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Department Administrator Session #11. February 12, 2014. Agenda. Discussing Questionnaire responses Controls. Questionnaire Summary. Questionnaire Summary. Questionnaire Summary. Questionnaire Summary. Questionnaire Summary. Questionnaire Summary. Questionnaire Summary.
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Department Administrator Session #11 February 12, 2014
Agenda • Discussing Questionnaire responses • Controls
Controls Authorization of Expenditures • The institution has in place a means to ensure that expenditures are authorized by the grant leader or their delegate Delegation of Signing Authorities • The institution has a formalized system of delegation of signing authority Review of Compliance and eligibility of Expenses • There is a comprehensive system that allows Individuals to be knowledgeable in the Agencies’ policies and guidelines, particularly those who review the transactions
Controls Ownership and Disposal of Assets • Has a means to track the purchase and disposal of equipment • Proceeds from the sale of equipment used for research related purpose Financial Reporting to the Grant Holder • Financial reporting info is timely, complete and accessible to Grant Holders
Controls Compensation • All employees hired are authorized by Grant Holder or their delegate and this authorization is authenticated • Has a process to monitor the eligibility status to recipients of salaries or stipends to ensure they can in fact receive remuneration • Supporting evidence for compensation transactions are complete • Only eligible non-discretionary benefits are charged
Controls Transfer of funds – Between Internal Accounts • The process of transferring funds, making corrections and modifications is well defined and documented • All transfers are approved by the Grant Holder • An appointed institutional representative other than grantee or their delegate reviews the expenditures to ensure they have been authorized by grant holder or their delegates and are compliant and eligible expenses • Justification for the transfer is documented and complete supporting evidence exists and is verified back to source
Controls Internal expense allocation and shared expenditures • All transactions are authorized by Grant Holder or their delegate and this authorization is authenticated • Expense transactions are reviewed for compliance and eligibility by an appointed institutional official other than the Grantee of their delegate • Sufficient supporting evidence is maintained to support the exact charge
Controls Internal Stores • All transactions are authorized by the Grant Holder or their delegates • Authorization of the Grant holders or their delegates are authenticated • Sufficient supporting evidence is maintained to support the exact charge • Expense transactions are reviewed for compliance and eligibility by an appointed institutional official other than the Grantee of their delegate
Controls Equipment and Supplies • All transactions are authorized by Grant Holder or their delegate and this authorization is authenticated • Expense transactions are reviewed for compliance and eligibility by an appointed institutional official other than the Grantee of their delegate • Sufficient supporting evidence is maintained including the supplier invoices indicating the details of purchases and price paid