SSF UK Member BDO recently won the “Shared Service Centre of the Year” category at the prestigious 2022 Finance Awards North West held at Old Trafford. The award nomination process involved an initial screening then a number of shortlisted candidates were invited to interview by a rigorous judging panel from Robert Walters, ICAEW, KPMG, RSM and HSBC.
The story behind BDO’s Shared Service Centre achieving this accolade is made even more remarkable by the fact that the centre was conceived less than 6 years.
In late 2016, Accountancy and Business Advisory firm BDO made a major commitment to the North-West by establishing its SSC in Temple Street Liverpool in the heart of the citys’ commercial district. The firm brought in expertise by hiring Nigel Britton who had previously set up and run large onshore and offshore centres in different industry sectors.
Since the initial green-field set-up, the team has gone from strength to strength in administering critical processes and services to the entire firm, UK-wide. BDO’s SSC provides high volume, quality output and now employs over 550 talented people in Liverpool to support all business areas of BDO across a vast array of service lines.
Nigel Britton, Partner and Head of BDO Shared Services, said “This is an incredible team achievement by numerous members of the SSC team. We are delighted to have won this award as a great independent validation of the hard work which has been undertaken over the past few years"