Results for “Finance Trends Survey” Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Leadership Sharon Lindstrom Sharon is a Managing Director with over 30 years experience in providing audit and risk consulting services to companies primarily in the manufacturing industry. She leads Protiviti’s global Manufacturing and Distribution Industry team, supporting the pharma/life sciences, industrial manufacturing, automotive, materials/chemicals, and distribution/logistics sectors. Sharon is IIA… Blog May 25, 2018 Maintaining Staffing Equilibrium With a Flexible Workforce Veterans of finance and accounting recognize that as the business world moves forward, an accelerating rate of change calls for similar speed, flexibility and innovation in the finance department. Along with this imperative, the demand for a dynamic and competent workforce continues and, in many cases, becomes even more critical. Historically, accounting has been a straightforward function. Even… Blog March 25, 2024 A Shift in View: Energy and Utilities Organizations Replace Risks Related to Change With More Pressing Concerns New environment: Cybersecurity and heightened regulatory scrutiny became two of the major concerns for energy and utilities companies in 2024, as noted in our Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey. This is a significant change in perspective from 2023. Why it matters: Energy and utilities organizations have begun to accept broader changes happening in their industry — most notably, the… Partner Board Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform delivers solutions that help more than 2,000 organizations worldwide plan smarter — through the delivery of actionable insights and more efficient planning practices. Board allows leading enterprises to discover crucial insights which drive data-based business decisions and unify strategy, finance and operations. With Board, a more integrated and continuous… Blog May 18, 2018 Time for Technology Companies to Commit to Women in Leadership Roles In the digital age, technology companies face relentless pressure to innovate before they are out-innovated or wholly disrupted. But many tech firms, by not making a concerted effort to assemble diverse leadership — including recruiting more women for senior executive and board roles — are undermining their ability to compete. They are also risking their long-term survival. That includes both… News June 12, 2025 Protiviti Honored on 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area™ List Consulting firm named one of 25 Best Large Companies for corporate culture and employee experienceMENLO PARK, Calif. – June 9, 2025 – Global consulting firm Protiviti has been named to the Fortune Best Workplaces in the Bay Area 2025™ list. This marks the seventh time the company has earned a place on the highly competitive list, which recognizes organizations that have established themselves as… Blog April 26, 2018 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs: Great “Tech-spectations” With a growing number of companies investing in cloud adoption, digitalization and data-intensive projects, Protiviti’s 2018 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey makes it clear that internal audit has arrived at a point where it needs to evolve its analytics and technological proficiency among all individuals within the function, as opposed to relying on a single technology “specialist… Blog June 23, 2016 Security, Data Analytics, Smart Leadership – the Trifecta in Consumer Products and Services Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative teamed at the end of last year to survey directors and executives across a wide spectrum of industries for our fourth annual Executive Perspectives on Top Risks report. We are drilling down, over a series of blog posts, to provide insight into these executive perspectives within key industries and how these risks may have evolved… Blog September 4, 2018 In SOX Compliance, Automation Is Key to Higher Value As executives and compliance leaders look for ways to reduce overall hours required for SOX compliance and glean strategic value from compliance activities, automating controls and testing and broader use of robotic process automation (RPA) show promise that should be evaluated. According to Protiviti’s 2018 SOX Benchmarking survey, nearly one in three organizations reported using technology… Blog December 11, 2018 Armed with Artificial Intelligence, Hackers and the Guardians of IT Square Off on a New Digital Battleground Over the past few years, the transformational promise of artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to materialize in the business and consumer worlds. AI enables computers and machines to simulate intelligent human behavior. We’re seeing shippers turn to self-driving vehicles for 24/7 delivery, consumers adopt household voice assistants to make life easier, and surgeons use smart robotics to enhance… Load More
