Finding 59515 (2022-001)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-19

AI Summary

  • Issue: Two monthly invoices were submitted late, violating the contract's submission timeline.
  • Requirements Impacted: Noncompliance with the reporting requirements of the Senior Community Services Employment Program grant agreement.
  • Follow-Up: MCS should enhance its invoice submission process to ensure timely submissions in the future.

Finding Text

Reference Number: 2022-001 Federal Program Title: Senior Community Services Employment Program Federal Catalog Number: 17.235 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Pass-Through Entity: County of Los Angeles, Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services Federal Award Number and Year: 1820-TV105-SG; 2022 Category of Finding: Reporting Criteria Pursuant to Contract No. 1820-TV105-SG Section 5.5.4.1, Submission of Invoices, between MCS and the County of Los Angeles (County), ?Subrecipient shall submit all invoices to County in the form and manner as directed by County by the 10th calendar day of the month following the month of Service...? Condition During our review of the submission of monthly invoices, we noted two (2) cash request reports were submitted after the due dates. Contract Number Period Covered Due Date Date Submitted Number of Days Late 1820-TV105-SG August 2021 9/10/2021 9/13/2021 3 1820-TV105-SG December 2021 1/10/2022 1/11/2022 1 Cause Due to oversight, the cash request reports were not submitted on time. Effect Failure to submit timely the required monthly inoices results in noncompliance with the reporting requirements of the grant agreement. Questioned Costs None Context Of the nineteen (19) monthly invoices selected for testing, two (2) invoices were submitted after the due dates. The samples tested were not statistically valid samples. Recommendation We recommend MCS to strengthen its report submission process to ensure all monthly cash request invoices are submitted timely. Management Response and Corrective Action Plan Management?s response is included in ?Management Response and Corrective Action Plan? included at the end of this report after the Summary Schedule of Prior Year Audit Findings.

Corrective Action Plan

Management Response and Corrective Action Plan Reference Number: 2022-001 Federal Program Title: Senior Community Services Employment Program Federal Catalog Number: 17.235 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Pass-Through Entity: County of Los Angeles, Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services Federal Award Number and Year: 1820-TV105-SG; FY 2022 Category of Finding: Reporting Management acknowledges that the two (2) monthly cash request invoices submitted to the County of Los Angeles were not submitted within ten (10) calendar days following the month being reported. The management will ensure that the Accounting Department will strengthen its review process to ensure the monthly cash request invoices are submitted within 10 calendar days following the month being reported as stated on the contract.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities $1.27M
17.278 Wioa Adult Program $636,105
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $486,327
17.235 Senior Community Service Employment Program $466,008
96.008 Social Security - Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program $260,841
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $108,195
17.258 Wioa Adult Program $80,953
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $55,973
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $42,049