1. Audit Management
  2. Roles and access
Reference

Who can do what in Audit Management

Agree who prepares audit work, makes decisions and examines follow-up evidence.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleAssessment planningEngagements and testsControls and risk workpapersFindings and reviewResponses and retestsEvidence and operations
AdminEditEdit—EditViewEdit
AuditorEditEditEditEditViewEdit
Audit ManagerEditViewViewApproveApproveEdit
Control OwnerViewViewEditViewEditEdit
Independent Assurance ReviewerViewViewEditEditEditEdit
Chief Audit ExecutiveViewViewViewViewViewView

Each role in detail

Admin

Maintains access configuration and the organization directories used during audit setup.

Can

  • Manage Organizations, business units, audited entities, team members, Users
  • View Assessments, audit engagements, Findings, operation receipts

Auditor

Prepares assessment scopes, engagement tests and findings with linked evidence.

Can

  • Manage Assessments, audit engagements, assessment tests, Findings, Risks, workpaper lines, record attachments
  • View Controls, business units, audited entities, Organizations, team members, corrective actions, Retests, review decisions, operation receipts

Starts on: Assessment Calendar

Audit Manager

Reviews finding support and authorizes corrective response release within the agreed audit scope.

Can

  • Manage Assessments, review decisions
  • View audit engagements, assessment tests, Controls, Findings, Risks, workpaper lines, corrective actions, Retests, record attachments, operation receipts, team members, Organizations, business units, audited entities

Reviews and approves

  • Approve Findings, corrective actions

Starts on: Assessment Calendar

Control Owner

Maintains control descriptions and prepares corrective responses for review.

Can

  • Manage Controls, corrective actions, record attachments
  • View Findings, assessment tests, Retests, business units, Organizations, team members, audit engagements, audited entities, review decisions, operation receipts

Starts on: Findings Past Due

Independent Assurance Reviewer

Examines retest evidence and records an independent review of the related finding or response.

Can

  • Manage Retests, review decisions, record attachments
  • View Assessments, audit engagements, assessment tests, Controls, Findings, corrective actions, Risks, workpaper lines, operation receipts, Organizations, business units, audited entities, team members

Starts on: Workpapers Unposted

Chief Audit Executive

Reads assessment coverage, finding decisions and unresolved operation results across the agreed portfolio.

Can

  • View Organizations, business units, audited entities, team members, Assessments, audit engagements, assessment tests, Controls, Findings, corrective actions, Retests, Risks, workpaper lines, record attachments, review decisions, operation receipts

Starts on: Assessment Calendar

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