Protiviti's New Internal Auditing Around the World Shares Valuable Best Practices and Lessons Learned Among Leading Multinational Organizations

MENLO PARK, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Protiviti Inc., a leading independent internal audit and risk consulting firm, has released its latest publication, Internal Auditing Around the World: Profiles of Internal Audit Functions at Leading International Companies (Volume 2). This book, part of an annual series produced by Protiviti, details internal audit best practices, processes and strategies being employed at successful businesses operating worldwide and in a broad range of industries.

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Each of the 14 profiles in the new Internal Auditing Around the World describes successes, challenges and lessons learned from the various internal audit teams within these companies as they work to assist management and the audit committee to address financial reporting, regulatory compliance and numerous other process risks.

"Today, effective internal auditing is more essential to the international business community than any other time in history," said Bob Hirth, managing director for Protiviti and leader of the firm's internal audit practice. "We hope this book will be a valuable resource for members of the internal audit profession as well as those who have not yet joined. We also believe this publication will be of interest to stakeholders including audit committees, boards of directors, CEOs, CFOs, and other executives and professionals."

Companies featured in Internal Auditing Around the World include: Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited; eircom; National Bank of Canada; Raytheon Company; Telecom Italia Group; Telestra Corporation Limited; and Wolseley Plc. The overviews were produced as part of the Performer Profile series for KnowledgeLeader, Protiviti's subscription-based online repository that offers in-depth articles, tools, templates, best practices and other resources to help organizations keep apprised of current and emerging internal audit and risk management issues. (For more information, visit http://www.knowledgeleader.com/.)

To request a complimentary copy of Internal Auditing Around the World (Volume 2), contact the Protiviti office nearest you by calling 888-556-7420. You also can download an electronic copy by visiting http://www.protiviti.com/ or http://www.knowledgeleader.com/.

About Protiviti

Protiviti is a leading provider of independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting services. The firm provides consulting and advisory services to help clients identify, assess, measure and manage financial, operational and technology-related risks encountered in their industries, and assists in the implementation of the processes and controls to enable their continued monitoring. Protiviti also offers a full spectrum of internal audit services to assist management and directors with their internal audit functions, including full outsourcing, co-sourcing, technology and tool implementation, and quality assessment and readiness reviews.

Protiviti, which has more than 50 locations in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half International Inc. . Founded in 1948, Robert Half International is a member of the S&P 500 index.

NOTE: Protiviti is not licensed or registered as a public accounting firm and does not issue opinions on financial statements or offer attestation services.