Finding 397944 (2022-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
ABFL
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-05-20

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a lack of proper segregation of duties, allowing too few individuals to control critical financial areas.
  • Impacted Requirements: This affects compliance with internal control standards for major federal programs, including cash management and financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and redistribute responsibilities to ensure adequate segregation of duties across all financial areas.

Finding Text

One important aspect of the internal control structure is the segregation of duties among employees to prevent an individual employee from handling duties which are incompatible. We noted a limited number of individuals have control over portions of one or more of the following areas in for the District relating to major federal programs; cash, investments, receipts, disbursements, inventories, capital assets, payroll, transfers, financial reporting, computer systems, journal entries and school lunch program. See finding 2022-001.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 397943 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 397945 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 974385 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 974386 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 974387 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $631,423
10.555 National School Lunch Program $461,155
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $101,397
10.553 School Breakfast Program $98,483
84.358 Rural Education $40,496
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $15,036
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $8,608
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $5,204
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $4,368
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $952
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $881