Central Finance and SAP S/4HANA

Are you starting your SAP S/4HANA journey? If deploying Central Finance is your first step, get the answers you need to the questions you have! How does Central Finance fit in to your IT landscape? How will it impact your finance processes, reporting, and master data? Evaluate the process to deploy it-and explore the finance and IT possibilities that arise when you do. With step-by-step instructions for implementation and tips for project management, this is your one-stop shop for everything Central Finance!

Highlights include:
1) Architecture
2) Finance processes
3) Deployment
4) Entity and group reporting
5) Implementation and operations
6) Master data management
7) Project planning
8) Mergers and integrations
9) Platform and finance transformation
10) Business case development

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

· ... Preface ... 19

· ... Target Audience ... 19

· ... Objective ... 20

· ... Structure of this Book ... 20

· ... Acknowledgments ... 23

· Part I ... Getting Started with Central Finance ... 27

· 1 ... The Basics: What Is Central Finance? ... 29

· 1.1 ... A Centralized Finance System ... 29

· 1.2 ... Central Finance with SAP S/4HANA ... 35

· 1.3 ... Central Finance Components ... 40

· 1.4 ... Central Finance Outcomes ... 49

· 1.5 ... Central Finance Boundaries and Restrictions ... 51

· 1.6 ... Common Central Finance Misconceptions ... 53

· 1.7 ... Summary ... 55

· 2 ... The Mechanics: How Does Central Finance Work? . .. 57

· 2.1 ... Functional Foundation ... 57

· 2.2 ... Central Finance Capabilities ... 60

· 2.3 ... Summary ... 72

· 3 ... The Motivation: Why Central Finance and Why Now? ... 73

· 3.1 ... Central Finance as a Silver Bullet ... 73

· 3.2 ... Innovation Acceleration ... 79

· 3.3 ... Process Transformation ... 83

· 3.4 ... Business Model Evolution ... 85

· 3.5 ... Technology Transformation ... 88

· 3.6 ... SAP S/4HANA Adoption ... 92

· 3.7 ... Summary ... 95

· 4 ... Reporting: What Can I Learn About My Data? ... 97

· 4.1 ... Advanced Reporting ... 97

· 4.2 ... Extended Dimensional Reporting ... 108

· 4.3 ... Entity Reporting ... 113

· 4.4 ... Group Reporting ... 116

· 4.5 ... Summary ... 120

· 5 ... Finance Processes: What Can Central Finance Improve? ... 121

· 5.1 ... Digital Debt ... 121

· 5.2 ... Planning, Reporting, and Compliance ... 128

· 5.3 ... Finance Operations and Shared Services ... 136

· 5.4 ... Central Closing ... 158

· 5.5 ... Summary ... 174

· 6 ... Finance Data Harmonization: How Does Central Finance Standardize Data? ... 175

· 6.1 ... Why Harmonize Data? ... 175

· 6.2 ... Transactional Data Loads ... 180

· 6.3 ... Master Data Processes ... 185

· 6.4 ... Master Data Objects and Hierarchies ... 191

· 6.5 ... O ngoing Transaction Replication ... 200

· 6.6 ... Governance ... 205

· 6.7 ... Summary ... 212

· 7 ... Deployment Options: How Do I Implement Central Finance? ... 213

· 7.1 ... Getting Started ... 214

· 7.2 ... On-Premise ... 216

· 7.3 ... Cloud ... 225

· 7.4 ... Two-Tier Strategy ... 237

· 7.5 ... Summary ... 238

· Part II ... Deploying Central Finance ... 241

· 8 ... System Architecture ... 243

· 8.1 ... Technical Architecture ... 243

· 8.2 ... Central Finance Landscape ... 249