Managing Shared Service

At Andersen Corporation, a large window and door manufacturer in North America, the secret to bringing in cash and having best-in-class DSOs lies in aligning the AR process with the entire… Read More

Increasingly, organizations are being called upon to better manage and control costs, provide improved services, and leverage information more effectively. To address these challenges, many… Read More

What are some of best practices for setting up accounts receivable teams at financial shared services centers? How are organizations achieving AR success in these streamlined, yet still complex, hubs… Read More

Risks to Shared Services Cost SavingsThird-party shared services cost savings are not guaranteed, and can be undermined by a variety of factors. One is an organization’s resistance to new ways of

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When Darin Ball, Vice President, Credit and Collections, first came on board at DS Services of America Inc., he found a silo structure separating the components of the order-to-cash process. AR and… Read More

Most AR case studies focus on a particular receivables, credit, or collections process that was improved or automated. In the case of Carrollton, Georgia-based Southwire, what’s interesting is the

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Credit professionals who work at larger companies with several regional or even international offices—each with its own credit, receivables, and collections operations—are familiar with the… Read More

Credit professionals who work at larger companies with several regional or even international offices—each with its own credit, receivables, and collections operations—are familiar with the… Read More

While the visibility and stature of credit and receivables management rose significantly due to its performance in the challenging business climate, AR and credit pros can’t rest on their… Read More

Just over one quarter of companies (27 percent) collect 90 percent or more of their total yearly sales within contracted payment terms. That’s one key finding from the recent CFO Research survey,… Read More