Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano, Inc. concurs that our internal control system, in some instances, did not fully connect our program documentation of eligibility criteria and necessary documentation to our accounting department’s documentation. Further, we concur that our external bookkeeper did not have proper review controls in place, nor were our systems properly designed to identify this lack of internal controls over expenditures.
Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano, Inc. have already initiated several corrective actions.
• Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano, Inc. engaged an external accounting firm that specializes in nonprofit accounting, internal controls and grant compliance to assist us in ensuring that each awarded grant includes the necessary eligibility details and supporting documentation. This firm utilizes a team-based approach, ensuring all monthly accounting is reviewed by the assigned Chief Financial Officer assigned to manage and oversee the accounting as well as design and implement strong internal controls.