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External auditors give San Francisco—s 2014-15 financial statements a clean opinion; IT governance and other deficiencies flagged

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee · April 21, 2016
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Summary

External auditors MGO and KPMG issued unmodified opinions on the city—s 2014-15 financial statements and single audits, but MGO reported two significant deficiencies (IT governance and year-end close processes) and single-audit findings on Port procurement documentation and foster-care time studies.

External auditors presented results of the City and County of San Francisco—s fiscal-year 2014-15 financial statement and single-audit reviews to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee on April 21, and issued unmodified (clean) opinions on the CAFR and the audited departments KPMG reviewed.

Annie Louie of the external audit team (MGO) told the committee the firm issued an unmodified opinion, the highest level of assurance, on the city—s financial statements and reported on internal controls and compliance. "We did issue an unmodified opinion, which is the highest level of assurance that you can achieve under financial statement and compliance audit," Louie said.

Louie highlighted implementation of GASB 68 (new pension-standards reporting) as one of the largest…

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