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Dear Colleague,

The pressure is on… finance and P2P have the attention of the CEO’s spotlight, you are now expected to deliver further savings with less resource, and you haven’t even begun to buy all those Christmas presents for spouses, your children and your huge extended family ! In a world of high pressure everything is left to the last minute. And although your ‘power’ has increased with the gift of more responsibility, your ‘To Do’ list can only be so long before it becomes unmanageable. Enter angel left stage – otherwise known as sharedserviceslink.com.

We can help you meet some of those targets in ’09. How? If you want to save a lot of time in the future, give me a fraction of your time now, and check out what we have in this month's newsletter. Look out for details on the 'Shared Services for the Public Sector' event in January and if you are an early bird save up to £500 off '15 Well Kept Secrets to Shared Services Success' conference in March 09. Check the latest news stories, our free webinar in finance shared services and the latest blog posts.


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	Elegantly Moving AP to Central Europe though Establishing a Touchless Process First Presented on Toning Up Purchase to Pay to Attain Touchless Processing conference in June 2008 by Ian Duffield UK Finance Manager Finance Operations and AP DSG INTERNATIONAL Free Webinar Benchmark Your Finance Shared Services Organisation Against the Top and Under Performers 28th January 2009

Tetra Pak Closes Down its Shared Services Organisation
Tetra Pak's global Finance function announced proposals to change its accounting services delivery model, by aligning with existing Tetra Pak local and regional accounting locations and furthering external partnerships with outsourcers.
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Stora Enso Job Cuts In Outsource Move
In a bid to significantly reduce costs, Stora Enso has announced that 300 jobs will be cut as they outsource all financial transaction processing to India and Poland.
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IGNIA Launch Shared Services Company
Riding off its first equity investment in Primedic, IGNIA have announced they are to go ahead with the launch of IGNIA Shared Services Company.
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Ireland - Recession Prompts Public Sector Cost Cuts
As the Global economy continues to struggle, Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen has revealed cost cuts across the country's government as recession begins to bite.
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E Invoicing Goes From Strength to Strength
The implementation of automated procure to pay and invoice processes continues to grow, with a reported 90% of large enterprises having either fully realised the procedure, or gearing up to do so.
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"Who's Bought What Solution" News

> Wipro BPO Partner with AmBev
> Leicester NHS Trust moves to McKesson
> Lexis Nexis go Touchless with Avanquest
> Readsoft Land €325,000 Deal
> 3SO Select SAP
> IBM and Sapa Extend Contract
> Remy Contreau Group Opt for Readsoft
> Wipro BPO Partner with AmBev
> Dorset County Hospital Implement Version One Solution
> Cortex Chosen by Telus Energy Sector
> ‘Big Four’ Member Opts for Brainware
> Basware To Automate Invoice Process for Logica
> Saudi University goes With ESS

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By
Richard Cuthbert
CEO
Mouchel

Shared services must pick up steam
Widespread take-up of shared services is yet to happen. But could the credit crunch provide the push we need to get councils to work together? asks Richard Cuthbert
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Mohawk and DSGI case studies
Somewhere on our immediate of long term action list is e-invoicing. It has to be. The paper process as we know it is not sustainable for a plethora of reasons. If you are evaluating e-invoicing, or pressing ahead with an implementation, then the following case studies are definitely worth a read.
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>	Toning Up Purchase to Pay to Attain Touchless Processing - Mainland Europe
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>	Webinar: Benchmark Your Finance Shared Services Organisation Against the Top and Under Performers
	28th January 2009
>	15 Well Kept Secrets To Shared Services Success
	London, 18th-20th March 2009


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