Published: 26 February 2019
ID: G00416944
Analyst(s): Finance Research Team
This research will help FP&A leaders benchmark placement of front-office staff across corporate center, shared service centers/centers of excellence and business units against their peers’. Our findings, based on a survey of over 100 companies, are most relevant for midsize companies.
Table of Contents
Definitions
Introduction
Front Office Mostly Centralized at the Corporate Center
Growth and Complexity Increasing Decentralization
Impact of Increase in Revenue
Impact of Increase in Legal Entities
Impact of Increase in Geographic Locations
Conclusion
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