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

Put together a centralised repository for all financial information and alter it as you see fit KEY FEATURES ● Expert-led approach to implementing S/4 Central Finance in a wide range of companies. ● Solution-focused responses on Central Finance, Group reporting, BPC, and Fiori. ● Preparation guide for the certification exam and SAP S/4HANA Interview. DESCRIPTION Your SAP S/4HANA journey has just begun. This book details several processes, methods, and expert strategies for integrating central finance into your IT systems, streamlining finance operations, data reporting, and master data preparation. With the help of this book, you'll learn all you need to know to get the most out of SAP S/4HANA Central Finance, SAP Group Reporting, BPC, Fiori, and other cutting-edge technologies. This book includes numerous examples to demonstrate the essentials of SAP S/4HANA Central Finance, SAP Group reporting, BPC, and Fiori. It offers extensive hands-on practice utilizing SAP S/4HANA standards to demonstrate Fiori, BPC, SAP S/4HANA Central Finance, and Group reporting. The book contains many applications and projects from throughout the industry spectrum. Interviewing for a job and passing the SAP Certification exam can be made easier with the help of this book! After reading this book you will be able to perform SAP S/4HANA Central Finance and SAP Group reporting operations. You can also define complex activities in SAP S/4HANA. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Conduct the implementation of Central Finance in your IT environment. ● Consolidate your SAP S/4HANA system's finances. ● Carry out currency conversion, intercompany elimination, financial closure, and reporting. ● Perform a BPC Evaluation. ● Carry out SAP S/4HANA Central Finance and Group reporting functions. ● Utilize Fiori applications to perform SAP S/4HANA operations. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is a must for SAP consultants, architects, and project managers who wish to become proficient in the SAP S/4HANA project life cycle phases. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Key success factors for adopting S/4 Central Finance in any organization 2. Pragmatic approach - BPC, Fiori, S/4 Central Finance and SAP Group reporting 3. Interview questions and answers on BPC, Central Finance and Group reporting

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

With S/4 HANA Finance 1809, SAP has introduced group reporting, a SAP's consolidation solution. Group reporting's innovations expose the new consolidation solution, which is a hybrid of SAP's EC-CS, BCS and BPC functionalities. You've heard about Universal Journal, single source of truth, real-time processes, and UI improvements, in group reporting, you can leverage all these functionalities without additional acquisition of the software cost. SAP group reporting facilitates continuous accounting and consolidation process in a single instance, thus reduces the financial closing manhours. With the tight integration of ACDOCA table and flexible upload functionalities help smooth transition of consolidation unit's local data to consolidation data for financial consolidation. With the S/4 HANA 1909 release, SAP enhanced group reporting functionalities with new fire tiles. Configuring Group Reporting with S/4 HANA 1909 covers end to end solution with one complete consolidation of financial statements of integrated and non-integrated units.Highlights of Configuring Group Reporting with S/4 HANA 1909:?Consolidation chart of account?Integration of consolidation units and consolidation group?Local and global accounting?Currency translation, ?Interunit / intercompany eliminations?Reclassification?Elimination and adjustment of intercompany investment?Calculation of goodwill?Calculation of minority interest,?Cash flow statement, statement of equity, statement of comprehensive income, consolidation of balance sheet and income statement?SAP Fiori Apps

Seeking a single source of financial truth? Meet the Universal Journal! With this book, see how the redesigned SAP S/4HANA Finance table structure will change your steering model. --

In this edition of S/4 HANA Group Reporting 2020 book, in addition to 1909 functionalities, you will see All new functionalities of S/4 HANA 2020. Intercompany Reconciliation and Matching (ICMR). Activity based Consolidation of Investment. Since book is an extension on of earlier book, the content of includes earlier version content as well. With S/4 HANA Finance 1809, SAP has introduced group reporting, a SAP's consolidation solution. Group reporting's innovations expose the new consolidation solution, which is a hybrid of SAP's EC-CS, BCS and BPC functionalities. You've heard about Universal Journal, single source of truth, real-time processes, and UI improvements, in group reporting, you can leverage all these functionalities without additional acquisition of the software cost. SAP group reporting facilitates continuous accounting and consolidation process in a single instance, thus reduces the financial closing manhours. With the tight integration of ACDOCA table and flexible upload functionalities help smooth transition of consolidation unit's local data to consolidation data for financial consolidation. With the S/4 HANA 1909 release, SAP enhanced group reporting functionalities with new fire tiles. Configuring Group Reporting with S/4 HANA 1909 covers end to end solution with one complete consolidation of financial statements of integrated and non-integrated units. Highlights of Configuring Group Reporting with S/4 HANA 1909: Consolidation chart of account Integration of consolidation units and consolidation group Local and global accounting Currency translation, Interunit / intercompany eliminations Reclassification Elimination and adjustment of intercompany investment Calculation of goodwill Calculation of minority interest, Cash flow statement, statement of equity, statement of comprehensive income, consolidation of balance sheet and income statement SAP Fiori Apps