Accenture Opens BPO Delivery Center in Bucharest.BUCHAREST, Romania -- Accenture (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ACN ACN Accenture (stock symbol) ACN Accenture ACN Australian Company Number ACN Automatic Collision Notification (US DOT) ACN Acetonitrile ACN Anglican Communion Network ), a global management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects , technology services and outsourcing company, has opened a new delivery center in Bucharest that will provide business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in (BPO BPO Business Process Outsourcing BPO Benevolent & Protective Order (of Elks of the USA) BPO Benzoyl Peroxide BPO Business Process Optimization BPO Broker Price Opinions BPO Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra ) services in finance and accounting, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. . The Bucharest center will complement Accenture's existing global delivery network of more than 40 delivery centers in more than 20 countries. In Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. , Accenture already operates delivery centers in Bratislava, Prague, Riga and Warsaw. These centers provide a wide array of services in system integration, application outsourcing, or business process outsourcing. "Demand continues to be strong for BPO and adding a center in Bucharest will allow us to provide services to our clients around the world across a number of industries," said Alasdair Glen, Bucharest BPO delivery center lead. "We're actively recruiting highly skilled personnel for our Bucharest center and plan to hire several hundred people over the next few months." When fully staffed, the delivery center in Bucharest will employ up to 1,000 professionals. They will be supported by Accenture's methods, tools and architectures, which enable the company's global teams to deliver consistent, high-quality solutions to companies worldwide. Initially, the Bucharest center will provide human resource services for Unilever. Accenture has selected Bucharest among various potential locations for its large population of motivated professionals who speak multiple languages and have the right technical skills to meet its client demands. Over the next three months, Accenture is looking to hire professionals with skills in HR, finance and procurement. Accenture's global delivery network is comprised of more than 44,000 people. Through this global delivery network, Accenture is able to distribute client work to professionals in centers such as Bucharest to create multi-country teams that leverage the necessary language skills, time zone advantages, and specialized industry or technical expertise to best meet the needs of their clients. "With the opening of new centers in Bucharest and in Warsaw, coupled with existing centers across Europe and around the globe, we believe we can provide the right services anywhere they're required, at any time, and in any language our customers desire," said Jo Deblaere, a senior executive who heads Accenture's BPO global delivery network. About Accenture Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize mo·bi·lize v. 1. To make mobile or capable of movement. 2. To restore the power of motion to a joint. 3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver. the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance. With more than 133,000 people in 48 countries, the company generated net revenues of US$15.55 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2005. Its home page is www.accenture.com. |
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