Efficiency of Selected Processes – Wylie Post Office, Wylie, TX

This interim report presents the results of our self-initiatedaudit of the efficiency of selected processes at the WyliePost Office in Wylie, TX (Project Number 22-066). This auditwas designed to provide U.S. Postal Service managementwith timely information on potential financial control risksat Postal Service locations. The Wylie Post Office is in theTexas 1 District of the Southern Area. We judgmentallyselected the Wylie Post Office for our audit.Our objective was to review cash and stamp inventories,daily reporting activities, clock ring errors, and employeeseparations processing at the Wylie, TX Post Office.To accomplish our objective, we reviewed data regardinginventories, daily reporting activities, clock ring errors,and employee separations to identify at risk transactions.1We conducted physical counts of all cash, stamp, andmoney order inventories, reviewed stamp transfers, andevaluated selected internal controls. We also observeddaily closing procedures, traced selected transactions tosource documentation, and interviewed unit personnel. Wedetermined the cause of clock ring errors and the stepstaken to resolve them. We also reviewed compliance withprocedures for separated employees, including timelysuspending system access and collecting and protectingaccountable property. We discussed our observations andconclusions with management on May 9, 2022, and includedtheir comments where appropriate.1