outsourcing Archives - CFO

How to Lower Total Payroll Costs: Metric of the Month

How to Lower Total Payroll Costs: Metric of the Month

Are there ways your organization could be saving money with better payroll processes and delivery models?

By Perry D. Wiggins, CPA | December 6, 2021

Vanquish Silos to Improve Administrative Services

Vanquish Silos to Improve Administrative Services

Centralized, flexible administrative services groups should replace duplicative admins scattered across departments and functions, a professor contends.

By David McCann | November 20, 2019

GE Transfers Bulk of Tax Team to PwC

GE Transfers Bulk of Tax Team to PwC

In exchange, GE will get to shed salaries while still benefiting from the expertise of a team it apparently continues to value highly.

By David Katz | January 18, 2017

Nike Planning U.S. Expansion If Trade Deal Passes

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Nike Planning U.S. Expansion If Trade Deal Passes

Nike says it will create 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the U.S. if the White House can push through the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.

By Matthew Heller | May 8, 2015

Capgemini Spends $4B to Acquire IGATE

Capgemini Spends $4B to Acquire IGATE

Deal will strengthen the French company's footholds in the Americas and India.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 27, 2015

Outsourcing Market Drivers for 2015

Outsourcing Market Drivers for 2015

The outcome-based solution may finally come into its own, while multiple-provider deals could grow dramatically.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | February 3, 2015

One Way to Stay Focused on Growth: Outsource Accounting

One Way to Stay Focused on Growth: Outsource Accounting

Although it's a $75 million business with complex client contracts and revenue recognition, outsourcing accounting and finance works for Synergis Education.

By David McCann | September 25, 2014

IT Budgets Move Away from Outsourcing

IT Budgets Move Away from Outsourcing

No longer reticent to hire permanent staff, organizations are keeping more of their IT operations in-house.

By | September 10, 2014

How Outsourcing Fails

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How Outsourcing Fails

Before your firm considers outsourcing, makes sure you avoid focusing on cost rather than results.

By Iris Dorbian | August 28, 2014

The Hidden Perils of Supply Chain Innovation

The Hidden Perils of Supply Chain Innovation

Outsourcing, lean manufacturing and just-in-time inventory are proven cost cutters. But they can stretch global supply chains to a breaking point.

By John Bugalla and Kristina Narvaez | January 7, 2014

Practiced, but Not Perfect

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Practiced, but Not Perfect

Companies continue to expand their offshore resources, but the process could stand improvement.

By Kate O'Sullivan | March 21, 2013

IT Outsourcing: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

IT Outsourcing: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You

When you get your bill from your vendor, how can you be sure that you’ve gotten what you’ve paid for? Here’s how CFOs can make sure that they’re sure.

By Sunny Gupta | June 13, 2012

The Risks that Lurk in the Cloud

The Risks that Lurk in the Cloud

Senior executives at nontech companies are being “aggressively encouraged” to use cloud solutions.

By Caroline McDonald | June 13, 2012

Watchdogs Put Closer Eye on Broker-Dealer Accounting

Watchdogs Put Closer Eye on Broker-Dealer Accounting

Regulators like the FINRA are taking a closer look at broker-dealers just as accounting missteps are on the rise.

By Kathy Hoffelder | May 10, 2012

Banks Try to Curb Expenses

Banks Try to Curb Expenses

U.S. financial institutions budget for the possibility of leaner margins and slower growth next year.

By Vincent Ryan | November 18, 2011