In addition to cost savings, shared service centers for finance and accounting functions such as collections and payments execution are being leveraged by corporations to institute best practices and provide additional value-added capabilities to improve management visibility and control, enhance process quality, and increase overall business performance.

Attend this webinar to learn about a recent SunGard global study of small - to large - sized corporations that examined the primary drivers, perceived challenges and overall satisfaction among companies already using or looking to migrate to a shared service center model.

Topics of discussion will include:

The reasons why many organizations choose to deploy shared service centers

The experiences of organizations currently utilizing shared service centers

Best practices in launching a shared service center

Common pitfalls to avoid when initiating a shared service center

Real and perceived obstacles in moving an organization towards a shared service model

Justin Harrison, Project Manager, REL Justin has over 20 years of experience specializing in Customer-to-Cash (C2C) assignments undertaking scoping, analysis & design and implementation projects across a wide range of industry sectors and geographies. He has been responsible for teams of clients and consultants involved in Organisational Change, Best practice Process Improvement and Working Capital Management. Most of Mr Harrison's assignments have focussed on delivering tangible and sustainable significant cash flow improvement supported by process change. He is a senior member of REL's C2C Practice Group and supports the development and maintenance of best practices both for internal use and for the benefit of clients.

Molly Pryor, Assistant Treasurer, Huntsman Corporation

Jim Mangano, SVP Receivables Solutions, SunGard