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F&A / Audit verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Segregation of Duties (SoD) Automation

domain Client: A global consumer goods manufacturer handshake Provider: SAP GRC (Governance, Risk, Compliance) schedule Deploy: Q3 2018 (Standardization)
89 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

To prevent internal fraud and financial error, the company automated its Segregation of Duties controls within its global SAP instance. The system enforces policies that prevent conflicting roles (e.g., the same user cannot creating a vendor AND pay that vendor). It provides real-time monitoring of access violations.

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"Foundational financial control. In complex ERP landscapes, 'role creep' leads to dangerous access combinations. Automating SoD removes the 'human error' in assigning permissions and satisfies external auditors instantly."

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warning The Challenge

With thousands of users in SAP, managing roles via spreadsheets was impossible. Users accumulated permissions over years (movers/leavers process failure), resulting in toxic combinations that allowed for potential embezzlement or financial misstatement.

psychology The Solution

Deployed SAP GRC Access Control. Implemented a rule set of >200 SoD conflicts. The system scans all user roles nightly. It prevents provisioning of conflicting roles during the access request phase ('compliant provisioning').

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Integrations
SAP ECC/S4HANA
Deployment Model
On-Prem / Cloud
Data Classification
Financial / Access Logs
Estimated TCO / ROI
High
POC Summary (2016-01-01 to 2018-01-01)

"N/A"

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Business Disruption Medium Mitigating controls implemented where staffing levels prevent true SoD.
Rule Maintenance Medium Annual review of GRC rule set.

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Audited value realization curve

Monitoring of >50,000 SAP users Verified Outcome
Primary KPIReduction in audit deficiency findings
Audit CyclePrevention of internal fraud vectors

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: SOX, IFRS
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Financial / Access Logs

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Verified Case Study
PDF • Version 1
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Technical Audit
PDF • Audited
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The "Blind Verification" Protocol

How we verified these outcomes for A global consumer goods manufacturer without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-883
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-883

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