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 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 October 11, 2022 Think Like a Futurist: The Expanding Role of the CFO The finance function’s traditional responsibilities like financial planning, analysis and accounting, have grown to include some aspects of the security and privacy of enterprise data such as controls for data privacy, audit trails and more. Finance organizations’ abilities to source, analyze, protect and share data are driving enterprise growth, resilience and decision-making. New priorities… Blog May 8, 2017 From Analog to Analytics: 2017 a Turning Point for Internal Audit With increasing demands for broader, more accurate and more efficient risk assurance, internal audit departments have officially entered the age of analytics. According to Protiviti’s 2017 Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs Survey, two thirds of internal audit functions have begun using data analytics on at least a limited basis, with two-thirds of the remaining respondents indicating that… Solution and Industry Managed Business Solutions We provide customized solutions and teams to help you respond to challenges without over-burdening your employees.Companies are seeking innovative ways to address today’s finance and accounting challenges. Unforeseen issues, transaction backlogs, and one-time events that demand a rapid response drive this search for new approaches. Finance leaders now operate with leaner teams. Often, just… Blog August 1, 2022 Six Ways for the CFO to Become a Data-Driven Storyteller What’s your story? When analysts, shareholders and other stakeholders put forth this question about the company to the chief financial officer, a concise and compelling response is required. Having the right answer teed up—to that initial question as well as to follow-ups—requires a surprising amount of legwork. To that end, storytelling has emerged as an essential skill, even table stakes, for… Blog July 6, 2020 COVID-19 Impacts on Accounting, Reporting and Internal Controls Recent guidance from the Division of Corporate Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued on June 23, 2020, reminds listed companies about their disclosure obligations in light of changes and challenges brought by COVID-19. This latest guidance builds on an earlier advisory, issued March 25, and provides the Commission’s additional views regarding operations, liquidity and… Blog June 28, 2022 Betting on ESG: ING Americas CEO says firm investing billions of dollars toward net zero by 2050 All other things being equal, I believe that the firms that take appropriate action across the full spectrum of ESG will be valued higher than companies that do not.We’ve financed — and will continue financing — billions of dollars in green energy projects through green loans and bonds, sustainability-linked products and other financing constructions.ING is working with sectors responsible for… Landing Page Kickstart your AI Strategy Whitepaper May 1, 2022 The Russian sanctions: A catalyst for ESG? “To put it bluntly, will companies enact courageous ESG policies only when it does not hurt?…This is a moment of truth. Stakeholders have been increasingly mobilised to question the premises of companies’ professed ESG activities. All too frequently, corporations and their executives engage in marketing or obfuscation of what they’re actually doing — what could more accurately be called ‘ESG-… Load More