COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES COUNTY …
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES COUNTY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
JUNE 2000
Members of the Legislative Audit Committee: This report contains the results of the agreed-upon procedures performed on the County
Financial Management System at the Colorado Department of Human Services. This audit was conducted pursuant to Section 2-3-103, C.R.S., which authorizes the State Auditor to conduct audits of all departments, institutions, and agencies of state government.
This report presents our findings, conclusions and recommendations, and the responses of the Colorado Department of Human Services.
August 2, 2000
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT COMMITTEE 2000 MEMBERS
Representative Jack Taylor
Chairman
Representative Carl Miller
Vice-Chairman
Senator Norma Anderson Senator Doug Lamborn Senator Doug Linkhart Senator Peggy Reeves Representative Sue Windels Representative Brad Young
Office of the State Auditor Staff
J. David Barba
State Auditor
Joanne Hill
Deputy State Auditor
Brenda Berlin
Contract Monitor
KPMG LLP Staff
Edwin E. Holt
Partner
Cody Daniels
Senior Manager
Michael Sultan
Senior Consultant
Charles Epp
Senior Consultant
Colorado Department of Human Services County Financial Management System
Table of Contents
Report Summary Recommendation Locator Organization and Functions of the Colorado Department of Human Services Auditors' Findings and Recommendations and Colorado Department
of Human Services' Responses Appendix I ? Agreed-Upon Procedures Report Distribution Page
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Colorado Department of Human Services County Financial Management System
Report Summary
Authority, Standards, Purpose and Scope
The procedures performed on the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS or Department) County Financial Management System (CFMS) were conducted under the authority of Section 2-3-103, C.R.S., which authorizes the State Auditor to conduct performance audits of all departments, institutions and agencies of state government. The Agreed-Upon Procedures Report was prepared under Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE 4), Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements, and can be found in Appendix I of this document. This report was prepared in connection with the Agreed-Upon Procedures and reflects comments, findings and recommendations noted during performance of the agreedupon procedures.
Our procedures included obtaining CDHS's documented policies and procedures related to the input, processing and output of data in CFMS and policies and procedures related to application change management and security administration over CFMS. We compared the documented policies and procedures to the current practices utilized by personnel to determine if the actual procedures utilized are consistent with those documented. In addition, we tested several items related to CFMS transactions, application change management and security administration to determine compliance with documented policies and procedures. Our procedures were performed solely to assist the State Auditor in evaluating the effectiveness of certain controls surrounding CFMS. We make no representations regarding the sufficiency of the procedures either for the purpose for which the Agreed-Upon Procedures Report has been requested or for any other purpose.
This report contains nine recommendations for improving the internal controls related to the input, processing and output of information in CFMS and internal controls related to application change management and security administration over CFMS. We would like to acknowledge the efforts and assistance extended by staff at the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Colorado counties who use CFMS. The following summary provides highlights of the comments, findings and recommendations contained in the report.
Summary of Major Comments
The County Financial Management System serves as the Department's data repository, accumulating all benefit and benefit-related data from the legacy systems, County Employee Data Store (CEDS) and the county systems. CFMS is used to account for approximately $750 million dollars annually in benefit and benefit-related expenditures. The CFMS general ledger houses fiscal and financial data for most of the public assistance programs administered within CDHS.
CFMS, an Oracle application and database, includes the following modules: General Ledger, Purchasing, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. Additionally, several benefit legacy systems interface with CFMS. The legacy systems function as the original source of entry for benefit data, facilitating eligibility and authorization for public assistance program service and benefits. Once entered and processed at the county level, data from the legacy systems is uploaded to CFMS through an open interface.
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