Internal controls

Q: What is internal control system software?

Internal control system software connects controls to the recurring work that proves they operate. It should track owners, tasks, evidence, reviews, exceptions, and audit history, not just store a control list.

Q: How is this different from internal control management software?

Management software often focuses on tracking controls and status. A control system also defines how work runs, how proof is captured, and how exceptions move to review and remediation.

Q: Can Process Street replace a GRC suite?

Use Process Street when your gap is execution, evidence, and follow-through. Keep a GRC suite if you need deep risk taxonomy, board reporting, or enterprise risk-register administration.

Q: Which workflows should I run first?

Start with access reviews, financial close controls, policy attestations, vendor reviews, control owner certifications, and audit evidence requests. These expose whether ownership, proof, and review are working.

Q: Is internal control system software only for SOX?

No. SOX and ICFR are common use cases, but the same system pattern applies to operational controls, security controls, vendor controls, quality checks, policy attestations, and recurring compliance reviews.

Process Street helps teams turn internal controls into assigned workflows with evidence, approvals, exceptions, and audit trails. Use it when spreadsheets describe the system but do not make control work happen.

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SYSTEM OF CONTROL

An internal control system has to connect the control to the work

A control matrix is useful, but it cannot prove that work was performed. A working system connects the risk, owner, procedure, evidence request, review step, exception path, and final record. Process Street is the execution layer for that system. Docs govern the procedure, Ops runs the recurring workflow, and Cora helps monitor drift before missed work turns into audit cleanup.

Run the control system in Process Street

Ops

Ops turns recurring controls into workflows with owners, due dates, required fields, approvals, reminders, and activity history. It is strongest when the same control has to run every month, quarter, onboarding cycle, or audit period.

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Docs

Docs keeps control procedures, review criteria, and supporting SOPs governed in one place. Teams can update the procedure without losing the connection between policy, workflow, and proof.

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Cora

Cora helps teams spot control drift, generate workflow drafts, and surface gaps in recurring execution. Use it as AI oversight around the workflows, not as a replacement for human control owners.

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What to look for in internal control system software

Control ownership

Every control needs a named owner, reviewer, frequency, due date, escalation path, and backup owner so execution does not depend on memory.

Evidence capture

Evidence should be collected during execution, attached to the workflow run, and tied to the control period before audit requests arrive.

Review proof

Approvals, exceptions, remediation, and signoff need a clear record that auditors can follow without rebuilding the story from email.

Exception routing

Failed controls should trigger follow-up work with owners, due dates, retest steps, and a visible closure record.

Procedure governance

Control procedures need versioning, review criteria, and approved changes so the workflow matches the current standard.

System fit

Choose Process Street when execution and proof are the gap. Choose a full GRC suite when risk taxonomy and board reporting are the gap.

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