AC040 Business Processes in Management Accounting (Controlling)

Goals
Outline business concepts and methods involved in Management Accounting in the SAP system
Perform Planning and outline Integrated Planning in Management Accounting
Perform daily Postings in Management Accounting and make use of Integration Aspects of the Accounting Logic
Carry out Period End Closing in Overhead Management Accounting and Product Cost Controlling

Audience
Application Consultant
Business Analyst
Business Process Owner / Team Lead / Power User
Help Desk / COE Support
Program / Project Manager

Prerequisites
Essential:
Business knowledge in the area of Controlling

Recommended:
SAP01 SAP Overview
SAPFIN SAP ERP Financials

Content
Management Accounting Overview
- Comparing Financial Accounting and Management Accounting
- Defining Specific Tasks of Management Accounting Components

Organizational Units and Master Data in Management Accounting
- Identifying Organizational Units Used in Management Accounting
- Maintaining Master Data in Overhead Management Accounting
- Maintaining Additional Master Data in Overhead Management Accounting

Analytics in Management Accounting
- Analyzing Financial Values in Management Accounting
- Using Report Painter Reports
- Using the SAP List Viewer
- Using Drilldown Reports

Planning in Management Accounting
- Identifying Planning and Cost Allocation Methods
- Identifying Planning Options in Overhead Management Accounting
- Optimizing Planning in Overhead Management Accounting

Integrated Planning Process in Management Accounting
- Integrating Sales Planning with Overhead Management Planning
- Integrating Overhead Management Planning with Business Plans
- Identifying the Integrated Planning Cycle for Service Industries
- Identifying the Integrated Planning for Profit Center Accounting
- Integrating Activity-Based Costing

Characteristics of Accounting Logic Integration
- Identifying Postings from Other Applications
- Posting from Financial Accounting and SAP HCM
- Creating Postings from Material Management
- Posting to Statistical Orders and Real Orders

Daily Postings in Management Accounting
- Posting Actual Costs in Overhead Management Accounting
- Budgeting Projects and Using Execution Services
- Analyzing Cost Object Controlling Scenarios
- Creating and Analyzing Postings in a Make-to-Stock Environment
- Creating and Analyzing Postings for Selling Make-to-Stock Goods
- Creating and Analyzing Postings for Selling Services

Period-End Closing Aspects of Management Accounting
- Performing Period-End Closing for Overhead Cost Controlling
- Performing Periodic Cost Allocations to Product Cost Controlling
- Performing Final Costing for Product Cost Controlling
- Managing Profit Analysis in Management Accounting