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A U.S.-based global skincare company was unable to provide timely financial reporting and performance analytics to its key stakeholders and private equity sponsor. Protiviti partnered with the company’s CFO, VP of Finance, Controller, and key stakeholders to assess and redesign the book close, reporting, and forecasting processes.
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This U.S.-based client is a multi-national consumer products company that has been in business for more than 150 years and now has more than 40,000 employees in 80 countries around the globe.
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CPG and retail finance leaders cite ESG, inflation and data security as top prioritiesWhether it is dealing with inflation, supply-chain disruptions or workforce challenges, finance leaders in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries are leading their organisations’ efforts to navigate today’s uncertain market environment. Increasingly, companies are leaning on finance leaders to…
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Lingering Effects of Pandemic and Operational Challenges Are Top Concerns for Consumer Products and Services Organisations
The continuing global challenges and potential existential threat posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Political divisiveness and polarisation. Social and economic unrest. Gridlock. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation and other rapidly developing digital technologies…
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Finance leaders in the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries plan to continue to address major priorities created by the e-commerce boom, market disruptions and the growing expectations around social accountability. According to the results of Protiviti’s latest Global Finance Trends Survey, the finance leaders identified these among their top priorities: security and privacy of data…
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Alleged criminals have identified the potential for laundering funds through e-commerce. After all, why would a money launderer hassle with the physical transport of ill-gotten gains or risk dealing with financial institutions with savvy detection capabilities when laundering money can be done with a few clicks of a computer in an environment that may not always be vigilant in detecting fraud?…
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The global e-commerce market is projected to approach $5 trillion in sales in 2021[1] — pretty impressive for an industry that only came into existence in 1991 when the internet was opened for commercial use. With brick-and-mortar stores shuttered because of COVID-19 and online buying the only option many consumers had, retail e-commerce sales in 2020 grew by double-digits in every region of the…
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In the annual top risks survey conducted by Protiviti and NC State University’s ERM Initiative, retail executives identified pandemic-related government policies as their top risk issue for 2021 and beyond. Retailers also listed a deterioration in market and economic conditions, and talent retention and acquisition challenges among their top risks. Overall, the survey results reveal significant…
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The effects of the pandemic have resulted in a major shift in consumer preferences and behaviors that have upended businesses and services, unlike anything in the past. Today, consumer goods and retail companies are continuing to feel the weight of these challenges. According to Protiviti's global 2022 Top Risks Survey, data, supply chain and customer experience are top of mind for…
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The global travel and tourism market has been on a bumpy recovery after losing roughly 62 million jobs in 2020, as companies adjust to disruptive government policies, changing consumer behavior and an ever-shifting demand for core products and services. In a survey conducted during a recent webinar, participants from the hospitality and airline industry shared their perspectives on…