Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Blog Accelerating RPA Maturity: 3 Ways Consumer Products and Retail Companies Can Step Up Their Game The number of organizations turning to robotic process automation (RPA) for process automation is growing fast. So, too, is the number of RPA leaders looking to expand their use of bots to almost every function in their organization. Despite these trends, and the fact that use cases and tools for building bots are plentiful — consumer products and services companies, including retailers, lag in… Blog SOX Compliance Survey: One Decade of Insights “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” Future corporate archeologists may very well reach that conclusion after excavating and poring over early 21st-century evidence of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance activities. Given the law’s extensive requirements, there will be no shortage of documentation to unearth. As Protiviti developed its 10th annual Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey… Blog New Staffing Strategies Can Help Finance Leaders Address Business Challenges Keeping up with new technologies and new compliance obligations are two of the greatest pressures finance leaders face, according to the results of a recent Robert Half Management Resources survey. This is driving private companies to change the way they get work done so they can more effectively address these and other pressures. This includes adopting new staffing strategies, scaling their… Blog Cyber Risks Drawing Increased Scrutiny in Public Company Transition As everyone who reads the news knows by now, cyberattacks can be expensive. In addition to the risk of direct loss of revenue and intellectual property, there are the potential costs of remediation, legal expenses, brand erosion and urgent cybersecurity improvements. Public companies face the additional risk of a drop in stock value, and the added responsibility of publicly disclosing not only… Blog How Optimized Staffing Plays a Role in a Successful S/4HANA Journey As more organizations look to transform their businesses leveraging SAP’s S/4HANA and other SAP applications, it is key to consider the people side of the transformation. From a resourcing perspective there are several unique challenges that business transformation projects bring to an organization. In this post, we will look at a few of these challenges in detail and provide alternatives and… Blog Is Your Loyalty Program Compliant With CCPA? For organizations that sell directly to consumers, loyalty programs can be an effective method for increasing revenue and encouraging brand loyalty. It has been proven that it’s easier to sell to existing customers than to acquire new customers. However, loyalty programs have recently come under increased scrutiny by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, in his enforcement of the California… Blog Survey from EIU and Protiviti Shows Improved Risk Management within Financial Institutions – But There’s Much More Work to Do The Economist Intelligence Unit recently conducted a survey sponsored by Protiviti that reveals some interesting findings regarding the state of risk management within financial institutions. The global financial crisis exposed major weaknesses in these organizations – in their capital reserves, liquidity risk management and business operations. We found financial institutions have made… Blog The New COSO Framework – Read Our Updated FAQs, Listen to Our Webinar Update (10/6/2013) -- A quick follow-up to this post: Anyone interested in more information can catch me on a live FEI webcast on October 17, during which I'll discuss the COSO control environment – here’s a link for details: bit.ly/1aFYKpU ______________________________________________________________ Following up on my June 26 post about the 2013 COSO Internal Control – Integrated Framework,… Blog Top Priorities for CFOs and Finance Professionals in 2014 Today, Protiviti released the results of its 2014 Finance Priorities Survey. As the title implies, we conduct this research annually to identify the top challenges and key areas of focus for CFOs and finance executives and professionals as they prepare for the coming year. Major findings from our just-released research include: - Managing cash flow and working capital efficiently and effectively… Blog Three Keys to Worry-Free ERP Search Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) on Google, and you’ll find tales of epic failure outnumber success stories seven to one. If I had a $100 bill for every CFO I have heard complain about his or her frustration with an ERP platform, I’d have a serious bankroll on my hands. Today I thought I’d even the score a little by offering my two cents (since I don’t have that bankroll, unfortunately… Load More
