Finding 503750 (2023-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-10-25

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization missed the deadline for submitting the Single Audit reporting package, which is a compliance requirement.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding indicates a material weakness in internal controls and noncompliance with 2 CFR 200.512.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement stronger internal controls and establish clear policies for timely year-end financial reporting.

Finding Text

Finding 2023-001: Internal Control over Compliance Type of finding: Internal Control (material weakness) and Compliance (noncompliance) Criteria: The Report submission portion of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements (Subpart F: 2 CFR 200.512) requires that an auditee to submit the Single Audit reporting package and data collection form earlier of nine months after the end of the audit period or 30 calendar days after the Organization received the Auditors’ report. Condition: The Organization did not submit the Single Audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse and data collection form by the due date of September 30, 2024. Cause: The Organization does not have a system of internal control in place to perform year-end financial close and reporting in a timely manner. Effect: The Organization is not in compliance with Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements (Subpart F: 2 CFR 200.512). Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls over year-end financial close and reporting with adopted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Report submission portion of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements section.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2023-001: Internal Control over Compliance Type of finding: Internal Control (material weakness) and Compliance (noncompliance) Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls over year-end financial close and reporting with adopted policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the Report submission portion of the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements section. Action Taken: The Organization plans to strengthen internal controls by adopting methods that allow for better tracking of restricted versus unrestricted funding, in addition to creating internal methods of tracking income, expense, and reporting of restricted funds throughout the year. The Organization took action with a change in management and a new external bookkeeper, which will allow the above processes to be completed with oversight from both internal and external sources. If there are questions regarding this plan, please call the responsible party listed below. Thank you, Laura Cusick Executive Director Rio Grande Headwaters Land Trust Laura@Rightslv.org (719)657-0800

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1080192 2023-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.931 Agricultural Conservation Easement Program $1.10M
15.623 North American Wetlands Conservation Fund $591,283