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Tag Archives: internal controls
Three More Procurement Tips from an Auditor
Procurement is one of the major areas that is reviewed as part of the annual Uniform System of Financial Records (USFR) Compliance Questionnaire for Arizona school districts. As of the 2024 version, there are 26 questions in total that span … read more
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Tagged Arizona, audit, compliance, internal controls, procurement, school district, Scott Tang, USFR
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Securing Sensitive Data Through the Use of Multifactor Authentication
How many times have you tried to set a password for something, only to run into requirement after requirement regarding how complex your password must be? Upper and lowercase letters, numbers, special symbols… long are the days when you could … read more
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Tagged data protection, data security, internal controls, IT security, multifactor authentication, nonprofit, NPO, Travis Galtlin
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What to Do if Fraud is Alleged or Discovered at Your District
School districts put internal controls in place to help prevent and deter theft, fraud, and misuse of District monies and assets. However, sometimes allegations and instances of theft, fraud, and misuse occur. If that happens, District management should have a … read more
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Tagged Arizona, Eric Taylor, fraud, internal controls, misconduct, school district, theft, USFR
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Three Procurement Tips from an Auditor
Non-federal entities other than States, including those operating Federal programs as subrecipients of States, must follow the procurement standards set out in 2 CFR sections 200.318 through 200.326. In addition, all Arizona school districts are required to follow the legislative … read more
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Tagged Arizona, audit, internal controls, Kalkin Stransky, procurement, purchasing, school district, USFR
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How to Write an Effective Corrective Action Plan
Your entity is near the end of the audit process, and you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, there is one roadblock—the entity received a significant deficiency or material weakness finding in the report and … read more
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Tagged audit findings, corrective action plan, government, internal controls, Katherine Shell, nonprofit, NPO, Single Audit
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Starting a P-Card Program
Starting a purchasing card program can be a great way of making the acquisition process more efficient. Purchasing cards will help reduce the time required to acquire and obtain goods/services from vendors who don’t accept purchase orders. However, the increase … read more
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Tagged accounts payable, Antonio Romero, Arizona, internal controls, p-cards, procurement, purchasing, school district, USFR
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10 Common Grant School Single Audit Findings
Grant schools are often subject to annual Single Audits to test compliance with federal regulations. Here at HeinfeldMeech, we perform numerous single audits for various community grant schools, among other types of governmental and nonprofit entities. In this article, we’ll … read more
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Tagged BIE, community grant school, compliance, findings, internal controls, Robyn Krise, Single Audit, tribal school
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