SOX-Ready Financial Reporting Governance for Qlik & Power BI

Change control, release gates, tenant backup, SoD — and instant rollback during close.

Bring SOX/IFRS discipline to BI-driven financial reporting. Ebiexperts gives you formal change management, impact analysis, approvals, retention & restore, and segregation of duties across Qlik and Power BI — so period close stays protected and audit packs are complete.

Why Financial Reporting is Complex

  • Small KPI/filter changes can have material impact.
  • Close windows require strict timing and approvals.
  • Auditors need end-to-end evidence of change, approval, access, release.
  • Multi-platform estates complicate control consistency and evidence.

Our Single-Vendor Solution

Version Control + Active Backup + Section Access across Qlik & Power BI for SOX-style controls from change capture to gated releases, retention, restore and SoD.

Control-Level Features

Reporting Version Control

Full diffs & publication history; impact/dependency analysis; approvals, policy gates; one-click rollback; Agile Board + Jira ticket trails.

Continuous tenant/service + app backup; object-level restore to the exact state shown to the Audit Committee; retention aligned to SOX/IFRS.

Enforce SoD for dev/approve/publish; exportable access logs; rapid on/off-boarding and exception monitoring.

Business Benefits

  • Pass audits faster with clean evidence.
  • Protect close windows; remediate instantly via rollback.
  • Reduce findings via policy gates and standards.
  • Lower cost to evidence with diffs, logs and tickets in one place.

Compelling Events & Deadlines (2025–2026)

US (federal SEC climate rule)

Currently stayed; audit committees still expect robust controls over sustainability-linked metrics touching financials. (SEC)

California

Climate laws (if applicable to the issuer): first risk report Jan 1, 2026; S1-2 emissions proposed due June 30, 2026 — many finance teams will be asked to sign off. (California Air Resources Board)

UK

SDS planned Jan 1, 2026 start for listed companies’ sustainability disclosures in annual reports — expect audit scrutiny to extend to BI used in reporting. (Reuters)

Global ISSB Baseline

Jurisdictions continue adopting S1/S2 in 2025–2026, increasing assurance over sustainability data interlinked with financials. (IAS Plus)

What To Have Now

Versioning + diffs on all finance-relevant dashboards; approvals + release gates; access logs; continuous backup with point-in-time restore.

By 2026 You’ll Need

Evidence packs (change, approval, access, release) aligned to jurisdictional filings; tenant/service coverage and reproducibility for any period close.

Consequences of Missing

Late close, audit adjustments, control deficiencies, higher audit fees, reputational risk.

How it fits your workflow

Changes planned on Agile Board, mirrored to Jira, validated by policy gates, promoted with evidence, and continuously backed up. Auditors get a single source of truth.

Extend SOX/IFRS controls to Qlik and Power BI

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Short FAQ

Q: How do you prevent risky changes during close?
A: Release gates and scheduled promotions protect close windows; one-click rollback restores the last approved version.

Q: Can auditors see version diffs and approval trails?
A: Yes—version comparisons, publication history, and Jira/Agile ticket links provide end-to-end evidence.

Q: Do you support tenant-level backup?
A: Yes—tenant/service settings and app artifacts are backed up with object-level restore.