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SAP Finance and Controlling (FICO) Training​ Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to SAP S/4

  • Overview of ERP Systems 
  • Advantages of SAP S/4 Over Other ERP Systems 
  • Introduction to SAP S/4 FICO 
  • SAP S/4 Architecture 
  • Multi-Tenant Landscape 
  • Managing Transport Requests 
  • SAP S/4 Message Types 
  • 4 C’s in SAP S/4 Implementation 

Module 2: Financial Accounting Basic Settings

  • Configuring Companies 
  • Assignment of Company Code 
  • Business Area Configuration 
  • Chart of Accounts Setup Specific to S/4 
  • Account Group Configurations 
  • Retained Earnings Account Management 
  • Fiscal Year Variants Specific to S/4 
  • Field Status Variants and Their Allocation 
  • Tolerance Groups for GL Accounts and Employees 
  • Document Types and Posting Period Variants 
  • Setting Global Parameters 

Module 3: General Ledger Accounting

  • G/L Account Operations (Display, Change, Block, Unblock) 
  • Document Entry and Posting (FB50, FB01) 
  • Generating G/L Account Balances and Line Items 
  • Handling Parked and Hold Documents 
  • Steps for Creating and Posting with Sample Documents 
  • Document Reversal Techniques: Individual and Mass Reversal 
  • Managing Accrual and Deferral Documents 
  • Exchange Rate and Currency Translation 
  • Clearing Types (Standard, Partial, Residual) 
  • G/L Account Posting and Tolerance Configurations 

Module 4: Accounts Payable

  • Creating Vendor Account Groups 
  • Setting Number Ranges for Vendor Master Records 
  • Developing Tolerance Groups for Vendors 
  • Vendor Master Data Creation and Management 
  • Payment Terms and Cash Discounts Configurations 
  • Automating Payment Program Settings 
  • Managing House Banks and Payment Transactions 
  • Check Management and Payment Advices 

Module 5: Accounts Receivable

  • Customer Account Group Settings 
  • Number Ranges for Customer Master Records 
  • Customer Master Data Management (XD01/FD01/VD01) 
  • Dunning and Cash Discount Configurations 
  • Automated Payment Program for Customers 

Module 6: Bank Accounting

  • Configuring Electronic Bank Statements (EBS) 
  • Cash Journal Management 
  • Bank Account Operations 

Module 7: Asset Accounting

  • Asset Accounting Configuration and Management 
  • Depreciation Settings and Calculations 
  • Asset Transactions and Year-End Activities 

Module 8: New General Ledger Accounting

  • Implementing Parallel Ledgers 
  • Document Splitting Techniques 

Module 9: Financial Reporting

  • Financial Statement Version (FSV) Configuration 

Module 10: Basic Settings for Controlling

  • Definition of Controlling Area 
  • Number Ranges and Plan Versions for Controlling Area  

Module 11: Cost Element Accounting

  • Creating Primary and Secondary Cost Elements 
  • Automatic and Manual Creation of Cost Elements 
  • Management of Cost Element Master Records 

Module 12: Cost Center Accounting

  • Setting up Cost Centers and Cost Center Groups 
  • Hierarchical Structures and Planning for Cost Centers 

Module 13: Period-End Activities

  • Managing Statistical Key Figures
  • Assessment and Distribution Cycles
  • Periodic Reposting 

Module 14: Internal Orders

  • Order Types and Creation of Internal Orders 
  • Internal Order Master Data Management 
  • Variance Analysis and Settlement Profiles 

Module 15: Profit Center Accounting 

  • Creation and Management of Profit Centers 
  • Defining Control Parameters and Planning Versions 
  • Document Settings for Profit Center Accounting 

Module 16: Profitability Analysis

  • Configuration of Operating Concern 
  • Mapping SD Conditions to Copa Value Fields 
  • Analysis of Profitability Segments 

Module 17: Product Cost Planning

  • Material Costing, Bill of Materials, and Routing 
  • Creating and Managing Cost Estimates 
  • Using Costing Variants for Product Costing 

Module 18: Financial Accounting with Materials Management

  • Integration with Organizational Units in MM 
  • Vendor and Purchasing Configurations 
  • Invoice Verification and Goods Receipt Processes 

Module 19: Financial Accounting with Sales and Distribution

  • Integration with SD Organizational Structures 
  • Pricing and Billing Configuration 
  • Order to Cash Process 

Module 20: Validations and Substitutions

  • Configuration for Document Level and Line Item Level 
  • Using Sets for Validation and Substitution Rules 

Module 21: Taxation

  • Configuring Input and Output Taxes 
  • Tax Calculation Procedures 

Module 22: Year-End and Month-End Closing

  • GL Account Balance Carry Forwards 
  • Managing Special Period Posting 

Module 23: Trading Partner Configuration

  • Setup and Reporting with Trading Partners 
  • Configuring Intercompany Transactions 

Module 24: Mass Maintenance

  • Tools and Processes for Changing Multiple Master Data Entries 
  • Using Mass Change Options Effectively 

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Who should attend this SAP FICO Training?

