In June 2022 we undertook a survey to understand the attitudes to reward and remuneration in the tech, media and telecommunications sectors. The Covid pandemic and geopolitical uncertainty have had little impact on dampening the requirement to attract talent but do you have the right strategy to...

As market fluctuations and rising interest rates put added stress on internal finance departments, it is wise for organizations to step back and reassess their finance and accounting (F&A) processes and systems. These assessments can help determine whether F&A workflows are enabling timely...

Today’s Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) often face the never-ending challenge of maximising and increasing the value the finance function provides to the organisation. If you are a CFO and you feel like you are fighting against a rising tide – know that you are not alone.

BDO’s 2022 Telecommunications Risk Factor Survey explores how telecoms across the globe view the risk landscape facing them. It charts how the view of specific risks has evolved, and what strategies and initiatives may mitigate said risks.

Conventional wisdom often holds that it is most efficient to keep all roles in house, but this is not always the case. If an organization keeps hitting the same internal roadblocks or is looking for a new way to optimize processes, an alternative solution like outsourcing or co-sourcing could...

When the Ministry of Finance announced that corporate tax would be implemented in the UAE it confirmed that one of the mechanisms underpinning the new tax law would be the introduction of transfer pricing, based on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (’OECD’) principles. This...

In recent years, Corporate Governance and business ethics have become front and center in the integrity breakdowns across companies. Statements like “Where were the directors?” and “Why did the company operate this way?” are now being echoed by regulators and stakeholders alike. Given the extent,...

Getting the people, process and technology right for any internal audit function is a fine balancing act, one that is complicated by a business environment that refuses to stand still. What worked last year might be unbalanced by next year, and totally out of kilter further down the line. In five...

As an audit committee member, it's your responsibility to oversee the work of independent auditors. Asking the right questions is critical to knowing that you're getting a quality audit. Below, we outline questions audit committees should ask to evaluate an audit team and firm.