When relying on service providers, make sure all contingencies are covered before you sign on the dotted line. Some front-end legwork is required, but the payback may be well worth the effort.

FAO may be what you have in mind, but consider consolidating services as a possible stop-over before reaching your final destination. If nothing else, get a baseline for comparisons.

Lift-and-shift or transform-and-shift? In a global strategy, the right answer isn’t always one or the other. A blend of approaches will produce the greatest returns.

This month, she explains how to strike a balance between outsourcing and insourcing financial processes.

When natural gas giant Centrica learned all that FAO has to offer, it was more than enough to get company finance leaders energized about outsourcing.

Hunting Learning Center franchise owner finds help with processing accounts payable through an on-demand solution.

The increasing challenges of living in a global world and managing in a global economy are daunting, but here is one thing you can do about it: Attend the Finance and Procurement Globalization Conference November 14-16.

FAO Today’s publisher spells out the five things that the fast-growing FAO industry should fear the most. If none of these things happen, no need to worry. If they do, be scared—be very scared.

But survey reveals problems in the rate of success. Internal resistance and speed of implementation can affect how effectively FAO addresses clients' needs.

Transactional processes were fine to outsource, but will F&A leaders risk the general ledger in their FAO strategy? Early indications say yes.