Symbiant Audit Management Software
Audit Universe Software for Risk-Based Audit Planning
The Symbiant Audit Universe Module provides a central repository for every auditable entity across your organisation, helping internal audit teams plan, prioritise, and manage audits more effectively.
Store business units, systems, suppliers, locations, processes, projects, or any other auditable asset in one place. Link each entity to risks, previous audits, working papers, and action plans to create a complete audit universe that supports risk-based audit planning and continuous assurance.
From only £100 per module/month for unlimited users*
Risk-Based Audit Planning
Build a Complete Audit Universe in One Central Repository
Planning audits becomes much easier when every auditable entity is held within a single source of truth.
Instead of relying on spreadsheets or disconnected lists, the Audit Universe Module provides a structured inventory of everything that could require audit coverage. Each entity can include information such as audit frequency, estimated audit days, ownership, previous audit results, risk exposure, and supporting documentation.
By connecting your audit universe with the wider Symbiant platform, audit teams gain complete visibility of where assurance is needed and can prioritise resources accordingly.
- Create a central repository of all auditable entities
- Prioritise audits using risk and previous audit results
- Estimate audit effort and resource requirements
- Link risks directly to audit entities
- Connect audits to working papers and action plans
- Import existing audit universe data from spreadsheets
- Create review schedules and remedial action plans
- Monitor audit coverage across the organisation
- Improve risk-based audit planning
- Build a scalable audit programme
Maintain one complete inventory of every asset, department, process, supplier, system or location requiring audit.
Central Audit Repository
Rank auditable entities using risk exposure, previous audit findings, audit frequency and estimated effort to focus resources where they matter most.
Prioritise Audit Coverage
Connect entities directly with the Risk Register so auditors can immediately identify high-risk areas requiring assurance.
Link Risks to Audit Entities
Record estimated audit days, audit scope and ownership to simplify annual audit planning.
Estimate Audit Resources
Quickly import existing audit universe data to accelerate implementation.
Spreadsheet Import
Create reviews, assign recommendations and monitor remedial actions until completion.
Review and Action Planning
Turn Audit Data Into Actionable Intelligence
Transform Audit Data into Clear, Confident Decisions with Symbiant AI
Symbiant AI transforms traditional audits into intelligent, insight-driven processes — automating risk analysis, enhancing reporting, and empowering auditors to focus on strategic decisions rather than manual tasks.
Starting from just £100/month*
Unlimited users. Unlimited requests.
Less Manual Work. More Strategic Impact
Save up to 90% of your time by automating the identification and assessment of risks. Symbiant AI instantly flags duplicates and eliminates manual data collection, so your team can spend less time gathering information and more time delivering strategic value.
Data-Driven Clarity. Smarter Audits
Less Admin. More Insight.
Stronger Reports. Clearer Communication.
Ensure Privacy and Security
AUDIT BEST PRACTICE
Why Organisations Use an Audit Universe
Many organisations manage their audit universe using spreadsheets that quickly become outdated and disconnected from risk information.
Symbiant creates a live audit universe that connects directly with risks, audits, findings and actions. This allows internal auditors to make better planning decisions, improve audit coverage and demonstrate a clear risk-based approach to assurance.
The Audit Universe Module works seamlessly with:
- Audit Working Papers
- Audit Action Tracker
- Questionnaires & Assessments
- Risk Register
Symbiant Audit Management software
Unlock Full Audit Management Potential
Explore the full Symbiant suite, powerful, fully integrated modules that extend your Audit Management capabilities across governance, compliance, audit, and beyond. Everything you need to protect your organisation, stay aligned, and work smarter.
Your complete solution starts from just £300/month.*
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