Solutions for Internal Audit TeamsNext solutionInformation Security Teams

Stay audit-ready before the auditor arrives.

Gracen helps internal audit and exam teams scope audits, generate PBC requests, collect evidence, review submissions, execute tests, track findings, manage remediation, and provide controlled auditor access from one connected workspace.

Structured PBC requests Tests tied to evidence Controlled auditor access
Audit Workspace — Q3 IT ExamIn progress
Audit readiness67%
PBC requests
12
Submissions
8
Open findings
3
Exports
5
The problem

Audit readiness is difficult when evidence and ownership are unclear.

Internal audit teams coordinate with control owners, compliance teams, vendors, security leaders, and external reviewers. Without a central workspace, audit requests become email threads, evidence gets duplicated, findings are tracked manually, and reporting becomes a last-minute scramble.

PBC requests are hard to coordinate

Request lists, owners, due dates, submissions, approvals, and reminders live in different places.

Evidence lacks context

Files are submitted without clear links to controls, requirements, tests, or findings.

Testing work is fragmented

Samples, exceptions, control links, results, and review notes are difficult to manage consistently.

Findings need stronger follow-through

Remediation, verification, status changes, and management visibility can disconnect after the report.

How Gracen helps

A dedicated workspace for audits, exams, and evidence-driven review.

Gracen gives audit teams structured workflows for scoping, requests, evidence, testing, findings, remediation, reporting, and external auditor collaboration — while keeping audit work connected to controls and compliance evidence.

Audit & exam workspace

Create audits, define scope, manage status, select scoped controls, and track export history.

PBC request management

Create requests, generate bulk requests, track submissions, attach evidence, and manage approvals.

Audit testing

Create tests, link controls and evidence, capture samples and exceptions, and finalize tests.

Findings & remediation

Track severity and status, associate controls and evidence, create tasks, and verify closure.

External auditor portal

Controlled access to audit details, request queues, reviews, and auditor-safe downloads.

Reports & exports

Draft, edit, finalize, and export audit reports and packages with preserved export history.

Workflow

Run the audit workflow from planning through closeout.

1

Plan the audit

Create the audit or exam workspace and define scope.

2

Select controls

Add scoped controls and document rationale for changes.

3

Generate PBC requests

Create individual or bulk requests with owners and due dates.

4

Collect submissions

Attach evidence, review, and approve or return items.

5

Execute tests

Link tests to controls and evidence, and document exceptions.

6

Create findings

Record findings, severity, related controls, and status.

7

Track remediation

Assign tasks, verify closure, and keep remediation visible.

8

Export the package

Finalize reports and provide auditor-safe downloads.

Capabilities

Audit management built into the GRC workflow.

Audit Dashboard

Status, open requests, submissions, tests, findings, remediation, and exports.

Scope Management

Define scope, select controls, enforce rationale, and maintain an activity timeline.

PBC Requests

Create, bulk generate, manage, submit, review, and approve evidence requests.

Evidence Submissions

Attach evidence to requests, review details, and manage approvals.

Testing & Samples

Create tests, capture samples, record exceptions, and support reviews.

Findings

Severity, status, related controls, evidence, tasks, and verification.

External Auditor Portal

Controlled reviewer access and auditor-safe package downloads.

Reports & Exports

Draft, edit, finalize, export, and preserve audit report history.

Connected platform

Audit evidence is more useful when it stays connected.

Audit work should not be a separate scramble each time a review begins. Gracen helps teams connect requests, controls, evidence, tests, findings, policies, vendors, risks, incidents, and remediation tasks so audit readiness becomes part of everyday operations.

A control can be part of audit scope and linked to supporting evidence.
Evidence can support both control assessments and PBC requests.
A test exception can become a finding.
A finding can create a remediation task and verification workflow.
External auditors can access controlled information without broad platform access.
Why Gracen

Practical audit execution for growing teams.

Structured PBC requests

Know what was requested, who owns it, and what has been submitted.

Connected testing

Keep tests tied to the controls and evidence behind them.

Safe collaboration

Give reviewers the access they need, not the access they do not.

Reusable templates

Reuse audit program templates with controls, tests, and requests.

Move from last-minute scramble to a structured audit workflow.

Gracen helps audit teams move from last-minute evidence collection to a structured, connected audit workflow.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can Gracen manage PBC requests?

Yes. Gracen supports PBC request creation, bulk request generation, request lists, request details, evidence attachments, submissions, review, and approvals.

Can audit findings become remediation tasks?

Yes. Findings can be connected to remediation tasks, status changes, verification actions, related controls, and supporting evidence.

Can external auditors access the audit workspace?

Gracen supports external auditor workflows, including a dedicated external-auditor dashboard, review queue, request detail pages, request review, and auditor-safe package downloads.

Can we reuse audit templates?

Yes. Gracen supports reusable audit program templates with controls, tests, requests, and audit instantiation.

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