Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Survey January 24, 2022 Strategic Convergence: Three Focal Points That Require CIO/CFO Collaboration As CIOs strive to foster a data-first mindset throughout their organizations, they’ll discover that their CFOs are targeting the same objective in their finance groups — to make better decisions and take smarter risks. Protiviti’s 2021 Global Finance Trends Survey, an annual global survey of CFOs and finance leaders, shows that CFOs are strengthening their already-intense focus on data analytics… Resource Guide February 5, 2025 A guide to the EU AI Act: Regulations, compliance and best practices As artificial intelligence (AI) continues its explosive growth within organizations around the world, with virtually every business function exploring opportunities to increase productivity, efficiency and revenue growth, a growing collection of regulations, standards and frameworks around the world is beginning to emerge. Among the most notable of these regulations is the European Union… Blogs April 29, 2022 Validation of Machine Learning Models: Challenges and Alternatives The Potential of Machine Learning (ML) to deliver value to banks has created something of a gold rush in adopting this methodology for banking applications. ML can produce immense benefits when applied to complex nonlinear problems where there is a large amount of data, particularly unstructured data. Use cases for incorporating machine learning in banking include asset management, fraud… Newsletter April 20, 2021 Signs of the Times – M&A Best Practices, Resilience and SPACs In today’s complex mergers and acquisitions environment, even the most successful private equity firms must continuously stay up to task when it comes to building their M&A capabilities. Intense competition, increased regulatory scrutiny and rising litigation risks are just a few reasons private equity firms and portfolio companies must invest in the right talent, processes and tools to… Client Story April 9, 2021 Global Chocolatier Adopts Privacy Technology to Prevent Data Exposure Data privacy has become a strategic priority as companies adapt to comply with rapidly proliferating data privacy laws. Recent years have seen the adoption of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the more recent California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), and similar regulations. These safeguards require companies to document the types of protected personal data used in… Client Story August 19, 2025 Innovative Data Visualization Tool Transforms Microsoft Tax Department’s Complex Internal Processes Microsoft’s tax department, which serves the many legal entities across this large global organization, was at a pivotal moment. While it was effectively meeting the needs of those internal entities, the group recognized 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… Infographic January 18, 2022 Infographic: Finance Trends for Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Finance leaders in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries plan to continue to address major priorities created by the e-commerce boom, market disruptions and the growing expectations around social accountability. According to the results of Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey, the finance leaders identified these among their top priorities: security and privacy of data… Podcast Transcript September 14, 2023 Transcript | Achieving Digital Maturity in Finance – with Chelsea Black and Kizzy Gift In this episode, we discuss digital maturity in finance. Or more specifically, how more finance organizations are employing ERP systems, moving to cloud-based systems, transitioning more to analytics, and with that, understanding the talent management and risk management needs that are required with these major changes.Sharing their insights on these issues are two Protiviti experts, Chelsea… Podcast September 14, 2023 Podcast | Achieving Digital Maturity in Finance – with Chelsea Black and Kizzy Gift In this episode, we discuss digital maturity in finance. Or more specifically, how more finance organizations are employing ERP systems, moving to cloud-based systems, transitioning more to analytics, and with that, understanding the talent management and risk management needs that are required with these major changes. Sharing their insights on these issues are two Protiviti experts,… Flash Report November 1, 2023 White House Issues Executive Order to “Seize the Promise and Manage the Risks” of AI In this Flash Report, we summarize the key directives contained in the executive order, address key takeaways and concerns for organizations to consider, and outline steps businesses can take to prepare for changes in the AI regulatory landscape. Load More