Introduction

The Finance and Accounting Outsourcing (FAO) market landscape varies substantially by industry due to a culmination of factors affecting the willingness and capability for buyers to reach an FAO end-state. This report provides coverage of the 2006 FAO market size and growth, adoption trends, and supplier landscape in Energy & Utilities. The report analyzes the factors, drivers, and inhibitors of FAO adoption in Energy & Utilities and includes case studies of current engagements. This report will assist companies considering outsourcing F&A to a third-party or FAO suppliers to understand in detail the Energy & Utilities adoption trends in FAO

Scope                      

• Third-party FAO contracts (does not include shared services or captives)
• Multi-process FAO contracts with a minimum of two F&A processes, over US$1 million in Annual Contract Value (ACV), and a minimum contract term of three years
• All multi-process FAO contracts across all geographies signed as of April 2006
• Leading suppliers include Capgemini, Accenture, and IBM
• Industries covered include Energy & Utilities

Contents

This report summarizes key market adoption trends and insights in Energy & Utilities. Key insights are divided into sections covering overall industry comparison and Energy & Utilities. These sections provide the market size and growth, factors affecting adoption, and supplier landscape for Energy & Utilities in detail (illustrated with supporting data and analysis) to provide the reader information in easy-to-apply, bite-size pieces. The Energy & Utilities section is detailed along the following points:

• Industry dynamics influencing FAO adoption
• Market size and growth
• Geographic scope
• Process scope
• Offshore adoption
• Supplier landscape
• Case examples