2011 Expert Speaker Faculty

  • Gary-Walker Gary Walker
    Director Shared Services
    Molsen Coors Brewing Company
  • Ed-Martinez Ed Martinez
    Vice President, Shared Services
    Wendy’s/Arby’s Group
  • julie Julie Hutchins
    Head of Business Process Outsourcing
    Nestle
  • nospeaker1 Karen Dobson
    Director, Financial Support Services
    Coca-Cola Refreshments
  • nospeaker1 Lisa Miller
    Vice President, Controller
    PepsiCo Financial Shared Services

Leading a Financial Transformation and Adding Continuous Value to Your Business

We are delighted to announce in 2011 the 11th Shared Services for Finance & Accounting summit grew a staggering 68% in attendees highlighting the importance and growth of shared services in businesses today!

The 12th Annual Shared Services for Finance & Accounting 2012 is set to be BIGGER and BETTER with the introduction of two tracks to the event covering the entire spectrum of Finance & Accounting challenges in Shared Services from Process Design, Governance, Benchmarks, Metrics, and Audits through to Training and Change Management. Each speaker will be diving straight into the specifics of their case studies offering timelines, metrics, results and lessons learned for you to take back to your own office.

Plus, don’t miss our workshops and masterclass series that have been designed to tackle key challenges from stage 1 Shared Service start ups, progressing to more advanced Stage 3 Shared Services, focusing on continuous improvement and value adds.

Key topics for the 2012 summit:

  • Globalization: Standardizing processes when you support very different operational units
  • Live Debate! Inhouse vs. Outsourcing
  • No theory, just practical benchmarking, metrics and KPI’s to use today
  • Stabilization innovation after outsourcing and centralization
  • Value beyond transactions: Adding value services and identifying new functionalities
  • Tried & Tested: Training for overcoming recruitment, workforce management and labor arbitrage challenges
  • Identifying and executing continuous improvement initiatives without service interruptions
  • Growth opportunities to translate to your bottom line
  • Audience feedback on managing organizational, cultural, and governance
  • Update on international reporting and finance standards

Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON)

About the Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON)

The Shared Services & Outsourcing Network (SSON) is the largest and most established global community of over global community of shared services and outsourcing professionals with a presence in over 95 countries. We provide the roof under which key industry experts and organizations share their experience, knowledge and tools, and your practitioner peers connect with other all over the world, face to face and online.

SSON focuses on developing its members through providing face to face training, tools, and networking opportunities in major cities around the world, including: New York, London, Singapore, Stockholm, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Berlin and Dubai. ...find out more »


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  • 12 month access to Premium digital content which covers best practice case studies, strategies, lessons learned, member profiles, interviews, roundtables, legislative reviews and much, much more.
  • Access to the entire backlog of Shared Services News Magazine.
  • Discounts on any of our 35 shared services conferences around the world
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