HR platform audit / HCM integrity — quick-start

checklist

1. export the HR platform's system audit log for the investigation period — Workday, SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, and ADP each have an admin-accessible audit export.
2. pull the audit log for the specific record type in question: compensation changes, job grade changes, direct-deposit changes, or employee status changes.
3. identify who made each change and from which session (IP, device, SSO identity) — HR platform changes can be made by the employee, an HR admin, or an integration.
4. pull the workflow approval chain for any change requiring manager or HR approval — look for approvals that were granted in unusually short timeframes.
5. export role-based access control (RBAC) assignments for HR admins during the investigation period — privilege escalation often precedes HR data fraud.
6. compare the audit log timestamp to the business justification in the approval workflow — same-day approvals for compensation changes outside the review cycle are anomalous.
7. pull integration run logs if changes came from an HR integration (payroll connector, time-tracking feed) — fraudulent changes sometimes route through integrations to avoid HR UI audit trails.
8. identify whether any change was subsequently reversed — reversals may indicate caught errors or an attempt to cover unauthorized changes.
9. note the system version and any recent configuration changes — platform upgrades sometimes change audit log retention or field capture behavior.
10. begin the primary tool path below — HR platform audit log analyzer.

primary tools

1. 01workday hcm audit log forensic analyzerdrop workday hcm export · parse worker + job + user · runs locally
2. 02sap successfactors ec export forensic analyzerdrop successfactors ec export · parse employee + event + user · runs locally
3. 03oracle hcm cloud audit log forensic analyzerdrop oracle hcm export · parse assignment + person + user · runs locally
4. 04hcm unauthorized job change detectordrop hcm export · detect unauthorized job changes · runs locally
5. 05cross hcm payroll headcount correlatordrop hcm + payroll exports · correlate headcount to pay run · runs locally
6. 06multi hcm platform timeline correlatordrop 2+ hcm exports · unified employee lifecycle timeline graph · runs locally
7. 07onboarding unauthorized task skip detectordrop onboarding export · detect unauthorized task skips · runs locally
8. 08case report generatorfill in case number · examiner · dates · findings · drop evidence files for auto hash · generates structured forensic report PDF · runs locally

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