For many CFOs, S-OX compliance is a costly, time-consuming burden. Each quarter, finance and risk teams reconcile data across multiple systems, test controls, and compile audit evidence; often through spreadsheets and emails. These fragmented processes slow reporting and increase the risk of error.
In today’s environment of real-time reporting and regulatory scrutiny, manual processes are no longer sustainable. CFOs need compliance workflows that are automated, data-driven, and auditable.
Alteryx delivers that. Its low-code platform combines automation, analytics, and transparency, enabling finance and audit teams to modernize S-OX and embed control assurance directly into day-to-day operations.
The Alteryx Advantage
1. Automated Data Controls: Alteryx embeds control logic directly into workflows, automatically checking completeness, accuracy, and reconciliation. Exceptions are flagged instantly, reducing the risk of control failures and eliminating repetitive manual testing.
2. Auditability and Transparency: Every workflow captures full data lineage, showing how data was sourced, transformed, and tested. This transparency strengthens documentation, accelerates audit cycles, and builds confidence with external reviewers.
3. Repeatable Testing and Monitoring: Reusable, parameter-driven workflows allow teams to run controls consistently each quarter, ensuring reliable results and instant evidence generation.
4. Reduced Risk of Human Error: By replacing spreadsheets and manual reconciliations with governed workflows, Alteryx removes key sources of human error. Logic is standardized, processes are traceable, and compliance risk is minimized.
5. Streamlined, Integrated Controls: Alteryx connects directly to ERP, GRC, and reporting systems, providing a unified view of financial data and control performance across the organization.
S-OX in Practice and the Rise of AI
NextWave recently helped a insurance company recover from a S-OX control failure. A spreadsheet used to calculate a key Annual Report & Accounts value picked up the wrong spreadsheet from the wrong period.
The problem wasn’t poor accounting, it was weak control design and dependency on manual execution of the process. Using Alteryx, NextWave rebuilt the process as an automated workflow with embedded validation, reconciliation, and exception logic. The process now runs automatically, surfaces anomalies before results are finalized, and produces audit-ready evidence in seconds.
This approach also fosters a culture of self-enabled change. Finance, risk, and audit teams can design and deploy their own automated controls, improving traceability and responsiveness without waiting for major IT projects. Looking ahead, Agentic AI within Alteryx will enhance this capability further, investigating control breaks autonomously, identifying root causes, and recommending corrective actions; moving from periodic testing to continuous assurance.
Closing Thoughts
Through its partnership with NextWave, Alteryx helps organizations move beyond point-solution automation to build sustainable, scalable compliance frameworks. NextWave’s expertise in data governance and control design ensures workflows align with each client’s risk landscape, driving measurable improvements in assurance, transparency, and efficiency.
Modern S-OX compliance is no longer just about regulatory adherence, it’s about trust in financial data and confidence in controls. Together, NextWave and Alteryx deliver the holy trinity CFOs value most: stronger controls, faster results, and lower cost; one self-enabled workflow at a time.
February 2, 2026