Pnode offers an audit automation platform that streamlines audit workflows, reduces manual effort, and enhances risk management for organizations. The solution provides a centralized repository for audit evidence, automated financial controls testing, and built‑in compliance checks for standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2, enabling auditors and accountants to cut audit time by up to 45 % while delivering more accurate, customizable reports.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Auditors and finance teams spend extensive time manually testing financial controls, gathering evidence, and performing compliance checks, leading to lengthy audit cycles, higher error rates, and increased operational risk.
Solution
Pnode Automate is a cloud‑based auditing platform that automates financial controls testing, evidence collection, and compliance verification. Users create customizable audit plans that drive automated workflows, centralize all audit artifacts in a single repository, and generate detailed, configurable reports. Built‑in checks for standards such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 reduce the effort required to meet regulatory requirements. The platform’s analytics highlight risk hotspots and provide actionable insights, enabling auditors to focus on higher‑value advisory work. Integration points allow data import from existing accounting and ERP systems, further streamlining the audit lifecycle.
Target Audience
Primary users are internal audit departments, external audit firms, and finance teams that need to conduct ISO 27001, SOC 2, or similar compliance audits efficiently.
Features
- Automated testing of financial controls with pre‑defined rule sets for common standards
- Centralized, searchable repository for audit evidence and documentation
- Customizable audit plan templates and scheduling to match client‑specific requirements
- Real‑time error detection and reduction through built‑in validation logic
- Compliance modules that automatically verify ISO 27001, SOC 2, and related frameworks
- Exportable, configurable reports and dashboards for auditors and senior management
- API connectors for popular accounting and ERP systems to ingest data automatically