Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc 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… Infographic February 21, 2024 Infographic | 2024 Top Risks for Chief Audit Executives Recognizing the interplay of near-term and future risks is essential for comprehensive enterprise-wide risk management. Such reflection and evaluation offer CAEs valuable insights into how these intertwined risks can impact an organization's strategic success and long-term viability. Newsletter December 9, 2022 Setting the 2023 Audit Committee Agenda As in prior years, our suggested 2023 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, process and technology issues and financial reporting and disclosure issues. In addition to discussing these agenda items, we have offered questions for audit committees to consider when self-assessing their own performance with respect to executing the normal ongoing activities articulated in the… Newsletter November 29, 2023 Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider As they self-assess their performance periodically, audit committees may find useful the illustrative questions we have made available in our Assessment Questions for Audit Committees to Consider. Committee members should periodically assess the committee’s composition, charter and agenda focus in view of the company’s industry, circumstances, risks, financial reporting issues and current… Client Story August 19, 2025 Innovative Data Visualisation Tool Transforms Microsoft Tax Department’s Complex Internal Processes Microsoft’s tax department, which serves the many legal entities across this large global organisation, was at a pivotal moment. While it was effectively meeting the needs of those internal entities, the group recognised their processes were largely manual and particularly inefficient. The team wanted to transform itself to drive efficiencies, both within the department and across the larger… Newsletter December 10, 2020 Audit Committee Newsletter We are delighted to share with you the second edition of our Audit Committee Newsletter. As we approach the end of 2020, organisations look back to assess the results of this unprecedented year and also actively plan for the year ahead. In the planning and budgeting activities, organisations face high uncertainty and should be considering a wider range of factors in their assessments of risk and… Blogs June 1, 2021 Why stories matter for audit professionals The internal audit profession is changing fast and new skills will help deliver the ‘next generation’ vision. Protiviti invited Scott McArthur, a professional speaker and storyteller on the future of business, to share his thoughts at Protiviti’s Chief Audit Executive Forum in April. He explained why stories are a powerful tool. Podcast January 11, 2023 Podcast | IT Audit Perspectives on Today’s Top Technology Risks The greatest IT audit concerns lie with cybersecurity-related breaches and related risk issues. Data governance and data integrity are being scrutinised. Regulatory compliance burdens and risk are increasing rapidly. These are among the key takeaways from the results of the latest IT Audit Technology Risks Survey from ISACA and Protiviti, in which more than 7,500 IT audit leaders and… Survey June 9, 2022 SOX Compliance Amid Rising Costs, Labor Shortages and Other Post-Pandemic Challenges Assessing SOX internal costs, hours, controls and other trends in the results of Protiviti’s 2022 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance SurveyTwo-plus years into contending with a global pandemic, business leaders recognise that Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities are not immune to a broad range of market disruptions. Inflation, a rising interest rate environment, ongoing supply chain volatility, a bruising… Podcast Transcript June 8, 2023 Transcript | The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates In this episode, we dive into SOX compliance – specifically, the findings of and key takeaways from Protiviti’s latest Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey. The results of our research are featured in our just-released report, The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates.Offering their insights and perspectives are Protiviti Managing Directors… Load More
