See the gaps auditors flag first.
Ten yes-or-no questions on the controls charter audits look at first. See your score and your three likeliest management-letter findings, then close them before fieldwork. The math runs in your browser.
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Your audit-readiness score
7 / 10
70% of the controls auditors look at first are in place. Minor gaps to close.
You are most of the way there. The open items below are where management-letter comments usually start, so closing them before fieldwork keeps them out of the letter.
These ten controls track what charter audits look at first: monthly reconciliations with an independent review, segregation of duties, documented procurement, and board oversight of any management agreement. They are the patterns that most often become management-letter comments.
Sources: NYSED charter audit guidelines; single-audit threshold per 2 CFR 200.501.
Where to look first
3 gaps flagged. Listed by risk:
- One person controls a transaction end to endWhen the same person handles every step, the audit flags misappropriation risk. Split the steps, or add a documented compensating review where staffing is thin.
- Card spending reviewed looselyCharter audits single out card use as a misappropriation risk. Require itemized receipts and a monthly independent review.
- Policy manual stale or missingA manual that does not match practice undercuts every other control. Refresh it so it reflects how the school runs today.
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This is a self-check, not an audit. EduCents is an independent finance partner and does not perform financial-statement audits, and this does not replace your auditor's judgment.