Pillar · Govern
Embed Control into SAP
A sustainable framework for compliance, evidence and accountability.
The challenge
Policies Alone Do Not Create Control
Controls not mapped to SAP
Control objectives not mapped to SAP processes and risks, and duplicate, overlapping or obsolete controls.
Manual evidence and unclear owners
Heavy dependence on spreadsheets and manual evidence, control owners unclear about responsibilities, and different control interpretations across business units.
Fragmented, reactive compliance
Access, configuration and transactional controls managed separately, exceptions remediated without root-cause governance, and limited continuous monitoring and management visibility.
Organizations may have strong corporate policies but inconsistent implementation across SAP processes, roles, configurations and evidence — increasing audit effort and letting exceptions persist.
How we help
A Control Model Connected to SAP
We translate policies and risk requirements into sustainable, testable SAP controls.
Framework Design
Governance principles, a control taxonomy, risk and objective mapping, an ownership model, and policy and standard alignment.
Process and Control Mapping
Business-process scope, risk-control matrices, key and non-key controls, preventive and detective controls, and control rationalization.
SAP Control Design
Role and access controls, segregation of duties, configuration controls, workflow approvals, and master-data and transaction controls.
Evidence and Testing
Evidence standards, testing procedures, sampling and frequency, deficiency classification, and remediation tracking.
Continuous Control Monitoring
Automated indicators, exception detection, control dashboards, trend and recurrence analysis, and management attestations.
Compliance Governance
Control-owner forums, change impact assessment, audit coordination, exception and waiver governance, and an improvement roadmap.
Business benefits
Sustainable Control. Lower Audit Effort.
Clear Accountability
Control owners understand what must be performed, evidenced and remediated.
Reduced Complexity
Rationalized controls remove duplication and focus effort on material risk.
Stronger Audit Readiness
Consistent evidence and traceability improve the efficiency of internal and external reviews.
Earlier Exception Detection
Monitoring identifies control failure before the audit cycle.
Consistent Compliance
A common framework reduces interpretation differences across entities and processes.
Better Risk Decisions
Management gains visibility into deficiencies, recurrence and residual exposure.
Methodology
Turn Requirements into Operating Controls
Five phases from policy interpretation to a self-sustaining control framework.
- 01
Interpret
Understand policies, regulations, audit findings and risk expectations.
- 02
Map
Connect risks and objectives to SAP processes, roles, configurations and transactions.
- 03
Design
Define sustainable controls, ownership, evidence and testing procedures.
- 04
Implement
Align workflows, access, configuration, documentation and monitoring.
- 05
Sustain
Govern exceptions, test effectiveness and evolve the framework as SAP changes.
Engagement scenarios
Control Frameworks for Changing Landscapes
SAP Cloud ERP Control Redesign
Rebuild controls for new processes, roles, workflows and system architecture.
Audit Remediation
Address recurring findings through root-cause and sustainable control design.
Control Rationalization
Reduce duplication and manual effort across mature compliance programs.
Multi-Entity Standardization
Create consistent controls while preserving legitimate local requirements.
Continuous Control Monitoring
Move selected controls from periodic testing toward automated evidence and exception detection.
Why Global Core Technologies
Why Organizations Choose Global Core Technologies
SAP and Governance Expertise
We connect compliance objectives to real SAP processes and technical controls.
Risk-Based Design
Controls are proportionate to material risk and operational practicality.
Security Integration
Access, SoD and privileged activity are incorporated into the broader control model.
Automation Perspective
We identify where monitoring and evidence can reduce manual compliance effort.
Sustainable Ownership
The framework is designed to operate after the project, with clear accountability and maintenance.
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