Skip to content
Live solution

Plan to closure

Audit Management

Build a risk-based audit plan, perform reviewable fieldwork and follow every finding through independent validation and closure.

Risk-based audit planningTraceable fieldworkVerified finding closure
Audit and assurance dashboard showing open findings, audit activity and items requiring attention

Illustrative workspace shown with representative product data · Aurelia Assurance

Assurance that stands up to review

See what was tested, what was found and what closed.

Audit work becomes harder to defend when the plan, fieldwork, evidence and actions live in separate files. Progress may be reported, but the basis for scope and the path to closure remain difficult to reconstruct.

NeoGRC Audit Management connects the audit universe, risk-based plan, working record, review notes, findings and remediation. Audit leaders can oversee delivery while engagement teams retain the detail needed to support each conclusion.

01

Are we covering the right areas?

A risk-informed audit universe, prioritisation rationale and visible plan coverage.

02

Can the conclusion be defended?

Tests, samples, evidence and review notes connected to the work performed.

03

What needs attention?

Engagement progress, review points and findings requiring a decision or response.

04

Did remediation really close?

Management actions, validation evidence and independent closure decisions.

How audit work moves

One audit operating model, from universe to closure.

The workflow connects portfolio planning with engagement delivery and follow-up. Audit leaders retain oversight without separating the reported position from the work that supports it.

01

Maintain the audit universe

Define auditable entities and connect them to the processes, services, risks or obligations in scope. Preserve ownership and prior assurance context so planning starts from a current view of the organisation.

A structured population for risk-based planning.
02

Build and approve the plan

Prioritise proposed engagements using risk, change, prior findings and assurance coverage. Record the rationale, resources and approval so additions or deferrals remain transparent.

An approved plan with explainable coverage choices.
03

Scope the engagement

Set objectives, boundaries, criteria, milestones and responsibilities. Connect relevant risks and controls before fieldwork so the team is clear about the assurance question it must answer.

A controlled scope and accountable delivery plan.
04

Perform and review fieldwork

Document procedures, samples, results and evidence in context. Route work for review, resolve notes and retain the link between what was tested and the conclusion reached.

Reviewable working records with a clear trail.
05

Agree and report findings

Develop findings from condition, criteria, cause and consequence. Capture management response, action ownership and target dates while preserving review and approval decisions.

Findings that are clear, supported and actionable.
06

Validate remediation and close

Follow management actions through evidence submission and independent validation. Record whether the issue is closed, extended or risk-accepted rather than treating a completed task as automatic closure.

Closure based on validation, not status alone.
Fieldwork with traceability

A conclusion should lead back to the work performed.

NeoGRC keeps procedures, samples, evidence, results and review notes together. Engagement teams spend less time reconstructing files, while reviewers can see what was tested and how exceptions affected the conclusion.

  • Connect tests and samples to the relevant risk or control
  • Keep evidence, exceptions and reviewer notes in context
  • Preserve sign-off and changes across the engagement record
From finding to closure

Completion is not the same as verified remediation.

Management actions remain connected to the finding and agreed response. Audit can review the evidence, record the validation result and retain an explicit closure, extension or acceptance decision.

Finding
Criteria, condition, cause and consequence
Response
Owner, agreed action and target date
Closure
Evidence, validation and final decision
A focused working session

See your audit process, not a feature checklist.

Bring one representative engagement, a sample workpaper and a finding that has been difficult to close. We will test the workflow against your methodology, review and reporting needs.

Book an Audit Management demo
  1. 01
    Map the audit lifecycle

    Universe, planning method, roles and approvals.

  2. 02
    Walk one engagement

    Scope, fieldwork, evidence, review and reporting.

  3. 03
    Test the difficult cases

    Review notes, scope changes, overdue actions and validation.

  4. 04
    Agree a practical next step

    A focused scope with owners and success criteria.

Questions buyers ask

Audit Management, in practical terms.

Clear answers for teams evaluating how the solution would support planning, fieldwork and finding closure.

What problem does audit management software solve?

Audit management software provides a controlled workflow for the audit universe, risk-based planning, engagement delivery, evidence, review, reporting and follow-up. It keeps portfolio oversight connected to the work supporting each conclusion.

How does NeoGRC support risk-based audit planning?

Auditable entities can be prioritised using relevant risks, organisational change, prior findings and existing assurance coverage. The plan retains the rationale, resource assumptions and approval history behind coverage decisions.

How are fieldwork and evidence reviewed?

Procedures, samples, results and evidence remain connected within the engagement. Review notes can be raised, resolved and signed off while preserving the record of how the conclusion was reached.

Can existing risks and controls be used in an audit?

Yes. An engagement can reference relevant risks and controls while audit retains its own scope, testing, evidence and independent conclusion. This reduces re-entry without weakening audit ownership.

How does finding closure work?

Management actions can be followed through target dates and evidence submission. Audit then records its validation and makes an explicit decision to close, extend or escalate the finding.

What should we bring to an Audit Management demo?

Bring one representative audit, a sample workpaper or test, and an open finding. The session can then test NeoGRC against your planning, review, reporting and follow-up methodology.

See it with your operating model

Bring one audit. Leave with a clearer path to closure.

Book a focused demo