Internal Audit Services Audit. Advise. Advance. We deliver world-class internal audit services, leveraging leading practises that we have helped define and shape for the profession. Innovation inspires and encourages. Technology and data enable and deliver insight and efficiency. Proven and contemporary methods drive results. Our strategic Internal Audit sourcing models deliver specialised talent, methodology, and technology to meet the evolving needs of Internal Audit functions ranging from full outsourced solutions and delivery centres to tactical staff-augmentation. 2024 Top Risks for Chief Audit Executives CAEs see a riskier near- and long-term environment than do most of their colleagues in the executive suite. Of all C-level respondents to our latest Top Risks Survey, internal audit leaders ascribe the highest-magnitude ratings to risks they expect to challenge their organisation’s ability to achieve its performance objectives during the next 12 months. 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Pro Legal Briefcase Internal Audit Strategic Sourcing World-class industry and technical skills, available where and when you need them. Protiviti can deliver full outsourced solutions, access to subject matter experts, onshore and offshore delivery centers models, and tactical staff-augmentation. Our approach The future of internal audit. Forward-looking focus with leading practices, innovation, and technology enablement at the core Our internal audit solutions bring deep expertise and industry- and domain-insight to enhance and protect organisational value through our risk-based and objective audit, assessment, and advisory services.Businesses are facing complex challenges, change, and disruption in an ever evolving and dynamic business, socioeconomic, and regulatory landscape. These challenges result in new risks and opportunities to organisations. Effectively navigating these opportunities and risks requires an internal audit function that is forward-looking, focused on innovation and continuous improvement. And, has access to all the skills and experiences necessary to delivery timely, relevant, and deep insight as a trusted advisor to Audit Committees and business executives.Protiviti’s approach:Deep technical and industry skillsetsFocused on innovationRange of sourcing solutions – from fully outsourced and delivery centre capabilities to strategic staffing solutionsControls, compliance, and risk management expertiseFocused on youWe provide you with better information for decision-making regarding the systems and processes that drive your technology, compliance, or operational efforts. Our expertise and technology and innovation focus help you identify opportunities to improve business performance. The future of internal audit. Forward-looking focus with leading practices, innovation, and technology enablement at the core Leadership Andrew Struthers-Kennedy Andrew Struthers-Kennedy is a Managing Director leading Protiviti’s global IT Audit practice. Based in the metro Washington D.C. area, Andrew works with clients to help drive efficiency, effectiveness, and enhanced risk mitigation in their IT and business operations. ... Learn More Mark Peters Mark is Managing Director in the London office in the UK. He has over 25 years of business, technology and operational risk consulting experience gained from serving a variety of companies across financial services, consumer & industrial and energy & ... Learn More Steve Baker Steve is a Managing Director in the Canberra Office of Protiviti. He has more than 25 years delivering internal audit and risk management services to a range of clients. Previously a partner of a large accounting firm in Canberra, including an Operations Leader in the ... Learn More Key partners BLOGS Understanding the Global Internal Audit Standards Republished from a three-part series of articles on The Protiviti View, our blog featuring commentary, insights and points of view from Protiviti leaders and SMEs on key challenges and risks companies are facing today, along with new and emerging... NEWSLETTER 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,... SURVEY Navigating a Technology Risk-Filled Horizon Protiviti partnered with The Institute of Internal Auditors to conduct its 11th annual Global Technology Audit Risks Survey in the second and third quarters of 2023.The objective of this survey is to explore the top technology risks organisations... SURVEY The Evolution of SOX: Tech Adoption and Cost Focus Amid Business Changes, Cyber and ESG Mandates Protiviti’s annual Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Survey provides detailed benchmarks for compliance costs and hours, while quantifying the impact of technology, automation and changing business conditions on these measures and activities.... SURVEY Achieving Audit Relevance As internal audit functions face a continuing talent crunch and demands to support the organisation’s strategic moves in response to external events, chief audit executives (CAEs) are focused on growing internal audit’s relevance with the board,... SURVEY Internal Auditing Around the World® The 19th volume of Protiviti’s Internal Auditing Around the World® builds on a theme we explored in-depth earlier this year in our 2023 Next-Generation Internal Audit Survey — internal audit relevance. Button Button 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. Read More Global Communications Company Deploys Next-Gen Tools to Manage Growing Audit Complexity and Advance Digital Maturity As internal audit functions are challenged to adopt more agile methodologies and provide deeper and more strategic insights, often in real-time or near real-time, audit leaders are looking for enabling technology that will help them meet these new and growing demands. Read More A transformative journey: Global pharmaceutical leader applies human-centered design thinking to shape a next-gen internal audit vision Today’s corporate trailblazers have to go beyond responding to change — they must anticipate and be ready for it, even be the change agents themselves. The chief audit executive of one of the largest global pharmaceutical companies headquartered in the UK saw her role in these terms when the company needed to redefine its internal structure and strategy to respond more effectively to market needs. Read More
