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Run your audit procedures end to end.

Arden lives where audit work happens. It chats with you, sits in the walkthrough, and turns policies, docs, and notes into flowcharts in minutes.

REC 32:14MOM. Osei
ArdenArden

I don’t see a goods receipt on this Veritas bill, what stands in for it in the match?

MO

Yes, the controller submits and the AP releases.

Noted. Entry and payment release are segregated.

Test user access (ITGC-04)
Reading Okta_UserExport_Q2.csv
Terminations within SLA
Requesting missing termination report
Change management sampling
Checking 40 sampled tickets
Backup monitoring (ITGC-08)
Collecting evidence from SharePoint
Sign-off package
Syncing workpaper to AuditBoard
ITGC-04 · User access · Q2 2026
SampleTermination recordDeprovisionedWithin SLADepartment
J. DoePassPass4d lateOperations
M. AndersonPassPassPassEngineering
L. RiveraPassPassPassFinance
P. NcubePassPassPassSales
B. KaurPassPassPassHR
D. WhitfieldPassPassPassFinance

Tracing J. Doe’s SLA exception:

J. Doe terminated May 12View in Workday
Access removed May 16View in Okta
Elapsed 96 h > 72 h SLAView computation

I recommend escalating this exception. Access stayed active 24 hours past the 72-hour SLA.

Change approver ≠ developer
Termination deprovisioning ≤ 72h
Terminated worker kept access4 days past SLA
Access log saved as evidenceDone
Marcus Webb notifiedDone
Compensation changes dual-approved

Built for the complexity of real audit environments.

Arden

Works with your stack.

Arden connects to the systems you already run — and we build custom connectors for anything that’s missing.

MOM. Osei assigned Arden to Test User Access
Arden collected evidence· 3d ago
Okta_UserExport_Q2.csv
Arden tested 40 samples· 26m ago
3 exceptions flagged
Arden created a file· 12m ago
ITGC-04-Workpaper_Q2.xlsx

Audit-grade traceability.

Every action is logged and replayable, and every conclusion carries the field, file, and timestamp behind it.

Custom deployed + partnership-minded

Our operating model pairs enterprise-grade security with white-glove partnership, led by ex-Big 4 professionals and leading AI engineers.

Security built for audit-grade evidence.

Purpose-built security

AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, SAML SSO, and 24/7 monitoring on isolated AWS.

Data sovereignty and control

Decide what Arden can access, set retention, and delete data anytime. Read-only by default.

No model training

Your data stays yours — never used to train models, and customer work stays separated.

SOC 2

Built to certification standards from day one, with an independent SOC 2 audit underway.

Audit-grade traceability

Every action is logged and replayable — each conclusion carries the field, file, and timestamp.

Auditor in the loop

Arden drafts, your team decides. Workpapers finalize only after reviewer sign-off.

Frequently Asked Questions.

Arden connects directly to enterprise systems like Workday, Okta, ServiceNow, and Active Directory via read-only APIs. For deeper evidence, computer-use agents navigate the web and Slack/Teams to capture screenshots, logs, and approvals. You can also upload Excel, CSV, and PDF exports. No data engineering required.

Yes. All data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Arden never trains models on your data. Single-tenant deployment is available for teams with strict security requirements. SOC 2 Type I in progress.

No. Arden handles evidence collection, test execution, and workpaper generation. Your team spends time on risk assessment, advisory, and the work that actually requires judgment.

Arden generates workpapers aligned to PCAOB AS 2201 and COSO frameworks, with full evidence trails linked to source. Output format matches what your external auditor already reviews.

Yes. Arden is the testing engine, AuditBoard and Workiva are the filing cabinets. Arden pulls control definitions and prior-year results from your GRC platform, runs the testing, and writes the completed workpaper back.

Arden isn't a chat interface. It connects directly to your source systems, deploys computer-use agents to capture evidence, executes every test in your plan, and produces auditable workpapers. Every conclusion is traceable back to source evidence, with the exact field, file, and timestamp behind it.

Setup typically takes about an hour. Custom connectors or agent requests may take up to a day.

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