Audit ManagementPlan, execute, and manage audits across your organization — with standardized workflows, evidence tracking, and full visibility into audit outcomes and remediation.
Product Overview
Modernize and Scale Your Audit ProgramAudit Management is the process of planning, executing, and reporting on audits to evaluate control effectiveness, compliance, and operational performance. SmartSuite’s Audit Management software provides a structured, scalable system to manage audit programs across your organization — ensuring consistency, accountability, and audit readiness.SmartSuite enables organizations to standardize audit planning, fieldwork, testing, and reporting across business units and frameworks. With a centralized system of record, audit teams can manage audit plans, track findings, and maintain complete documentation in a way that is repeatable, auditable, and defensible.The product supports internal audit, SOX, operational audits, and regulatory audits, while aligning with frameworks such as COSO, ISO, and internal governance standards.SmartSuite delivers real-time visibility into audit progress and outcomes, allowing teams to track audit status, monitor findings, and ensure timely remediation. This improves audit efficiency, reduces manual effort, and enhances overall governance.As part of SmartSuite’s connected GRC architecture, Audit Management extends beyond standalone audit activities.Audit data is continuously informed by:Compliance assessments and control testing resultsEnterprise and operational risk dataPolicy management and governance frameworksIncident and issue management activitiesThird-party risk and vendor assessmentsThis ensures that audits are not isolated exercises, but part of a connected, continuously improving system of governance and oversight.The product supports a wide range of audit use cases, including:Internal audit planning and executionSOX audit management and testingOperational and process auditsRegulatory and compliance auditsThe result is an audit program that is:Structured and defensible for auditors and regulatorsEfficient and scalable across audit cycles and frameworksTransparent and actionable for audit, risk, and compliance teams
What is Audit Management?Audit Management is the process of planning, executing, and reporting on audits to evaluate control effectiveness and compliance. It enables organizations to standardize audit workflows, track findings, and ensure accountability while improving audit efficiency and governance oversight.
Core Capabilities
SmartSuite’s Audit Management product provides the capabilities required to manage audits end-to-end — combining structured workflows, testing, and reporting in a unified platform. Each capability integrates with other SmartSuite products, ensuring alignment across risk, compliance, and operational workflows.
Audit Planning & SchedulingPlan audit programs, define scope, assign resources, and schedule audits across business units and frameworks.
Audit Workpaper ManagementManage audit documentation, workpapers, and supporting materials with full traceability and version control.
Fieldwork & TestingExecute audit procedures and testing activities with standardized methodologies and consistent documentation.
Findings & Observations TrackingCapture audit findings, observations, and recommendations with structured classification and tracking.
Remediation & Action TrackingAssign and monitor remediation activities to ensure timely resolution of audit findings.
Audit Dashboards & ReportingVisualize audit progress, findings, and outcomes through real-time dashboards and reports.
Workflow AutomationAutomate audit workflows, approvals, notifications, and escalation processes.
Framework AlignmentAlign audits with regulatory frameworks, internal controls, and compliance requirements.
Role-Based Access ControlEnsure secure access to audit data and documentation across audit teams and stakeholders.
The Risk Lifecycle
The Audit LifecycleSmartSuite supports the full audit lifecycle — from planning through remediation — with connected workflows and real-time insights.
Plan AuditsDefine audit scope, objectives, and schedules across business units and frameworks.
Conduct FieldworkPerform audit procedures, collect evidence, and document findings.
Evaluate FindingsAssess control effectiveness and identify issues and recommendations.
Remediate Issues Assign and track remediation actions to resolve audit findings.
Report & ReviewDeliver audit reports and dashboards to stakeholders and leadership.
Connected Risk EcosystemSmartSuite products operate as part of a unified GRC platform — ensuring audit data is continuously connected to risk, compliance, and operational workflows.The Audit Management product integrates seamlessly with related products to provide a complete view of governance and control effectiveness.
Who This Product Is For
The Audit Management product supports stakeholders across internal audit, compliance, risk, and operations — enabling structured audit execution and continuous improvement.
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