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Single Audit Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2012 - State ...

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<strong>State</strong> of GeorgiaSchedule of Prior <strong>Year</strong> Findings and Questioned CostsFor the <strong>Fiscal</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Ended</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>ALBANY STATE UNIVERSITYFinding Control Number: FA-521-11-01SPECIAL TESTING AND PROVISIONSDeficiencies in Student Financial Assistance Refund ProcessThe Financial Aid Office modified its Return of Title IV processing procedures and also reviewed the Registrar's Bannerform which showed the total amount of break days for each respective academic term. The University's Financial Aid staffdiligently conducted manual verifications of the Banner SIS software's <strong>Fiscal</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Return of Title IV calculations. TheFinancial Aid Office ensured that communication and coordination between all appropriate administrative offices wasmaintained to strengthen internal controls over the Return of Title IV refund calculation process. Finally, U.S. Department ofEducation Student Financial Aid officials reviewed this student financial aid deficiency and the University's corrective actionresponse and concurred that the subject issue was a software issue in Banner and that the University's corrective action toaddress this deficiency was adequate.FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYFinding Control Number: FS-533-11-01ACCOUNTING CONTROLS (OVERALL)Inadequate Separation of DutiesWe will ask the readers of the financial statements to refer to the respective current year findings.Finding Control Number: FS-533-11-03GENERAL LEDGERBUDGET PREPARATION / EXECUTIONInadequate Accounting ProceduresWe will ask the readers of the financial statements to refer to the respective current year findings.Finding Control Number: FS-533-11-04FINANCIAL REPORTINGInadequate Controls over the Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing ProcessWe will ask the readers of the financial statements to refer to the respective current year findings.SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITYFinding Control Number: FA-548-11-01SPECIAL TESTS AND PROVISIONSDeficiencies in Student Financial Assistance Refund ProcessThe Bursar during the year began utilizing the Dept. of Education application to compute the return of federal aid amount forstudents that withdraw from SSU. The computed amount and amount returned is reflected in Banner vs. the amountcomputed by Banner. The Bursar has worked with Academic Affairs on process improvements to process officially withdrawstudents in a timely manner. Academic Affairs continues to work on a process to identify students that unofficially withdrawand submit to the Bursar for return of aid computation. We are hopeful that the process improvements have resulted in thereturn of aid within regulatory timelines.290

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