For Audit Firms

Modern SOC & Custom Audit Delivery.

Automate Evidence, Testing, and Reports.

Lockstep helps audit firms deliver more engagements with the same team. Reduce cycles, improve quality, and keep clients happy with AI-powered automation for SOC and custom audits.

Key Features for Audit Firms

Everything your firm needs to deliver efficient, high-quality SOC and custom audits.

Automated Evidence Collection
  • SOC-focused request templates
  • AI-classified uploads
  • Prior-year evidence roll forward
  • Custom audit framework support
Engagement Automation
  • Prebuilt SOC 2 programs
  • Custom program builder
  • Control mapping for SOC & custom audits
  • Reviewer workflows
Path AI for Audit Work
  • Draft SOC test procedures
  • Summarize SOC evidence
  • Identify SOC control gaps
  • Generate SOC workpapers
  • Help automate custom framework testing
Reporting Tools
  • Auto-assemble SOC 2 Type I/II reports
  • Exportable templates
  • Consistent reviewer comments

Benefits

Reduce SOC audit cycles

Complete SOC audits faster with automated evidence collection, testing, and reporting. Get clients to close sooner.

Increase client satisfaction

Deliver consistent, high-quality work. Clients appreciate faster turnarounds and clear communication.

Deliver more engagements with the same team

Increase capacity without adding headcount. Focus senior time on review and client relationships.

Generate consistent, higher-quality workpapers

Standardize procedures and documentation across teams. Reduce review cycles and improve defensibility.

Path AI guides your audit team

Path AI learns your firm's methodology and helps auditors take the next right step. It drafts test procedures, summarizes evidence, identifies gaps, and generates workpapers—all while keeping your team in control.

  • • Tailored to your firm's SOC and custom audit methodology
  • • Reduces manual documentation work
  • • Captures reasoning for reviewer approval
  • • Consistent guidance across all engagements
Example Path AI suggestion
Path recommends:

For Control 2.4 (Access Reviews), the client uploaded Q3 and Q4 access review logs but Q1 and Q2 are missing. Draft a request for the client contact and flag this as a testing gap.

Audit types we support

SOC 1
SOC 2
SOC 2+ (SOC 2 + HIPAA)
Custom
ISO 27001 (Coming soon)

FAQs

Can we customize SOC programs to match our methodology?

Yes. You can use our prebuilt SOC 2 programs or customize them to match your firm's approach. Custom audit frameworks are fully supported.

Does Path AI replace our auditors?

No. Path AI assists your team by drafting procedures, summarizing evidence, and identifying gaps. Your auditors stay in control and approve all work.

How does prior-year evidence roll forward work?

Lockstep automatically identifies prior-year evidence and suggests which items can be rolled forward for the current engagement, saving time on evidence collection.

Can we export our workpapers?

Yes. All workpapers, reports, and documentation can be exported in standard formats for your files or client delivery.

Deliver more audits. Faster and better.

See how leading audit firms use Lockstep to increase capacity and improve quality.