Audit of USAID's Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2013

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USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer continue the reconciliation effort to investigate and resolve unreconciled differences and monitor and report the results to ensure that the balances in the general ledger and subsidiary ledger are consistently in agreement.

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USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer consult with the U.S. Treasury to obtain advice and approval for resolving unreconciled funds.

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USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer coordinate with the Director of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance to periodically investigate unliquidated obligations, especially those that make up the $47 million with no activity since they were established, and deobligate as necessary.

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USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer establish procedures to periodically research and take appropriate action on advances outstanding for more than 150 days.

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5

USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer investigate the negative unliquidated advances and determine whether they should be refunded to USAID.

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USAID's Chief Human Capital Officer perform periodic reviews of employees' eOPF to ensure that employee benefit elections are current and properly recorded.

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USAID's Office of the Chief Financial Officer reconfigure its financial management system to account for reimbursable agreements in accordance with Federal Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, develop and implement improved processes to account for reimbursable agreements.

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