Explore the entire financial close process from financial accounting to entity and corporate closing Maximize the potential of SAP Financial Solutions like FI, CO, and Disclosure Management Meet the latest regulatory and reporting requirements with ease Based on ERP 6.0 and EPM 10.0 Your course is set and the light is green. Enable your business to navigate the hairpin turns of the financial close process with this end-to-end overview. Guided by practical workflow scenarios and customer examples, learn how to maximize the potential of SAP s financial close solutions. From start to finish, manage data integrity issues, optimize your financial close processes, and handle system integration. Close your books in record time with this one-stop resource for all your financial closing needs! Streamlined Financial Close Workflow Align your business workflows to support a streamlined financial close process. A Financial Close Action Plan Learn how to build a business case, create a clear action plan for your financial close process, and avoid the common barriers. Reporting Proactively address disclosure management and weather regulatory change with finesse and flexibility.Real-Time Visibility Visualize your financial close success and identify issues with real time analysis and the Financial Closing Cockpit. Practical Case Studies and Examples Learn how industry peers have improved their financial close processes and reduced risk.

About the Author
James Fisher is Vice President of Product Marketing for Analytics at SAP, where he is a key stakeholder in solution strategy and is responsible for go-to-market strategy, positioning and messaging, demand generation and events, and roadmap communications. He has more than 16 years of experience in the analytics, performance management, and finance industry. Prior to his current role, James was responsible for solution marketing for SAP's entire portfolio of finance solutions, including Enterprise Performance Management and SAP ERP Financials, and he played a key role in the expansion of SAP's portfolio of financial close solutions. He joined SAP with its 2008 acquisition of Business Objects, where he lead EPM solution marketing, and he held solution marketing, global communications, and EMEA field marketing positions with Cartesis, a Paris-based EPM company subsequently acquired by Business Objects in 2007, which specialized in the consolidation and reporting market.Previously, James held marketing and consulting positions with PwC, in its Enterprise Group Reporting Services team, where he supported a number of global fast-close projects, and at KPMG, where he was a tax consultant. James has a business and finance degree from Kingston University in the UK and a Professional Qualification from the Chartered Institute of Marketing.


Book Information
ISBN 9781592294466
Author James Fisher
Format Hardback
Page Count 300
Imprint SAP Press
Publisher SAP Press
Dimensions(mm) 228mm * 175mm * 40mm