Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey April 27, 2022 The Transformation of Transactional Work When comparing the findings of Protiviti’s latest global survey of finance trends to the results from prior years, one of the most significant changes relates to the higher priority placed by midlevel professionals on the finance organisation’s transactional activities – cash flow forecasting, financial reporting, the procure-to-pay cycle, working capital management, profitability reporting and… Flash Report July 21, 2020 U.S. Authorizes Sanctions and Other Measures Affecting People’s Republic of China (PRC) July 20, 2020On July 14, 2020, the President of the United States signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA” or “Act”) and issued a new Executive Order. Both authorise the imposition of sanctions on foreign persons, including foreign financial institutions, engaged in certain conduct relating to Hong Kong. Key provisions of the Act and Executive Order are summarised below,… Newsletter December 9, 2022 Setting the 2023 Audit Committee Agenda As in prior years, our suggested 2023 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, process and technology issues and financial reporting and disclosure issues. In addition to discussing these agenda items, we have offered questions for audit committees to consider when self-assessing their own performance with respect to executing the normal ongoing activities articulated in the… Podcast Transcript June 2, 2021 Transcript | Quantum Computing Use Cases The holy grail of quantum computing in the near term is a use case that provides advantage. We believe it’s only a matter of time, but major companies have to plan and prepare now so that they are not left behind when these applications arrive. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about quantum computing use cases with Pranav Gokhale from Super.tech. We cover mostly financial customer… Podcast Transcript June 8, 2023 Transcript | The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates In this episode, we dive into SOX compliance – specifically, the findings of and key takeaways from Protiviti’s latest Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey. The results of our research are featured in our just-released report, The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates.Offering their insights and perspectives are Protiviti Managing Directors… Podcast June 2, 2021 Podcast | Quantum Computing Use Cases with Super.tech The holy grail of quantum computing in the near term is a use case that provides advantage. We believe it’s only a matter of time, but major companies have to plan and prepare now so that they are not left behind when these applications arrive. Join host Konstantinos Karagiannis for a chat about quantum computing use cases with Pranav Gokhale from Super.tech. We cover mostly financial customer… Survey November 7, 2023 Five Focal Points for Future-Ready CFOs If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. Most of their finance organisations would be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their business planning and analysis (BP… Whitepaper July 23, 2020 Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Projects The Construction Recovery Road Map to Mitigate the Aftermath of COVID-19 Introduction The coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, known to the whole world as a global pandemic, has been the trending topic of the year, drastically impacting the economy and disrupting the lives of many people, businesses operating in numerous industries, financial markets and supply chains. All capital projects come with… Whitepaper May 5, 2020 CFO Exchange Executive Summary (April 8) Chief financial officers (CFOs) of high-growth software companies meet virtually in a small-group setting to exchange learnings and discuss business challenges and industry trends. The agenda is created by participants of this exclusive CFO peer group through a series of pre-interviews. Protiviti is proud to support and host members of this community. The topic for the meeting on April 8,… Blogs April 29, 2022 Validation of Machine Learning Models: Challenges and Alternatives The Potential of Machine Learning (ML) to deliver value to banks has created something of a gold rush in adopting this methodology for banking applications. ML can produce immense benefits when applied to complex nonlinear problems where there is a large amount of data, particularly unstructured data. Use cases for incorporating machine learning in banking include asset management, fraud… Load More