Finding 612238 (2022-001)

Material Weakness
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-04-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Grant revenue accounts lacked systematic controls, leading to extensive reconciliation needs and unreliable financial statements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Proper accounting for grant revenues is essential for accurate financial reporting and informed decision-making.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a structured approach to grant revenue accounting and ensure staff understands relevant accounting principles.

Finding Text

Criteria: Management is responsible for establishing controls over the reconciliation of gran revenue accounts to allow for proper reporting during the fiscal year. Condition: During the current year, we noted that grant revenue required extensive reconciliation and outside corroboration to ensure financial statements that are reliable. The Organization?s grant revenue accounts required significant audit adjustments to reconcile ending balances to underlying support and schedules. Cause: Audit procedures revealed that there is no systematic method of ensuring that proper accounting for grant revenues are taking place. Effect: Material journal entries were required during the audit to correct recognition of grant revenue. Recommendation: Proper accounting for grant revenue plays a key role in proving the accuracy of the financial information provided to users to make informed business decisions. An understanding of accounting principles related to accounting for gran revenue should be put into place to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. Views Of Responsible Officials: The management agrees with the finding and has put together a correction action plan for finding. See corrective action plan included in this report.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 35794 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 35795 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 35796 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 35797 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 35798 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 612236 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 612237 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 612239 2022-001
    Material Weakness
  • 612240 2022-001
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $2.94M
21.026 Homeowner Assistance Fund $1.68M
14.181 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities $948,600
14.195 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program $696,838
21.000 Neighbor Works America $290,183
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $100,000
14.879 Mainstream Vouchers $51,789
97.024 Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program $35,000