Preparation -- Installation and upgrade -- Customizing for the general ledger -- Customizing for new asset accounting -- Customizing for controlling -- Migration of house bank accounts -- Data migration -- Post migration -- Testing and migration results -- New cash management -- Sap integrated business planning for finance -- SAP Fiori applications -- Impact on general ledger accounting -- Impact on new asset accounting -- Impact on controlling -- Impact on cost center accounting -- Impact on profit center accounting -- Impact on profitability analysis -- Impact on period end closing -- Impact on cash and bank management -- Appendix

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Preparing consolidated financial statements for an enterprise with a parent and one or more subsidiaries requires a detailed review of underlying transactions in order to properly reflect results and financial position. For large, integrated, and multinational organizations, likely with millions of transactions, it is imperative that the financial accounting software facilitate this process. This expertly written guide focuses on leveraging SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. Explore key functionality and how the universal journal has led to the evolution of the group reporting solution. Using a detailed case study, the author discusses configuration and master data and walks the reader through the period-end process for consolidation and explores reports using financial transactions that have already been entered into SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. Explore reports delivered with SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting. This book is targeted at both finance professionals and the functional consultants who perform the configuration and execution of processes for preparing consolidated financial statements. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, this book covers:

- SAP S/4HANA Finance for group reporting and the universal journal
- Configuration and master data
- Period-end process for consolidation
- Reporting and analysis

What will your financial transformation look like? This introduction to SAP S/4HANA Finance shows you next-generation finance in the new suite: financial accounting, management accounting, risk management, financial planning, and more. Consider how each process works in SAP S/4HANA, and explore the SAP Fiori apps that help you meet today's business user and reporting requirements. From previewing project planning to navigating deployment options, take your first steps toward financial transformation! a. The Basics Explore financial transformation with SAP's new platform. Discover the system, the database, the UI, and more--all from a business perspective. Then, understand how an SAP S/4HANA Finance implementation would impact your organization. b. Core Processes Financial transformation affects every process. See what SAP S/4HANA does for management accounting, treasury and risk management, financial close, consolidation, reporting, and more. c. From Planning to Go-Live Get a head start on project preparation! See how SAP S/4HANA Finance fits into your IT landscape, and explore your deployment options: on-premise, hybrid, or cloud. Highlights Include: 1) Universal Journal 2) SAP HANA 3) Management accounting 4) Financial close and consolidation 5) Reporting and analytics 6) Treasury and Risk Management 7) SAP Fiori applications 8) Deployment and adoption 9) Financial transformation 10) SAP S/4HANA

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Managing your cash is critical--so master cash management in SAP S/4HANA! Follow step-by-step instructions to run bank account management, cash positioning and operations, and liquidity management, and then tailor each process to your system. Walk through the One Exposure from Operations data model, including integration scenarios, transactions, and configuration. Discover extensibility options for bank account management and key SAP Fiori apps. Get equipped for cash management! In this book, you'll learn about: a. Bank Account Management Manage your accounts in SAP S/4HANA. Maintain your banks, house banks, and bank account master data with key SAP Fiori apps. Use new features such as the Monitor Bank Fees App and the treasury executive dashboard. Configure settings to suit your requirements. b. Cash Positioning and Operations Analyze your cash position, transfer and concentrate cash, and integrate bank statements for cash flow reconciliation. Get insight into new features and SAP Fiori apps for bank statements, reporting, configuration, and more. c. Liquidity Management Forecast liquidity and analyze actual cash flow with SAP S/4HANA; then develop liquidity plans with SAP Analytics Cloud. Tailor your settings for each process based on your needs. Highlights include: 1) Master data 2) Configuration 3) Bank account management 4) Cash positioning 5) Cash operations 6) Liquidity management 7) One Exposure from Operations hub 8) Extensibility 9) Migration