Finding 546985 (2024-002)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-03-31

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Organization failed to reconcile and submit program reporting on time, violating grantor Agency requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Timely reconciliation and accurate reporting are essential for compliance with grantor guidelines.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement new controls and oversight to ensure timely and accurate submission of all program reports.

Finding Text

Criteria: Controls should safeguard the program account reconciliation and associated reporting are accurately prepared and timely submitted to ensure the Organization is in compliance with all guidelines set forth by the grantor Agency. Condition: The Organization did not timely reconcile and submit the program reporting in accordance with the requirements set forth by the grantor Agency. Statement of Clause: The Organization did not timely reconcile and submith the program reporting in accordance with the requirements set forth by the grantor Agency. Provide Perspective: Beginning July 2024, new controls and increased program oversight were implemented to correct he condition above. Indentification of Questioned Costs: None. Effect: Due to previous employee turnover and oversight issues, the Organization's personnel were not able to timely reconcile and submit the program reporting packages, in accordance with the requirements set forth by the grantor Agency. Indentification of Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. There were no findings in the past years. Recommendation: The Organization should implement controls over the accurate and timely submission of all program reporting to ensure the Organization is in compliance with all guidelines set forth by the grantor Agency. Views of Responible Officals and Planned Corrective Actions: The Organization concurs with the above. The Organization could not meet the requirements. The Organization has corrected the program overight and reporting issues and has instituted a control over the adequate reporting and submission of all reporting to ensure the Organization is in compliance with all guidelines set forth by the grantor Agency. Responible Individual: David J. Greene, Executive Director; Shelia Guisto, Fiscal Manager.

Corrective Action Plan

Northern Tier Community Action concurs with the audit finding. The Organization did not timely reconcile and submit the Program reporting in accordance with the requirements set forth by the grantor Agency. The Organization has reviewed the existing reporting policies and procedures to ensure they are in line with the grantor Agency’s requirements and that they clearly define timelines, roles and responsibilities. The Organization has also implemented controls to ensure that we are in compliance with all guidelines set forth by the grantor Agency. Northern Tier Community Action Corporation has implemented the above controls as of the report date.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 546984 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1123426 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1123427 2024-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.600 Head Start $2.96M
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $986,250
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $521,735
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $397,722
81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons $377,017
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $261,266
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $225,764
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $152,010
93.788 Opioid Str $107,555
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $52,344
10.568 Emergency Food Assistance Program (administrative Costs) $49,122
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $19,966