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Auditors give Beaufort County clean FY24 opinion; no audit findings reported
Summary
Independent auditors Malden Jenkins issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on Beaufort County's FY24 annual comprehensive financial report, reported no audit findings and noted a strong fund balance and GFOA recognition.
Beaufort County's external auditor told the county's Finance, Administration & Economic Development Committee on Feb. 18 that the county's fiscal year 2024 financial statements earned an unmodified (clean) opinion and that auditors found no reportable internal-control weaknesses or compliance findings.
David Erwin, partner with auditing firm Malden Jenkins, told the committee, “we're issuing a clean or unmodified opinion on this year's report.” He said the county also received an unmodified opinion on its single-audit of federal programs and that the Yellow Book review of internal controls produced no findings.
The clean results, Erwin said, reflect the county's accounting work and cooperation with auditors. He noted the county had about $18 million in federal expenditures in FY24, which triggered a single audit…
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