Approva Corporation - Controls Intelligence Software

What is Certification Manager?

Certification Manager makes periodic user access reviews a straightforward exercise for IT and finance managers by automating the end-to-end process for reviewing user access rights across all sensitive applications. The product compiles fine-gained user access information so approving manages can accept, change or revoke access rights for their employees. All actions are tracked and retained to provide evidence to auditors that access rights are being appropriately reviewed.

Certification Manager Software Capabilities

Fully Automated Review & Sign-Offs

Certification Manager automatically sends email notifications to reviewers to initiate the review process. Reminders and alerts notify managers when action has been taken. Notifications can be routed based on user-defined criteria such as role naming conventions, user attributes and organizational values.

Detailed Reporting for Auditors

Detailed audit reports provide information about the review process, the status of who has access to critical business systems, and the audit trail of when and by whom access was approved.

Easy-to-Understand Reports

Approving managers view access rights in easy-to-understand terms to facilitate immediate action. Approvers can also insert comments helpful to others or that may be helpful in conducting certifications.

Supports Access Reviews for Multiple Applications

Gathers fine-grained information on user access rights across multiple applications, including legacy systems so managers only need to review their employees’ access once.

Reduced Risk & Fraud

Accurate and easy-to-understand reports ensure that the review is a meaningful process and not just a “check the box” exercise.

Reduced Audit Preparation Time

Saves hundreds of hours each audit cycle since reports can be produced automatically without laborious preparation and sleuthing.

Faster Review Cycles

Eliminates the disruption for IT and finance managers in the typical review process. Automated processes with accurate reports eliminate time consuming e-mail exchanges and preparation.

Lower Compliance Costs

Automated processes with documented audit trails significantly reduce audit preparation time and streamline external audits.