This SAP Finance training shows how finance processes are mapped in SAP and is aimed at business users in accounting, controlling and finance departments. You maintain general ledger accounts and customer and vendor master data, post typical transactions and read reports well enough to trace deviations. The seminar is designed for intermediate learners: accounting basics should be in place, and some SAP experience helps. Content and scope are agreed with you or your team when you enquire.
What you’ll take away.
- Place organisational structures such as company code, chart of accounts and fiscal year
- Create and maintain general ledger accounts and customer and vendor master data correctly
- Enter, park, post and reverse documents in the general ledger
- Clear open items in accounts payable and receivable and follow the payment run
- Read reports and trace deviations back to the individual document
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Business users in accounting, controlling and finance, plus key users who work with or support SAP finance processes.
- Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping. First experience with the SAP interface is helpful but not required.
- Format & planning
- Suggested format: 3 days live online or on site, split into modules. Scope depends on prior knowledge.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Organisational structure in finance with company code, chart of accounts, fiscal year variant and posting periods.
Master data: G/L accounts, business partners as customers and vendors, maintenance and blocking indicators.
General ledger accounting with document entry, parking, posting, reversal and document display.
Accounts payable from vendor invoice through payment proposal to the payment run.
Accounts receivable with customer invoice, incoming payment, open item clearing and dunning.
Reporting in SAP Fiori and classic transactions, balance lists, line item display and period-end closing steps.
Suggested exercise: You post a month of sample transactions (vendor invoice, payment, customer invoice, reversal) in a practice environment and then explain a deviation in the balance list down to the document.
Exams, licences & credentials
SAP offers its own certification exams in finance; check with SAP which one matches your system version. This training does not award an SAP certification. Exam fees and licences are only included if the offer confirms them explicitly.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, duration, dates, trainer and price are agreed before booking.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need SAP experience for an SAP Finance course?
Not necessarily. Accounting basics matter more, because SAP maps double-entry bookkeeping but does not teach it. If you have never seen the system, plan a little extra time for navigation and the interface. We clarify this when you enquire, so that scope and pace match your prior knowledge.
What is the difference between general ledger and subledger in SAP?
The general ledger holds the G/L accounts and underpins the financial statements. The subledgers for customers and vendors track individual business partners and their open items. Every subledger posting flows automatically to a reconciliation account in the general ledger, so both sides always agree. Understanding this link is central to the training.
Is one course enough to prepare for an SAP certification?
Usually not on its own. SAP exams expect hands-on system practice and a close look at the official exam topics. The training gives you process understanding and practice as a foundation. Which exam suits your role and release is something you check on SAP's certification page. A certification is not part of attending automatically.
Does SAP Finance include a certificate?
SAP offers its own certification exams in finance; check with SAP which one matches your system version. This training does not award an SAP certification. Exam fees and licences are only included if the offer confirms them explicitly.