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News, Reviews & Interviews
- Benchmarking: A Critical Element in Finance Transformation
Finance, like other key corporate functions, is under pressure to reduce operational costs while increasing the business value it generates for the larger enterprise.
Read more 6 February 2012 - Finance forte: the future of finance leadership
Insights on the future of the CFO role and what current CFOs, aspiring CFOs and boards need to do to keep up.
Read more 19 January 2012 - Unnatural progression
Renowned entrepreneur Luke Johnson argues that while a CFO may be the obvious choice to take over the top job of CEO, the two roles often require fundamentally different experience, temperaments and skill sets.
Read more 9 January 2012 - The new world of Finance Transformation in consumer products
The role of Finance is more important, more complex, and more demanding than ever. In addition to the typical finance function requirements related to delivering reliable financial information at an optimal cost, CFOs for Consumer Products companies face a number of business issues.
Read more 6 January 2012 - The road to recovery
A big misconception of the financial crisis was that luxury wouldn't be touched. But Hanno Kirner, Aston Martin CFO, has a different take.
Read more 8 November 2011 - Finance Transformation Leaders - On the Line and Off the Record
Transformation can open the door to unanticipated projects that can multiply complexity fast. At the center of most projects stands a single person who is responsible for making it all happen.
Read more 26 October 2011 - Beyond Baseline: Considerations for Enhancing Shared Services' Cost and Control Benefits
The use of shared services can allow finance executives to not only cut functional operating costs, but also reduce the cost and complexity.
Read more 18 October 2011 - Shared Services: The New Old Thing
Globalization and new technologies are driving a new enthusiasm for an old idea. Whether called centers of excellence, shared services, or business-process outsourcing, the goal is the same: eliminate duplication, enforce standardization, and cut costs. And CFOs lead the charge.
Read more 13 October 2011 - India Moves to Tax the Foreign Income of Its Outsourcers—End of the Offshore 'Vacation'?
Pillsburry Client Alert - Key Changes to the Indian Tax Laws for Outsource Providers
Read more 8 March 2011 - Accenture wins Procurement Transformation Contract from City of London Corporation
A five-year contract to help it reduce its procurement costs by creating a new, world-class procurement shared service center.
Read more 2 March 2011
