SAP S/4HANA Finance (FICO) Certification

Module 1: Introduction to SAP S/4HANA Finance

• SAP S/4HANA overview
• Finance architecture
• SAP FICO fundamentals
• Financial Accounting overview
• Controlling overview
• Key finance business processes

Module 2: SAP S/4HANA Finance Organisational Structure

• Client
• Company
• Company code
• Business areas
• Controlling areas
• Organisational assignments

Module 3: Universal Journal

• Universal Journal concept
• ACDOCA overview
• Single source of financial data
• FI and CO integration
• Real-time reporting
• Simplified data model

Module 4: General Ledger Accounting

• General Ledger concepts
• Chart of accounts
• G/L account master data
• Account groups
• Posting transactions
• Financial document management

Module 5: Financial Document Processing

• Document types
• Posting keys
• Document entry
• Document reversal
• Document parking
• Recurring entries

Module 6: Accounts Payable

• Supplier accounting
• Business Partner integration
• Supplier invoices
• Credit memos
• Outgoing payments
• Supplier account management

Module 7: Accounts Receivable

• Customer accounting
• Customer invoices
• Incoming payments
• Credit memos
• Customer account management
• Open item processing

Module 8: Business Partner Management

• Business Partner concept
• Business Partner roles
• Customer master integration
• Supplier master integration
• Account grouping
• Business Partner maintenance

Module 9: Bank Accounting

• Bank master data
• House banks
• Bank accounts
• Incoming payments
• Outgoing payments
• Bank reconciliation

Module 10: Automatic Payment Processing

• Payment programme concepts
• Payment methods
• Payment parameters
• Payment proposals
• Payment execution
• Payment monitoring

Module 11: Asset Accounting

• Asset Accounting overview
• Asset master records
• Asset classes
• Asset acquisitions
• Asset transfers
• Asset retirements

Module 12: Depreciation and Asset Valuation

• Depreciation areas
• Depreciation methods
• Useful life
• Depreciation calculation
• Depreciation posting
• Asset value reporting

Module 13: Introduction to Management Accounting

• Controlling fundamentals
• Cost elements
• Cost centres
• Profit centres
• Internal orders
• Management accounting processes

Module 14: Cost Centre Accounting

• Cost centre structures
• Cost centre master data
• Cost planning
• Cost allocations
• Activity types
• Cost centre reporting

Module 15: Internal Orders

• Internal order concepts
• Order types
• Order planning
• Budget management
• Cost collection
• Order settlement

Module 16: Profit Centre Accounting

• Profit centre concepts
• Profit centre structures
• Profit centre assignments
• Revenue and cost tracking
• Profitability monitoring
• Profit centre reporting

Module 17: Financial Closing

• Period-end activities
• Open and close posting periods
• Accruals
• Foreign currency valuation
• Account reconciliation
• Closing process monitoring

Module 18: Financial Statements and Reporting

• Balance sheet
• Profit and loss statement
• Financial statement versions
• Line-item reporting
• Analytical reporting
• Real-time financial insights

Module 19: SAP Fiori for Finance

• SAP Fiori overview
• Finance applications
• Role-based launchpad
• Analytical applications
• Finance dashboards
• User experience concepts

Module 20: Financial Planning and Analysis

• Financial planning concepts
• Budget planning
• Cost planning
• Variance analysis
• Actual versus planned reporting
• Financial performance analysis

Module 21: Integration with Other SAP Areas

• Integration with Materials Management
• Integration with Sales and Distribution
• Integration with Production Planning
• Integration with Asset Management
• Automatic account postings
• Cross-functional financial processes

Module 22: End-to-End Financial Processes

• Procure-to-pay financial flow
• Order-to-cash financial flow
• Asset lifecycle transactions
• Cost management workflow
• Period-end closing
• Financial performance reporting