Finding 1241595 (2026-004)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2026
Accepted
2026-11-03
Audit: 415634
Organization: VILLAGE OF ATWOOD (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a lack of segregation of duties in financial processes.
  • Impacted Requirements: This affects the ability to accurately record, process, and report financial data as per management's assertions.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Increase segregation of duties as much as possible with the current accounting staff.

Finding Text

Criteria: Maintain adequate internal controls, including segregation of duties, in order to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with the assertions of management in the financial statements. Condition: Lack of segregation of duties. Cause: Due to the size of the organization, there is a limited number of accounting staff. Effect: Could adversely affect the Village’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with the assertions of management in the financial statements. Recommendation: Segregation of duties needs to be increased whenever possible with the personnel available. Response: The Village has segregated as many duties as possible given the small accounting staff.

Corrective Action Plan

The Village has segregated as many duties as possible given the small accounting staff.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1241592 2026-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1241593 2026-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1241594 2026-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1241596 2026-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
66.458 CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND $1.12M
16.710 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS $41,252