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    5 New Responsibilities for the Beyond-Finance CFO
    For years, pioneering CFOs steadily extended their duties beyond the boundaries of the traditional finance and accounting function. Over the past year, an expanding set of beyond-finance activities – including those related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters; human capital reporting; cybersecurity; and supply chain management – have grown in importance for most finance groups.…
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    It’s Sink or Swim for Tech Companies in High-Stakes Privacy Crackdown
    Legal and compliance teams at technology companies are under significant pressure to bolster their organizations’ compliance capabilities, refresh privacy programs, and identify and mitigate increased areas of risk brought on by changes to business processes, adoption of emerging technologies and business operational models. As scrutiny from internal stakeholders, regulators, legislatures,…
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    ESG Reporting: 5 Climate Disclosure Considerations
    The SEC’s adoption of additional climate-related financial reporting disclosure requirements looks like a matter of “when,” not “if.” And while we’re all waiting for SEC Chair Gary Gensler and his team to come down from the mountain with the stone tablets in a few months, let’s face an undeniable fact: The CFO’s role in environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is no longer a question…
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    Healthcare Internal Auditors Identify Critical Priorities in New Survey
    Healthcare has always been extremely complex with a wide variety of risks not seen in most other industries. But the new Healthcare Internal Audit Plan Priorities Survey conducted by Protiviti and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA) finds that healthcare organizations and their internal audit teams are facing an environment like nothing they have experienced before. That is not…
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    Survey: Finance Leaders From Private Equity-Owned Firms Identify Top Priorities
    Security and data privacy, enhanced data analytics, process improvements and challenges with regulators are among the major overall priority items identified by private equity-owned organizations heading into 2022, according to Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey. The survey, which includes responses from nearly 800 finance leaders at organizations owned completely or partially by…
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    Use of Digital Tools Distinguishes Internal Audit Groups Advancing on the Next-Gen Journey
    We know from Protiviti’s 2021 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey that most internal audit groups have been slow to adopt next-gen technologies and upskill their teams in preparation for the future of work. But the survey also found that those who are ahead of the pack and are “digitally mature” are reaping the benefits of next-generation practices and adding value to the business due to their…
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    Portfolio Governance, a Differentiator for PE Firms in a Dynamic Risk Environment
    Vibrant fall colors are beginning to set foliage ablaze in a period of seasonal change, a prime time for private equity firms to take stock of their internal and external business environment to evaluate evolving and emerging risks and the potential impact on their goals The evolving post-pandemic landscape is filled with plenty of unknowns, including whether there will be yet another resurgence…
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    Safety for Patients and Healthcare Workers Starts With Culture
    Patient safety is always a top priority for healthcare organizations. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has added complexity and significant operational pressures that include maintaining adequate staffing and delivering patient care effectively amid burgeoning demand. It’s magnified existing safety issues and introduced new risks, such as the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Now…
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    The ESG Reporting Endgame: Lessons From Human Capital Reporting
    As CFOs prepare new disclosures related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues — either voluntarily or due to evolving regulatory requirements — their experiences complying with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new human capital disclosure requirements can help. After all, aspects of the human capital discussions relate to both the “S” and the “G” in the ESG…
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    Performance Over Presence: Rethinking the Post-Pandemic Office
    CFOs play a central role in rethinking the post-pandemic office — not just for the finance team but also for the entire organization. Their financial expertise and acumen can help clarify a fundamental evaluation of the value of physical office locations. This type of comprehensive analysis is important to keep in mind as many organizations consider making permanent the hybrid working models that…
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