Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Client Story December 14, 2023 Solving Legacy Accounting Challenges With Automation and Process Improvements Protiviti partnered with clients to implement best-of-breed digital solutions to automate financial close processes, along with process improvements and data governance and controls solutions to resolve the issues. Change management to support accounting teams in adopting the new processes was also a key deliverable. 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… Survey April 17, 2025 Higher education risk insights The higher education sector is contending with significant challenges. Rapid regulatory changes and declining enrolments due to demographic shifts and competition are creating uncertainty. The need for technological integration, increased governmental scrutiny on institutional practises, and financial instability due to tuition discounting are further complicating the landscape. Additionally,… Survey April 17, 2025 Risk insights for finance teams If the first few months of 2025 are any indication, navigating risk-strewn near-term and long-term risk environments will be difficult. In this regard, the chief financial officers (CFOs) broad exposure to macroeconomic and strategic risks as well as finance-focused operational challenges is valuable. As finance leaders develop and update strategic roadmaps amid global uncertainty, it is helpful… Whitepaper October 28, 2021 Why your company needs to be ready for a new era in sustainability reporting As Europe is accelerating its efforts around the Green Deal, more companies will face new regulations, aimed at creating transparency about their environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts. Are you ready to open up? The European Commission is aiming to replace the NFRD (Non-Financial Reporting Directive) with the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive). The draft directive,… Flash Report December 15, 2020 U.S. Addresses Long-Standing Gap in its AML Compliance Regime One of the biggest gaps in the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regime is about to be closed, moving the United States toward compliance with international AML and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) standards related to beneficial ownership. Attempts to conceal ownership of corporations, limited liability companies or similar entities to facilitate illicit activity, including money… Podcast November 17, 2021 Podcast | Risky Women - Compliance Transformation: Donna Timlen Guest host Lucy Pearman talks with Donna Timlen, CCO of OneMain Financial – America’s largest installment lender, about their compliance transformation: talent, technology, strategy and a root cause focus. Donna Timlen has been Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), based out of Baltimore, MD, of OneMain Financial since November 2015 and reports to the OneMain General Counsel. Donna has served as… Survey April 29, 2020 Protiviti's Credit Pulse A financial institution’s ability to maintain profitability through times of economic certainty or uncertainty is undoubtedly impacted by its careful management of the credit portfolio. Protiviti’s Credit Pulse is intended to provide a summary and analysis of economic indicators impacting financial institutions and the strength of their credit portfolio while providing industry-leading insights… Newsletter November 29, 2023 Setting the 2024 Audit Committee Agenda Compared to prior years, our suggested 2024 audit committee agenda has taken a bit of a turn due to ongoing and recent market and regulatory developments.A complex business environment: The 2024 audit committee agenda includes important enterprise, governance, process, technology, and financial reporting and disclosure issues that merit consideration by the audit committee beyond its ongoing… Whitepaper September 5, 2020 Short And Long-Term Measures In Times Of Crisis Your Challenge Unpredictable events such as the current COVID-19 crisis lead to decreasing sales, supply difficulties and other consequences that directly impact the financial situation and thus endanger the financial performance and health of the organization. The short- and long-term challenges in operations, finance and business development must be solved efficiently, in order to… Load More