Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey April 17, 2025 Higher education risk insights The higher education sector is contending with significant challenges. Rapid regulatory changes and declining enrolments due to demographic shifts and competition are creating uncertainty. The need for technological integration, increased governmental scrutiny on institutional practises, and financial instability due to tuition discounting are further complicating the landscape. Additionally,… Blogs July 19, 2023 Creating Read-Only Roles for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management In today’s fast-paced business landscape, organisations rely heavily on robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain Management to streamline operations and drive growth. However, granting unrestricted access to sensitive financial and operational data can pose security risks and compromise data integrity. That’s where read-only roles come… Video December 21, 2024 Video | Protiviti Legal Perspectives With Managing Director Melissa Cohen In the latest episode of Protiviti Legal Perspectives, host Chad Volkert, Global Solutions leader at Protiviti, sits down with Melissa Cohen, a managing director in Protiviti’s Legal Consulting practice, to explore the intricacies of managing internal fraud investigations and proactive risk management. With nearly two decades of experience in forensic accounting and financial investigations,… Blogs February 23, 2024 A simple guide to Workday reporting Workday’s object-oriented architecture and robust reporting engine enables financial and human capital data management and analysis within a single platform, unlocking possibilities for powerful new insights. To a new user, the complexity can feel daunting—so where to start? Let’s take a closer look at how to quickly get up to speed, access some of the most valuable standard (out-of-the-box)… Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for finance teams If the first few months of 2025 are any indication, navigating risk-strewn near-term and long-term risk environments will be difficult. In this regard, the chief financial officers (CFOs) broad exposure to macroeconomic and strategic risks as well as finance-focused operational challenges is valuable. As finance leaders develop and update strategic roadmaps amid global uncertainty, it is helpful… Blogs February 22, 2021 Changes to Accounting Standards Offer Transformational Opportunities for Insurers, with Extended Time to Implement Big changes are coming to how the insurance industry recognises and reports out financial performance. But the effects won’t be felt just in the accounting department.IFRS 17, Insurance Contracts, and its U.S. companion, accounting standard ASU 2018-12, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Long-Duration Contracts, are intended to add clarity for investors in the wake of events and… Blogs October 20, 2023 From HR to strategic talent advisors: Redesigning workforce planning for success An organisation’s ability to perform, adapt and thrive requires new talent strategies. CHROs and their teams should deploy HR variants of the data-driven, forward-looking FP&A approaches that finance groups employ.A key point: This may require fundamental redesigns of job roles and organisational structure.Yes, but: Organisations cannot solve today’s talent shortage problems with yesterday’s… Newsletter April 9, 2021 Board Effectiveness: The Fed’s Guidance Speaks to Resiliency On February 26, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) in the United States issued expectations for boards of large financial institutions as a standard for its regulators when they assess board effectiveness. The guidance applies to all domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies with total consolidated assets of $100 billion or more, with… Blogs December 5, 2024 The ESG Controller—A “Job Of The Future” That’s Actually Here Now As the stakes increase for ensuring the integrity of sustainability reports, CFOs across all industries should not only consider adding the ESG controller role in the finance function but also determine where it sits in the organisational structure and how a newly appointed ESG controller can be positioned to succeed. Survey November 7, 2023 What Boards Need to Know About the CFO’s Changing Priorities As board members engage with CFOs, they should keep in mind that CFO priorities increasingly overlap with the company’s top strategic goals and risks. Case in point: Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurement rate as the CFO’s topmost priority in Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey. Further evidence of this trend lies in the fact that a majority of finance… Load More