Mobile Infrastructure Corp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 22, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Mar 22, 2024
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is processed, recorded, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2023, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded, as of that time, the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below. Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes the consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report fairly represent, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Previously Disclosed Material Weaknesses
As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. During fiscal years 2021, 2022 and 2023, the Company began implementing a remediation plan to address the material weaknesses identified as of December 31, 2021. The Company has designed, implemented, and operated controls over user access to certain information systems to ensure adequate restriction of users and privileged access to transaction processing applications. Therefore, management has concluded that this material weakness was remediated as of December 31, 2023. Further, the Company expanded its finance and accounting team, including hiring a number of additional individuals with the requisite technical accounting and finance knowledge and experience to assist with the enhancement and implementation of internal control policies and procedures related to the accounting matters in our business. While progress has been made to enhance our internal control over financial reporting, the root cause of the material weaknesses related to the appropriate review and documentation of controls has not yet been addressed. While the Company has designed, implemented, and operated certain of the necessary controls, we have not been able to consistently document the execution of such controls at an appropriate level of detail and precision.
While we believe that our efforts have improved our internal control over financial reporting and resulted in the remediation of certain of the material weaknesses previously identified, remediation of the remaining material weaknesses existing as of December 31, 2023, as described below will require further validation and testing of design and operating effectiveness over a sustained period of financial reporting cycles.
Additionally, as previously described in Part II, Item 9A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed by FWAC, prior to the Merger, FWAC’s management identified that FWAC’s control around the interpretation and accounting for extinguishment of a significant contingent obligation was not effectively designed or maintained. That material weakness resulted in the restatement of FWAC’s interim financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022. In connection with our evaluation of internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2023, management concluded this material weakness was remediated.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for our Company, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting consists of policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) are designed and operated to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of the Company's financial reporting and the Company's process for the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Management has conducted an assessment, including testing, of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making our assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria inInternal Control -- Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this assessment, management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described below.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in connection with our assessment as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The following control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses, either individually or in the aggregate, relating to: (i) the lack of appropriate segregation of duties within the accounting and finance groups and (ii) the ineffective design, implementation, and operation of controls relevant to the financial reporting process, specifically related to the documentation of the review of controls.
Management’s Remediation Plan
The following remedial actions have been identified and initiated as of December 31, 2023:
| ● | We will continue to hire and train additional accounting resources that have the requisite levels of experience. |
| ● | We will reallocate responsibilities across the finance organization to allow for the appropriate segregation of duties to be applied. |
| ● | We will re-evaluate the permissions of user roles within our accounting system in order to establish more appropriate segregation of duties. |
| ● | We will continue to enhance our internal control documentation for key controls to ensure the appropriate assignment of preparers and reviewers and the establishment of policies and procedures that would require control performers to document the execution of controls with the appropriate level of precision and supporting evidence. |
As we continue to evaluate our internal control over financial reporting, we may determine that additional or different measures to address control deficiencies or modifications to our remediation plan are necessary. The material weaknesses cannot be considered remediated until the applicable controls are fully implemented, have operated for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded that these controls are operating effectively through testing.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Aside from the above items, there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended December 31, 2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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