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Audit of Peace Corps/Fiji

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-19-04-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Post
Description
Our report contains 12 recommendations directed to the post and headquarters. We recommend that the post reassess the country agreement. We also recommend that the post monitor and document the accountability-of-funds transfer to the alternate cashier, as well as liquidate interim advances and issue BOCs in a timely manner. In addition, we recommend that the post ensure the Volunteers’ pro-rated living allowance calculations are accurate and that lease agreements contain necessary information.
Agency Wide
No (location specific)
Location(s)

Fiji

Questioned Costs
$440996
View report on Oversight.gov

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

We recommend that the director of management and operations work with the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Global Accounts Payable to account for the underpaid Volunteers.

We recommend that the director of management and operations ensure compliance with policy to issue bills of collection as soon as the amount is known to the Peace Corps.

We recommend that the director of management and operations provide training to all administrative and financial staff on the importance of bills of collections and who to notify when a debt is known.

We recommend that the director of management and operations monitor the outstanding bills of collection log every month and initiate a collection process as required by agency policy.

We recommend that the Office of the Chief Financial Officer/Acquisition and Contract Management issue a policy requiring post management to enter in to a contract with the auctioneer as warranted by the nature of the auction arrangement.