Results for “Finance Trends Survey” Search Submit Filter by: Advanced Filter All results Solutions Industry Typelist People Client Story Insights/Blogs Filter Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Blog April 19, 2019 Top Risks: Winning the War for Talent It should be no surprise that finding and keeping workers with digital skills is a top concern for executives and directors. The more digital companies become, the fiercer the competition for workers with a digital mindset: an aptitude to flourish in this new environment. In the most recent Top Risks survey, conducted by Protiviti and North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative in… Blog June 26, 2019 In SOX Compliance, Use of Data and Automation Can Help With Rising Hours and Control Counts Seventeen years after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, SOX compliance continues to challenge many firms. Though SOX compliance expenses have edged downward during the past year, the costs remain significant for many organizations, especially with respect to the value delivered beyond financial reporting processes. These findings are according to Protiviti’s tenth annual Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)… Flash Report July 12, 2021 Protecting your organization from insider threats in a changing world Cybersecurity threats are growing exponentially as companies introduce an increasing number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices into operations and collect and store an ever- escalating amount of data. This technology and data sprawl is providing bad actors with more entry points into networks and systems. Too often, organizations have failed to make commensurate investments in data protection,… Infographic May 2, 2023 2023 Top Risks Insurance Infographic Talent sourcing and technology skilling headline concerns among insurance industry executives and boards in the face of rising labor costs and an increasingly competitive landscape. Strategic priorities include upskilling and reskilling employees as the need to acquire talent that can support digital transformation becomes more critical. Blog July 14, 2023 How Insurers Can Prepare for NAIC Climate Risk Disclosure Compliance The big picture: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the standard-setting body for the U.S. insurance industry, recently updated its Climate Risk Disclosure Survey to include 22 new binary (i.e., yes-no) questions focusing on risk management. In July, the NAIC will email applicable insurers the Reporting Year 2022 Climate Risk Disclosure Survey, which must be submitted by… News March 11, 2025 Only 15% of Organizations View Themselves as Change Agents, Study Finds Market factors such as technological advances, geopolitical shifts and more are accelerating the need for companies to prepare for corporate upheavalMENLO PARK, Calif., March 11, 2025 – Organizations globally are operating in an environment that is changing rapidly, and those that view themselves as disruptors operate differently compared to organizations that view themselves at risk of being… Blog November 18, 2024 Leveraging FinOps in Private Equity This is the second in a two-part series around controlling cloud cost challenges in FinOps. Part 1 can be found here. FinOps provides organizations with a strategic framework for optimizing cloud costs while fueling growth initiatives. By adopting FinOps principles and practices, private equity firms can align cloud spending with growth and margin objectives, set tangible spend goals and… Client Story September 14, 2023 Organizational Changes Drive Seamless Transformation of Back-Office Processes to Propel Business Strategy Protiviti partnered with leading technology company to assess, redesign, and standardize procurement, accounting, and finance functions. The company’s overall goal was to eliminate manual and disparate back-office processes to create capacity for strategic and growth objectives. Blog August 5, 2019 Compliance 2.0: Transforming SOX Practices With Technology Organizations have been getting better and more efficient at Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance practices for the past 17 years since SOX was implemented. Nonetheless, with control counts rising and external auditor expectations increasing, compliance hours are growing, too. The results of Protiviti’s 2019 Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey suggest that while a reduction in hours is still possible,… Blog September 8, 2022 Leveraging SAP Analytics Cloud Planning to Streamline FP&A Processes, Unlock New Capabilities Like many companies undergoing a digital transformation, Protiviti’s experts recently assisted a national financial services company struggling with error-prone financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes. These processes were mostly rooted in Excel, focused on allocations and reporting, and had received limited investment in innovative technology compared with profit-generating… Load More
