Finding 553812 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
E
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2025-04-02
Audit: 352469
Organization: Greater Harvest Church (TN)
Auditor: Spd CPA Firm

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Meal participation records lack full child names and site supervisor signatures.
  • Impacted Requirements: Accurate documentation is essential for reimbursement claims; internal controls must ensure proper authorization and recording.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Improve documentation practices to avoid non-compliance and potential financial penalties.

Finding Text

The Organization maintains a meal participation record to support the claim for meal reimbursement request submitted to the State of Tennessee. During the audit, a review of those records revealed that:1. The documentation failed to include the full name of the child served and properly signed by the site supervisor. 2. The total meal counts did not always agree to the claim for meal reimbursement.Criteria: Grant recipients must maintain accurate and complete documentation to support all claims for reimbursements. Internal controls must ensure that transactions are properly authorized, recorded and approved. Effect: The lack of adequate documentation puts the Organization at risk for: 1. Non-compliance with grant agreements, which may result in disallowed costs.2. Potential financial penalties for reductions in future grant funding.3. Loss of credibility with grantor agencies.

Corrective Action Plan

We will ensure that meal count documents are accurate and reported correctly for reimbursement. Additionally, we will use checks and balance system using two or more people to calculate accurate and verifiable number of meals correctly, thoroughly, and efficiently. We are implementing an automation system that will track, record and input data for reporting purposes. The new system is called KidKare by Minute Menu to improve this process.

Categories

Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 553813 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1130254 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1130255 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $728,693
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $121,180