Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper October 6, 2021 Fortified In The Cloud - The Risk Management Strengths of Cloud Service Providers for the Financial Services Industry Cloud is on the rise in financial services and regulators are taking note. The widespread use of cloud service providers (CSPs) in the financial services industry continues to grow. According to a recent study by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), 91% of financial services organisations are actively using cloud services today or plan to employ them within six to nine months. That is double the… Blogs July 6, 2022 Demystifying Digital Transformation in Finance Digital transformation in finance has been on the docket for years. So, why do organisations still struggle? The status quo is filled with manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows and fractured application ecosystems that may have been caused by failed attempts at digital transformation — and significant investments alone will not guarantee success. These issues have led to reduced data integrity… Video June 2, 2020 Video: SOX Compliance is consuming more hours Protiviti has released the results of its latest Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey. Protiviti’s annual SOX Compliance Survey benchmarks compliance costs, hours, processes and improvements, including how these areas are affected by current business conditions. This year’s results show that costs, along with the hours that internal audit teams devote to SOX compliance, continue to increase… Blogs March 7, 2022 Female Leaders I Look Up To by Isabelle Remedios In celebrating female leadership, we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to an early-career female leader at Protiviti Australia, Isabelle (Izy) Remedios. Izy started her career with Protiviti in early 2020 as a graduate from the Australian National University with a double bachelor’s degree in international relations and commerce. She began in the Internal Audit & Financial Advisory… Client Story February 16, 2023 Protiviti helps global energy conglomerate complete a complex integration of an E&P target Rising energy prices and the resulting profitability typically generate a flurry of merger and acquisition activity in the oil and gas sector. The deals frequently target organizations that are independent and entrepreneurial in spirit — companies that have amassed a significant but often underdeveloped asset base and whose processes generally have not kept up with the growth of the company. The… Newsletter January 11, 2024 Private Equity Insights Q4 2023 As 2024 begins, the economy and markets are showing some encouraging signs, with inflation stabilizing and interest rates poised to remain where they are or even start to come down in the coming year. Private equity leaders are hopeful this leads to a more active IPO and M&A cycle this year. Whitepaper August 23, 2021 Agile is strategic: It's time for finance to scale up its labor model Since it first emerged a few years ago within the finance and accounting groups of fast-growing technology organisations, the adoption of the flexible labor model has swiftly advanced across numerous industries and companies of all sizes. The finance and accounting group has always needed a flexible approach to its labor model due to unexpected changes in business units, automation platforms or… Podcast October 27, 2022 Risky Women Podcast | Risk Analytics: Ximena Zambrano Shaheen Dil, Senior Managing Director of Protiviti, in conversation with Ximena Zambrano, Senior Vice President and Head of Model Validation at Wells Fargo on the evolution of risk analytics and technological advances in data science (AKA are machines taking over?)Ximena Zambrano is a seasoned executive with 25 years of experience in the Banking Industry as a Risk Manager, Ximena currently leads… Survey January 25, 2024 2024 Top Risks in the Higher Education Industry In an era defined by dynamic technological advancements and evolving societal paradigms, higher education institutions face a myriad of challenges. The latest Top Risks Survey sheds light on the critical vulnerabilities confronting these institutions in 2024 and beyond. Newsletter May 13, 2020 Getting There Eventually: Finding Equilibrium in Uncertain Times (Part 1 – Build on Your Strengths) For those who have read just about everything concerning coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) within their capacity and attention span to absorb, the lethal message is clear: This pandemic is unrelenting. It’s not going away anytime soon, the threat to our health and economy is real, and the world in which we live, work and play has changed from what was familiar. Most discussions concerning the… Load More