Finance & Controlling in one ERP with the switch to S/4HANA
It’s the next generation of Business Suite: SAP FICO enables you to optimize and simplify your company's financial processes. Based on the ERP platform S/4HANA, the latest finance management application closes known gaps between transaction, analysis, and planning systems. Benefit from direct insights and real-time analyses at all levels – and from risk-free implementation with ORBIS as your SAP consultant.
Your advantages with SAP FICO and S/4HANA
Real-time analytics
Analyze finance data in real time thanks to SAP HANA in-memory computing technology and make informed decisions straight away.
Simplified database architecture
Finance data and cost accounting combined in one cohesive Universal Journal.
Seamless integration of business processes
Seamless integration with other modules ensures a continuous flow of information and complete transparency across all operational processes.
Lower total cost of ownership
Less maintenance, lower administration costs, and fast implementation and decision making all help to reduce your expenditure.
S/4HANA Finance architecture: FICO modules combined
SAP FICO is a combination of the classic SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules. It automatically integrates the functions and processes of both modules into a single solution with all the benefits of S/4HANA to offer even more possibilities.
A key innovation is the unified database structure, known as the Universal Journal. It brings together finance and cost accounting data in a single ledger, providing a comprehensive and consistent view of a company's finance and accounting processes.
SAP S/4HANA Finance also extends the functionality of FI and CO with in-depth analytics options, integrated planning and analysis functions as well as optimized reporting capabilities. Plus everything is based on real-time data.
Module ISAP Finance (FI) allows you to manage all accounting data in real time across all areas of your business. | Module IISAP CO enables efficient controlling within your company, including the analysis, evaluation, and optimization of processes. |
Module I
What functions does SAP Finance offer?
The SAP FI module makes capturing and processing financial transactions even faster and easier. It provides the perfect basis for creating financial statements. The module includes:
- General Ledger Accounting (SAP FI-GL): with a clear basis for annual financial statements, balance sheets, and profit & loss statements
- Accounts Payable (FI-AP): with capturing of all transactions with suppliers
- Accounts Receivable (FI-AR): with capturing of all customer data and transactions
- Asset Accounting (FI-AA): with capturing of all transactions related to fixed and long-term financial assets
- Bank Ledger Accounting (FI-BL): with capturing, reconciliation, and comparison of all your company's bank account data and transactions
Module II
What functions does SAP Controlling (CO) offer?
An optimal digital tool for decision-making: the CO module enables you to control costs, analyze profitability, and make decisions based on real-time data – all with the benefit of extended functions and an improved user experience:
- Product Cost Controlling (CO-PC): for calculating, monitoring and controlling of costs related to producing products and services
- Overhead Cost Controlling (CO-OM): for capturing, allocating and controlling overhead costs
- Profitability Analysis (CO-PA): for improved allocation of costs and revenues to different profitability segments and better analysis of profitability relating to products, customers, and regions
- Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA): for tracking the financial performance of profit centers, including cost allocation, revenue allocation and report generation
Our strategy for switching to SAP FICO and S/4HANA
We draw on experience: ORBIS has been a reliable SAP consulting partner in the field of finance & controlling since 1988. Our focus here is on financial key figure reporting. But we also support you in the implementation and utilization of the classic SAP ERP modules Finance, Controlling, Enterprise Controlling, and Investment Management.
We make complex things simple: our use of predefined solutions and reference systems minimizes implementation costs and project runtimes. We also benefit from using the latest reporting tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) with integrated in-memory technology based on S/4HANA. Our extensive portfolio also includes software solutions for consolidated financial statements, either via Business Warehouse or directly through the SAP ERP system.
Add-on I: Our rollout service for international SAP FICO projects
We know all about country-specific requirements in the field of finance and can adapt these in line with your needs when introducing S/4HANA Finance. Our team of rollout consultants has been implementing ERP projects worldwide since 1995. As a result, we have in-depth subject knowledge, process and industry expertise, and a thorough understanding of country-specific factors. Whether you need English or French language support, we have the right consultants to make the implementation of your new transnational S/4HANA Finance system simple and manageable.
Add-on II: Our service expertise
We help you avoid errors ahead of consolidation, which speeds up the entire accounting process, no matter whether you're preparing consolidated financial statements or carrying out reconciliation activities.
Our holistic consulting approach to SAP FICO and S/4HANA
Financial accounting needs to be just as efficient as your transition to S/4HANA. That's why we focus on your specific business processes and provide you with solution-oriented support through all project phases. And we share our knowledge in training sessions on SAP FICO so that we can work with you and your employees to meet all challenges.
As SAP ERP specialists, we get the most out of your business processes with SAP S/4HANA
Need your S/4HANA transformation to be quick and risk-free? This not only requires expertise in SAP but also in your relevant industry. We have both and specialize in the processes used by mid-size industrial businesses. In addition to SAP Project Management, this also includes the following SAP industry solutions:
SAP Project Management
Plan, monitor and control your projects automatically and with fewer resources.
SAP Variant Configuration
Configure highly individualized products even quicker and easier than before.
SAP Product Lifecycle Management
Manage the entire product lifecycle seamlessly and effectively, from initial idea through to implementation and administration.
I’m here to help you
Christian Lai (Senior Account Manager SAP)
Tel.: +49 681 9924 209
E-Mail: christian.lai(at)orbis.de