In pursuit of excellence | ACCA Global

In pursuit of excellence | ACCA Global: "Optimising finance shared services models and moving up the value chain to tap higher-value finance activities were among the key issues debated at the inaugural Asia Finance Shared Services and Outsourcing Summit, held in Kuala Lumpur in May and entitled Accountants for Business: Sourcing Excellence in Finance.
This article was first published in the July 2012 Malaysia edition of Accounting and Business magazine.

‘This particular theme looks at how CFOs and business leaders are changing finance to drive operational excellence and make finance a strategic partner to the business,’ remarked ACCA chief executive Helen Brand, who singled out shared services and outsourcing (SSO) as a means to change finance. ‘The true prize of successful finance transformation is to unlock value, improve shareholders’ return and create competitive advantage.’

A highlight was the exchange of a memorandu"

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