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    November 29, 2023
    Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider
    As they self-assess their performance periodically, audit committees may find useful the illustrative questions we have made available in our Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider. Committee members should periodically assess the committee’s composition, charter and agenda focus in view of the company’s industry, circumstances, risks, financial reporting issues and current…

  • Whitepaper

    January 31, 2024
    2024: Global Sanctions Outlook for Financial Institutions
    KYC took on added significance in the sanctions world in 2023. No, not Know Your Customer, though that certainly remains important. Know Your Cargo became a new mantra for sanctions practitioners and there is every indication it will continue to be heard throughout 2024. But growing geopolitical tensions and national security concerns mean that trade-related sanctions will not be the only area of…

  • Whitepaper

    April 22, 2020
    Gaining Shelter from the Storm – A Finance Labor Model Tailor-Made to Manage Crises
    What happens to your finance organisation – specifically, the critical processes, activities, reporting and deadlines for which you’re responsible – when your team is suddenly unavailable, unable to work in the office or remotely? Such situations have unfolded with blinding speed during the COVID-19 global pandemic. However, they can just as easily result from other potential emergencies that…

  • Flash Report

    November 30, 2022
    Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) Approved by European Council; More Than 50,000 Organisations Affected
    For the latest on CSRD, click here.On 28 November, 2022 the European Union (EU) Council (“Council”) gave its final approval to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will require new, standardised and detailed sustainability reporting by companies. The CSRD represents a significant expansion from the earlier Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD), which it replaces, and…

  • Flash Report

    November 15, 2022
    Biden Doubles Down at COP27
    Last Friday at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (more commonly referred to as COP27), in Egypt, United States President Joe Biden asserted that global warming posed an existential threat to the planet and promised his country would meet its targets for fighting it. In his speech, he said, “The climate crisis is about human security,…

  • 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

    August 20, 2020
    Embracing the Next Generation of Internal Auditing
    It’s time for internal audit leaders and professionals to stand up and ride their own wave of transformation and innovation. But the results of the latest Next-Generation Internal Audit survey from Protiviti show that much progress still needs to be made in growing competency levels and next-generation auditing methodologies, in advancing innovation and transformation initiatives, and in…

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2023
    ESG at Protiviti: Beach Clean-Up
    This blog post was written by Junior Consultant Hannah Meijer. Last month, our office had the opportunity to travel to Terschelling for an off-site retreat. In a previous blog, I discussed one of the two ESG (environment, social, and governance) aspects we had at the retreat: the diversity and inclusion workshop. However, while enjoying the beautiful nature of the Dutch Island, we also found it…

  • Flash Report

    November 9, 2021
    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: Who Wins, Who Doesn’t?
    It's finally here - a historic spending package from the U.S. federal government amounting to more than $1 trillion in infrastructure investments. The question now becomes: What's next? In May 2021, President Joe Biden, following through on a campaign promise, outlined a $2.3 trillion plan[1] to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure. After weeks of negotiations over the spring and summer,…

  • 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…
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