Modernizing Internal Audit
Transform your internal audit process with a platform that drives efficiency, visibility, and assurance. SmartSuite unifies risk assessment, planning, execution, and reporting — helping audit teams focus on insights, not administration.
One Platform for Connected Internal Audit
SmartSuite modernizes internal audit by centralizing audit planning, fieldwork, issue tracking, and reporting in one unified system. Automate manual tasks, standardize workflows, and provide visibility into audit activity and risk coverage.
Audit Planning
Create risk-based audit plans linked to enterprise objectives, assets, and risks.
Fieldwork & Evidence
Streamline testing, documentation, and review with linked workpapers.
Findings & Remediation
Track issues from identification to resolution with full accountability.
Reporting & Dashboards
Deliver insights on audit coverage, results, and trends.
Core Capabilities of the Internal Audit Suite
SmartSuite provides an end-to-end solution for audit management — from planning and execution to issue remediation and reporting — in one flexible, no-code platform.
Plan, execute, and report audits with confidence and consistency.
Unify audit planning, fieldwork, findings, and remediation in one workspace. SmartSuite links audit activities to risks, controls, and corrective actions—providing visibility, stronger assurance, and a clear line of sight from audit planning through issue closure.
Maintain your audit universe: entities, processes, inherent risk, coverage history, and planned cadence.
Plan the year’s audits—scope, timing, resources, risks, and approvals—aligned to priorities and available capacity.
Manage audit programs, walkthroughs, testing, evidence, workpapers, and review notes through structured fieldwork workflows.
Document audit findings, root causes, recommendations, and management responses—then track remediation to closure.
Capture issues, assign actions, set due dates, and monitor completion with escalation and cross-team visibility.
Link audits and findings directly to enterprise risks, controls, and compliance obligations to ensure complete context and traceability.
Generate real-time dashboards and standardized reports that show audit progress, coverage, findings trends, and remediation status for leadership and audit committees.
Keep workpapers, test evidence, review notes and sign-offs in one repository, linked to the engagement and finding they support, so every conclusion is traceable for QA and external review.
Plan and Prioritize
Risk-Based Audits
Focus audit resources where they matter most. SmartSuite links your audit plan
directly to enterprise risks and strategic objectives.
Highlights:
- Centralized audit universe with risk scoring
- Dynamic prioritization based on risk and exposure
- Linked records for objectives, entities, and controls
Connect Audit Execution and Fieldwork
Collaborate during fieldwork with live updates and linked workpapers. SmartSuite automates testing workflows and centralizes evidence collection.
Highlights:
- Workpaper templates and testing workflows
- Linked control, risk, and evidence records
- Review and sign-off tracking
Manage Findings and Remediation
Close the loop between audit results and corrective actions. Track issues, assign owners, and monitor progress.
Highlights:
- Issue logs and automated status updates
- Linked remediation plans and validation reviews
- Escalation workflows and overdue alerts
Gain Real-Time Insights and Assurance
Move beyond static reports. SmartSuite dashboards visualize audit progress, issue trends, and overall assurance coverage.
Highlights:
- Live audit dashboards and KPIs
- Drill-down analytics for executives and audit committees
- Customizable reporting templates
Strengthen Collaboration Across Assurance Functions
Connect audit, risk, and compliance teams in one system. Share data and align assurance activities across the three lines of defense.
Highlights:
- Shared data model across GRC and Risk Management
- Linked risk assessments and control testing results
- Unified dashboards for enterprise assurance
Built for Modern Audit Teams
SmartSuite brings enterprise-grade audit management with consumer-grade usability. Choose the rollout path that fits your audit function today—and expand as your assurance needs grow.
Adopt a Single Capability
Begin with Annual Audit Planning, Audit Execution & Fieldwork, or Issue & Action Tracking—prove value fast and expand from there.
Roll Out a
Full Category
Enable Audit Management end-to-end—from audit universe through fieldwork, findings, and follow-up—with consistent workflows and reporting.
Deploy the Entire Audit Suite
Standardize assurance with shared evidence, linked risks and controls, and live dashboards—delivering linked audit oversight across the enterprise.
Explore Further
Learn more about how SmartSuite helps internal audit teams modernize processes, increase collaboration, and deliver continuous assurance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about SmartSuite Audit Management.
