"Finance professionals, it's time to simplify your day-to-day. This book walks through your financial accounting tasks, whether you're using SAP GUI transactions or SAP Fiori apps in your SAP S/4HANA system. For each of your core FI business processes-general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and fixed asset accounting-learn how to complete key tasks, click by click. Complete your FI operations smoothly and efficiently!"--

Preparing for your financial accounting exam? Make the grade with this SAP S/4HANA 1909 and 2020 certification study guide! From general ledger accounting to financial closing, this guide reviews the key technical and functional knowledge you need to get a high score on your SAP S/4HANA for Financial Accounting Associates exam. Explore test methodology, key concepts for each topic area, and practice questions and answers. Your path to financial accounting certification begins here! Highlights Include: 1) Exam C_TS4FI_1909 2) Exam C_TS4FI_2020 3) Deployment 4) General ledger accounting 5) Accounts payable (AP) 6) Accounts receivable (AR) 7) Asset accounting 8) Financial closing 9) Document parking 10) Validations and substitutions 11) Bank account management

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

This book provides an overview of Financial Accounting in SAP S/4HANA across the key process areas - General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Fixed Assets. Explore the user experience in SAP S/4HANA and learn how to navigate the SAP Fiori front-end and obtain details on the various reporting methods available in SAP S/4HANA. Explore Financial Accounting Master Data to obtain an overview of the core master data elements a user needs to understand within Financial Accounting. Dive into each of the core process areas of Financial Accounting for an overview of what is included in the end-to-end business process, how SAP S/4HANA has improved upon these processes, and which SAP Fiori applications can be utilized to facilitate both day-to-day tasks and closing tasks for accountants. Explore key process areas in Financial Accounting in SAP S/4HANA Delve into key SAP Fiori applications Look at key SAP S/4HANA concepts such as master data, SAP Fiori screens, the universal journal, Central Finance, and reporting tools Learn how to tailor the user experience in SAP Fiori

"Get your SAP S/4HANA Finance configuration right the first time! Whether you're running a new implementation or transitioning from SAP ERP, this comprehensive guide walks you through each project task. Start by setting up an organizational structure and defining global master data. Next, follow step-by-step instructions organized by functional area: general ledger, AP, AR, controlling, margin analysis, predictive accounting, and more. Your new system awaits!"--

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