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Links to articles
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Economist
Intelligence Unit and Accenture Finance & Accounting Outsourcing
Study
The outsourcing of finance and accounting functions
is primed for growth, with more than 70 percent of senior executives
predicting that demand will become even more prevalent over the
next three years, according to a study released today by Accenture
and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Approximately 30 percent of the companies that
participated in the study reported that they outsource finance and
accounting functions, with two-thirds of those (65 percent) characterizing
the arrangement as successful (57 percent) or very successful (8
percent). And, while cost savings and increased productivity are
key motivators for outsourcing, the study determined that finance
and accounting outsourcing is increasingly being used as a catalyst
for business transformation.
The full survey report, titled “Outside upside:
Finding focus through finance outsourcing”, and a list of what Accenture
refers to as the "golden rules" of finance and accounting
outsourcing, which include tips on how to address typical outsourcing
issues are available the Accenture web site.
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