Course Outline
Introduction to Management Accounting in SAP S/4HANA
- Distinguishing between Financial Accounting (FI) and Management Accounting (CO)
- How management accounting integrates with other SAP modules
- Key innovations introduced in S/4HANA
Organizational Structures in Management Accounting
- Controlling Area
- Company Code
- Profit Center
- Segment
Master Data in Management Accounting
- Cost elements
- Cost centers
- Internal orders
- Profit centers
- Functional Area
Introduction to the Universal Journal (ACDOCA)
- Overview of the Universal Journal structure
- Key fields and the integration of financial and management data
Cost Center Accounting
- The structure and purpose of cost centers
- Creating cost centers and cost center groups
- Cost allocation via distribution and assessment
Planning in Cost Center Accounting
- Defining cost center planning parameters
- Managing cost center plan allocations
Internal Orders
- Overview and purpose of internal orders
- Creating and managing internal orders
- Monitoring and settling internal orders
Profit Center Accounting
- Overview of profit center accounting
- Assigning profit centers to company codes and cost centers
- Reporting and monitoring profit centers
Product Cost Controlling
- Overview of product cost planning
- Bill of Materials (BOM), routings, and activity types
- Material cost estimates with quantity structure
Actual Costing and Material Ledger
- Concepts of actual costing
- Material Ledger configuration
- Cost component split and variance calculation
Integration with Financial Accounting (FI)
- Key integration points between CO and FI
- Real-time integration of management and financial accounting
Integration with Logistics and Production
- Aligning controlling with logistics (Materials Management and Production Planning)
- Costing and profitability analysis in production contexts
Reporting in Management Accounting
- Reporting tools available in SAP S/4HANA
- Overview of SAP Fiori apps for Management Accounting
- Creating and managing custom reports
Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)
- Distinguishing between account-based and costing-based profitability analysis
- Reporting and analysis techniques in CO-PA
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Foundational understanding of business processes in SAP S/4HANA
- Acquaintance with financial accounting principles
- Basic competence in using SAP GUI and navigating the SAP interface
Target Audience
- Application consultants
- Business process owners
- System administrators
Testimonials (2)
It was straight to the point and more practical
Lungelo Ndlela - SNG Grant Thornton
Course - SAP S/4 Hana (S/4Hana)
His calm and collected voice even though at points he was frustrated with the system, but kept his cool…
