ATLANTA and DUBLIN, Ireland, Aug. 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As a result of its latest growth and expansion, Arvato Financial Solutions has opened a new location in the Atlanta area. The center is located in Sandy Springs. With the new site, the international financial services specialist will strengthen its North American operations, creating a hub to build new business in the region.
“We are excited to add this new location in Atlanta – it is an anchor location for Arvato’s presence in North America and expanding our footprint here will enable us to remain close to our clients and key industries of IT / High tech, Ecommerce and Media & Entertainment. Additionally the location will enable us to expand our North American product offering by partnering with the local Payments and Fraud Management industry,” says Rainer Majcen, President Finance BPO, Arvato Financial Solutions.
As of today, the new location is expected to house a number of key roles including Sales, Solution Design, Business Analysts and product experts in the fields of Finance BPO, Payments and Fraud Management, with the aim of tripling the workforce over the next 3 years.
Atlanta was chosen due to its entrepreneurial focus, amenities and excellent accessibility, coupled with its strong talent base. Additionally the region is a global hub for the Payments and Fraud Management industry – key for Arvato’s global business.
“The location will act as a hub for our North American operations, supporting the business across a wide variety of functions, focusing on Fraud Management, Payments, Finance & Accounting BPO solutions and Robotics Process Automation,” explains Majcen.
“We welcome Arvato Financial Solutions to Metro Atlanta and our booming financial technology ecosystem,” said Jorge Fernandez, vice president Global Commerce, Metro Atlanta Chamber. “The location of Arvato in Sandy Springs is further evidence that our combined focus on leading edge technology and global commerce are driving Metro Atlanta’s reputation as a world class location for international companies.”
The Atlanta office is the latest of several office expansions for Arvato in North America including a logistics site in Louisville. The company also operates multiple sites locations such as in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, Los Gatos and Valencia, California.
About Arvato Financial Solutions
Arvato Financial Solutions is a global financial service provider and part of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA as a subsidiary of Arvato.
The company has over 10,000 employees in 22 countries, including a strong presence in Europe, America and Asia, and offers flexible full-service solutions for the efficient, international management of customer relationships and cash flows.
Arvato Financial Solutions is synonymous with professional outsourcing services (Finance BPO) centering on cash flow in all phases of the customer lifecycle – from risk management and invoicing to debtor management, the sale of receivables and debt collection. As part of this, the company focuses on minimizing default rates in the business initiation phase and during the collection process. As a result, its services also include optimizing the selection of payment types internationally.
As a financial solutions provider, Arvato Financial Solutions manages around 10,000 customers, specializing primarily in the retail/e-commerce, telecommunications, insurance, banking and healthcare sectors. This makes the company Europe’s third largest integrated financial service provider.
More information is available at http://finance.arvato.com