Finding 525660 (2024-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-03-05
Audit: 344777
Organization: Schuyler Head Start, Inc. (NY)

AI Summary

  • Issue: The Organization withdrew $11,938 in federal funds beyond what it spent, leading to overstated grant revenue.
  • Requirements Impacted: Inadequate reconciliation procedures for federal fund draws against expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement regular comparisons of federal draws to expenditures and review reconciliations during bank account checks.

Finding Text

Condition and Criteria: The Organization drew federal funds in excess of expenditures during the period in the amount of $11,938. Effects: The Organization withdrew cash that it was not eligible to withdraw and failed to correct the error. Grant revenue was overstated. Cause: The Organization’s procedures to reconcile draws on federal funds to expenditures are inadequate. Context: Comparing draws on the federal grant to federal expenditures per the statement of activities as provided by Organization uncovered the internal control deficiency. Auditor’s Recommendation: The Organization should implement procedures to periodically compare federal grant draws to federal grant expenditures utilizing the cash account details and bank statement details while performing the reconciliation. The federal draws and expenditures reconciliations should be reviewed at the time of bank account reconciliation to ensure that all federal expenditures are properly recorded. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Organization’s management has reviewed the disclosed audit finding. See attached management’s response letter submitted by the Organization detailing their corrective action plan for the audit year ended August 31, 2024.

Corrective Action Plan

The Organization will review and follow their established policies and procedures for drawing federal funds. The CFO will be conducting an ongoing federal grant draws to federal grant expenditures reconciliation. This will be accomplished by keeping a spreadsheet that shows each draw and the specifics behind it, and any notes. It will also show the utilizing of the cash account details and bank statement details. The federal draws and expenditures reconciliation will be reviewed and signed off on by the executive director at the time of bank account reconciliation sign off to ensure that all federal expenditures are being properly recorded and accounted.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1102102 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.600 Head Start $1.32M
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $50,250