Controlling in SAP S/4HANA Finance Simplified: 600+ questions and answers

SAP S/4HANA Finance is revolutionizing financial management, and mastering its Controlling module is essential for both beginners and professionals seeking to optimize financial processes.

This book is the latest and comprehensive guide to SAP Controlling. Presented in an easy-to-understand format, it traces the history and evolution of SAP application from its initial version of just a financial accounting application to the current all-encompassing in-memory processing enterprise resource planning application on the HANA platform. Besides an overview of SAP Controlling, it discusses the building blocks, the Controlling methods before dealing with the various application components like Cost Center Accounting, Internal Orders, Activity-Based Costing, Product Cost Controlling and Profitability Analysis. It includes multiple examples and illustrations, making complex concepts simple to learn. The answers are replete with numerous screenshots from a live SAP S/4HANA Finance system, enhancing the learning experience. It also provides menu paths and Transaction Codes for system Customization and application task executi on.

By the end of this book, you would have earned the wealth of information, references, and tips and tricks to help you excel in your day-to-day tasks with SAP, whether you are learning, configuring, or utilizing the SAP Finance application.

What you will learn

● Basics of SAP along with features of SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP S/4HANA Finance.

● An overview of SAP Controlling (CO), CO components, CO evolution, FI versus CO, and Universal Journal functionality.

● Learn all about SAP Fiori, CO planning, cost center planning, internal order planning, project planning, and Fiori apps for CO.

● Understand Overhead Cost Controlling (CO-OM) including Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA), Internal Orders (CO-OM-OPA) and Activity-Based Costing (CO-OM-ABC).

● Learn Product Cost Controlling (CO-PC) and Profitability Analysis (CO-PA) in detail.

● Leverage Controlling Apps for management accounting.

Who this book is for

This book is a versatile resource for everyone in SAP / SAP Finance, from beginners and junior consultants to senior consultants, an end-user, or a SAP learner. Additionally, it is an invaluable resource for those aspiring to reach new professional heights in SAP.

Table of Contents

1. Overview of SAP

2. Overview of SAP S/4HANA Finance

3. Overview of Controlling

4. CO Building Blocks

5. CO Organizational Structure

6. CO Methods

7. CO Master Data

8. Overhead Cost Controlling

9. Cost Center Accounting

10. Internal Orders

11. Activity-Based Costing

12. Product Cost Controlling

13. Profitability Analysis

14. Predictive Accounting

15. Controlling Apps