Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Client Story June 30, 2023 Change management, automation and new digital tools transform finance operations for educational services company A $1 billion educational services holding company that operates in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand needed to transform its finance operations. The organisation, which operates numerous higher-education institutions and provides a workplace educational benefits administration solution, enrolled more than 100,000 students in its universities and served 50,000 workplace learners in 2021, growing… Whitepaper February 22, 2021 Four Ways Finance Leaders Strengthen Cybersecurity As CEOs and boards become more informed about the extreme threats that cybersecurity lapses pose, their expectations are growing. CFOs’ expanding contributions to fortifying organisational data security, the highest priority identified in Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey, play a pivotal role in satisfying those high expectations. Board members demand coherent, relevant and… Survey May 9, 2023 Technical Debt and Innovation – the CFO’s Perspective Organisations today spend an average of 30% of their IT budgets and invest a fifth of their IT human resources on technical debt management. This research, based on a global survey of more than 1,000 CIOs, CTOs and other technology leaders, underscores the burden created by technical debt and likely is an eye-opener for the CFO.[1] As organisations strive to increase their focus, and time and… Newsletter May 4, 2023 Organisational Culture Is a Competitive Advantage 1 big thing: Where are the culture strategies?Consider this: If culture eats strategy for breakfast, why do some organisations continue to respond to labour shortages and economic contractions with salary increases, staff reductions and other snack-sized, often short-sighted actions? Client Story May 12, 2023 Regional bank achieves national growth by diligently championing change A regional bank envisioned growing into a national financial institution – and put customer satisfaction at the heart of their growth strategy. Their customer-centric philosophy would demand deep transformation in all aspects of operations. Optimising processes and investing in new technology would enable scalable, high-touch services and result in increased operational efficiency and winning… Client Story February 26, 2021 Aerospace firm embraces holistic inventory transformation, saves millions A successful organisation is one that can deftly coordinate its many moving parts, but, sometimes, even the best organisations can get out of sync. That was the case with an aerospace company and its inventory. The organisation knew it was operating with too much stock and was even holding millions of units after they had been written off the books. The company made numerous attempts to optimise… Blogs July 6, 2022 Demystifying Digital Transformation in Finance Digital transformation in finance has been on the docket for years. So, why do organisations still struggle? The status quo is filled with manual, spreadsheet-driven workflows and fractured application ecosystems that may have been caused by failed attempts at digital transformation — and significant investments alone will not guarantee success. These issues have led to reduced data integrity… Blogs July 4, 2022 Labor Shortages Challenge Supply Chains to Automate While Retaining Employees and Their Trust Among the business topics that have dominated the press over the past two years, supply chain difficulties and labor shortages have certainly been at the top. But the two are not mutually exclusive. organisations across all industries are having a hard time finding employees to keep their supply chains operating as efficiently and smoothly as possible; goals that have been made more difficult… Blogs April 1, 2022 CFOs Should Be Stewards of the Organization’s Speed-Versus-Control Balance As digital transformation accelerates, companies confront a pressing question: Does the balance we strike between speed and control align with our strategy? CFOs are key stakeholders in that ongoing determination, and more finance leaders are assuming stewardship of these deliberations. This emerging responsibility involves assessing and managing the impacts to internal controls that… Newsletter September 13, 2022 Integrating Your Business and Talent Strategy: Partnering With Your CHRO Is a Strategic Imperative by Fran Maxwell, Managing DirectorPeople Advisory and Organisational Change Global LeaderToday’s challenging business climate demands that boards of directors and executive leaders view the organisation’s talent strategy in coordination and lockstep with their strategic business objectives. High-performing organisations are deploying a new talent game plan, led by their chief human resources… Load More