sharedserviceslink.com - August 2009 Newsletter

Dear Customer,

As we move into the second half of the year and the green shoots of economic recovery push through the top soil we may feel a little more confident about pushing through with change programmes within our SSOs. This month's newsletter touches on: the change that can be realised in a paper P2P environment, resulting in a £2.2 million contribution to the bottom line; some factors to consider if e-invoicing is on your radar for the next 12 months (don't forget the E Invoicing Masterclass in September); details on the early bird for our SAP conference which expires next Friday 16th August; and please check out my blog for some very interesting statistics on SAP.


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	Organising Your Paper P2P to Attain Quick Wins - How to Add £2.2 M to the Bottom Line in a Paper World Presented by Ian Butterworth, Head of Purchase to Pay - ITV Free Webinars How Shared Services Can Deliver Major Benefits to the Entire Organization Through Payment Optimization 6 October 2009 The Kellogg’s Story - How PURE E Invoicing Enables Shared Services to Become a Centres of Excellence 28 October 2009

British Council Outsource Finance
It has been recently disclosed that the British Council are outsourcing more than 100 jobs to India in a significant attempt to save the tax payer money. According to The Times...
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Gilead Sciences to Set Up European FSSC in Cork, Ireland
Gilead Sciences is to establish a European Financial Shared Services Centre in Cork with the creation of over 30 new jobs.
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Shared Services Top 10 Per Cent Score 40 Per Cent Higher Than Average in Process Standardisation, Organisation Alignment and Staff Retention
A recent global survey of 275 executives from multi national shared services has recently been compiled by Accenture. The report, called "Achieving High Performance through Shared Services: Lessons from the Masters," suggests that...
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Hilton Hotels CIO and Shared Services Man Leaves
Hilton EVP and CIO Tim Harvey has left the company only one year after Hilton was recognised as number 2 in the InformationWeek 500 ranking. The reasons for his departure are unclear and ...
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Outsources Taking On Small Scope Deals in P2P
IBM has been a top-tier player in the procurement BPO market through IBM Global Services for the past decade. However, its focus on big blue chip organisations has turned as ...
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Kofax Receives Certification from Belgium to Become Nation's First Approved Capture Software Provider
Kofax recently announced that its Kofax Capture software has been awarded certification from Belgium's Ministry of Finance to become, according to Kofax, the nation's first legally-approved capture software for organisations converting from paper to digital invoicing.
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Who's Bought What

Basware E Invoicing Functionality Expands

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Purchase to Pay Operation Sign Version One

Chemicals Co Lanxess Joins Elemica

BPO MailSource UK Selects Kofax

Proactis Rated "Excellent" in Gartner E Procurement Report

ETA Ascon Star Group Saves $4.9 million dollars with Ariba

UK Construction Company Implements Version One

**NEW**

Jobs in Shared Services & Purchase-to-Pay

> SAP FI/CO Consultant - US
> Finance Management/ Transformation - UK
> Finance Manager & Finance Transformation - UK
> Purchase to Pay Manager- UK
> Staff Accountant for Tax and Compliance - UK

Check the latest jobs posted around in the industry

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By:
Susie West

Do The Planets Really Have to Align In Order For Me to Get Rid Of This Paper Invoice?
The topic of e invoicing has most of us in some kind of neck lock. The very term has an uncomfortable power over us, and no matter where we look, there is some semblance of a reminder that one day it will get us all. It's inevitable that some...
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Report: 'Critical Capabilities for Best-of-Breed E-Procurement Vendors'
Proactis Group, the Spend Control and eProcurement software specialist, announces the publication of a vendor report from Gartner rating Proactis as "excellent" in terms of product viability. The report: 'Critical Capabilities for Best-of-Breed E-Procurement Vendors' evaluates 14 of the world's best-of-breed eProcurement vendors across four major use cases.
> Get a complimentary copy of the Gartner report here

>	The Truth About Onboarding Suppliers and Guaranteeing E Invoicing Success
	24th September 2009
>	How Shared Services Can Deliver Major Benefits to the Entire Organization Through Payment Optimization
	6th October 2009
>	Maximising SAP to Support Your Finance Shared Services Processes
	20th - 23rd October 2009
>	The Kellogg’s Story - How PURE E Invoicing Enables Shared Services to Become a Centres of Excellence
	28th October 2009


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