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  • Client Story

    May 12, 2022
    A National Retailer Takes on Inventory Shrink to Improve Margins
    Protiviti created a transparent end-to-end process flow by identifying gaps and providing recommendations for improvement and savings. A data deep dive reviewed elements of sales, markdowns and shrink data and a statistical analyses of shrink, damages and manual markdowns provided a total loss calculation.

  • Client Story

    July 19, 2023
    Finance Transformation Sets Course for Future Success
    A U.S.-based global skincare company was unable to provide timely financial reporting and performance analytics to its key stakeholders and private equity sponsor. Protiviti partnered with the company’s CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, and key stakeholders to assess and redesign the book close, reporting, and forecasting processes.

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2024
    Design Thinking for Technology Modernisation: Driving Value, Reducing Technology Debt
    In the consumer products and retail sectors, the burdens of legacy systems and manual processes pose significant challenges for organisations across the value chain from store or online purchases to overall operations. Disconnected applications, error-prone tasks, technical debt and a lack of insight and intelligence can hinder efficiency and innovation. To address these pressing issues, a…

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2023
    Sustainable Cloud Computing
    Organisations have grown more productive by embracing the scalability and performance of cloud computing. As they’ve become more sensitive to matters of sustainability, however, organisations will place greater focus on the sustainability of cloud computing models from an overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) standpoint. This is true globally, whether ESG goals are driven by…

  • Whitepaper

    November 18, 2022
    Managing credit risk in a differentiated downturn
    In this issue of the Credit Pulse, we look at credit risk considering the macroeconomic and geopolitical trends likely to shape the financial services industry over the next six months. First, we focus on critical considerations for loan servicers in the post-pandemic era. Then, we discuss risk management practices for non-financial organizations that extend trade credit and institutions that…

  • Newsletter

    June 21, 2024
    CFO Insights
    This month, we invite you to participate in the 2024 Finance Trends Survey and share your insights! We also share practical tips for finance leaders on how to leverage AI for their organization, highlight an on-demand webinar discussing what you need to know about the IPO journey and feature insights from a client on how they enabled AI adoption through next-generation governance.

  • Flash Report

    December 13, 2023
    EU Lawmakers Reach Agreement on AI Act, Creating Regulatory Framework Addressing Risks of AI
    On December 8th, after two and a half years of negotiation, the Council of the EU and the EU Parliament finally reached a provisional agreement on the EU AI Act, which was first proposed by the European Commission in 2021. The agreement creates legislation that introduces harmonised rules and definitions for those using AI systems and putting those systems into service and bans certain types of…

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2024
    Risk management essentials for SAP S/4HANA projects
    An SAP S/4HANA transformation project has many risks that need to be managed and often, it is difficult for the project team operating day to day on detailed tasks to “see the forest for the trees.” The PMO has intimate knowledge of the key processes and risks associated with the project and, as such, is in an ideal position to develop mitigation strategies in collaboration with the system…

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2023
    Simple is secure: Streamlining smart contract design
    For security teams looking to implement and design smart contracts, there are many intricacies and nuances that can be overwhelming. Using established standards for the secure development of smart contracts/decentralised applications (dApps) is instrumental to effectively launch smart contracts. In an earlier blog, I introduced the basics of smart contracts; today, I’m diving into existing…

  • Flash Report

    June 3, 2022
    SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Enhancements: They’re Coming, in One Form or Another
    Three months ago, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its rules on cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incident reporting by public companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SEC’s view is that cybersecurity threats and incidents pose an ongoing threat to public companies, investors and…
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