Samil PwC exports homegrown AI control platform in first for Korean accounting sector

Yoon Yeo-hyun, front row fifth from left, a partner at Samil PwC, stands with other participants during an onboarding program at an overseas PwC office, Thursday, ahead of the full-scale rollout of the firm's artificial intelligence-based automation solution. Courtesy of Samil PwC

Samil PwC, Korea’s largest accounting firm by revenue, is set to export an in-house artificial intelligence (AI) solution to an overseas PwC member firm, the company said Monday, marking a first for the domestic accounting industry.

The platform, called Control Testing Automation, uses AI to evaluate the effectiveness of corporate internal controls. Such assessments have traditionally depended on labor-intensive manual reviews, requiring substantial time and manpower. By automating repetitive testing tasks, the system is designed to streamline the process and improve efficiency.

In Korea, the solution is already available to companies under the name K-SOX AI.

Samil PwC said the platform has strong international potential because risk management and internal control standards operate as a common framework across industries and borders. The firm plans to offer it to overseas affiliates in a software-as-a-service format and use this rollout as a launchpad for wider global expansion.

“What makes this especially significant is that we have built a solution that combines deep internal control expertise with AI in a way that transcends national and language barriers,” said Hong Joon-ki, assurance leader at Samil PwC.

“It also signals a new business model for us, moving beyond traditional advisory services into the global commercialization of proprietary AI products. We intend to expand beyond PwC member firms and actively target overseas companies as well," he said.