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  • Infographic

    July 30, 2024
    An illustration of the evolution of the internal audit profession following the passage of the COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework more than 30 years ago, and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act over two decades ago.
  • Newsletter

    December 1, 2024
    The next 12 months are likely to be another challenging year for audit committees. The 9 topics we have highlighted for 2025 may include some areas audit committees would consider beyond the official scope of responsibility as outlined in their respective charters.
  • Survey

    April 17, 2025
    In a dynamic business landscape filled with uncertainty, CAEs perceive most of the macroeconomic, strategic and operational risks organizations face to be higher magnitude threats compared to CEOs, CFOs and other C-suite respondents to our latest Top Risks Survey. This makes it imperative for internal audit leaders to work closely with leaders in the enterprise to ensure that risks are thoroughly…
  • Whitepaper

    March 25, 2025
    Global Internal Audit Standards require that a charter specify the internal audit function’s organizational position and reporting relationships and describe administrative reporting responsibilities, such as the process for approving human resources administration and budgets. Leaders can use benchmarking comparisons to gauge the alignment of their strategy, structure, responsibilities, and…
  • Flash Report

    August 7, 2020
    Identifying and Recovering Excessive Billings From Landlords Issue Is your landlord complying with the financial aspects of your lease? Commercial leases are often structured to include ambiguous and complex cost terminology aligning with the landlord’s financial interest. On top of a base rent payment, these leases often include subsequent expenses that vary year to year, such as common area…
  • Newsletter

    December 12, 2021
    In prior years, there have been unique enterprise, process and technology risk issues and financial reporting issues for audit committees to consider in addition to the normal ongoing activities articulated within the committee’s charter. These exciting, unprecedented times continue to evolve the committee’s agenda. We discuss the agenda items for 2022 in this issue of The Bulletin and…
  • Newsletter

    December 3, 2020
    With 2020 almost in the rearview mirror (thankfully!), the 2021 audit committee agenda is shaping up differently than in years past. The past 12 months presented an opportunity for audit committees to support the key players managing the financial reporting process. Going forward, that support could prove to be critically important as the business environment continues to present disruptive…
  • Blogs

    March 14, 2024
    Republished from a three-part series of articles on The Protiviti View, our blog featuring commentary, insights and points of view from Protiviti leaders and SMEs on key challenges and risks companies are facing today, along with new and emerging developments in the market.
  • Whitepaper

    March 11, 2024
    Internal audit (IA) functions continue to undergo significant changes ranging from the expanded use of emerging technologies, including robust data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), and options on where their people work (i.e., remote, hybrid or onsite). IA functions within healthcare organizations have continued to evolve and adapt— some faster than others. Keep the pace by comparing…
  • Newsletter

    November 29, 2023
    Compared to prior years, our suggested 2024 audit committee agenda has taken a bit of a turn due to ongoing and recent market and regulatory developments. A complex business environment: The 2024 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, governance, process, technology, and financial reporting and disclosure issues that merit consideration by the audit committee beyond its…
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