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<strong>State</strong> of Georgia<strong>Audit</strong>ee’s Corrective Action PlansFor the <strong>Fiscal</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>Ended</strong> <strong>June</strong> <strong>30</strong>, <strong>2012</strong>Finding Control Number: FS-419-12-101ACCOUNTING CONTROLS (OVERALL)GENERAL LEDGERCASH, INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT RELATED ACTIVITYREVENUES AND RECEIVABLESBUDGETInadequate <strong>Year</strong>-End Close-Out and Accounting ProceduresDepartment of Community Health does not concur with this finding. Considering the size of the agency and that the financialstatements require several post closing entries for reserves, inter-agency transfers, rounding corrections, and additional entriesrequested by the external auditors as part of the financial statement preparation process. For FY <strong>2012</strong>, 25 of the entries wererequired of the financial statement preparation process; 9 were reserve entries that cannot be prepared until the financialstatements are complete; 12 were transfer of balances related to Department of Public Health (at the request of SAO).In addition, FY <strong>2012</strong> was the first year DCH completed the financial statements utilizing the <strong>State</strong> Accounting Hyperionsystem. Several adjustments were made to adjust the account structure to be in sync with SAO' system, which requiredadditional steps and journal vouchers.Contact Person: Vince Harris, Chief Financial OfficerTelephone: 404-657-4859 Fax: 770-344-3875 E-mail: vharris@dch.ga.govAUDITOR’S CONCLUDING REMARKS:The Department of Community Health needs to seek ways to make their year-end close-out process more effective andtimely. Failure to do so could lead to delays in the release of statewide reports such as the Comprehensive Annual Financial<strong>Report</strong>, the <strong>Single</strong> <strong>Audit</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and the Budgetary Compliance <strong>Report</strong>.Finding Control Number: FS-419-12-102ACCOUNTING CONTROLS (OVERALL)GENERAL LEDGERBUDGETEncumbrance ExceptionsThe Department of Community Health concurs with this finding. Management will request procurement to review all openpurchase orders prior to close of the module. A procedure will also be implemented requesting procurement to validate byapproval signature that all open purchase orders are valid.Contact Person: Vince Harris, Chief Financial OfficerTelephone: 404-657-4859 Fax: 770-344-3875 E-mail: vharris@dch.ga.govFinding Control Number: FS-419-12-103ACCOUNTING CONTROLS (OVERALL)BUDGETBudgetary Noncompliance on Statutory (Budgetary) Basis Financial <strong>State</strong>mentsThe Department of Community Health concurs with this finding. See auditee's response to FS-419-12-100.Contact Person: Vince Harris, Chief Financial OfficerTelephone: 404-657-4859 Fax: 770-344-3875 E-mail: vharris@dch.ga.gov<strong>30</strong>5

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