Finding 2023-001
significant deficiencyrepeat finding
- Program
- EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND (84.425)
- Compliance requirement
- Other
- Repeat
- Chain of 2 audit years; prior finding 2022-001
- FAC record
- FY2023 audit on fac.gov
Finding text from the filing
2023-01 - Segregation of Duties
Condition: Due to the limited number of personnel and changes in staff during the period audited, a total
segregation of certain accounting functions was not possible.
accounting functions, especially, to limit the functions of recording, authorizing and custody.
Effect: As a result, during the audit period, operation of procedures might not have allowed
management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to
prevent, or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis.
Cause: The Board of Trustees and management is actively changing personnel responsibilities and
procedures to limit the risk.
Recommendation: We recommend that the Board of Trustees continue to monitor the internal accounting control
procedures in use to assure that compensating controls are being utilized to provide assurance
that assets are safeguarded and transactions are proper and recorded in a timely manner.
These actions would mitigate, but not eliminate the risk of misstatement or misappropriation.
Contact: Superintendent
Timeframe: Ongoing
Criteria: The District continues to establish procedures that would ensure proper segregation of certain