Julie Ayres-Smith

Global Process Owner, Order to Cash Carrier

A shared service specialist with a wealth of experience in fast moving, dynamic, multifunctional environments, with an exceptional record of delivering projects that have tangible monetary benefits. Broad expertise across International shared service organisation including management of delivery centres service management and multi-tiered and multi -sourced global business services. Passionate about investing in people, creating an environment for growth and development which shapes our culture. Focused on building great business partnerships that deliver an outstanding customer experience and unlocks joint business value through continuous improvement and end to end process optimisation. A breadth of experience in system implementations, SAP, Oracle, and other technologies. I have also played key roles in projects both finance and non-finance related.

Conference Day Two: May 21st, 2025

4:40 PM Panel Discussion: Strategies, Challenges and Best Practices in Expanding Shared Services and GBS Scope

Expanding shared services scope is a priority for many GBS leaders to drive maturity and value-add. Yet identifying the right scope and services and implementing that is not an easy task. This panel gathers the most experienced leaders in the space to share key learnings and insights: 

·       Assessing the readiness from the current GBS model and processes

·       Understanding the business priorities to align the new services scope

·       Communicating and strategizing the scope expansion effectively for successful delivery

Conference Day Three & Post-Conference Masterclasses: May 22nd, 2025

12:40 PM Keynote: Redefining GBS In the Next 10 Years: How Will Value Be Redefined, Measured and Delivered in the Future?

Today, shared services value is measured in cost, efficiency and productivity. In the near future, progressive companies will redefine value through intelligence, insights and strategic partnering. Join this session to hear what that would look like:

·       How value creation has evolved in the past decade and what are the key trends for the next 10 years?

·       Stepping beyond the term of “value-add” activities to understand what you can be doing to support your SSO and the wider organisation

·       Stepping up the play through intelligence and insights: how important is that and what are the key steps to move towards this direction?

·       Driving innovation around data, process and systems for greater value creation

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Julie.

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