Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc 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… 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… 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… 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… 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 March 15, 2022 Framing the Data Privacy Discussion in the Boardroom Data proliferation and data privacy regulatory activity across the globe have created the need for focused boardroom discussions. While cybersecurity continues to be an issue for boards, a more targeted focus on data privacy is increasingly necessary to ensure compliance across a rapidly expanding number of privacy regulations. Privacy risk represents a unique challenge driven by the volume and… Survey March 9, 2023 Achieving Audit Relevance As internal audit functions face a continuing talent crunch and demands to support the organisation’s strategic moves in response to external events, chief audit executives (CAEs) are focused on growing internal audit’s relevance with the board, senior executives and other stakeholders.For internal audit functions, elevating their relevance requires ongoing evolution and a committed focus on… Whitepaper April 17, 2024 Internal Audit’s Role in Supporting Sustainability Reporting Die ESG-Leitlinien, Forderungen von Stakeholdern und behördliche Auflagen entwickeln sich weiter und werden immer spezifischer. Dabei ist die Rolle des Internal Audits bei der Berichterstattung unerlässlich. Whitepaper October 7, 2020 Managed Business Services Overview 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 staffs. Often, just enough resources are on board to meet routine business needs. Meanwhile, the pace of business change has… Flash Report April 28, 2022 Protecting your organisation from insider threats in a changing world Cybersecurity threats are growing exponentially as companies introduce an increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices into operations and collect and store an ever- escalating amount of data. This technology and data sprawl is providing bad actors with more entry points into networks and systems. Too often, organisations have failed to make commensurate investments in data protection,… Load More