Follow‑up audit finds El Paso International Airport fixed prior accounts payable weaknesses; staff to correct receipt‑date process

The Financial Oversight and Audit Committee accepted a follow‑up audit on June 18 that found the El Paso International Airport implemented corrective actions for three prior accounts payable findings and recommended forwarding the report to city council for action.

Christian Casno, internal audit, summarized the follow‑up (A2026‑03), which reviewed corrective actions taken since the original accounts payable audit dated March 18, 2025. The follow‑up examined the updated accounts payable standard operating procedure (SOP), sampled March 2026 invoices, and tested whether goods and services were verified before payment. For each of the three original findings the follow‑up audit reported implementation. "For this finding, we gave it implemented," Casno said regarding the SOP updates and revised approval documentation.

The audit team identified an additional operational observation during field work: 12 of the 27 invoices reviewed did not reflect the correct receipt date in PeopleSoft because staff entered the monday.com upload date instead of the actual invoice receipt date. Internal audit notified airport management and was told management will communicate the correct process to staff.

The committee voted to accept the follow‑up audit results and forward the report to city council. Chairwoman Alejandra Chavez praised the audit team and read a congratulatory letter from the Institute of Internal Auditors noting the department’s work identifying more than $1,100,000 in uncollected hotel occupancy taxes in an earlier audit. The committee then adjourned.