Finance and Enterprise Performance

The CFO as Catalyst for Change

2013-05-21T05:00:00Z

How finance can take the lead in business transformation: Key recommendations on the changing role of a CFO based on a survey of 930 CFOs.

Global Gold Mining Company: Enterprise Performance Management Strategy

2013-05-06T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture and the client collaborated to deliver an integrated enterprise performance management strategy.

Pharmaceutical Company: Accenture Helps in Developing a Robust and Competitive Launch Strategy for a Multi-Billion Dollar Product

2013-05-06T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture’s scenario planning and analysis methodology provided this pharmaceutical company with a robust product launch strategy.

Scenario-Based Enterprise Performance Management: A Canadian Perspective

2013-05-04T05:00:00Z

At a time of market uncertainty, Scenario-Based EPM will not only help avoid risk, but will help identify and seize growth opportunities for Canadian businesses.

Accenture Payments Transformation Series

2013-05-01T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s series on payments transformation which examines top technology, regulatory and business trends in payments.

Global Health Care Company: Global Financial Consolidation and Visibility with Hyperion Financial Management Overview

2013-04-25T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture assisted a global health care company launch an enterprise-wide program to centralize and standardize its financial consolidation process.

Baker Hughes: How the Oil Giant Integrated its Far-flung Finance Operations

2013-04-25T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Baker Hughes launch the One Baker Hughes Finance Transformation Program.

Transforming Trading Operations—Challenges and Trends in the Commodity Trading Industry

2013-04-17T05:00:00Z

Read the four key actions Accenture suggests that market participants take, to improve their performance in their commodity trading operations.

Transforming Trading Operations–Driving Efficiency in Trading Organizations

2013-04-17T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s transforming trading operations introduction on how commodity trading operations can respond to today’s fiscal and regulatory challenges.

Global Entertainment Company:Creating a Portfolio Management Framework to Improve Customer Service

2013-04-16T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture hhelped a global entertainment company’s Direct-to Consumer division, create a portfolio management framework to improve customer service

Going Global: The Challenges of International Expansion

2013-04-01T05:00:00Z

In this interview with Zhang Kehui, chief financial officer of China Shenhua Energy Company, we explore the challenges and opportunities in executing a global expansion strategy.

Creating a Value-Centered Culture to Drive High Performance

2013-03-29T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture has outlined the critical elements of a value-centered culture and the steps companies can take to get their people and culture more focused on creating value.

China National Petroleum Corporation: Meeting the Challenges of Complexity and Volatility

2013-03-25T05:00:00Z

This interview with Wang Guoliang, chief financial officer of China National Petroleum Corporation, explores the role of chief financial officers in improving overall business performance.

Inviting Real Estate to the Strategy Table—Results of the Accenture Global Real Estate Survey

2013-02-23T06:00:00Z

Read what three steps real estate companies can take to move from a transactional to a strategic vision.

Global Financial Services Firm: Reengineering Forecasting for Card Division

2013-01-25T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a global financial services company improve its forecasting process.

ANZ: Asia Pacific Shared Services Center of Excellence for Finance and Accounting Functions

2013-01-15T06:00:00Z

ANZ Asia Pacific Shared Services Center of Excellence for Finance and Accounting Functions...Accenture

Rethinking Risk in Financial Institutions: Making the CFO-CRO Partnership Work—Podcast

2013-01-07T06:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture podcast about rethinking risk and finance in financial institutions and learn more about making the CFO-CRO partnership work.

Emerging on the World Stage: High-Performance Finance in Canada

2013-01-07T06:00:00Z

Read about the new role that Canada’s CFOs must play as the country becomes an investment destination.

Accenture Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Global Financial Management Consulting Services

2012-12-18T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture has been positioned as a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for financial management consulting services.

Corporate Agility | Finance: “Annual budgets are dead”

2012-12-13T06:00:00Z

One way Chief Financial Officers are coping with economic uncertainty is solid balance sheets. However, available cash is just one of four financial agility levers.

The Future of Claims: Exploring New Frontiers

2012-12-05T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s report on how insurers will need to rethink their claims strategy in order to remain competitive in a rapidly changing insurance marketplace.

Transforming Enterprise Performance Management with Mobile Technology

2012-11-28T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report about transforming enterprise performance management with mobile technology.

The World Is Not Flat: The Changing Role of Finance in Today’s Global Economy—Podcast

2012-11-28T06:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture's podcast discussing the changing role of finance in today’s volatile global economy.

Exploring the Eurozone: Take Cover or Take Advantage?

2012-11-26T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research into whether global companies see the Eurozone crisis as an opportunity or a threat.