Legacy audit tools are often rigid, expensive, and slow to adapt. SmartSuite brings agility to audit programs with a no-code, configurable platform that connects risk, control, and audit workflows in one unified environment.
You can plan, execute, and report audits seamlessly — with full traceability, automation, and real-time dashboards that eliminate spreadsheet dependency.
Yes. SmartSuite’s risk-based planning framework links audit engagements directly to enterprise risks and control objectives.
You can visualize risk coverage across the audit universe, prioritize high-impact areas, and ensure your audit plan aligns with the organization’s strategic and regulatory priorities.
Absolutely. SmartSuite provides a centralized issue management hub that tracks findings from identification to closure.
Automations assign remediation owners, send reminders, and update dashboards automatically — giving audit teams continuous visibility into resolution progress.
SmartSuite’s audit trail and version control features provide full transparency into every action taken during audit engagements.
All evidence, reviews, and approvals are time-stamped and stored in a single, secure repository — ensuring traceability and simplifying regulator or external auditor reviews.
Yes. SmartSuite is built on a SOC 2 Type II certified infrastructure, with role-based permissions, SSO, 2FA, and full audit logging.
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and access can be restricted by workspace, engagement, or record — providing complete control for internal audit teams in regulated industries.
See How SmartSuite Transforms Internal Audit Management
Experience how SmartSuite unites planning, fieldwork, and reporting in one platform — giving audit teams the visibility, control, and efficiency they need to deliver assurance with impact.
What the research shows
Independent research on what manual audit work costs teams today, and what changes when the work lives in one system.
Source: The IIA, New Report Reveals the Value of Strategy Plus Increasing Responsibility for Internal Audit Leaders, 2025: nearly 70% of North American chief audit executives surveyed in late 2024 had to recruit to fill a new or vacant position (https://www.theiia.org/en/content/communications/press-releases/2025/march/new-report-reveals-the-value-of-strategy-plus-increasing-responsibility-for-internal-audit-leaders).
of chief audit executives had to recruit for open roles last year
Audit teams plan and execute annual audit plans with limited capacity; structured workflows and assignments help teams coordinate that work.
Source: SmartSuite customer story, a US financial services provider (How a Financial Services Provider Automated CRI Compliance with SmartSuite), 2025: faster audits with reduced manual work (https://www.smartsuite.com/customer-stories/case-study-301).
Faster audits with reduced manual work
Automated requests, workflow-driven submissions, and centralized evidence repositories replace spreadsheets and email-driven coordination.
Source: SmartSuite customer story, a financial services provider (How a Financial Services Provider Created a Connected GRC Engine), 2025: 100+ tables linked and deployed for IT and audit visibility (https://www.smartsuite.com/customer-stories/case-study-26).
Tables linked and deployed for IT and audit visibility
Dashboards provide cross-audit insight into open issues, aging items, risk categories, and mitigation progress.
Source: AuditBoard, Survey Finds Misalignment Between Top Risks and Internal Audit Efforts (2024): the survey of 376 internal audit professionals found at least one in three organizations would not be ready for the January 2025 IIA Standards deadline (https://optro.ai/blog/survey-finds-misalignment-between-top-risks-and-internal-audit-efforts).
of organizations not ready for the IIA Standards deadline
Real-time activity logs, linked controls, and automated reporting support audit accuracy and executive and board oversight.
Key Benefits of the Audit Management Solution Suite
Internal Audit functions require workflows, complete traceability, visibility, and consistent collaboration with business units. SmartSuite unifies the entire audit lifecycle — enabling auditors to plan efficiently, execute fieldwork consistently, and improve remediation outcomes.
Audit Planning, Visibility & Cross-Enterprise Insight
Centralize annual plans, scopes, objectives, testing plans, evidence, findings, and working papers in one system.
Monitor audit progress, task completion, issues, risk ratings, and overall audit plan status at a glance.
Provide executive management and internal audit leadership with transparency across all audits, departments, and risk areas.
Connect risks, KRIs, controls, and findings to determine high-priority audit areas.
Attach evidence, notes, and test details directly to procedures for complete audit traceability.
View trends across operational, IT, finance, compliance, and strategic audits.
