Global Accountability Regulation Manager (GARM)
Accountability, native to Workday.
About
The Global Accountability Regulation Manager is an application designed for regulated organisations that need to streamline and standardise the management of certified employees across global accountability regimes such as SMCR, IAF, MAS, and others. It serves Financial Services firms, regulated utilities, and other compliance-intensive organisations where certification and Fit & Proper assessments are critical to regulatory and operational success.
Features
Automated Certification Lifecycle Management: Digitises and automates every stage of the certification journey — from regime assignment and background vetting through Fit & Proper assessments, oversight reviews, certificate generation, and renewal — triggered by native Workday events (Hire, Change Job, Leaver) and ad-hoc processes.
Integrated Regime and Jurisdiction Management: Supports multiple global accountability regimes (SMCR, IAF, MAS, and others) with configurable regime definitions, enabling organisations to manage certified employees across jurisdictions from a single platform.
Manager-Led Assessments and Oversight Workflows: Provides guided assessment templates, configurable HR overrides, and structured escalation paths that ensure governance consistency while maintaining accountability and transparency throughout the certification process.
Secure, Version-Controlled Certificate Management: Generates metadata-rich, version-controlled certificates with complete audit trails, storing them securely within Workday and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements for document retention and evidence.
Real-Time Compliance Visibility: Delivers a single source of truth with real-time dashboards and reporting, giving HR, Compliance, and business leaders complete visibility over the regulated population's certification status, upcoming renewals, and compliance gaps.
Automated Reminders and Escalations: Triggers timely notifications for certification renewals, pending assessments, and compliance deadlines, reducing manual follow-up and ensuring no certification lapses go unnoticed.
Benefits
Reduce Regulatory Risk and Audit Exposure: Eliminate compliance gaps by consolidating all certification data, assessments, and evidence into a single auditable platform. Organisations gain confidence that they can evidence their accountability obligations to regulators, reducing the risk of fines, enforcement action, and reputational damage.
Free HR and Compliance Teams to Focus on Strategic Work: Automate manual, repetitive tasks such as reminders, document tracking, certificate generation, and follow-ups. HR and Compliance teams reclaim time previously spent on spreadsheet management and email coordination, allowing them to focus on higher-value governance and risk activities.
Gain Complete Visibility Over Your Regulated Population: Replace fragmented processes with a single source of truth that provides real-time dashboards and reporting on certification status, upcoming renewals, and compliance gaps. Business leaders and regulators can see exactly where every regulated employee stands in their certification lifecycle.
Simplify Multi-Regime and Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance: Manage employees across multiple accountability regimes (SMCR, IAF, MAS, etc.) and jurisdictions from one platform. Configurable regime definitions scale with your organization's regulatory footprint, eliminating the need for separate systems or workarounds.
Improve Employee and Manager Experience: Guided workflows and transparent status updates make the certification process clear and intuitive for managers and employees. Self-service access reduces confusion and improves engagement in the certification process.
Build a Culture of Governance and Accountability: Structured, auditable processes strengthen organisational integrity and demonstrate a commitment to regulatory compliance, building trust internally and externally with stakeholders and regulators.