Battlecards for SOX Pushback
Respond to common SOX objections using risk, evidence, and ownership language.
Ownership "Audit wants this, not the business." A process owner resists control evidence. Your line External audit may inspect it, but management owns the ICFR assessment. This evidence supports our conclusion that the control operated. Do not make audit the only reason for SOX work. It shifts from external pressure to management responsibility, consistent with Three Lines role clarity. Scope "Why do you need another screenshot?" IT thinks the request is duplicate evidence. I do not need another screenshot if the current file proves the population, parameters, reviewer, and exception resolution. Let us compare it to that evidence need. Do…
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