Presentations

You may have missed one of our conferences or shows on sharedserviceslink.com Radio, but you can still benefit from the gems revealed in this section.

Watch the presentations or listen to our interviews in your own time and digest the experiences of your peers. Their stories could make a big impact on your own initiatives.

How to handle ‘plants abroad’ functionality in SAP and avoid common mistakes

1 February 2012

The ‘plants abroad’ functionality has been designed by SAP for organisations that have warehouses or distribution centres in other EU countries. The ‘plants abroad’ functionality has been designed by SAP for organisations that have warehouses or distribution centres in other EU countries. It enables easier reporting of VAT and Intrastat declarations enabling VAT and Intrastat postings for intra-company, cross-border stock transfers. Drawing on his practical experiences at Philips, John Lambourne focuss on how to activate and implement ‘plants abroad’ functionality in SAP and examines some of the known and unknown risks.

You’re not alone! Understanding your stakeholders and securing their buy-in

30 January 2012

In this presentation from The European Summit on Finance Shared Services & Outsourcing 2011, John Hall, SVP at DSM Business Support, details how to approach the issue of redundancies, change management that works as risk management and how to attain senior-level AND operational-level buy-in for your shared services dream.

Dealing with complex VAT scenarios

25 January 2012

In this presentation from the SAP Control for VAT Compliance conference 2011, Alexandra Vale, European VAT Director from Chemtura, maps out a number complex business flows typically found in a multinational company to explain and derive the correct VAT treatment.

How to create and communicate a menu of service provision for all your customers

23 January 2012

In this presentation from The European Summit on Finance Shared Services & Outsourcing 2011, Matt Twilley, External Communication Manager at VODAFONE, shows how to be crystal clear of your capabilities, ideas to engage with all your business partners to agree on what can and can’t be delivered and on-going communication channels to market your service capabilities to add more value and transform your efficiency.

Susie West's top 10 KPIs in purchase to pay

23 January 2012

What's one key difference between shared services and centralised finance?

Interview with Bobby Abraham, Director of Vodafone Shared Services India

17 January 2012

In this short interview, Matthew Garrow-Fisher, Head of Research at sharedserviceslink.com speaks to Bobby Abraham, Director of Finance Shared Service Centres at Vodafone Shared Services in India to get his perspective on what makes a world-leading finance operation in 2012. Listen to his 5-minute interview here:

A perspective from SAP AG

17 January 2012

In this presentation from the SAP Control for VAT Compliance conference 2011, Lars Gartenschläger, Product Manager for SAP ERP Financials, gives an overview of SAP’s perception of their customers’ needs, an insight into some of their VAT development challenges, as well as the increased focus that national tax administrations are placing on auditing ERP system data.

How to provide a quick return on investment in automation technology

16 January 2012

How do you identify the most productive areas to invest in automation technology? And what steps do you need to take to make sure you maximise ROI in automation tools? In this presentation from The European Summit on Finance Shared Services & Outsourcing 2011, John Dickens discusses the key automation tools NEC has implemented recently to automate their accounts payable processing.

How business process management can enable you to add more value through your shared service operation

9 January 2012

In this presentation from The European Summit on Finance Shared Services & Outsourcing 2011, Owain Jones, Process & Systems Improvement Manager at BBC FINANCE highlights the importance of business process management for effective shared services governance, finding out what your customers want and creating a business appetite for change and balancing efficiency versus effectiveness – what’s next for BBC Finance?

Should you change strategy in 2011: shared services, outsourcing or become a BPO?

2 January 2012

In this presentation from The European Summit on Finance Shared Services & Outsourcing 2011, Gus Williamson, Director of Business Support at ANGLIA SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP (NHS), shares his thoughts on where Anglia Support Partnership will go next to make sure that strategy is the most efficient and effective the market offers.