Corporate Agility: Six Ways to Make Volatility Your Friend

2012-11-19T06:00:00Z

In today’s chronically uncertain markets, agility is an exceptionally powerful competitive weapon—and it can be wielded with considerable effect by enterprises of all types and sizes.

Major Italian Bank: iPad Mobile App Development

2012-11-08T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture Mobility Business Integration Services developed an iPad mobile device application for a major Italian bank.

Corporate Agility - Finance "Annual Budgets Are Dead"—Podcast

2012-11-07T06:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture’s podcast on corporate agility and learn more about the benefits of financial agility in today’s volatile business environment.

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Finance and Accounting Consulting Services 2012 Vendor Analysis

2012-11-06T06:00:00Z

Read an excerpt from the IDC MarketScape in finance and accounting consulting vendors.

Finance as a Strategic Partner Can Add Value to the Energy Enterprise

2012-11-06T06:00:00Z

Accenture report discusses how finance can deliver high value to the energy enterprise by becoming a strategic business partner to the business.

Indirect Tax Excellence: Achieving High Performance through Standardized, Enterprise-wide Processes

2012-10-22T05:00:00Z

Read how by standardizing indirect tax processes, organizations can improve their success in identifying the correct tax rate, collecting the right documents and certificates, and applying non-deducted rates in the organization’s tax systems. Accenture outlines three steps.

Rethinking Risk in Financial Institutions: Making the CFO-CRO Partnership Work

2012-10-22T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report about rethinking risk in financial institutions and learn how the CFO-CRO partnership can promote a more effective approach to risk management.

Federal Financial Management: Services Overview

2012-10-22T05:00:00Z

Address complex challenges with complete finance and enterprise performance services.

Executing on the Integration Strategy: Integrating Finance After a Merger

2012-10-12T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report and learn how leading companies keep the post-merger integration of the finance function on track.

The Changing Role of Finance in Today’s Global Economy

2012-10-09T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s report about how finance’s role is changing in today’s complex global economic environment—and what CFOs need to do.

Real Estate: Value Creation Opportunity

2012-10-08T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture real estate portfolio solution can help drive efficiency for executives at government agencies and companies worldwide.

tw telecom: Creating a Financial Reporting Platform to Support Rapid Growth

2012-10-01T05:00:00Z

Learn more about how Accenture worked with tw telecom and Oracle to implement a new ERP platform and create a financial reporting platform to support rapid growth.

Putting the Right People in Place: Integrating Finance After a Merger

2012-09-11T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture report about integrating finance and retaining the right people within the new finance function during post-merger integration.

Shared Services Location Strategy: Asia Pacific Perspectives

2012-07-16T05:00:00Z

Read about the factors that influence choosing the right location for a shared services center in Asia Pacific.

The Role of Finance in Successful Serial M&A

2012-07-06T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s report about how serial or would-be serial acquirers can improve their success rate with the help from the finance function.

Target 2 Securities: Are You on Target?

2012-07-05T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's summary report about how the TARGET2-Securities initiative was designed to reduce inefficiencies in post-trade areas and make the European Union more competitive.

Corporate Agility: Six Ways to Make Volatility Your Friend—Podcast

2012-06-29T05:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture's corporate agility podcast exploring global economic volatility, and the opportunities it creates for the companies with the necessary agility.

Telecommunications Company: Offshoring Shared Services to Improve Performance and Cost

2012-06-29T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped this mobile operator move key business functions to an offshore shared services center.

What It Takes To Be a High-Performance Finance Organization

2012-06-29T05:00:00Z

Read what it takes to become a high-performance finance organization achieving excellence.

Driving High Performance in Payments with Intra-Day Liquidity and Collateral Management

2012-06-22T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's summary report about driving high performance in payments for banks with Intra-Day Liquidity and Collateral Management.

Redefining High Performance in the Insurance Finance Function

2012-06-20T05:00:00Z

In an era when growth and expense reductions are mandatory, insurers must find new ways to deal with permanent volatility in the marketplace, workforce challenges, and the need to capitalize more fully on valuable data.

Large APAC Bank: Finance and Procurement BPO

2012-06-19T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s report on how through outsourcing its finance and procurement BPO functions, this large APAC bank was able to achieve high performance.

Large Australian Mining Company: Tax Reporting Solution

2012-06-12T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a large Australian mining company in designing, implementation and deployment of Tax Reporting Solution.

Human Resources in a Shared Services Environment

2012-06-10T05:00:00Z

Watch a video in which Accenture’s David Metnick discusses the challenges involved in HR shared services, and how to overcome them.

