Transparent recently opened a new office in growth market South Africa, an upcoming location for BPO&Os. Carolina van der Ark, Transparent’s Business Development Manager for UK & Ireland, will take on the responsibility for this new region.
South Africa has gained global recognition as a growth market for businesses. Consequently, the nation has caught the attention of large companies such as JP Morgan, looking for BPO&O locations (Business Process Outsourcing & Offshoring). Experts calculated there are over 10.000 offshore related jobs in South Africa today, mostly generating from the last decade. The expected growth, experts estimate, is set to reach 400% within the next 2 years.
Willem-Jeroen Stevens (CEO Transparent):
“The rise of BPOs have had a positive impact on increasing flexibility for businesses. Not to mention the advantages of scale, especially in AP . However, it will never be possible to eliminate all AP risks, solely by choosing to outsource. The data we have collected from clients over the years , show that BPOs add a whole new set of risks in Accounts Payable. My guess is that most Financials aren’t even aware of this.”
Business Development Manager Carolina van der Ark is kicking off Transparent’s business in South Africa and has therefore traveled to the country on many occasions, often accompanied by Eric van Marle (VP Sales & Marketing) and Willem-Jeroen Stevens.
Together they introduced the unique services Transparent offers to local South African businesses. The advantages of AP data mining and data analytics proved to be highly sought after among both medium and large companies. We are pleased to welcome Standard Bank, Hilton Hotels and Hollard Insurance as the first clients for Transparent in South Africa.
About Transparent
Transparent, the global AP data mining company. Founded in 2000, offices in key European capitals, USA, UAE, South Africa, India and Malaysia. Transparent specializes in accounts payable data mining in order to deliver: Recovery Auditing, Advise, Insight and Benchmarking.
For additional information
Abigail Jessurun (Marketing)
abigail.jessurun@transparent.eu
Carolina van der Ark (Business Development Manager)
Carolina.van.der.ark@transparent.eu