Workflow Efficiency, Testing Automation & Collaboration
Enforce consistent audit steps, templates, testing procedures, and documentation standards across the entire audit department.
Streamline document collection with workflow-driven requests, automated reminders, and compliance validation.
Perform testing directly in SmartSuite with procedures, test results, and automated status updates.
Route findings for owner review, prioritize based on severity, and track remediation progress with automated alerts.
Use in-record conversations, @mentions, and email integration to centralize communication for each audit.
Use the AI Assistant to summarize audit results and draft audit reports or executive briefings for review.
Governance, Assurance & Organizational Confidence
Maintain complete activity history, approvals, and documentation for internal and external audit assurance.
Connect audits to related risks, controls, KRIs, compliance requirements, and issues for a holistic assurance view.
Ensure sensitive audit documentation is only accessible to authorized stakeholders with granular permissions.
Track corrective actions, due dates, and verifications to ensure timely closure and oversight.
Support internal audits, IT audits, SOX testing, regulatory audits, and thematic reviews in one unified system.
Customize workflows, templates, risk scoring models, and dashboards without depending on IT or developers.
Modernize Audit Workflows with Connected Data and Collaboration
SmartSuite helps audit teams move beyond spreadsheets and disconnected tools. Collaborate with risk and compliance teams, automate repetitive tasks, and focus on the insights that matter most.
How the SmartSuite Platform Powers Internal Audit
SmartSuite’s platform connects planning, fieldwork, and reporting in one integrated system — enabling audit teams to operate with greater efficiency, traceability, and assurance. Every capability is built to enhance audit precision and visibility while reducing administrative effort.
Customize your audit universe, risk assessments, and workpaper templates to fit your organization’s unique methodology.
Keep audits on schedule with automated task routing, reminders, and sign-off notifications.
Generate draft summaries, executive reports, and trend analyses instantly.
Connect audits, findings, risks, and controls within a single ecosystem for full traceability.
Monitor audit progress, findings, and issue closure rates with dynamic dashboards.
Protect sensitive audit data with precise access controls and maintain a full audit trail of all changes and sign-offs.
Link Risk, Control, and Audit Data for Traceability
SmartSuite’s relational data model links risks, controls, and audit activities, creating a single source of truth. This structure ensures that auditors always have full context — connecting findings to their underlying risk and control framework for complete coverage.
Streamline Fieldwork and Reviews
SmartSuite simplifies audit execution with automated task assignments, evidence tracking, and review workflows. Team members collaborate, while reviewers and management can monitor progress and provide feedback directly in the platform.
Gain Continuous Assurance Through Dashboards
SmartSuite dashboards provide insights into audit progress, risk coverage, and issue remediation. Audit leaders can identify trends, measure performance, and provide data-driven assurance to executive and audit committees.
AI Assistant and Governance Streamline Reporting and Assurance
The AI Assistant helps audit teams summarize findings and prepare reports faster.
The SmartSuite Platform:
Powered by Eight Interconnected Frameworks
The SmartSuite Platform consists of eight interconnected frameworks that provide a foundation for designing, automating, analyzing, and governing connected workflows.
Platform
Security and Governance, Built for Enterprise Scale
SmartSuite provides fine-grained, role-based permissions that protect data without slowing innovation. Define access down to the record, field, or workflow level, enforce compliance with SSO, 2FA, and IP restrictions, and maintain a complete audit trail of every action. With SmartSuite, governance and agility work together — innovation moves fast, and your security moves with it.
Work Anytime, Anywhere, on Any Device
Stay connected and productive wherever you are. SmartSuite works across web, tablet, and mobile, so your team can manage projects, collaborate, and automate workflows in real time — whether in the office, remote, or on the go.
The Platform That Connects Audit, Risk, and Compliance
SmartSuite combines automation, integrations, and data governance in one secure system. Link findings to risks, controls, and remediation actions to improve transparency, consistency, and audit quality.
Role-Based Capabilities for Internal Audit and Assurance
SmartSuite empowers every member of the audit ecosystem — from executives to field auditors — to plan, execute, and report with confidence. Each role uses linked data, automation, and dashboards to strengthen assurance and enhance collaboration across the three lines of defense.
