The F&A BPO Market Landscape in 2011: Re-emerging from the Recession, Re-focusing on Business Outcomes

HfS believes the market for finance and accounting business process outsourcing (F&A BPO) services is poised for a new phase of growth, as businesses recover from the Recession and focus on new strategies to drive more efficient operations in an increasingly global economy. F&A BPO fits the bill for an increasing number of organizations, while some still prefer to maintain their finance and accounting operations in-house. However, one thing is certain – once a company makes the decision to outsource F&A processes, it will be committed to working with a service provider for many years, if not decades, hence, getting this right is going to have a major impact on its culture and operational performance over the long-haul.

This report delivers an unprecedented view of the F&A BPO industry, based on 788 live engagements, where organizations have outsourced two or more core F&A processes to a service provider.