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Audit Report: The Peace Corps’ Management of Payroll and Benefits for U.S. Direct Hires

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
IG-23-01-A
Report Type
Audit
Component
Agency-wide
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$474644
Funds for Better Use
$18,000

Recommendations

Disclaimer: Open/Closed recommendations are updated semiannually.

That Chief Human Capital Officer ensure that the Peace Corps policy is implemented to retain pertinent records, such as recruitment actions, whenever human resource systems are changed or updated.

That Office of Chief Financial Officer develop reports using data received from payroll files to assist with resolving discrepancies such as employee’s names, social security numbers, pay period covered dates, and individual transaction amounts.

That Office of Chief Financial Officer ensure journal vouchers are timely processed to be included in the monthly reconciliation process.

That Office of Chief Financial Officer establish and implement a process to review, reconcile, and resolve discrepancies identified during the three-way reconciliation process between National Finance Center reports, Treasury, and the general ledger.

That Office of Chief Financial Officer document the monitoring process in a standard operating procedure that records the process and assigns accountability for reconciling, recording and correcting errors during the monthly reconciliation