Department of Administration - Fiscal Control Audit

STATE OF N ORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FISCAL CONTROL AUDIT OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR BETH A. WOOD, CPA STATE AUDITOR DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION FISCAL CONTROL AUDIT STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Office of the State Auditor 2 S. Salisbury Street 20601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0601 Telephone: (919) 807-7500 Fax: (919) 807-7647 Internet Beth A. Wood, CPA http://www.ncauditor.net State Auditor AUDITOR’S TRANSMITTAL August 19, 2009 The Honorable Beverly E. Perdue, Governor The General Assembly of North Carolina Britt Cobb, Secretary This report presents the results of our fiscal control audit at the Department of Administration. Our work was performed by authority of Article 5A of Chapter 147 of the North Carolina General Statutes and was conducted in accordance with the performance audit standards contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. The objective of a fiscal control audit is to identify improvements needed in internal control over selected fiscal matters, such as financial accounting and reporting; compliance with finance-related laws, regulations, and provisions of contracts or grant agreements; and/or management of financial resources. The results of our audit disclosed deficiencies in internal control and/or instances of noncompliance or other matters that are considered reportable under Government Auditing Standards ...