Results for Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter 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… Blog FASB Proposes Delaying New Lease Standards for Private Companies, But There’s No Time to Waste At the start of 2019, the implementation deadline for the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) new lease accounting standard passed for most public companies. FASB has proposed postponing the effective date for privately held organizations to the beginning of 2021, but the pressure remains on those organizations that have been struggling to meet the deadline. Read more: FASB… 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… Blog Finance Priorities in 2014: Streamlining the Close As someone who’s always trying to peer over the horizon to see what’s “next,” I look forward to the results of our annual Finance Priorities Survey, released earlier this quarter. What sets this publication apart is it reflects the voice of the CFO and other finance executives – real people who face real problems every day. This year’s findings are particularly intriguing considering that many… Blog Setting the 2014 Audit Committee Agenda to Address Tough Issues As those of you who serve on audit committees know, setting an effective and strategically sound audit committee agenda is no easy task. For one thing, a lot is already on the agenda and there are certain things audit committees are required to do according to the company’s exchange listing standards and other legal requirements. So aside from the things the committee is obligated to do, is there… Load More
