Yoetz.ai Team May 14, 2026 8 min read
The Enterprise HRIS Compliance Audit Checklist 2025
Compliance teams talk in framework language. HRIS teams talk in tenant configuration. This 40-point checklist bridges the two — score yourself across SOX, GDPR, ISO 27001, and PCI-DSS, then run a free Yoetz.ai scan to validate every check automatically.
Compliance
SOX (10 points)
- All ISUs scoped to least-privilege domain set
- All ISUs have 'Do Not Allow UI Sessions' enabled
- Termination → account deactivation < 24 hours
- Quarterly privileged access review evidence retained
- Every BP for material transactions has documented approval chain
- No production calculated fields in error state
- Integration alert subscribers configured on every active integration
- Preview promotion change records retained
- SoD matrix mapped to security groups
- SOC 1 Type II report reviewed annually
GDPR (10 points)
- No unconstrained security groups on PII domains
- Termination workflow propagates to supervisory orgs
- DPIA completed for HRIS deployment
- DSR (data subject request) workflow tested
- Cross-border data transfer mechanism documented
- Retention rules configured on worker history
- Custom fields with PII flagged in data inventory
- Sub-processor list reviewed annually
- Breach notification runbook in place
- Privacy-by-default verified on new config
ISO 27001 (10 points)
- Asset inventory includes the HRIS tenant
- Risk assessment updated annually
- A.9 Access Control evidence retained
- A.12 Operations Security monitored
- A.14 SDLC controls applied to config changes
- A.16 Incident management runbook tested
- A.18 Compliance review run annually
- Internal audit covered HRIS in last cycle
- Management review recorded outcome
- Statement of Applicability current
PCI-DSS (10 points)
- PCI scope assessment includes expense integrations
- Card data flow diagrams cover Workday Studio integrations
- Bank account fields encrypted at rest
- Access to PCI-scoped fields restricted to defined roles
- Quarterly access review covers PCI-scoped users
- ISU credentials rotated per PCI Req 8.2
- Logs retained per PCI Req 10
- Vulnerability scan covers integration endpoints
- Change control documented for PCI-scoped changes
- ROC/SAQ updated with HRIS in-scope items
Score yourself
Below 25: serious gaps. 25–35: typical enterprise posture, several findings. 35–40: well-run program. Run a Yoetz.ai scan to get every check verified automatically.
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