Audit tools

Grant Thornton has unparalleled commitment to developing leading-edge software tools and using technology to ensure your audit is not only effective, but also efficient. Our software tools were developed specifically to implement our audit approach. Again, our audit approach was developed specifically with middle-market clients in mind. Some of our tools include:

	Explorer, a software program developed to implement our risk-based and paperless audit approach.
	Data manipulation software, which allows direct access to data in a machine-readable format, facilitates review of entire data files or selected fields and performs calculations and useful audit functions
	CBEAM, our work paper generation package we use in audit planning, analytical procedures, and the production of work papers and financial statements.
	INFOCUS, developed to assist in documentation of a client's accounting system and control procedures.
	GATS software tools used primarily for audits of financial institutions.
	Pentana, a third party software program used to ensure that the financial statements disclosures are in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards.

The use of technology by member firms reflects the way their clients do business.
As information technology develops, member firms will continue to introduce new software and modify existing versions to maximise audit performance.
Technology allows us to reduce the time that was previously spent on various routine functions and enables us to extract and analyse data with a minimal amount of effort. As a result of this, we can concentrate our efforts on the business issues.