The IAOP GEO Award is given to a team whose approach to outsourcing is groundbreaking and worth special attention by other organizations. The goal is to recognize a practical innovation that has produced measurable results.
Central to the award is the "Controller Workspace," a tool to manage financial controllership. The tool has played a key role in the transformation of finance in Microsoft. The relationship with the finance customers hinges on the comprehensive insights into the outsourced processes provided by the Controller Workspace.
Praising the efforts of the joint team, Henric Haggquist, senior director-Finance Operation, Microsoft, said, "The secret for the success of the OneFinance relationship can be summed up in one word—together. Both Microsoft and Accenture have a shared vision for success and a sense of pride in what we are doing. We face everything together, challenges and victories alike. We are working to scale even greater heights of success for OneFinance and for both the organizations in future. The team is proud to have this prestigious recognition from IAOP and from the industry."
"I am delighted to be recognized for our commitment to transform and innovate the way we deliver services for Microsoft," said Andrew Cheung, lead-OneFinance, Accenture. "The award recognizes the best of what we do together with Microsoft: the process and technology innovation. More importantly, it will inspire us to change the way we provide services for the better. This is only possible through the commitment and contribution of every individual working on OneFinance."
Microsoft OneFinance was formed in 2007 and now supports 96 countries, across seven global delivery locations, encompassing 500-plus individual roles.
For more information read GEO—IAOP’s Global Excellence in Outsourcing Award.