Before sign-off

Continuous audit

Run approved audit tests across every file in scope and keep the evidence.

Where to start
The control flowSource records / rules / result

What arrives

  • Files in scope
  • Approved audit programme
Manuel

Test each file

  • Required documents and signatures
  • Identity, dates, and authority
  • Consistency with approved purpose
Checks pass

Test result with supporting records

Needs review

Finding sent to the responsible team

Every result keeps its source records, rule version, and decision history.

The problem

Manual review limits coverage. Missing approvals, inconsistent identity records, or late documents can remain outside the sample.

What your team gets

A tested population, named exceptions, and working papers that show what was checked and under which rule.

Audit retains the opinion. The first run reads existing files without amending them.

A first project

Start with work you have already completed.

One product, a past period, and tests already in your audit programme.

How we check the result

Compare the full-population run with your completed sample review. No measured before-and-after result is available yet.

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