Finding 580634 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2023
Accepted
2023-12-13
Audit: 6504
Organization: City of Springfield (KY)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City lacks adequate internal controls for accurate payroll processing.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with generally accepted accounting principles for payroll expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a review process where a second individual checks payroll before submission.

Finding Text

Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds AL#: 21.027 Federal Award Number: KY0283 Grant Period: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2023 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Questioned Costs: $5,667 Condition: The City does not have sufficient internal controls to ensure that payroll is processed correctly. Cause: During the course of testing, several issues were identified where employees were paid at an incorrect rate or for the incorrect amount of time. Effect: These issues resulted in questioned costs of $5,667. Criteria: Generally accepted accounting principles require that management design internal controls to provide reasonable assurance that expenditures, including payroll, are processed correctly. Recommendation: We recommend that the City implement additional controls to ensure that payroll is processed correctly. Payroll should be reviewed by a second individual prior to submission.

Categories

Questioned Costs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 4192 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $780,177
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $13,465