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Internal Audit

Lead Your Audit Function with Confidence

AI-powered risk-based internal audit technology solution to support audit projects with transaction monitoring using built-in analytics and IIA-aligned methodologies.

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Internal Audit Solution Designed for Global Enterprises

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Aligned With the Latest IIA Standards

Evidence-based comprehensive fraud risk assessments

konaAI’s internal audit management serves as an extension of your organization’s data science capabilities, conducting targeted analysis around vendor, customer, and employee transactions.  

Integrated governance, risk management, and control processes

konaAI’s internal audit platform continuously monitors high-risk geographies and business units, while ensuring your audit plans cover IT governance, fraud risk, compliance effectiveness, ethics programs, and other critical areas.

Compliance with SOX internal controls

Enhance your internal audit function with relevant and expanded evaluation criteria. Our internal audit solutions incorporate company policy and procedures, GAAP, and SOX internal controls to highlight specific fraud risks and schemes for review.

Timely audit results presented in a pre-formatted report

konaAI’s internal audit solutions exercise due professional care by tailoring each audit engagement and delivering customized, data-driven solutions on time.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Continuous Controls Monitoring?

Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM) is a technology-driven process that automatically and continuously tests and monitors internal controls, letting auditors assess their operational efficiency. Instead of relying on periodic manual reviews or audits (e.g., quarterly or annually), CCM provides real-time or near-real-time insights into the performance of controls across business processes.

How can internal auditors benefit from Continuous Controls Monitoring?

Continuous controls monitoring involves automating and continuously tracking compliance, risk, and fraud controls in real-time.

  • Automation: Monitors data and control activities within enterprise systems like SAP, Oracle, etc.
  • Real-Time Alerts: Identifies control failures or anomalies as they occur—e.g., segregation of duties violations, changes to master data, or transactions outside policy limits.
  • Risk Mitigation: Helps detect issues early, reducing the likelihood of fraud, errors, or compliance failures.
  • Efficiency: Reduces manual testing efforts and improves audit coverage.
  • Compliance: Supports SOX controls, internal audit, and other regulatory requirements by providing an audit trail and control evidence.

By incorporating continuous controls monitoring, konaAI provides a comprehensive anti-fraud solution.

How does konaAI execute continuous controls monitoring for Internal Audit?

By automating analytics across key processes, the konaAI platform enables continuous auditing aligned with the 2025 IIA Standards Principle 10 (Monitoring and Continuous Improvement), supporting an agile audit approach that is responsive to emerging risks and control issues.

konaAI’s continuous controls monitoring capabilities help Internal Auditors to:

  • Detect unusual spend patterns
  • Flag high-risk activities
  • Uncover policy violations
  • Identify conflicts of interest

By integrating continuous control monitoring into pre-built test library of risk tests and machine learning models, konaAI monitors high-risk areas and transactions within the Procurement-to-Pay (P2P), Travel & Entertainment (T&E), and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes.

konaAI is a proven anti-fraud solution, with centralized monitoring, automated alerts, and advanced risk scoring to help you efficiently streamline audits and maintain compliance with global standards.

How does the konaAI solution help internal auditors?

konaAI empowers internal auditors to perform data-driven risk assessments, control evaluations, and continuous monitoring, aligning with the 2025 IIA Standards Principle 4 (Governance, Risk Management, and Control) and Principle 10 (Monitoring and Continuous Improvement). Our internal audit software provides timely, evidence-based insights critical for meeting the new expectations for high-quality, risk-focused auditing.

How can konaAI help improve SOX controls compliance testing?

By using continuous control testing and exception-based monitoring, konaAI helps auditors deliver more efficient, objective assurance activities, fully supporting the New IIA Standard, Principle 5 (Performing the Internal Audit Engagement) and Principle 9 (Communication of Results) — ensuring SOX controls results are well-documented, timely, and useful to key stakeholders.