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SOX controls matrix mapped to COSO 2013; risk-control-evidence-owner columns.
Format & standard
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What good looks like.

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What it must include

Criteria
  • 01Control objectives by cycle (revenue/AR, procure-to-pay, payroll, treasury, financial close, IT general controls)
  • 02preventive vs detective and key vs non-key controls
  • 03segregation-of-duties matrix and conflicts
  • 04SOX 404 scoping/materiality and risk-rating
  • 05entity-level vs process-level controls
  • 06control owner, frequency, evidence
  • 07test-of-design and operating-effectiveness
  • 08deficiency classification (deficiency/significant/material weakness)
  • 09ITGC (access, change, ops)
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Signals of expertise

Quality
  • ★COSO 2013 framework mapping, ITGC importance, SoD-conflict matrix, key-control designation, deficiency-severity definitions, PCAOB AS 2201
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Common mistakes

Pitfalls
  • ×Listing controls with no objective/risk linkage
  • ×ignoring ITGC
  • ×no SoD analysis
  • ×treating all controls as key
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Owner, effective date and review cadence stated up front, so the version in use is obvious.
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Structured the way an auditor reads it: policy, control, evidence, exception.
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One standard the whole team follows — finance, ops and managers alike.
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