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Criteria: Pursuant to the Uniform Guidance, organizations expending federal financial assistance in excess of $750,000 in a fiscal year are required to submit the data collection form and reporting package by the earlier of either 30 days after receipt of the auditor’s report, or nine months after the end of the fiscal year end date.
Condition: The completion of the Organization’s Single Audit was delayed due to unforeseen challenges in coordinating audit support across multiple related entities and fiscal years, which impacted the timely finalization of the audit and submission of the required audit and submission of the required reporting package. Hence, the Single Audit reporting deadline was not met.
Cause: The delay was primarily caused by the need to perform additional reconciliation procedures across interrelated entities with differing fiscal year ends, which extended the preparation and review process of the financial statements and audit deliverables. Additionally, the Organization experienced turnover in key finance personnel during the year, which affected the pace of audit coordination and document retrieval.
Effect: The Organization failed to submit the Single Audit reporting package for the year ended June 30, 2024 on time.
Questioned costs: None
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Organization acknowledges the delay in the submission of the Single Audit reporting package and has taken steps to prevent future occurrences. Specifically:
• The Organization has implemented a revised audit timeline that includes earlier kickoff dates, stricter internal deadlines for submission of audit schedules, and enhanced monitoring of milestone progress.
• Cross-entity coordination procedures have been formalized to improve efficiency when consolidating information involving related parties.
• Additional training has been provided to the finance team on audit readiness and Single Audit compliance requirements.