Finding 400566 (2022-006)

Audit Finding Reference: 2021-006 Cross Training of Staff and Review of Responsibilities Management’s View and Planned Corrective Action: Management does not agree with this deficiency. We do agree that Management is actively working on some changes as improvements are made each year to improve efficiency. Each position in the Business Office other than HR has been crossed trained with one-to-two other team members. Cross training throughout the business office was implemented in 2016 and has continued to exist. Each position has the ability to have someone step in case of emergency, elongated vacations and when/if someone resigns or is terminated. The positions are not covered in entirety, but the important items that must be dealt with can be and are accomplished. Examples are as such: Accounts Payable is covered by our Special Ed Bookkeeper, and other staff have the ability to review manifest once generated. Payroll has been covered by the Assistant Business Administrator when vacations or vacancies have existed, Grants can be covered by the Business Administrator when vacations or vacancies have existed. The Assistant Business Administrator is covered by the Business Administrator during vacations and vacancies. Each position continues to do their own assigned job duties and takes on the other tasks as necessary. The work may not get completed in the same timely fashion as if the actual staff member holding the position was there because they are also completing their own tasks, but the work does get accomplished. When there are multiple turnovers and/illness occurring at the sometime it makes it challenging even when cross training exists. Every year the Business Administrator reviews workloads and reassesses if changes should occur to help create efficiencies and create equivalent workload between all staff members. While some positions have more deadlines than others it can appear that their plates are larger than others, but frequently tasks are divided out throughout the team to help alleviate this. These discussions are brought forth to COLT, the Senior Leadership team at the SAU, and restructuring is finalized at that time. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date: Name 1 Amber Wheeler Name 2 Danielle Rossetti Anticipated Completion Date – Already occurs