Finding 529307 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-03-21

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Significant journal entries were needed to correct year-end financial statement balances, which could have led to non-compliance with accounting standards.
  • Impacted Requirements: Ongoing account reconciliation and accurate year-end cutoff procedures were not followed, due to outdated policies and staff turnover.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure timely reconciliation of all balance sheet accounts and implement proper cutoff procedures to accurately record activity in the correct period.

Finding Text

Multiple material changes to year end numbers as a result of audit procedures- During the course of our audit multiple areas required a significant number of journal entries to correct balances, of which several were material to the financial statements as a whole that having not been made would have resulted in the financial statements not being in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures. Criteria: Management should verify all accounts are reconciled on an ongoing basis throughout the year and accurately reflected prior to the audit and that accurate cutoff at year end is achieved. Cause: Policies that need updating and staff turnover Effect: Unrecorded activity and inaccurate balances were noted Recommendation: All balance sheet accounts should be reconciled timely to ensure balances reflected properly and cutoff procedures performed to ensure activity is recorded in the proper period Management Response: Management will reconcile all balance sheet accounts timely and properly reflected at year end and that proper cutoff procedures are done to ensure recording activity to the proper period

Corrective Action Plan

Recommendation: All balance sheet accounts should be reconciled timely to ensure balances reflected properly and cutoff procedures performed to ensure activity is recorded in the proper period Management Response: Management will reconcile all balance sheet accounts timely and properly reflected at year end and that proper cutoff procedures are done to ensure recording activity to the proper period

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1105749 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $725,968
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $92,242
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $29,909
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $17,371
90.601 Northern Border Regional Development $12,722
10.780 Community Facilities Loan and Grants $7,365
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $4,520
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $4,377
21.016 Equitable Sharing $2,343