Controls Assurance Program Management

Controls Assurance Program Management enables a project-based approach to controls testing and provides the framework and taxonomy for an organization to systematically document their control universe and assess and report on the performance of controls at the business hierarchy and business process level.

With Controls Assurance Program Management, organizations can apply clear, accurate controls guidance in support of any compliance objective. By improving the linkage between compliance requirements and internal controls, the business can better communicate and report on compliance obligations using a standard taxonomy and language across the organization. With the Archer agile and flexible compliance framework, compliance teams can proactively and methodically manage regulatory change across the business.

For the key features and benefits of this use case, see the Data Sheet on the Archer Community: https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-40093

Archer Controls Assurance Program Management is a use case in the Archer Regulatory & Corporate Compliance Management solution area. The following sections describe the use cases that Controls Assurance Program Management requires as prerequisites, which use cases you can upgrade to as your program matures, and which use cases in other solution areas you can integrate for additional business context and functionality.

Prerequisite and Next Use Cases

This following diagram shows how this use case fits into the overall Regulatory & Corporate Compliance Management solution area.
Prereq, current, next use cases

Issues Management

Controls Assurance Program Management

Financial Controls Monitoring
  • Track and remedy defects
  • Consolidate issues management process
  • Manage exceptions with appropriate risk sign-off/acceptance
  • Automate testing for process and technical controls
  • Structure controls repository and taxonomy
  • Manage issues for change related regulatory and corporate obligations
  • Integrate with testing and integration technologies
  • Test and maintain financial controls for regulatory obligations such as SOX
  • Manage issues detected as part of your financial controls program
  • Audit and maintain Provided By Client (PBC) lists
  • Document and maintain process narratives
  • Document and review changes to controls and processes

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The following resources are also available for the Regulatory & Corporate Compliance Management solution area:

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