Risk-based audit and

control management
software

Pentana Audit
The audit universe in focus
Improve the productivity and performance
of your internal audit team Improved Data and Management Information
Automatically generated reports
Real time data mining and analysis
Global visibility of information in real or near time
AUDIT COMMITTEE SENIOR MANAGEMENT Transparency in the auditing process
Data mining and analysis

Pentana Audit is a software product that offers a

Agility and Fast Time to Benefits
complete solution for risk-based auditing CO An enterprise grade COTS software product that
leveraging Ideagen’s enterprise risk management NTR can be installed quickly either on-premise or hosted
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(ERM) expertise and technology base. Audit teams
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need visibility of emerging risks in order to deliver
compliance and business assurance.
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automatic installation and updates on end-user
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Productivity through consistency & ACCESS M
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A complete solution from planning to sign-off T Control Management including SOX
Consistent, structured workflow AUDIT PLANNING Pentana has the tools you need to define and monitor
Mobile and collaborative working & SCHEDULING internal controls to meet the requirements of
Planning and scheduling tools DATA MINING Sarbanes-Oxley and covers both SOX 404 for
management assessment of internal controls and SOX
Recording and monitoring of risks and controls AND ANALYSIS 302 for disclosure of all material information in
Automatic report production financial reports.
Automatic action tracking
Standard risk and control libraries Enterprise Risk Management
Pentana offers a risk register and features for risk
Productivity and Control assessment, documentation, analysis reporting and
monitoring, including Web access for business users.
Pentana empowers your internal audit department
to be more productive, drive compliance, manage
BEST PRACTICE Many customers use Pentana as the system of record
risk and deliver high quality management WORKFLOWS to deliver an enterprise risk management strategy in
line with guidance from COSO, the Basel Committee
information.
Implementing a consistent methodology compliant
MANAGEMENT on Banking Supervision, ISO 31000 and the IIA.

with international risk and auditing standards, INFORMATION

Pentana integrates all aspects of the audit cycle from AND REPORTING
annual planning to detailed risk assessment and
controls testing, through to action tracking and Audit
Committee reporting.

Prevention of Problems and Failures

At the heart of Pentana is the definition of the audit
or risk universe. You can define an organisation Pentana Audit is flexible, customisable
structure with any number of levels.
EXTERNAL and user-friendly. For this reason I
Eliminate reliance on a small number of experts. REGULATOR would recommend it to my peers.
AUDIT
Reduce legal and regulatory risks and eliminate
problems and failures before they take hold. Caroline Griffiths,
Senior Manager at Global Audit Corporate
& Professional Practice, Heineken
 Pentana Audit supports a risk-based approach to internal audit that
drives compliance, productivity, agility and reputational integrity not
just through your internal audit processes, but also more widely
throughout your business and operations.
Pentana Audit is an enterprise software product that leverages Ideagen’s
compliance and risk management portfolio, expertise and technology base
to propagate a “three lines of defence” culture in your organisation. The
risk based model at the heart of the software drives performance
improvements not just in the audit team but throughout management and
operations, enables the anticipation and prevention of problems and
failures and protects your reputation and brand.
Extensive automation as well as mobile and flexible working capabilities
transform the audit business processes, propagating best practice and
delivering productivity improvements and cashable savings. Productivity
Ken Ebbage, receives a further boost as a result of the single data store that
Product Manager, consolidates and centralises audit information including resource details,
actions, risks and controls.
Pentana Audit
A simple browser interface makes the software easy to learn and use. The
advanced data mining and analysis capability, coupled with the centralised
repository and intuitive user experience dramatically improve
management information and the visibility of trends enabling fast decision
making and performance monitoring.
As a mature COTS software application, Pentana Audit can be deployed
rapidly and adopted immediately by internal audit teams ensuring very
fast time to benefits.

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