Protiviti

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Protiviti
Image:Protiviti logo.jpg
Type	Public
Founded	2002
Headquarters	50 offices worldwide
Industry	Audit Professional Services Risk Consulting
Products	Professional Services
Revenue	36% from 2004 to $479 million USD (2005)
Employees	2,200+
Slogan	Know Risk. Know Reward.
Website	www.protiviti.com

Protiviti is the leading international provider of independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting services. Protiviti has become recognized worldwide as a top expert in internal audit and risk management, as well as a thought leader in areas that include the complexities and challenges of complying with corporate governance regulations such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The company operates in 28 major US markets and 5 international markets. Protiviti has been featured in publications such as Businessweek as a leader in providing consulting services related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The name of the company is a coined term:

[It] communicates our key brand attributes -- professionalism and proactivity as well as independence and integrity. The unique spelling with three "I's" represents "Independence," which is perhaps the most important concept.

The name of the firm was chosen as a part of the branding studies done at the firms founding. Beyond the terms linguistic aspects it was found to be free to be established as a unique trademark world-wide.

The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half International, Inc., a specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 Index.

The firm offers three distinct lines of service: Technology Risk, Business Risk and Internal Audit. Protiviti also distinctly tries to provide the image of being a leader in its fields of audit and compliance, and enjoys an interesting position of being able to provide services to any firm, public or not, due to its lack of an External Audit practice (And hence no conflict of interest issues).

The firm was established in 2002 when Robert Half International, Inc. took over the existing Andersen operation.

The firm has grown rapidly since its inception in 2002, but it will need to find new avenues for growth in the medium-to-long term. This is due to the fact that up until now Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been a major source of revenue as there has been a flurrey of companies interested in bringing their systems into compliance. However, this is not expected to continue at such strong levels, and Protiviti will need to diversify its services to be able to grow and generate more diverse revenues.

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Protiviti named by BusinessWeek as one of the best places to launch a career. At just over four years old, Protiviti was one of the youngest organizations ranked by BusinessWeek. Protiviti ranked number 52 out of 100. BusinessWeek magazine will only publish the top 50, however, the website will publish the top 55.