The SAP FICO Certification Course has been curated to provide participants with the essential skills to utilise SAP's FICO modules proficiently. These modules are critical in an organisation's financial, managerial, and accounting solutions. This SAP Finance and Controlling Course can be beneficial to a wide range of professionals, including:

  • Finance Professionals
  • ERP Analysts
  • Accountants
  • Auditors
  • Tax Consultants
  • Business Analysts
  • Project Managers

Prerequisites of the SAP FICO Training

There are no formal prerequisites for the SAP Finance and Controlling Course. However, a foundational understanding of finance, budgeting, and planning concepts can significantly benefit the delegates.

SAP FICO Training Course Overview

Proficiency in SAP Courses is crucial for financial professionals, accountants, and IT specialists looking to enhance their career prospects. With organisations increasingly relying on SAP for their financial operations, mastering this course becomes a valuable skill. This course is ideal for professionals seeking to excel in financial management, reporting, and analysis within the SAP ecosystem.

This SAP Finance and Controlling Course aims to provide delegates with essential financial accounting skills related to general ledger management, bank accounting, and data migration within SAP FICO. SAP FICO is necessary for recording business transactions, generating financial documents from statements, and supplying critical decision-making data within a company.

The 5-day SAP Finance and Controlling Course offered by The Knowledge Academy provides comprehensive insights into SAP's financial and control functionalities. It equips delegates with the skills to record transactional data accurately. They gain expertise in data migration from various sources using staging tables, leveraging the legacy system migration workbench.

Course Objectives

  • To teach delegates to allocate a fiscal year variant to a company code and a posting period variant
  • To learn to handle prepaid expenses with recurring documents and mass reversal
  • To understand how to create a tolerance group for customers and a customer account group
  • To develop and execute a distribution and assessment cycle with SKF
  • To assign the company and charts of accounts to the company code
  • To settle the capital work in progress construction asset line item

After completion of this SAP Course, delegates possess the capability to oversee customer relationships throughout the entire process, from generating quotations to processing sales orders and handling product billing.

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What’s included in this SAP FICO Training?

  • World-Class Training Sessions from Experienced Instructors
  • SAP Finance and Controlling FICO Certificate
  • Digital Delegate Pack

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SAP Financial And Control (FICO) Training | SAP Training in Dunfermline FAQs

SAP FICO is a module in the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system focusing on financial management and accounting. It helps businesses handle transactions, track financial data, and generate reports. Integrated with other modules, it streamlines financial operations and ensures compliance.
Key features highlighting this SAP FICO (Financial Accounting and Controlling) Course include comprehensive coverage of modules, hands-on practical exercises, real-world case studies, expert-led instruction, certification preparation, and flexible learning options such as self-paced or instructor-led training.
Yes. The Knowledge Academy offers 24/7 support for delegates before, during, and after this course.
There are no formal prerequisites for this SAP FICO Course. However, a foundational understanding of finance, budgeting, and planning concepts can significantly benefit the delegates.
The duration of this SAP Fast Track Training (FICO) Course spans across 5 days.
This course comes with a 5-day training session from experienced trainers, a digital delegate pack, and a certificate upon completion of the course.
These courses are ideal for Finance Professionals, Accountants, Financial Analysts, Business Analysts, Consultants, and anyone pursuing a career in financial management or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
The Knowledge Academy provides flexible self-paced training for this course. Self-paced training is beneficial for individuals who have an independent learning style and wish to study at their own pace and convenience.
The benefits of this training include mastering financial accounting and controlling processes, enhancing financial decision-making, improving SAP proficiency, and increasing qualifications for finance and accounting roles in SAP environments.
The certification validates your expertise in SAP FICO and demonstrates your ability to manage financial accounting and controlling processes effectively within an SAP system.
Financial analysts, accountants, SAP consultants, and IT professionals involved in managing financial processes within SAP environments.
Holding this certification enhances your credibility, demonstrates your proficiency in financial management using SAP, and improves your career prospects in finance and accounting roles.
Jobs include Financial Analyst, SAP FICO Consultant, Accountant, Finance Manager, and SAP Specialist.
Yes, we offer tailored corporate training courses that can be customised to meet the specific needs of an organisation and its employees.
You’ll learn to manage financial accounting, controlling processes, financial reporting, and analysis using SAP FICO, with hands-on experience in real-world scenarios.
Should you encounter any difficulties accessing the course materials, our customer support team is available to assist and promptly resolve any issues you may encounter.
The course equips you with essential skills in financial management and controlling, enhancing your ability to manage financial processes and advance your career in finance.
No formal qualifications are required, but experience in financial management or SAP systems is helpful.
Consider pursuing SAP FICO Certification, applying your skills in real-world financial projects, or advancing to more specialised SAP modules.
No, a background in other SAP Courses is not necessary, though experience in financial management or SAP systems can enhance your learning experience.
The training fees for SAP Finance and Controlling FICO Trainingin Dunfermline starts from £3995
The Knowledge Academy is the Leading global training provider for SAP Finance and Controlling FICO Training.
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