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Use Case

Sarbanes-Oxley Testing with Alteryx One

Automate Sarbanes-Oxley Testing (SOX) evidence collection, detect control anomalies with generative AI, and accelerate audit readiness through one governed platform.

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Unlock Better Outcomes in SOX Testing

Internal audit teams juggle fragmented systems, manual sampling, and inconsistent documentation just to verify controls. With Alteryx One, they can automate data collection from ERPs, HR, and document systems, apply generative AI for pattern detection, and help ensure fully governed, explainable audit processes that scale across entities.

Disconnected
control data

Evidence lives across multiple ERPs, spreadsheets, and approval workflows, making it hard to consolidate.

Manual sampling
delays testing

Auditors spend hours on repetitive sampling that risks missing recurring control exceptions.

Inconsistent
documentation

Fragmented evidence slows sign-offs and creates uncertainty during quarterly certifications.

Poor
visibility into risks

Without real-time insight, entity-level risks go undetected until after audit cycles close.

Limited
AI readiness

Unstructured or incomplete data blocks trustworthy AI-driven audit reporting.

How Alteryx One Powers This Use Case

Alteryx One brings all SOX data, templates, and workflows into one governed platform. Control data flows directly from ERPs and HR systems, where automation validates evidence and generative AI flags anomalies or missing attachments. Auditors review summarized findings with full traceability and version control, ensuring transparency across teams. Governance, collaboration, and repeatable workflows create a continuously learning audit program that’s faster, cleaner, and ready for external assurance.

Integrated data access

Connects directly to ERPs, HR, and document systems to automate data gathering

Automated workflows

Standardizes control templates, approvals, and lineage tracking across entities

Advanced analytics & AI

Uses generative AI to detect anomalies, predict control failures, and summarize results

Governance

Ensures version control, access management, and explainable audit lineage

 

From Data to Business Value: How It Works

Your data inputs
  • ERP transaction data, HR access logs, and approval workflows
  • Audit evidence in shared drives or spreadsheets
  • Historical test results and exception logs
  • Control framework definitions and sampling rules
What Alteryx does
  • Automates evidence extraction and validation
  • Applies generative AI to classify, match, and flag inconsistencies
  • Tracks every test and reviewer sign-off in a governed audit trail
  • Schedules recurring compliance checks and sends proactive alerts
How it works for you
  • Auditors receive reconciled control datasets instantly
  • Generative AI highlights anomalies and explains root causes
  • Teams collaborate within one traceable environment
  • Leadership gains real-time dashboards of control health
 

Business value & ROI

Faster SOX certification cycles and reduced rework

Continuous monitoring that lowers compliance risk exposure

Transparent, explainable audits that strengthen external assurance

 

How Teams Like Yours Turned Challenges into Success

100 hours

saved per month by automating SOX testing with Alteryx.


“Within Alteryx we have the capability to administer user access; change management and version control are inherent. From an audit and compliance standpoint we have the capability to go back and see who made changes- that’s a critical step for SOX compliance.”

Gary Vu-Sabido, Sr. Manager, Business Solutions
T-Mobile

 
 

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Why Choose Alteryx One?

 

What are the Sarbanes-Oxley Testing Capabilities Unlocked with Alteryx One

 
Unified workflow automation

Integrates SOX testing across ERP and evidence systems to reduce manual prep time and help ensure readiness for audits

 
Governed data lineage

Tracks every control validation step, providing traceability that satisfies internal and external auditors

 
Generative AI-driven analytics

Detects anomalies, predicts risks, and summarizes audit findings for faster and smarter decisions

 
Continuous compliance

Automates recurring control tests and sends alerts to close compliance gaps before thresholds are breached

 
No-code collaboration

Enables audit, finance, and IT teams to build and adapt workflows without coding, driving faster transformation