Contingent Workforce Management

It’s no secret that today’s non-employee workforce—comprised of temporary staff, freelancers, independent talent, and professional services—is rapidly growing and evolving. As businesses continue to manage the “war for talent,” they are actively finding that flexible, contingent workers hold the necessary skillsets and expertise for critical enterprise projects and initiatives. With the non-employee workforce moving to [...]

Editor’s Note: For all you accounts payable managers who must leverage contingent talent, we thought this article would be of interest. We’ve all heard the meteorologists talk about it as if it were the end of times, or even a signal that the Earth’s climate issues are worsening by the year. The “polar vortex” is [...]

We’ve had a fair number of good articles in the past few weeks here at Payables Place; there was an insightful Telecom Expense Management article, the first few articles in Chris Dwyer’s Spring Training series, and even a nice piece on Declining Balance Cards (but I’m biased on that one). So, without further ado, here’s [...]

The modern-day Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has his or her hands in a mix of contemporary processes, capabilities and initiatives. For years, the analyst the team at Ardent Partners has spoken of (and evangelized) the concept of procurement and finance collaboration (CPO/CFO collaboration) to maximize spend management, improve overall financial visibility, and maintain the ability [...]

[Editor’s Note: It’s almost 2015 and, to cap off 2014 in style, Payables Place will run five of the best posts from the 2014 archives. We continue our “Best of” series today with Chris Dwyer’s look at the CFO’s view of contingent workforce management, which originally appeared on September 26.] The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the [...]

The contemporary enterprise finds itself relying more and more on temporary workers to achieve critical corporate objectives, more so than any other era in recent history. In fact, Ardent Partners finds that utilization of contingent, contract, and temporary workers (including freelancers) will grow by 30% over the next three years, a factor that is actively [...]

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the typical organization is now tasked with more than ever before, often asked to be the “savior” of enterprises that struggle to maintain a clear picture into total cash and corporate finances. Payables Place is pleased to present a series that highlights the “CFO’s view” of various functions and [...]