Audit Analyst / Data Specialist
Provides data extraction, analysis, visualization, continuous auditing support, and reporting for the audit function.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite centralizes audit data and analytics, enabling analysts to deliver deeper insights and support continuous auditing operations.
- Benefit Source:
Data integration tools, visual dashboards, automated sampling, and anomaly monitoring. Benefit Source: Data integration tools, visual dashboards, automated sampling, and anomaly monitoring.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Data extraction & analysis
Integrates data from ERP/financial systems for testing and trend analysis.
Visualization
Builds dashboards showing high-risk areas, exceptions, and control performance.
Continuous auditing
Monitors transactional data for anomalies, exceptions, or emerging issues.
Audit Committee Chair / Board Member
Provides governance oversight of the audit function, risk management practices, and management’s remediation efforts.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite gives board members clear visibility into audit results, risk trends, and organizational accountability — enabling stronger oversight.
- Benefit Source:
Summarized dashboards, aggregated risk scoring, and transparent corrective action tracking.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Audit visibility
Reviews engagement results and risk ratings across departments.
Governance oversight
Evaluates remediation progress and emerging risk themes.
Data-driven assurance
Accesses concise insights that enhance board decision-making.
Audit Director / Senior Audit Manager
Oversees annual audit planning, resource allocation, audit methodology, and program execution across multiple engagements.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite helps audit leaders optimize planning, manage capacity, and ensure audit quality across the entire function.
- Benefit Source:
Risk-based planning tools, centralized engagement tracking, and automated issue lifecycle management.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Risk-based planning
Builds dynamic audit plans tied to enterprise risk assessments.
Engagement management
Monitors fieldwork progress, review cycles, and quality checkpoints.
Issue tracking
Oversees open findings, due dates, and remediation effectiveness.
Audit Manager / Engagement Lead
Leads individual audit engagements, manages scoping, conducts oversight of fieldwork, and ensures timely reporting.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite streamlines audit execution end-to-end, enabling managers to stay aligned with scope, track progress, and maintain audit quality.
- Benefit Source:
Configurable planning templates, automated review workflows, and progress dashboards.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Planning & scoping
Defines objectives, risks, and controls using standardized templates.
Workflow automation
Automates task assignments, review reminders, and follow-up requests.
Progress monitoring
Tracks testing completion, review notes, and sign-offs in real time.
Chief Audit Executive
Oversees the annual audit plan and reports to the board and audit committee.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite gives CAEs complete visibility across the audit lifecycle — enabling them to manage coverage, track risk trends, and deliver data-backed insights to leadership.
- Benefit Source:
Risk-linked audit planning, real-time dashboards, automated issue tracking, and executive-grade reporting tools.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Audit oversight
Monitors coverage, engagement status, key risk indicators, and open issues.
Strategic alignment
Links annual audit plans to enterprise risks and strategic objectives.
Board & executive reporting
Generates automated reports summarizing assurance activities and remediation progress.
Process Owner / Control Owner
Oversees the processes and controls evaluated during audit engagements, ensuring accurate documentation and timely remediation.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite helps control owners stay organized and accountable with clear action requirements, automated reminders, and real-time status tracking.
- Benefit Source:
Role-specific dashboards, task workflows, and centralized evidence management.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Finding response management
Reviews assigned findings and documents remediation actions.
Evidence submission
Uploads control documentation for testing and verification.
Follow-up tracking
Confirms completion of remediation actions through automated reminders.
Quality Assurance (QA) Reviewer
Ensures audit engagements meet internal quality standards and regulatory expectations.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite provides QA reviewers complete visibility into review cycles — ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to methodology.
- Benefit Source:
Review workflows, automated sign-offs, version histories, and evidence of review.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Workflow reviews
Verifies that workpapers include complete, accurate, and properly reviewed documentation.
Automated sign-offs
Confirms all reviews and approvals with electronic audit trails.
Compliance validation
Evaluates workpapers and reports against internal methodology and regulatory standards.
Risk / Compliance Manager
Works with audit teams to ensure risk assessments, controls, and remediation plans are reflected accurately and consistently.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite bridges Audit, Risk, and Compliance functions — enabling shared visibility and alignment across programs.
- Benefit Source:
Integrated risk registers, shared dashboards, and corrective action workflows.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Risk alignment
Links enterprise risks to audit findings for unified risk/audit visibility.
