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Dear Customer,

What a content rich newsletter we have for you this month. Please work your way through the information made available here. I have ensured there are plenty of excellent tips made available here for you to think about before you depart for your well deserved summer break. Are you implementing or optimising SAP over the next 12 months? Then I would like to direct your attention to our SAP conference in October. We are also launching a BPO for F&A webinar series in Q4 of this year. If you are interested in finding out more about this then please drop me a note at Susie.west@sharedserviceslink.com. Enjoy!

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Toning Up Purchase to Pay to Attain Touchless Processing 2009

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E Invoicing

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Freebies
 

Can One E Invoicing Provider Really Serve You? Ever Considered 'Roaming'?
Presented by Soile Hiekkasalmi-Linna, Finance Development Manager, Metso Corporation


Free Webinars

The Elimination of AP Rework! How To Get There in 6 Steps
22nd July 2009

 

Infosys Sets Up a Unit to Operate as BPO for Domestic Clients Only
India’s second largest IT services firm, Infosys Technologies, has set up a separate unit within its business process outsourcing arm (Infosys BPO) to concentrate solely on the domestic BPO market.
> Read more

Up to $1,000bn Tied up in Working Capital
Big companies in Europe and the US have up to $1,000bn in cash tied up needlessly in working capital, says a report today. The report by Ernst & Young highlights...
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John Deere Division Opens Shared Services Centre in Tampa Bay
Nortrax Inc, a John Deere construction and forestry equipment dealer operating throughout North America, announced it is opening a new shared services centre...
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Only 46% of Senior Finance Say Purchasing and Accounts Payable Are Aligned
CFOs are shunning risk management in favour of cost cutting, and are failing to treat supply chain dangers seriously enough, according to a study by Basware in conjunction with the Kelley School of Business in Indianapolis.
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Finance Shared Services Collaboration Within UK Local Government Steps Forward
There is often a lot of talk about councils joining forces and sharing finance services amongst them. But then discussions hit a wall as local councils start debating where...
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Aberdeen Report Points to 75% Paper in Accounts Payable
A recent report has been published by The Aberdeen Group highlighting that Best-in-Class AP departments are notable for their superior invoice processing cycle times...
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Who's Bought What

British Energy selects OB10

CORT Shared Services Selects Brainware to Automate Accounts Payable Processing

SITA Signs Basware to Improve P2P Processes

OB10 and Schneider Electric Demonstrate Real ROI Through e-Invoicing

Carlsberg Drives Spend Management Success With Ariba

Jetro Cash & Carry and Restaurant Depot Sign Up to Transcepta E Invoicing

International Power and Gas Company Invests €200,000 in Solutions from ReadSoft

Albemarle & Bond Implement COA Solutions System

Walki Group Powers Spend Management with Ariba

**NEW**

Jobs in Shared Services & Purchase-to-Pay

> BP – Americas Business Services Center – Multiple Roles - US
> Financial Shared Services Manager- UK
> Shared Services Manager - UK
> Experienced Consultant - CFO Advisory Services - US
> Procurement Consultant - United Kingdom
> FSSC (AP, AR/Credit Control & GL) - Malaysia
> Financial Shared Services Specialist - UK
> Operations Manager - Finance Shared Services - UK
> Purchase to Pay Team Leader - Leeds - UK

Check the latest jobs posted around in the industry

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Feature


By:
Susie West

Pure E Invoicing - Perceived and Real Obstacles Uncovered
Why is it companies are still failing to embrace electronic invoicing? From large polls to mini polls, survey results continue to tell the same story. At the Purchase to Pay conference in London last week a subset of attendees participated in a benchmarking survey. The maddening thing was this...
> Read the full article

Research/Vendor Highlight



BizAps (a WNS Group Company) announces the launch of TAPS - the Total Accounts Payable Solution for organisations operating in a SAP environment. The TAPS suite revolutionises the efficiency and productivity of the procure-to-pay process whilst enabling greater control and compliance for business systems.
> For further information, visit www.bizaps.net

Calendar of Events
> The Elimination of AP Rework! How To Get There in 6 Steps
  22nd July 2009
> The Truth About Onboarding Suppliers and Guaranteeing E Invoicing Success
  24th September 2009
> Maximising SAP to Support Your Finance Shared Services Processes
  20th - 23rd October 2009
  Partner Events
> Improve Cash Flow, Increase Spend Visibility and Reduce Costs
  16th July 2009
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