The Culture of High-Performing Shared Services Organizations

2012-06-08T05:00:00Z

Read about a video in which Accenture Senior Executive Rodney Bergman outlines the key characteristics of excellence in shared services and how to reproduce them.

Trinity Health: Revenue Management Operating Model – Unified Revenue Organization

2012-06-06T05:00:00Z

Trinity Health, a not-for-profit healthcare system, transformed its operating model and revenue management across its hospitals with Accenture’s help.

Large Steel Producer: Finance and Accounting Shared Services Center

2012-05-31T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a large steel producer develop a finance and accounting shared services center, delivering productivity increases.

The Challenges of Corporate Financial Reporting

2012-05-28T05:00:00Z

Read about research commissioned by Accenture and Oracle that identifies the challenges of financial reporting, notably around cost.

The Importance of Master Data Reporting and Business Services In a Shared Services Environment

2012-05-24T05:00:00Z

View this video in which Accenture’s Daniel Baldor discusses how shared services organizations can help resolve data analytics issues.

Examining the Euro: Why Does it Matter?

2012-05-22T05:00:00Z

Read what leading CEOs and CFOs think about the euro crisis, and how to prepare for an uncertain future.

Skandia Team GBR: Performance Management for Medal Glory

2012-05-21T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Skandia Team GBR leverage the enterprise performance management techniques to improve its strategic decision-making.

Starting with the End in Sight: Integrating Finance after a Merger

2012-05-16T05:00:00Z

Read how to integrate the finance functions in a post-merger situation.

Global Pharmaceutical Company Planning and Forecasting with Oracle Hyperion

2012-05-09T05:00:00Z

Accenture helped this client stabilize its Oracle Hyperion platform, and then leverage it to create standard financial management processes that enable better budgeting and planning. Support costs have also been reduced significantly.

Global Health Care Company: Accounts Receivable Improvement

2012-05-09T05:00:00Z

With Accenture’s help, this global health care company was able to identify improvements in its accounts receivable process that could generate savings of up to €250 million (US$317 million) across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Global Insurer: Finance Transformation

2012-05-01T05:00:00Z

Accenture has worked closely with a global insurer to help define its finance vision, identify a target solution and develop an implementation roadmap for a common financial platform solution.

Masters of Finance

2012-04-23T05:00:00Z

Most CFOs are trying to drive value in today’s turbulent markets, but only a few are succeeding. Here are five advanced capabilities that sustain their achievement.

Pixels, Performance and Profits in the Broadcasting Industry

2012-04-17T05:00:00Z

Why CFOs in the broadcasting industry need to build a new model of performance management for a multi platform, digital world.

Managing the Unthinkable: Scenario-Based Enterprise Performance Management

2012-04-13T05:00:00Z

As uncertainty grows, the past becomes less and less useful as a predictor of the future.

Accenture Payment Recovery and Analytics in the Federal Government

2012-04-02T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture's payment recovery and analytics help federal organizations recover erroneous payments which can result from human error, systems integration issues.

Deutsche Annington Immobilien Group: PTU Billing Process Optimization and ISO Certification for Quality Management System

2012-03-26T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps Deutsche Annington Immobilien Group revise their PTU billing process to achieve high performance.

Financial Reporting Challenges in Investment Banking

2012-03-26T05:00:00Z

Sourcing and managing data consistently and transparently can help investment banks improve data quality, address internal and external reporting challenges, and efficiently meet regulatory demands.

2011 Accenture High Performance Finance Study: Focus on ASEAN Region

2012-03-26T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's 2011 High Performance Finance Study which focuses on challenges facing finance organizations in the ASEAN Region.

Accenture 2011 High Performance Finance Study: Podcast

2012-03-21T05:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture’s 2011 High Performance Finance Study podcast which reveals key insights into the finance organizations and where CFOs should be investing.

High Performance Finance Study Podcast - Finance Masters: Cost versus Growth

2012-03-21T05:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture’s podcast in which Paul Boulanger discusses the battle between growth and cost when aiming for high-performance in finance.

High Performance Finance Study Podcast - CXO: Alignments and Allies

2012-03-21T05:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture’s podcast in which Paul Boulanger discusses the high degree of alignment between CFOs and CXOs while aiming for high-performance in finance.

Unlocking the Full Potential of Shared Services

2012-03-14T05:00:00Z

Watch Accenture’s video about the 2011 Global Shared Services Conference and how it gave shared services executives an opportunity to exchange views on the state of shared services.

Uncertain Future for Enterprise IT

2012-03-12T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's research about uncertain future for enterprise IT and learn how a futures-ready organization depends on how it thinks and plans its enterprise IT future.

