Insight Search Search Submit Sort by: Relevance Date Search Sort by RelevanceDate Order AscDesc 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… Podcast November 3, 2023 Podcast | Accelerate: Assessing CFO and Finance Leader Priorities for the Coming Year – with Kerry Buchar and Chris Wright The volume of CFO priorities has increased for years. In the past 12 months, the intensity of these urgencies also spiked, forcing finance leaders to make higher-stakes decisions more quickly and implement major adjustments with far-reaching implications.Results from the latest Global Finance Trends Survey conducted by Protiviti show that CFOs recognise the volume and magnitude of the challenges… Whitepaper October 10, 2022 Governance and the Evolution of the Technology Committee — Is it Time to Establish One on Your Board? Directors are seeing a significant shift in the priorities discussed in the boardroom. Since the dawn of the 21st century, boards have seen it all — the emergence of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the 2008 global financial crisis, expanded proxy disclosure mandates in 2009, digital disruption of business models amid the threat of “born digital” market entrants, and, of course, the COVID-19… Flash Report March 22, 2022 SEC Issues Proposed Rules for Enhancement and Standardisation of Climate-Related Disclosures Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules that would require reporting companies to enhance and standardise climate-related disclosures. Specifically, the commission voted to approve moving forward with proposed changes related to information about climate-related risks contained in registration statements and periodic reports, such as a company’s… Infographic February 23, 2022 Infographic: State of ESG and Emerging Technology Initiatives at Retail and Consumer Products Organisations Companies in the Retail and Consumer Products Industry are exposed to material Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks across the value chain – from sourcing and manufacturing to the distribution and use of products. The ever-growing demands and expectations from consumers have forced companies to rethink sustainability for changing times. Even COVID-19 has amplified the need for… Client Story October 18, 2021 Managed care company doubles down on automation, unlocking exponential value and transformation potential Organisations in the managed healthcare sector contend with ongoing claims payment challenges, among many others. Fragmented systems, manual claim auditing, payment errors and tedious reporting drain countless employee hours, and relentless regulatory demands bring pressures daily. As a result, managed care companies are understandably thirsty for ways to relieve the claims audit burden, even as… Podcast Transcript April 13, 2022 Transcript | Building Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains It should come as no surprise that, according to research from Protiviti, ESG metrics and measurement are among the top priorities for CFOs and finance teams to address, and a majority are substantially increasing the focus on and frequency of their ESG reporting. A key part of these efforts must be building sustainable operations and supply chains.But this only scratches the surface. Board… Podcast April 13, 2022 Podcast | Building Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains It should come as no surprise that, according to research from Protiviti, ESG metrics and measurement are among the top priorities for CFOs and finance teams to address, and a majority are substantially increasing the focus on and frequency of their ESG reporting. A key part of these efforts must be building sustainable operations and supply chains.But this only scratches the surface. Board… Survey November 21, 2023 2023 Technology, Media and Telecommunications Finance Trends TMT finance leaders cite ESG, inflation and data security among top priorities“The more things change, the more they remain the same” aptly describes the current dynamic for finance leaders across the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry group.Inflation, supply chain challenges, consumer demand for sustainable and inclusive practices and reporting, new technologies,… Video November 1, 2023 Video | Financial Institution Optimises Customer Relationship Value through AI and Innovative Data Approach A financial institution needed to effectively assign its relationship managers to optimise service, balance resource workloads and maximise revenue. We helped them develop a graph data structure and algorithms in the Microsoft Azure environment to organise and analyse nested banking customer relationships.This reduced daily data processing time by nearly 96% and automated more than 90% of client… Load More