Protiviti

Protiviti’s fourth annual Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey provides valuable and important insights into how companies are complying with the internal control-related provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

During this webinar, we’ll report on the current state of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for all types of organizations.

We’ll also spend time discussing some of the more interesting trends that emerged from the study, including:

More companies are adjusting their compliance efforts to focus on high-risk processes and invest more time on walkthroughs.

External auditor reliance on these efforts, and on the work of others in general, continues to evolve, due in part to guidance from the PCAOB.

SOX compliance costs are rising, as are external audit fees.

The automation of controls remains the “final frontier” for achieving significant improvements and efficiencies.

1.5 CPE credits will be provided.

Protiviti reveals results from the annual IT Priorities Survey – 2013. The results will be presented by Ewen Ferguson, Director, Protiviti Sydney. He will also outline the top priorities for IT and the evolving role of the CIO.

A panel of experts from NetSuite, NASDAQ OMX, and Protiviti to discuss how to establish a sustainable operational environment to complete an IPO and transform to an agile and adaptable public company.

Join us for an in-depth discussion of our 2013 IA Capabilities and Needs survey results

Complimentary webinar
March 28, 2013
12 pm ET / 9 am PT

Speakers:
Kevin McCabe - Former Chief Auditor, Wells Fargo
Brian Christensen - Executive Vice President, Protiviti
Michael Thor - Managing Director, Protiviti

Planning and Budgeting Strategies for Optimal Performance and Competitive Excellence.

From cyber threats to succession challenges, integrating risk into performance planning is critical in today’s business playing field to succeed and stay ahead of the competition. Add in sweeping regulatory changes, economic uncertainty, and market volatility and companies will sink or swim depending on how they attack such hurdles in the quest for optimal performance.

In this one-hour, free CPE webinar (qualifies for one unit of CPE credit), leading experts from Robert Half, Protiviti and the Beyond Budgeting Round Table will share best practices on how to manage the financial planning and budgeting processes.

Who will benefit from this discussion: Accounting and finance professionals involved with the financial planning and budgeting processes (CFOs, VPs of finance, controllers, assistant controllers, budgeting directors, financial analysts, accounting managers) from companies of all sizes.

Rarely has there been a greater need for transparency into the nature and magnitude of risks undertaken in executing an organization’s corporate strategy than today.

Which risks facing organizations rank among the top priorities today for board members and the C-suite?

North Carolina State University’s ERM Initiative and Protiviti are pleased to present survey results compiled from feedback and insights provided by more than 200 board members and C-level executives on key risks for the coming year.

Effective and attractive audit committee reporting is of paramount importance to any internal audit executive.

For the first time in a webinar format, this popular conference presentation showcases successful examples of audit reporting dashboards and other best practices that will help you convey information clearly.

This session will cover:

•How to select report content
•What the Committee should expect and when they should expect it
•Benefits and examples of dashboards
•Reporting issues: How much is too much?
•How to report SOX results

Protiviti reveals results from the annual IT Priorities survey - 2013. A discussion moderated by Protiviti managing directors and Vice President of Hilton Worldwide on top priorities for IT and the evolving role of the CIO.

Protiviti is hosting a complimentary webinar to discuss results from the 2012 global Internal Audit Capabilities and Needs survey and discuss recent trends that have emerged in the past year. This survey was focused on understanding where the strengths and gaps exist in the capabilities of our profession, compared to the needs of our profession.

Risk assessments are a critical activity for the organization to perform to prioritize the areas that should be reviewed. In the absence of an IT audit risk assessment, are critical IT components and process areas supporting the business being reviewed sufficiently?

Join us for this webinar to:

• Understand how an IT audit risk assessment fits into an organization’s overall internal audit activities
• Obtain a perspective on how an IT audit risk assessment can be used to develop an IT audit plan
• Take away ideas and concepts that you can use to improve an existing IT audit risk assessment process

CPE will be provided to qualifying participants.