Becoming a Finance Master: Achieve Business Performance through Finance Excellence

2012-03-08T06:00:00Z

Watch Accenture's sponsored video, by analyst firm IDC, exploring the common characteristics of excellence shared by finance masters.

Trends in Finance: Opportunities for Improving the Finance Organization

2012-03-08T06:00:00Z

Watch Accenture's sponsored video, by analyst firm IDC, exploring trends in finance that give enterprises the opportunity to capture improvements in their finance organizations.

Singapore Ministry of Finance: Shared Services

2012-02-24T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Singapore Ministry of Finance to cut IT infrastructure costs by 30 percent with shared system implementation.

Predictive Analytics and Its Effect on Enterprise Performance Management—Podcast

2012-02-20T06:00:00Z

Listen to Accenture’s podcast about predictive analytics and the challenge to enhanced enterprise performance management.

Global Eyewear Company: Oracle-based Planning and Reporting System

2012-02-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped a leading global eyewear company implement an integrated planning solution, enabling improved budgeting and reporting.

Mobile Work: Have You Adapted Your Real Estate Strategy?

2012-01-26T06:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s report about how companies must alter real estate strategies in line with the realities of mobile work to gain business advantage.

Next-Generation Finance BPO: Getting Ahead of the Numbers

2012-01-18T06:00:00Z

Read how next-generation finance business process outsourcing (BPO) can help companies deliver value by being tailored to the specific needs of the company.

Global Energy Company: Planning Process Design and Road Map

2012-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a global energy company better manage its planning process design and road map; develop a vision to transform its performance management capability.

The Benefits of Benchmarking in Shared Services Programs

2011-12-20T06:00:00Z

Read why benchmarking can help companies improve the performance of their shared services operations

Accenture 2011 High Performance Finance Study: Delivering Value in a Complex World

2011-11-15T06:00:00Z

Read the 2011 Accenture High Performance Finance Study to understand why finance matters to enterprise growth.

Towers Watson: Day One Finance and HR Merger Integration

2011-10-19T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Towers Watson complete the complex post-merger integration of finance and HR processes.

Global Bank: Post-Merger Integration (Business Procedure Documentation)

2011-10-18T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped a global bank document front-office exceptions-documentation that will aid post-merger integration.

Global Airline: Revenue Management System

2011-09-27T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps major airline company located in Asia achieve high performance with new revenue management capabilities for its growing cargo business.

Trends in Shared Services: Unlocking the Full Potential

2011-09-26T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on the latest trends in Shared Services and identifies five topics for continued success and sustainability.

Managing Working Capital for Sustained High Performance

2011-09-21T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how better working capital management can not only improve liquidity but provide the necessary funding for growth.

US Electric and Gas Utility: Treasury Transformation

2011-09-16T05:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped this large US electric and gas utility to transform its treasury functions and implement a modern, automated software solution.

High Performance through Cost Accounting: Confronting a New World of Higher Production Costs and Greater Volatility

2011-09-13T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture’s research on how to improve cost accounting and inventory valuation function that will help companies enhance predictability and control over profitable growth.

Maximizing the Real Estate Portfolio: A Balanced Approach to Strategy and Implementation

2011-08-25T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture's report on how organizations can maximize the value from their real estate portfolios.

Audit Readiness through Financial Modernization

2011-06-01T05:00:00Z

Read Accenture research on audit readiness through financial modernization and learn how to improve financial management for increased accountability and transparency.

Accenture Logistics Management: Shekou Container Terminals Cost Management System

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps implement a cost management system for Shekou Container Terminals, one of China's leading ports operators.

Optimizing Shared-Services Performance through Better Service Management

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

Accenture believes that shared services plays a vital role in helping organizations achieve high performance.

Establishing Trust Through a Well-Defined Shared-Services Governance Framework

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

Shared services operations often fail because they are insufficiently trusted by their customers within the business.

Designing and Building World-Class Shared Services

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

This Point of View summarizes Accenture's experience in designing and building high performing, service-oriented shared-services operations.

Managing Workforce Transition

2011-05-27T05:00:00Z

In this Point of View, we consider the importance of managing and measuring the labor savings attained through a shared services program.

Achieving High Performance: The Value of Benchmarking

2011-05-18T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture’s point of view on the benchmarking process and learn about the key success factors in creating a benchmarking program that drives high performance.

State of Shared Services: Sustained Competitive Advantage

2011-05-03T05:00:00Z

Accenture’s Paul Boulanger talks about what characteristics underlie shared services mastery.

