ITGC Audit (IT General Controls)
IT General Controls are the foundation your financial and application controls rest on — access management, change management, IT operations and backup, and system development. When ITGCs are weak, auditors cannot rely on the systems that produce your financial statements, and every downstream control is called into question. Aesparrow performs independent ITGC assessments that give your auditors, your board and your customers confidence in your control environment.
We assess the design and operating effectiveness of your ITGCs across the domains that matter for SOX, SOC, and internal-audit purposes: logical access and segregation of duties, change and release management, job scheduling and monitoring, and backup and recovery. Findings are risk-rated and mapped to frameworks such as COBIT and the CIS Controls, with clear remediation your IT and finance teams can act on.
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Overview
An ITGC audit evaluates the general controls over your IT environment that underpin application and financial reporting controls. We review design and operating effectiveness across the core ITGC domains and provide evidence-based findings that support your financial, SOC or internal audits.
ITGC domains we assess
- Access to programs & data — authentication, authorisation, segregation of duties
- Program change management — controlled, tested, approved changes
- Program development — secure, governed system development
- IT operations — job scheduling, monitoring, incident and backup
- Backup & recovery — resilience and restorability of key systems
Why choose Aesparrow for ITGC
Design & operating effectiveness
We test not just that controls exist, but that they work.
Framework-aligned
Mapped to COBIT and CIS Controls for auditor confidence.
Finance-and-IT literate
We bridge the gap between IT controls and audit needs.
Actionable remediation
Clear, prioritised fixes your teams can implement.
Whether you are supporting a financial audit, a SOC engagement, or maturing internal controls, a robust ITGC assessment removes doubt about your systems. Talk to us about scoping an ITGC review.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between ITGC and application controls?+
ITGCs are the general controls over your IT environment (access, change, operations) that everything else depends on. Application controls are specific to a system or process. Weak ITGCs undermine reliance on application controls, which is why auditors test ITGCs first.
Do you support SOX and SOC engagements?+
Yes. Our ITGC assessments are designed to support financial (SOX-style), SOC, and internal-audit needs, and we align findings to recognised frameworks.
Who is this for?+
Any organisation whose auditors, customers or board need assurance over the IT controls behind financial reporting and critical systems.
Ready to secure itgc audit (it general controls)?
Book a free, no-obligation consultation with an Aesparrow practitioner. We’ll scope your needs, explain the approach, and share indicative timelines — no sales script.
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