Having access to clear, accurate financial reports is key for any organization! In this comprehensive guide, you'll walk step by step through creating such high-quality reports in SAP S/4HANA. You'll learn about key reporting requirements for finance and how to guide system design to produce the best reports for your company. Coverage includes core financial areas like general ledger, AP/AR, assets, cash management, overhead costing, margin analysis, and more. Make sense of your financial data with this expert guide!

Highlights include:

1) General ledger
2) Segments
3) Tax reporting
4) Accounts payable
5) Accounts receivable
6) Asset lifecycle
7) Cash management
8) Treasury and risk management
9) Overhead costs
10) Product cost
11) Margin analysis
12) Group reporting

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Autorentext
Aylin Korkmaz is a partner and principal consultant at EY who has more than 20 years of experience serving major corporations in the finance function and trading operations. Aylin is a financial reporting and analytics expert. She has presented at numerous global conferences on the topic and is a featured presenter at the SAP Financials, Reporting and Analytics, and Business Process Management conferences.

Inhalt
... Foreword ... 17

... Preface ... 19

... Who Should Read This Book ... 21

... How to Use This Book ... 21

... Structure of the Book ... 22

... Dedication ... 24

... Acknowledgments ... 24

1 ... Financial Reporting ... 27

1.1 ... Today's Financial Reporting Requirements ... 27

1.2 ... Reporting with SAP S/4HANA ... 32

1.3 ... Reporting and Analytics Architecture ... 45

1.4 ... Summary ... 63

2 ... General Ledger Reporting ... 65

2.1 ... General Ledger Reporting Requirements ... 66

2.2 ... Designing for General Ledger Reporting ... 68

2.3 ... Financial Statement Basics ... 103

2.4 ... Key Reports for General Ledger Accounting ... 113

2.5 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for General Ledger Accounting ... 124

2.6 ... Summary ... 127

3 ... Segment Reporting ... 129

3.1 ... Segment Reporting Requirements ... 130

3.2 ... Designing for Segment Reporting ... 130

3.3 ... Key Reports for Segment Reporting ... 147

3.4 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Segment Reporting ... 154

3.5 ... Summary ... 164

4 ... Tax Reporting ... 165

4.1 ... Tax Reporting Requirements ... 166

4.2 ... Designing Tax Reporting ... 170

4.3 ... SAP Solutions for Global Tax Management and Reporting ... 192

4.4 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Tax Reporting ... 202

4.5 ... Summary ... 220

5 ... Accounts Payable Reporting ... 223

5.1 ... Accounts Payable Reporting Requirements ... 224

5.2 ... Designing Accounts Payable Reporting ... 225

5.3 ... Accounts Payable Reports ... 234

5.4 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Accounts Payable ... 246

5.5 ... Summary ... 265

6 ... Accounts Receivable Reporting ... 267

6.1 ... Accounts Receivable Reporting Requirements ... 268

6.2 ... Designing Accounts Receivable Reporting ... 269

6.3 ... Accounts Receivable Analytics Apps ... 276

6.4 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Accounts Receivable ... 286

6.5 ... Summary ... 303

7 ... Asset Lifecycle Reporting ... 305

7.1 ... Asset Reporting Requirements ... 306

7.2 ... Designing Asset Reporting ... 306

7.3 ... Asset Reporting Architecture ... 308

7.4 ... Asset Reporting in SAP S/4HANA ... 319

7.5 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Asset Accounting ... 337

7.6 ... Summary ... 350

8 ... Cash Management Reporting ... 351

8.1 ... Cash Management Reporting Requirements ... 352

8.2 ... Designing Cash Management Reporting ... 353

8.3 ... Bank Relationship Management Reporting ... 375

8.4 ... Cash Operation Reporting ... 384

8.5 ... Liquidity Management Reports ... 399

8.6 ... Summary ... 408

9 ... Treasury and Risk Management ... 411

9.1 ... Treasury and Risk Management Reporting Requirements ... 412

9.2 ... Designing Reports for Treasury and Risk Management ... 414

9.3 ... Transaction Manager Reporting ... 415

9.4 ... Hedge Management and Accounting Reporting ... 424

9.5 ... Risk Management Reporting ... 438

9.6 ... Treasury Reporting ... 443

9.7 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Treasury and Risk Management ... 447

9.8 ... Summary ... 457

10 ... Overhead Cost Controlling Reporting ... 459

10.1 ... Management Accounting Reporting Requirements ... 460

10.2 ... Overhead Cost Controlling Reporting Architecture ... 462

10.3 ... Designing for Management Accounting Reporting ... 464

10.4 ... Overhead Cost Management Reporting ... 478

10.5 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Overhead Cost Controlling ... 498

10.6 ... Summary ... 509

11 ... Product Cost Reporting ... 511

11.1 ... Product Costing Reporting Requirements ... 512

11.2 ... Designing for Product Costing Reporting ... 513

11.3 ... Product Costing Reporting ... 519

11.4 ... Key SAP GUI Reports for Product Cost Reporting ... 546

11.5 ... Summary ... 551

12 ... Margin Analysis ... 553

12.1 ... Margin Analysis Reporting Requirements ... 554

12.2 ... Designing for Margin Analysis ... 555

12.3 ... Margin Analysis Reporting Architecture ... 560

12.4 ... Sales Accounting and Revenue Recognition ... 569

12.5 ... Margin Analysis Reports ... 579

12.6 ... Key SAP GUI Reports ... 590

12.7 ... Summary ... 595

13 ... Group Reporting ... 597

13.1 ... Group Reporting Requirements ... 597

13.2 ... SAP's Group Reporting Evolution ... 598

13.3 ... Group Reporting Architecture ... 601

13.4 ... Designing for Group Reporting ... 602

13.5 ... Consolidation Reporting and Analytics ... 618

13.6 ... Summary ... 627

14 ... Central Finance ... 629

14.1 ... What Is Central Finance? ... 630

14.2 ... When Should You Consider Implementing Central Finance? ... 632

14.3 ... Central Finance Road Map Considerations ... 633

14.4 ... Key Design Considerations for Central Finance ... 635

14.5 ... Central Finance Technical Reports ... 657

14.6 ... Summary ... 660

15 ... Reporting with SAP Analytics Cloud ... 661

15.1 ... What Is SAP Analytics Cloud? ... 662

15.2 ... SAP Digital Boardroom and Standard Business Intelligence Content ... 665

15.3 ... SAP Analytics Cloud and the Enterprise Financial Reporting Strategy ... 677

15.4 ... Extended Planning and Analysis with SAP Analytics Cloud ... 680

15.5 ... SAP Analytics Cloud in Action ... 687

15.6 ... Summary ... 691

... The Author ... 693

... Index ... 695