Finding 524113 (2023-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-02-20

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Material audit adjustments were needed to align financial statements with accepted accounting principles.
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal controls were ineffective, failing to prevent and detect misstatements in a timely manner.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and enhance policies to ensure regular reconciliation of account balances and transactions.

Finding Text

Condition: Several material audit adjustments were required to present the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Criteria: An effective system of intenal controls allows management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. Effect: Significant adjustments that were material in the aggregate in relation to the financial statements were not detected and recorded on a timely basis. Cause: Timely reconciliation of certain general ledger accounts was not performed by management. As a result, material adjustments were required to be made to the Organization's financial statement accounts. Recommendation: We recommend the Organization review its policies and procedures to ensure that all account balances and transactions are periodically reviewed for proper treatment in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: See management's attached corrective action plan.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 524111 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 524112 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 1100553 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 1100554 2023-001
    Material Weakness
  • 1100555 2023-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
12.800 Air Force Defense Research Sciences Program $35.61M
11.619 Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure $4.77M
47.076 Stem Education (formerly Education and Human Resources) $228,045