Kentucky State University Improvement Opportunity Responses
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1Improve "tone at the top" of internal control environmentConcurOngoingBOR/PresidentTBD
2Maintain supporting documentation for all expenditures so that audit procedures can be performedConcurCompletedCFO12/1/22
Establish an organized system for retaining financial and operational recordsConcurCompletedCFO/Legal12/31/22
Train staff on the retention of documentsConcurOngoingCFO/LegalSummer 2023
Invest in an updated financial accounting system and provide appropriate training to all financial personnelConcurOngoingCFO/CIOSummer 2023
3KSU Board should actively engage with the internal audit firmConcurCompletedCFO12/6/22
Implement a hotline so that staff can provide anonymous concerns and complaints regarding the internal audit process and develop policies related to said hotlineConcurOngoingCFO/CIOSummer 2023
Update KSU website so that hotline is more easily accessible to employees and the publicConcurTBDCFO/CIOSummer 2023
Periodically provide a summary of hotline activity to the BoardConcurTBDInternal AuditorSummer 2023
KSU Board should develop a process by which it can independently keep track of approved contracts and follow up on the status of contractsConcurOngoingBoard/Legal4/12/23
Ensure findings and recommendations from the Procurement Card internal audit are reviewed and considered in light of current procedures and activitiesConcurOngoingCFO/Internal AuditorSummer 2023