salary and wage charges are supported by a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that they are accurate, allowable, properly allocated and in compliance with the organization's policies and procedures. 4. QCHC has established that employee timesheets are completed electronically and supervisors approve hours worked which are processed by the Accounts Payable Manager, with a salary allocation maintained to track and reconcile the assignment of the Organization's salaries and wages to all grant programs. 5. QCHC has implemented Policy 917 -Timely Submission of Timesheets and Penalties, which establishes that until an accurate and complete timesheet is submitted to the payroll clerk, an employee will not be paid during that pay cycle.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1224497 2021-009
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224498 2021-009
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224499 2021-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224500 2021-010
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224501 2021-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224502 2021-011
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224503 2021-012
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224504 2021-012
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224505 2021-013
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224506 2021-013
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224507 2021-014
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224509 2021-015
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1224510 2021-015
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.224 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM $3.13M