School Districts
Services we provide include:
- Claims auditing services.
- Internal audit services.
- Financial consulting.
- Reviews and modifications of school district policies and procedure manuals.
- Operational and internal control reviews.
- Internal controls recommendations.
With current press attention and changing regulations surrounding school districts,
there is increasing pressure to ensure that key controls are implemented in all the fiscal
and operational components of a district. Today, district residents are more closely
scrutinizing districts and their operations, demanding prudent oversight and
transparency. Bad press could mean the death of a district's annual budget.
At Cerini & Associates, we have both an extensive background in systems and a
keen understanding of school district operations. We don't take a "canned" approach
to working with school districts, but instead take the time to understand how you do
business, the unique nuances of your operations, so we can tailor our testing to provide
the greatest results and benefit to the district. Furthermore, we produce reports that
are easy to understand and provide results oriented recommendations for
improvement; and then we monitor the district's progress in tightening controls. Our
recommendations have not only tightened controls, but saved districts money by
streamlining operations and uncovering fiscal and operational errors.
We also believe that education is important. Our recommendations and follow-up
have led our clients to better understand risk and has spurred them to identify areas
within the district to focus and improve, even without our intervention.
To the extent possible, we look to coordinate our efforts with the other auditors
working with the district to develop an integrated effort, so that testing levels are
efficient, and information is shared for a deeper understanding and more in-depth
results.
  
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