Remediation oversight
Tracks corrective action plans, owners, and milestones.
Shared dashboards
Provides leadership with combined GRC and audit insights.
Senior / Staff Auditor
Executes testing procedures, gathers evidence, documents findings, and supports fieldwork activities.
- Benefit Statement:
SmartSuite simplifies the testing lifecycle, accelerating evidence collection, improving documentation quality, and ensuring traceability.
- Benefit Source:
Integrated workpapers, embedded checklists, evidence upload tools, and linked records.
How they use the Internal Audit Management suite
Workpaper management
Documents procedures, attaches evidence, and addresses review notes.
Linked records
Connects findings to related risks, controls, and process owners.
Issue documentation
Logs observations, captures root causes, and routes findings for management review.
Built for Every Role in Internal Audit
Whether you’re a Chief Audit Executive, Audit Manager, or Staff Auditor, SmartSuite provides the tools to manage planning, testing, and reporting with clarity, speed, and confidence.
Flexible Pricing Designed for Every Organization
GRC and IT Service Delivery products are licensed on the Signature plan (per-solution pricing) only.
Signature Plan: Per-Solution Pricing for Enterprise Scale
For global organizations and regulated industries requiring complex governance or large-scale rollouts, SmartSuite offers the Signature plan (per-solution pricing). This plan allows enterprises to license specific SmartSuite Solutions — such as GRC, ITSM, or Procurement — for tens of thousands of users, tailored to their exact needs.
- Tailored Licensing — Structure licenses by department, region, or regulatory requirement.
- Purpose-Built for Scale — Designed for enterprises managing thousands of users.
- Customizable Agreements — Includes the ability to tailor terms and access levels to meet unique business needs.
- Enterprise Confidence — Built for large financial institutions, insurers, and global enterprises who require high-performance
and governance.
- Audit Management
- Issues Management
- Operational Resilience
- Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
- Incident Management
- Crisis Management
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Third-Party Risk
- Vendor Portal
- Cyber Threat Management
- RCSA (Risk & Control Self-Assessment)
- Issues Management
- Business Structure
- Contract Management
- Policy Management
- Regulatory Change Management
- SOC 2 Compliance
- CRI Profile Compliance
- Control Framework & Regulatory Libraries
- Compliance Assessments & Testing
- ESG & Sustainability Management
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about SmartSuite’s pricing models, plan options, and onboarding programs.
SmartSuite has three per-seat plans and one per-solution plan. Team ($15 per seat per month billed annually, minimum 3 users) and Professional ($32 per seat per month billed annually, minimum 5) are self-serve. Enterprise is custom priced and adds SSO, SCIM, audit logs, data residency and a Customer Success Manager. Signature licenses specific solutions, such as GRC or ITSM, for large user populations and is priced per solution.
Signature is priced per solution rather than per user, so an organization can roll a solution out to hundreds or thousands of people without per-seat cost. It pairs the Enterprise platform with governance and support arrangements agreed for your deployment. Terms, minimums and support levels are set in your contract.
Yes, by plan. Team includes 5,000 records per Solution, 50 GB of attachment storage per Solution and 25,000 automation runs and API calls per month. Professional includes 100,000 records, 100 GB and 100,000 runs and calls. Enterprise includes 400,000 records, 500 GB and 500,000 runs and calls. Solutions are unlimited on every plan, and reaching a limit never stops your Solutions from working.
Every plan includes the Help Center, real-time chat, onboarding guides, daily office hours, live monthly training and certifications, bi-weekly getting-started workshops, SmartSuite Academy and the user community. Enterprise adds a named Customer Success Manager and Professional Services, and Premium Support is available as an Enterprise add-on.
Yes. Enterprise is custom priced, with payment by invoice available for plans that meet a minimum fee, and Signature prices a whole solution rather than each user. Both are shaped around your user population, security review and support requirements.
Contact sales or schedule a demo. A member of the team will walk through your requirements and put together an Enterprise or Signature proposal.
Flexible Pricing for Modern Audit Teams
SmartSuite offers both per-user and per-solution pricing to fit your audit program’s size and complexity. Scale your implementation confidently — from small teams to global audit functions.
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