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Audit: Payroll largely accurate but Knox County Schools timekeeping practices conflict with policy
Summary
A payroll audit found paychecks accurate in tested samples, but auditors flagged inconsistent timecard practices for nonexempt employees that appear to conflict with Board of Education policy G570 and recommended policy alignment and improved documentation.
Philip Vincent of Knox County Internal Audit presented the payroll audit for calendar year 2024 on Oct. 20 and said auditors confirmed employee legitimacy and paycheck accuracy in a statistical sample of 68 paychecks. The audit team reported no ghost‑employee issues in the sample and validated tax and benefit withholdings.
However, Vincent said auditors had one core finding: whether work was authorized or approved. The audit found that timecards for certain nonexempt, biweekly…
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