Church’s Chicken, a U.S.-based fast food restaurant chain, and WNS Global Services, a BPO services provider, have signed a partnership pact that will focus on Finance and Accounting (F&A) processes for restaurants owned by Church’s throughout the world. The financial details of the pact were not disclosed.

WNS will handle accounts services such as accounts receivables, accounts payables, bank account reconciliation and general ledger maintenance. The company will also manage the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform that provides both technology and processing services for the finance and accounting functions that are being outsourced.

This agreement will provide Church’s with the resources and capital the company needs to add an additional 15 restaurants over the course of the five-year contract with WNS.

“This partnership with Church’s is an excellent addition to our growing list of retail clients,” said Neeraj Bhargava, CEO, WNS Global Services. “We continue to build our expertise across functional capabilities and vertical industries. A client of Church’s stature further validates WNS’ strategy and reinforces our belief that our approach is on the right track for WNS and our clients.”

WNS will begin processing transactions on behalf of Church’s beginning 1 Jan.’07.