01
Govern the RCM
Maintain risks, controls, attributes, owners, narratives, history, and prior-year testing context.
SOX compliance software
Run the SOX cycle as one connected workflow.
Move from RCM and phase-aware sampling through evidence, testing, review, follow-up, certification, and remediation—without rebuilding context at every handoff.
Control test · Interim
Journal entry approval
Approval evidence is dated before posting
Workbook · Sheet 1 · G14
Approver has delegated authority
Policy PDF · page 6
Exception receives documented follow-up
Sample 03 · follow-up draft
Evidence references remain attached to the test result
The current process
The work is connected. The tools usually are not.
Lean teams feel every broken handoff because the same person often has to reconstruct the context.
- RCM versions multiply in spreadsheets.
- Sampling plans are rebuilt for each phase.
- Evidence arrives through email with weak sample context.
- Testing memos are reconstructed after the work.
- Exceptions create another chain of requests and trackers.
A better workflow
Preserve context from the first decision to the reviewed result.
Each step produces structured context for the next—so automation can act on the actual audit record.
- 01
Plan
Define fiscal-year phases, control scope, owners, and readiness.
- 02 AI
Sample
Apply frequency, risk, period, and phase requirements.
- 03 AI
Request
Draft population and sample PBC requests from the plan.
- 04 AI
Test
Evaluate evidence by attribute and sample with source references.
- 05
Resolve
Review, follow up, retest, remediate, and certify.
Relevant capabilities
Built for the job: sox compliance.
Every capability below is present in the current product; roadmap concepts are intentionally excluded.
02
Plan by phase
Map controls and sample requirements across walkthrough, interim, year-end, and custom phases.
03
Generate PBC drafts
Create phase-specific population or sample requests from remaining plan requirements.
04
Test with visible evidence
Draft Pass/Fail/N/A results and memo language with page, sheet, cell, file, and sample context.
05
Route review and exceptions
Keep comments, sign-off, follow-up requests, retests, and remediation linked to the result.
06
Collect certifications
Run structured signer campaigns with exceptions and audit evidence through an external experience.
AI in this workflow
AI works inside the SOX chain—not beside it.
IABuddy uses the current control, phase, test attributes, request files, and sample lineage as context. Its output enters a governed workflow for auditor review.
- Suggest control language and testing attributes
- Draft a sample from an uploaded population
- Evaluate evidence by attribute and sample
- Create testing memo language and citations
- Draft exception follow-up requests
- Propose issue classification and remediation steps
Control test · Interim
Journal entry approval
Approval evidence is dated before posting
Workbook · Sheet 1 · G14
Approver has delegated authority
Policy PDF · page 6
Exception receives documented follow-up
Sample 03 · follow-up draft
Evidence references remain attached to the test result
Example use case
Example: an interim journal-entry control
The SOX Manager maps the control to Interim and Year-End, applies the configured sample rule, and creates the phase’s PBC draft. Population evidence produces a traceable sample. IABuddy drafts attribute results and the testing memo; the reviewer opens cited evidence, raises a note, and approves a follow-up draft for one exception. The retest and remediation record retain the original result.
Less rekeying between RCM, requests, and testing
More consistent sampling and test documentation
Faster evidence and review navigation
Clearer exception-to-remediation lineage
Direct answer
What is SOX compliance software?
SOX compliance software helps teams document controls, coordinate evidence, test operating effectiveness, manage review and exceptions, and preserve support for management’s internal-control assessment. IABuddy connects those activities in one audit-specific data trail.
Common questions
Evaluating IABuddy for sox compliance
No. IABuddy can draft test results, citations, annotations, and follow-up language, but the auditor reviews the evidence and owns the final conclusion.
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Product walkthrough
See sox compliance run as one workflow.
Bring one control, one testing phase, or one evidence workflow. We’ll show you how it runs from plan to reviewed result.