Tech-focused consulting firm has patented its "Systems and Methods for Automated Audit Artifact Reconciliation" process, which cuts the time required to test for unauthorized access, a common SOX and operational risk, and provides organizations with greater confidence in their controls in minutes. The patented process is a combination of algorithms that execute "fuzzy matching" on names to identify unauthorized access from users who have been terminated, thereby expediting the testing of controls in this key, and often problematic, area. This innovation can also be used for user access reviews, allowing users to execute access comparisons that would have normally taken several days and reduce the time to a few minutes. The patented solution is a component of several dozen accelerators in Protiviti's Technology Accelerator Platform, which brings packaged automation, analytics and AI-enabled solutions to address common challenges in internal audit and SOX.