Finance and Performance Management Survey - When the Going Gets Tough, Call the CFO

2011-04-18T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture Finance and Performance Management Survey and learn how the role of the CFO and finance department has changed owing to the financial crisis.

Jumping the S-Curve: Insights for Profit & Cash Optimization

2011-04-06T05:00:00Z

The S-Curve describes the typical growth curve of a company from small start-up to industry heavyweight, and then gradual decline. High-performance businesses, by contrast, are able to jump from the crest of one S-curve to the next, avoiding the troughs in between.

Tying the Knot Between Risk and Performance Management

2011-04-04T05:00:00Z

Read about Accenture Integrated Risk and Performance Management Framework that is developed to help financial firms respond to the post-global financial crisis.

High Performance through Revenue Assurance for the Communications Industry

2011-04-01T05:00:00Z

Based on industry revenue assurance benchmarks survey, we have found that telecom operators lose at least 1 percent of their revenue because of three major shortcomings.

Revenue Assurance: Whose Responsibility Is It?

2011-03-29T05:00:00Z

Revenue leakage can be found anywhere along your revenue generation value chain.

A Recommended Approach for Optimizing Your ERP for Tax

2011-03-15T05:00:00Z

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems should be used in conjunction with tax-specific software to optimize the tax function and help enable high performance.

The SWIFT Connection: When Does it Make Sense for Corporate Treasurers?

2011-03-10T06:00:00Z

In this article, Accenture explores ways in which SWIFT could help corporate treasurers overcome some of the challenges they face.

Enterprise Performance Management Holds the Key to High Performance

2011-03-07T06:00:00Z

Listen to this Accenture podcast and find out how to link your balanced scorecards to create value using EPM.

Creating the Optimal Revenue Assurance Program for Telecommunications Companies

2011-03-01T06:00:00Z

Many telecommunications companies try to address their revenue leakage problems by installing technology solutions.

Cost Management: An Aspect of Profit and Cash Optimization

2011-01-24T06:00:00Z

Learn about Accenture research that shows how companies are approaching cost management and how these changes will affect the way business is done.

Findus: Business Intelligence, Reporting and Data Project

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Findus to develop a business intelligence strategy that would allow it to leverage its data for more effective decision-making.

Pharmaceutical Retailer: Operational Transformation

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture used analytics to help a pharmaceutical retailer achieve operational transformation and high performance.

Lantmännen Energi: Enterprise Performance Management

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Lantmännen Energi implement an enterprise performance management strategy to help align its strategic plan with daily operations.

Prison Services: Corporate Support Transformation and Shared Services

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped the national prison service transform the way it delivers corporate services by creating a shared services center.

US Energy Utility: Operational Excellence and Sustainable Cost Savings

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps a US gas and electricity utility save millions and achieve operational excellence by automating, streamlining or eliminating processes.

Conbipel: Enterprise Performance Management

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Conbipel move to Hyperion to improve its enterprise performance management and achieve financial and planning excellence.

Leading Nordic Retailer: Oracle ERP and Finance Implementation—Project Snapshot

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture is working with a leading Nordic retailer to implement an Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) and finance program that will lead to high performance.

U.S. Navy: Financial Operations Improvement

2011-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps the U.S. Navy build a world-class financial operation, equipped to support the growing needs of a 21st century defense organization.

High Performance through Shared Services Video: The Asia Pacific Perspective

2010-11-02T05:00:00Z

In this video, Cara Morton, managing director-Finance & Performance Management, Asia Pacific for Accenture, explores some of the issues and trends facing shared services in Asia Pacific.

Portugal—Tax Department: Revenue Systems

2010-10-20T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps the Portuguese Tax Department of the Ministry of Finance to move its revenue systems to an "integrated tax" approach.

Large Premium Brewer: Operational Efficiency and Excellence

2010-10-20T05:00:00Z

Accenture helps this large premium brewer to boldly reinvent its entire budgeting and forecasting solution, and streamline and standardize the processes.

The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) – Solving the Transactions Conundrum

2010-10-19T05:00:00Z

The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) initiative has been a fact of life for banks in Europe since early 2008.

An Overview of Accenture Benchmarking Solutions

2010-10-14T05:00:00Z

In this video, Chuck Wise, lead-Accenture Benchmarking Solutions, defines benchmarking and discusses its importance.

Holy Spirit Health System: Financial and Operational Improvements

2010-08-07T05:00:00Z

With Accenture’s help, Holy Spirit Health System improved its financial position by decreasing costs and using capital and labor more effectively.

The Future Used to be Easier: Planning for Success in Dynamic Environments

2010-06-23T05:00:00Z

Investor confidence has been severely damaged by the current economic turmoil.

