Course Outline
Foundations of Management Accounting in SAP S4HANA
- Differentiating Financial Accounting (FI) from Management Accounting (CO)
- Interoperability of management accounting with other SAP modules
- Key advancements in the S4HANA platform
Structural Frameworks in Management Accounting
- Controlling Area
- Company Code
- Profit Center
- Segment
Master Data Management in Controlling
- Cost elements
- Cost centers
- Internal orders
- Profit centers
- Functional Area
Insights into the Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
- Overview of the Universal Journal architecture
- Essential fields and the fusion of financial and management data
Cost Center Accounting
- Architecture and objectives of cost centers
- Establishing cost centers and cost center groups
- Cost allocation via distribution and assessment methods
Planning within Cost Center Accounting
- Setting up cost center planning parameters
- Executing cost center plan allocations
Internal Orders
- Purpose and application of internal orders
- Creation and administration of internal orders
- Monitoring progress and settling internal orders
Profit Center Accounting
- Core aspects of profit center accounting
- Mapping profit centers to company codes and cost centers
- Reporting and surveillance of profit centers
Product Cost Controlling
- Basics of product cost planning
- Bill of Materials (BOM), routings, and activity types
- Material cost estimates utilizing quantity structures
Actual Costing and Material Ledger
- Principles underlying actual costing
- Material Ledger setup
- Cost component split and variance determination
Linkage with Financial Accounting (FI)
- Integration interfaces between CO and FI
- Synchronous integration of management and financial accounting
Connection with Logistics and Production
- Controlling integration with logistics (Materials Management and Production Planning)
- Costing and profitability assessment in production contexts
Reporting Capabilities in Management Accounting
- Reporting utilities within SAP S4HANA
- Survey of SAP Fiori apps for Management Accounting
- Development and administration of custom reports
Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
- Comparison of account-based versus costing-based profitability analysis
- Reporting and analytical capabilities in CO-PA
Wrap-up and Future Directions
Requirements
- Fundamental understanding of business workflows in SAP S4HANA
- Acknowledgement of financial accounting standards
- Basic competence in SAP GUI operations and system navigation
Target Audience
- Application Consultants
- Business Process Owners
- System Administrators
Testimonials (2)
The training provided valuable insights into ABAP CDS and Fiori capabilities, helping me better understand the system functionalities already available within the company and opportunities to optimize their utilization. It also enhanced my understanding of how SAP technologies can support reporting, analytics, and business process improvements.
Melita Widya Ningrum - PT. TELKOM INDONESIA
Course - Custom SAP S/4HANA Financials, GRC, Fiori Analytics & ABAP Technical Foundation Masterclass
It was straight to the point and more practical