Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc Whitepaper July 11, 2022 Future of Work: The Defining Business Challenge of the Next Decade Key takeaways A key theme within the top risks for both 2022 and 2031 is the future of work – the workplace, talent acquisition, retention and succession. The future of work cannot form by accident – organisations must plan now for the cultures they want. The need for resilience and agility in addressing future of work issues is at an all-time high. Whitepaper June 25, 2021 CFO Exchange Executive Summary - June 9 A group of chief financial officers (CFOs) of high-growth technology companies regularly meets virtually in a small-group setting using Chatham house rules to exchange learnings and discuss business challenges and industry trends. Participants of this exclusive CFO peer group create the agenda through a series of pre-interviews. Protiviti is proud to support and host members of this community.… Blogs March 4, 2022 The CFO’s Gambit: A Multidimensional Strategic Role On the three-dimensional chessboard of business, CFOs are expanding their roles in multiple directions at once. Finance leaders now shape and drive corporate strategy in areas ranging from advanced technology investments to organisational design, and from supply chain resilience to organisational culture. Simply stated, they are positioning themselves as players in the strategic dialogue in the C… Whitepaper September 16, 2020 Strategies for Reducing Retail Shrink During Challenging Times Shrink has long represented a significant challenge for retailers. Unfortunately, during a time of tightening margins and declining sales, the issue shows no signs of withering away. According to the 2020 National Retail Security Survey of the National Retail Federation (NRF), shrink is at an all-time high. In 2019, it accounted for an average rate of 1.62% of inventory, calculated at retail,… Blogs April 29, 2022 How A Technology-Ready Workforce Can Accelerate Business Transformation As corporations are trying to return to some semblance of “normal,” whatever that definition may look like now, and are concurrently dealing with the lingering impacts of a global pandemic and implementing digital transformation, many challenges face the C-suite. Putting people and culture and how to adapt to the significant changes that have taken place in the workforce since 2020 may very well… Blogs April 4, 2022 Creating a More Flexible and Resilient Supply Chain Starts With Identifying Key Risk Exposures No matter what they make or sell — computers, pet food, cosmetics, textiles — companies around the world are grappling with significant supply chain issues. It’s easy to blame the global health crisis for these problems, especially the labor, material and shipping container shortages. Certainly, the pandemic has played its part in exposing the global supply chain’s brittleness and exacerbating… Whitepaper April 27, 2023 Price Transparency Compliance Price transparency compliance continues to elude hospitals two years after its effective date on January 1, 2021. While the Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) rule was met with great debate within the industry, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues its initiatives for ensuring greater transparency in healthcare. An audit of price transparency can prompt further compliance… Whitepaper March 14, 2023 Business Planning & Analysis Is the Next Generation of Financial Planning As finance leaders collaborate with their business partners to adjust plans in the face of economic headwinds, they should take a moment to reflect on the state of their financial planning capabilities: Are financial plans adequately linked to business strategies? Does finance sufficiently partner with cross-functional teams? Are processes automated enough? Are relevant data available and… Survey November 7, 2023 Five Focal Points for Future-Ready CFOs If a group of chief financial officers (CFOs) from 2018 stepped out of a time machine into their 2023 offices, they would be astonished by what they saw. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics and measurements would top their priority lists. Most of their finance organisations would be using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to enhance their business planning and analysis (BP… 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 organisations 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,… Load More
