I would like to heard what your practice is on certifcations. Currently each department have a checklist of 10 items that the manager of the department signs at the end of each month. Basically each items goes something like this,"I reviewed procedure for >>> and they are in compliance with policy" or "I reviewed >>> and deemed them appropriate."
Here is what I would like to change to. I want to create one list where all responsibilities within a department are listed as either certified weekly, semi weekl, monthly, quarterly, annual. Example: atm captured card log. I want the certification to actually list the date they are certifying, the person who did the job and the person certifying. My thinking is that just having the departments sign a checklist at the end of each month without any detailed information is not really certifying anything. Thoughts?

Here is an article on certifications that you can start with.

Our security officer has just revamped our branch certifications. It includes most everything you mentioned. We take the certification a step further during the quarterly surprise cash counts and verify each item on the certification. I can send you a copy if you want to send me a PM or place your email here in the thread.