Shared Services Talent Management: Lessons from the Masters

2010-06-17T05:00:00Z

Talent management is one of the key enablers of high performance in shared services.

HR Shared Services: The Foundation for Integrated Talent Management and High Performance

2010-06-17T05:00:00Z

HR shared services offers organizations much more than the chance to reduce costs—it can help create a foundation for talent management.

Benchmarking Can Help Point the Way to High Performance

2010-05-06T05:00:00Z

The finance function has a key role to play in helping a company become a high-performance business.

Eni: Transformation of Financial Consolidation

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Eni improve its financial processes to comply with reporting deadlines and position itself to achieve high performance.

Pfizer: A Tax Strategy for High Performance

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped Pfizer create a strategy to improve performance of its tax division and enable high performance.

Swedish Match: Enterprise Performance Management Framework

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Transformation was key to Swedish Match’s strategy for outperforming competitors and meeting investor expectations.

Global High-Tech Company: Multi-functional Shared Services for North America

2010-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped this global high-tech company create a North American shared services center.

Achieving High Performance through Shared Services: Lessons from the Masters

2009-06-08T05:00:00Z

Shared services masters run their shared services organizations as high-performance businesses.

Preparing for International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): An Opportunity for Finance Transformation

2009-03-27T05:00:00Z

Companies in the United States and around the world face the challenge of complying with IFRS standards.

The Winning Edge in Uncertain Times

2009-01-15T06:00:00Z

Rapid and Sustained Cost Management

Managing Through Challenging Times in the Communications Industry

2009-01-09T06:00:00Z

A Communications Industry Perspective

Leading Electrical Utility Company: Transformation and Outsourcing of Finance Function

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped this electrical utility company simplify and standardize its financial processes and information management architecture model to provide a scalable platform for future growth.

VimpelCom: Revenue Assurance Program

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps VimpelCom take strides toward high performance through a new revenue assurance program.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): SAP Solutions for Financial Management

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

As the primary implementation contractor for NASA’s Core Financial Project, Accenture implemented a state-of-the-art SAP system that allows an agency-wide view of NASA’s financial operations.

Comcast: Finance Transformation—Video

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

Listen to Todd Irwin, executive director of Financial Systems, Comcast, explain how Accenture has helped Comcast centralize its accounts payable function—reducing operational costs while increasing quality.

South African Post Office Group: Transforming Financial Systems

2009-01-01T06:00:00Z

For public company South African Post Office Group, achieving financial success while serving dual masters requires excellence in both data management and communications.

Globalization: A Challenge and an Opportunity for the Finance Function -- Summary

2008-08-15T05:00:00Z

The third Accenture High Performance Finance Study examines the most pressing challenges facing CFOs in the multi-polar world being created by globalization.

Multi-function Shared Services: Insights from an Accenture Research Study

2008-05-16T05:00:00Z

Businesses and governments are increasingly considering multi-function shared services models to obtain sustainable advantage on the path to high performance.

Asia-Pacific Embraces Finance and Accounting BPO

2008-04-21T05:00:00Z

Once a laggard in the adoption of Finance & Accounting outsourcing (FAO), the Asia Pacific region is now showing the fastest growth rate in the world, with many companies poised to leapfrog their European and US rivals in the adoption of higher-value outsourced services.

Mediaset Group: Finance and Performance Management

2008-01-01T06:00:00Z

Mediaset aimed to grow its business and transition to an integrated multimedia company by optimizing and changing to its traditional business model beginning with its administration, finance and control functions.

The Point: Orchestral Maneuvers

2007-08-01T05:00:00Z

Linking performance and risk management to execution can help banks outperform

Managing Shared Services Change: Beyond Communications and Training

2007-05-23T05:00:00Z

Accenture believes that shared services will play an increasingly critical role in helping businesses and governments reach for high performance.

Driving High Performance Through Fully Realized Shared Services

2007-05-23T05:00:00Z

While centralization of functions is the foundation for shared services, Accenture research shows that to deliver high performance, a shared services model needs to go much further.

Shared Services Start-Up: From Launch to Stabilization

2007-05-23T05:00:00Z

The implementation of a shared services operating model is challenging.

Delta Air Lines: High Performance Through Financial Outsourcing

2006-01-01T06:00:00Z

Delta Air Lines partnered with Accenture in a financial outsourcing agreement, transitioning its European finance and accounting functions to Accenture to improve visibility, service levels and cost-saving solutions.

