SmartSuite for the External Auditor
The External Auditor is an independent assessor who reviews management's controls, testing and evidence to form an opinion. In SOX, SOC 2, ISO and regulatory examinations they need controlled, traceable access to control status, test results and remediation without email back-and-forth.
Reports to:
What you own
- Plan and perform the external audit or assessment
- Review management's control testing and evidence
- Evaluate deficiencies and their aggregation
- Follow up remediation of prior-year findings
- Issue the audit opinion or assessment report
- Communicate findings to the audit committee
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Reports to
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Works closely with
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Owns
accountable for the process
Touches
contributes or approves
Depends on
consumes its output
How SmartSuite helps, suite by suite
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How they use the SOX Management suite
Evidence review
Accesses testing results and documentation securely.
Issue follow-up
Tracks remediation progress without email back-and-forth.
Audit efficiency
Reduces rework through consistent, centralized records.
How they use SmartSuite
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How SmartSuite supports this role
Internal audit. Provides role-based, read-only access to testing results, evidence views and activity history so external review is served from the system of record.
Issues and actions. Shows remediation progress on findings without a separate status process.
Reporting. Reduces rework through consistent, centralised records and exportable evidence packs.
Industry reference
PCAOB AS 2201 governs the integrated audit of internal control for US registrants; the AICPA's SSAE 18 governs SOC 1 and SOC 2 examinations; ISO/IEC 17021-1 governs certification bodies auditing ISO 27001, 22301 and 37301; ISAE 3000 and ISSA 5000 govern sustainability assurance. GAO's Yellow Book applies to government audits.
Sector examinations follow the same pattern: bank examiners under FFIEC procedures, HIPAA and CMS audits in healthcare, FedRAMP third-party assessors and CMMC assessors for public sector suppliers, and PCI qualified security assessors for payment data. All need traceable access to control status, tests and remediation.
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