Manish Patel

Discover SAP ERP Financials

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discover what SAP Financials (FI) is all about and whether its right for your organization
Lean how this powerful, time-tested tool can improve your financial processes and save you money
Explore the major modules, including reveivable and payables, tax accounting, cost accounting, payroll accounting, travel management, and more

Business financials are an essential part of every business, large or small. Whether you just need basic accounting or you perform complex financial audits and reporting, your business needs a software tool that meets your needs. Discover SAP Financials explains how SAP can provide this solution. Using an easy-to-follow style filled with real-world examples, case studies, and practical tips and pointers, the book teaches the fundamental capabilities and uses of the core modules of SAP Financials. As part of the Discover SAP series, the book is written to help new users, decision makers considering SAP, and power users moving to the latest version learn everything they need to determine if SAP Financials is the right solution for your organization.

This is the one comprehensive resource you need to get started with SAP Financials.

Highlights:
Teaches everything you need to know to determine if SAP Financials is the right choice for your organization
Includes real-world examples, case studies, and practical tips and pointers
Explains the fundamental capabilities of the cored Financials modules in SAP ERP

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Galileo Press
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781592291847
• ISBN-10: 1592291848
• Artikelnr.: 23333473

Autorenporträt

With more than ten years experience as an SAP Financial Consultant, Manish Patel has conducted training at SAP America training centers for topics like Fixed Assets, Special Ledger and Legal Consolidation.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Overview 27 What Does SAP ERP Financials Offer You? 29 Where Can You Use SAP ERP Financials? 32

2 General Ledger 39 Overview 39 Functions in Detail 40 Corporate Structure 41 Basic Settings 43 The New GL 47 Accounting Transactions 53 Integration of the New GL 58 Financial Closing 59 Financial Reporting 64 Summary 65

3 Receivables and Payables 67 Overview 67 Functions in Detail 69 Master Data 69 Customer Billing 72 Incoming Payments and Cash Application 77 Vendor Invoice Verifi cation 79 Payment Program 83 Document Clearing Process 86 Dunning Process 88 Other Processes 92 Reporting and Communication 95 Summary 96

4 Taxation 99 Overview 100 Functions in Detail 101 Setting Up Taxes 101 Tax Calculation and Posting 106 Tax Exemption 109 Tax Reporting 110 Withholding Tax 112 The European Union and VAT Processing 116 Other Tax Scenarios 119 Case Study 124 Summary 129

5 Bank Accounting 131 Overview 132 Bank Accounting Functions 132 Banks and Bank Accounts 133 Payment Methods 137 Payment Media 140 Payment Program 143 Payment Aids 146 Bank Statement Reconciliation 150 Processing Electronic Bank Statements 153 Other Bank Transactions 157 Case Study 162 Summary 164

6 Capitalization of Investments 165 Overview 166 Functions in Detail 167 Investment Programs 167 Appropriation Requests 169 Investment Measures 173 Planning and Budgeting 176 Structuring Fixed Assets 180 Asset Transactions 184 Additional Functionality 188 Reporting 191 Case Study 194 Summary 199

7 Travel Management 201 Overview 202 Functions in Detail 204 Employee Mini Master 204 Travel Requests and Approvals 207 Travel Booking 208 Travel Expenses 211 Expense Accounting and Reimbursement 214 Compliance and Reporting 218 Case Study 220 Summary 223

8 Payroll Accounting 225 Overview 226 Functions in Detail 228 Process Overview 228 Earnings Calculation 230 Benefi ts and Deductions # Tax Calculations 240 Payroll Processing 243 Posting and Payments 246 Payroll Reporting 249 Outsourcing 251 Case Study 252 Summary 256

9 Consolidation 259 Overview 260 Functions in Detail 261 Consolidation Setup 261 Data Collection and Postings 266 Currency Translation 270 Elimination Entries 274 Elimination of IPI 276 Consolidation of Investments 279 Validations and Reclassifi cations 282 Execution of Consolidation 284 Case Study 285 Summary 289

10 Overhead Cost Controlling 291 Overview 292 Functions in Detail 294 Overview of Controlling 294 Cost Elements in SAP 296 Cost Center Accounting 299 Internal Order Accounting 302 Activity-Based Costing 304 Period-End Closing 309 Reporting 314 Case Study 315 Summary 318

11 Project Accounting 321 Overview 321 Functions in Detail 323 Project Structures in SAP 323 Project Costs 327 Project Revenues 332 Payments and Cash Management 335 Claims Management 338 Integration with Procurement and Production 340 Other Functionality 342 Case Study 346 Summary 349

12 Product Costing 351 Overview 351 Functions in Detail 353 General Concepts 355 Product Costing Overview 358 Product Cost Planning (CO-PC) 362 Planning Aids for Costing 366 Cost-Controlling Activities 370 Actual Costing 376 Product Costing Reports 380 Case Study 382 Summary 384

13 Profitability Analysis 387 Overview 387 Functions in Detail 389 Profi t Center Accounting (PCA) 389 Overview of Profi tability Analysis 392 Gathering Actual Data 402 Planning 408 Information System 413 Case Study 414 Summary 418

14 Financial Planning 419 Overview 420 Functions in Detail 421 Common Planning Functionalities 422 Costs Planning 426 Revenue Planning 431 Other Planning Elements 436 Case Study 440 Summary 443

15 Collections, Dispute, and Credit Management 445 Overview 446 Functions in Detail 448 Credit Management Requirements 448 Credit Check and Monitoring 451 Comparison with SAP R/3 Credit Management 453 Dispute Management Overview 455 Processing a Dispute Case 457 Integration of Dispute Management 459 Collections Management Overview 461 Collections Worklists 463 Collections Management Integration 465 Case Study 466 Summary 470

16 Cash and Liquidity Management 471 Overview 472 Functions in Detail 473 Planning Process 474 Cash Concentration 478 Tools and Reports 480 Liquidity Planner 485 Case Study 490 Summary 493

17 Treasury and Risk Management 495 Overview 496 Functions in Detail 497 Concepts and Terminology 497 Transaction Management 501 Accounting and Back Office 505 Portfolio Analyzer 509 Market Risk Analyzer 512 Credit Risk Analyzer 514 Data Maintenance and Reporting 518 Summary 522

A Glossary 523

Index 543