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A whole new world: shared services for receivables management.(Feature article)

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| September 01, 2004 | Gundavelli, Veena; Mohanty, Lou | COPYRIGHT 2004 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A current trend that is highly visible among corporations is to consolidate many finance functions such as Accounts Receivable under smaller and specialized teams known as Shared Services Centers. In the past, many corporations have had different receivables departments which were dedicated to specific business units or geographical regions. Shared Services is a concept which signifies a remarkably different approach to organizing administrative finance functions. The foundation of this approach is that a centralized team will be able to deliver significant operational efficiencies while effectively servicing multiple business units within the company. Typical functions ...

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