Accenture: Maximizing Financial Performance

2005-07-19T05:00:00Z

Accenture is a global consulting, technology services and outsourcing company that has been experiencing rapid growth while it has been changing its business model to meet the myriad needs of its stakeholders.

Shared Services: Government Shared Services Model for High Performance from Accenture

2005-01-17T06:00:00Z

Shared services models for administrative functions are already gaining acceptance and helping to create high-performance public service organizations.

A New Paradigm for Managing Shareholder Value -- Summary

2004-07-12T05:00:00Z

In this research report, we discuss the challenge of measuring enterprise value due to the treatment of intangible assets.

United States—Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT): Financial Management System

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The Virginia Department of Transportation recognized it needed to overhaul its financial information management system.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): High-Performing Enterprise Solutions—Finance and Performance Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how NASA integrated its procurement and financial systems and processes by leveraging Accenture's SAP experience.

GlaxoSmithKline: Working Capital Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With Accenture’s help, GlaxoSmithKline realized roughly £1.5 billion ($2.28 billion) in working capital benefits within 18 months.

Finmeccanica: Enterprise Performance Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

With new enterprise performance management (EPM) processes, Finmeccanica quickly saw improved data integrity and consistency.

Rapid and Sustained Cost Management for Consumer Goods and Services Companies

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps clients develop comprehensive, process-driven strategies for rapid and sustained cost management that leverage deep insights and analytics.

Treasury Operational Excellence

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

The agenda for today's finance and treasury groups is in a state of rapid transformation.

Enabling Technologies for Enterprise Performance Management

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture assists clients to leverage and optimize their investments in enterprise performance management solutions by using enabling technologies from leading vendors to help them achieve high performance.

Strategic Fiscal Management: Reducing Budget Deficits without Cutting Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

As the fiscal crisis that began in 2008 continues, most experts agree that this economic downturn is different than its predecessors: it's deeper and will take longer to resolve.

Leading European Bank: Trading and Risk Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps a leading European bank implement a solution that addresses its global trading, risk management and processing requirements.

Revenue Assurance for Telecommunications Companies: Minimizing Revenue Leakage

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

How Accenture helps telcos achieve high performance by minimizing revenue leakage

Enterprise Performance Management: Services Overview

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture's Enterprise Performance Management solutions can help organizations dramatically improve their ability to organize, integrate and analyze a wide range of financial, operational, competitor and marketplace information to deliver sustainable high performance.

Accenture Benchmarking Solutions for Finance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture High Performance Business research shows that high performers exceed their peers in the ability to develop distinctive capabilities within their finance function to create a competitive advantage.

Process Improvement

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Buyers and suppliers can realize considerable value through transformation of their core business processes such as invoice processing and vendor payment, customer invoicing and collections.

Finance Management Services for the Life Sciences Industry

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

By partnering with our client chief financial officers and finance executives, we create value and deliver world-class finance capabilities. Visit our Finance & Performance Management pages to learn more.

Mercedes-Benz: Benchmarking and Corporate Strategy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Mercedes-Benz turned to Accenture to help benchmark performance and create a corporate strategy for developing new capabilities.

Enabling Technologies for Finance

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helps clients leverage and optimize their investments in enterprise-wide systems by using enabling technologies including Oracle and SAP to help them achieve high performance.

Transforming the Finance Organization with SAP

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

When it comes to the finance function, organizations are facing increased pressure to generate value from more integrated processes and data as well as to comply with regulation.

Accenture Finance Academy

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture Finance Academy help organizations to advance the skills, capabilities and productivity of their finance workforce and drive improved performance across the business.

Arizona Department of Revenue: Public Service Value Model

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Arizona's Revenue Department worked with Accenture to link performance improvements from its Business Reengineering/Integrated Tax System and apply them to its strategic business planning goals.

Arrow Electronics: Integrated Financial System

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read this Oracle case study about how Accenture helped implement a sophisticated Oracle financial platform for Arrow Electronics.

Advanced Enterprise Solution for Metals

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read about Accenture Advanced Enterprise Solution for Metals which is a proven ERP solution that accelerates enterprise wide business value for high performance.

Finance and Accounting Outsourcing

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Outsourcing provides additional means for a finance organization to improve efficiency and value delivered.

Organization Analysis and Design

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Advanced capabilities are difficult to achieve without effective finance operations.

U.S. Navy-Commander, Naval Installations Command: Financial Management Shared Services

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Accenture helped the Commander of Naval Installations Command (CNIC) build a business case to support centralized shared services for financial management as well as standardized operations for its 16 regions.

Alcan Engineered Products: Infrastructure Separation

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

Read how Accenture helped Alcan Engineered Products to divest from its parent company while making gains in IT governance.

