Financial Accounting in SAP ERP

David Burns has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions as a principal solution architect, finance and budgeting consultant, author, and project manager. He regularly consults with leading public and private enterprises on the implementation and support of SAP and other enterprise applications. He advises on infrastructure and application selection, and provides expertise in finance, accounting, project and program management, and strategic planning.David has been a contributing writer to SAP Experts, an ASUG presenter, and was featured in the 2015 Q1 edition of insiderPROFILES magazine.

Introduction to Financial Accounting
Defining the Organizational Structure
Assigning Organizational Structures
Making Cross-Modular Assignments
Summary
Financial Accounting Master Data
General Ledger Accounts
Vendor Accounts
Customer Accounts
Fixed Assets
Banks
Business Partners
Summary
General Ledger Transactions
Journal Vouchers
Post with Clearing
Resetting and Reversing Documents
Changing and Displaying Documents
Document Relationship Browser
Reference Documents
Summary
General Ledger Account Inquiries
Account Displays
Reports and Queries
Summary
Accounts Payable Processes
Logistics
Create Direct Invoices
Issue Outgoing Payments
Process Exceptions
Summary
Accounts Payable Transactions
Vendor Invoices
Credit Memos
Down Payments Sent
Resetting and Reversing Documents
Changing and Displaying Documents
Issuing Outgoing Payments
Summary
Automated Payment Program
Automated Payment Program Process
Additional Settings
Automatic Payment Run Inquiries
Summary
Accounts Payable Account Inquiries
Vendor Account Displays
Due Date Analysis
Payment History
Check Register
Reports and Queries
Summary
Accounts Receivable Processes
Logistics
Direct Invoices
Customer Account Maintenance and Incoming Payments
Process Exceptions
Summary
Accounts Receivable Transactions
Customer Invoices
Credit Memos
Down Payments Received
Resetting and Reversing Documents
Changing and Displaying Documents
Process Incoming Payments
Dunning
Credit Management
Summary
Accounts Receivable Account Inquiries
Customer Account Displays
Customer Analysis
Reports and Queries
Summary
Fixed Asset Processes
Fixed Asset Lifecycle
Asset Acquisition
Summary
Fixed Asset Transactions
Creating an Asset
Changing, Displaying, and Locking
Navigating the Asset Explorer
Transfers
Retirement
Value Adjustments
Depreciation
Summary
Fixed Asset Posting Logic
General Ledger Accounts
Asset Classes
Account Determinations
Reports and Tools
Summary
Bank Master Data and Processes
Bank Master Data
Structuring Bank Accounts in the General Ledger
Bank Reconciliation
Postprocessing of Electronic Bank Statements
Summary
Financial Close Processes
Opening and Closing Financial Periods
Balance Carryforward
Fixed Assets
Periodic Processing
Foreign Currency Valuations
Goods Receipt/Invoice Receipt Clearing
Depreciation
Summary
Integrated Financial Close in SAP ERP
Integrated Financial Close and Cost Accounting
Integrated Financial Close and Materials Management
Integrated Financial Close and Sales and Distribution
Summary
Understanding the Impact of SAP S/4HANA
Architectural Changes
Financial Accounting Simplifications
Change in Material Number Length
Embedded Analytics
SAP Fiori
Further Reference Materials for SAP S/4HANA Simplifications
Summary
Appendices
The New General Ledger
Important Tables in Financial Accounting
The Author
Index