Element 09×Finance and Legal
Finance & Legal in Monitoring
Monitoring, Reporting and Learning
What Finance & Legal owns here
This element captures how financial and legal performance becomes visible — management accounts, financial KPIs, exception reporting and dispute tracking.
Example documents, by tier
Standard 1
- Periodic Review of Critical Access Rights for Financial SystemsTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 20 Audit, assurance, management review and interventionNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Process, procedure, work instruction 2
- Indirect Tax Returns Filing and ReconciliationIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 02 Identification and compliance with legislation and industry standardsNot process safetyNot safety case critical
- Hydrocarbon Sales Accounting ProcessIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 09 Process and operational status monitoring, and handoverNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Supporting documents 2
- Investment Assurance Terms of Reference and Report TemplateTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 20 Audit, assurance, management review and interventionNot process safetyNot safety case critical
- Payment Request FormIn 1 of 3 operator registersRegion · addsAlso in EI PSM · 08 Operating manuals and proceduresNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Guidance · outside the system 1
Informative, not a “shall”. These belong in the knowledge base, not the management system. How this works →
- Controllers' AssessmentIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 20 Audit, assurance, management review and interventionNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Why these belong here
"Financial reporting is one of the most measured activities in any company — but the integrity-relevant indicators (override use, manual adjustments, ageing exceptions, dispute trend) are often the least visible."
What does not live here
- →The targets the KPIs measure against — (Commitment and Accountability)E01 Commitment
- →The independent assurance of the data — (Assurance, Review and Improvement)E10 Assurance
- →The risk treatment of a finding — (Risk Assessment and Control)E05 Risk