SKANS School of Accountancy and AZURE Premier signed a
memorandum of understanding (MoU)to create the value chain of shared services
and outsourcing (SSO) business in the finance and accounting space. Whereby
SKANS shall specifically provide trained finance professionals to Azure
Premier, a UK based finance and accounting BPO. This signing ceremony was
attended by members of accounting bodies including ICAP, ICMAPakistan and ACCA.
Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) and one of the leading telecom
operators Wateen Telecom were also present at the event.
Shahid Iqbal of Azure Premier and an
ICAP Member highlighted at the ceremony that, “A concentrated effort will be
needed by all stakeholders and national accounting bodies should play their
role in making this initiative a success. A proper eco system of IT and telecom
sector in addition to favorable policies as per global requirements, will result
in phenomenal growth in this sector.”
Sajid Hussain, CEO SKANS commented at the ceremony, “This
venture between SKANS and Azure is a pilot project to formalize value chain for
SSO sector. SKANS after this signing is one of the leading accounting tuition providers
who will be offering a complete ‘Education to Employment’ cycle.”
Khurram Afzal Malik from PBIT extended full support to
partner organizations by stating, “Shared services outsourcing (SSO) offers
immense opportunities for youth from entrepreneurship to employment, which is
in line with Punjab Growth Strategy vision of Government of Punjab. PBIT offers
to extend full support to partner organizations in their aims to improve shared
services market in Punjab."
Wateen has also endorsed their support as representation of
telecom industry, “Pakistan has the right telecom /IT infrastructure to develop
a successful SSO business.”
Muhammad Sharif, member ICMA Pakistan and Sajjeed Aslam,
Head of ACCA also extended their full support to this initiative.
Members of ICAP and ICMAP,ACCA, Government of Punjab, Telco
Sector and training partners are all geared up and working together to capture
a fair share in cross board finance and accounting SSO business for Pakistan.
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