The Value of Accenture Benchmarking Solutions in Shared Services Implementations

1900-01-01T06:00:00Z

In this video, Chuck Wise, lead, Accenture Benchmarking Solutions, explains that benchmarking plays a dual role in creating an effective shared services center.

Winning in the New Banking Era: Next-Generation Core Banking, a Catalyst for Success

Why do BBVA, Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo enjoy higher cross-selling ratios and lower rates of customer attrition than their competitors? Accenture examines the DNA of high-performing banks.

Accenture Payment Services: Transaction Banking

As banks renew focus on global growth, the spotlight is on transaction banking. Operational efficiency and new revenue generation are key considerations for an effective transaction banking strategy.

Targeting the Right Functions and Services (video)

US Health Plan: Forecasting and Analytics

Read how Accenture helped a large US health plan develop a powerful forecasting and analytics solution that improves decision-making and ultimately drives high performance.

Finance Processes and Operations: Service Overview

Read how Accenture Finance Processes & Operations can help the finance and accounting function overcome its challenges and support business growth.

Achieving Sustainable Growth with Strategic Cost Management Podcast

In this podcast, Matt Podrebarac, lead for Accenture Banking Strategic Cost Reduction, discusses how strategic cost management initiates an overall business strategy for growth

Derivatives Reform Services

Derivatives Reform supports clients in navigating through the challenges of major regulations such as Dodd-Frank, MiFID II and Basel III.

Accenture Technology Services for Finance and Performance Management

We help finance executives create capabilities that drive increased economic value—and high performance—across the enterprise.

Finance Strategy & Transformation: Services Overview

Read how Accenture Finance Strategy & Transformation can help CFOs transform the finance function to support the business better.

Finance and Administration Services for the Insurance Industry

Accenture research has shown there is a 74 percent correlation between a high-performance finance organization and a high-performance business.

Finance and Performance Management: Service Overview

The Bottom Line is High Performance

Accenture: Integrated Financial Forecasting Solution

The Accenture CIO Organization teamed with the Accenture Finance and Human Resources organizations to create an Integrated Forecasting Solution that links revenue and contract cost information to supply and demand data to deliver high performance.

Retailing in a Global Marketplace to Achieve High Performance -- Summary

Success in a global marketplace requires a fine balance of two essential capabilities—a global approach to the business and a local view of the customer.

Agribusiness: Performance Anatomy

To satisfy the constantly shifting and increasing requirements of end consumers, agribusinesses must reach for expansion both regionally and within their portfolios.

Komatsu: Shared Services

Accenture helped Komatsu design and implement a shared services center, lowering financial operating costs and improving access to strategic information.

Metrics, Reporting and Analysis

High-performance businesses and governments have a very strong value orientation. They ground their strategy in driving value and develop key measures of performance linked to total return to shareholders.

11th Annual Accenture Global Shared Services Conference: New Horizons — Achieving High Performance through Next-Generation Shared Services and BPO

Read about eleventh annual Accenture Global Shared Services Conference (GSSC) which focuses on achieving high performance through next generation shared services.

Reducing Improper Payments

Achieve high performance through innovative prevention, detection and recovery services

Enterprise Performance Management Outsourcing

From production costs to pricing to new opportunities, information demands at businesses is ever increasing.

Moving to the Standard Legal Entity Identifier: Client Data Management

Accenture examines how standard Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) will affect client data management and onboarding processes at financial institutions.

Agribusiness: Operational Excellence

The global increase in demand for both food and energy, combined with the impact of rising commodity costs, has placed pressure on agribusinesses to improve productivity in all areas of the enterprise.

Maximizing the Value of Commodity Trading Business

It’s a world of big opportunities and new challenges for commodity traders. Accenture Trading Operations helps you stay competitive in today’s environment.

Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

Planning, budgeting and forecasting are vital processes for almost all organizations.

Don Schulman

Managing Director, Management Consulting, Finance & Enterprise Performance

Reshaping Finance to Achieve High Performance in Insurance

Transforming the insurance finance function so that it becomes a source of competitive advantage is one of the current challenges facing a CFO.

Insurance Finance Transformation: Services Overview

Read about Accenture’s insurance finance transformation services and learn how we help enable our clients to move their finance organizations forward.

Revitalizing Core Banking Systems for Competitive Advantage in the New Landscape Podcast

In this podcast, Fiaz Sindhu, core banking services lead for North America, discusses how revitalizing core banking services can help banks deliver new business capabilities.

Shareholder Value Analysis

Through shareholder value analysis techniques, our clients identify and understand shareholder value creation by using quantitative and qualitative proprietary methodologies.