Smartsoft Services

SAP finance: Record to Report

From journal posting to consolidated reporting on SAP S/4HANA: a faster close, cleaner data and stronger controls.

We design and deliver Record to Report on SAP ECC and S/4HANA, from journal posting and subledger integration through period-end close, consolidation, statutory and management reporting, and audit support. Our senior SAP finance consultants work with CFOs, financial controllers and auditors to build a single source of financial truth on the Universal Journal. It fits our finance-first approach: the numbers have to reconcile.

What we cover

  • General ledger and Universal Journal (ACDOCA)

    Chart of accounts design, parallel ledgers (IFRS and local GAAP), document splitting, currency types, Fiori accounting apps

  • Asset accounting

    New asset accounting, parallel valuation, assets under construction, settlement, asset migration

  • Controlling

    Cost and profit centres, internal orders, product costing, Material Ledger and actual costing, margin analysis, allocations

  • Period-end close

    Accruals, foreign currency valuation, GR/IR clearing, reconciliations, SAP Advanced Financial Closing

  • Intercompany and consolidation

    Intercompany matching, SAP Group Reporting, eliminations, currency translation, Cash Management

  • Reporting

    Embedded analytics, CDS-based financial reporting, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Datasphere

  • Tax, compliance and controls

    Tax determination, VAT and withholding tax, e-invoicing including Making Tax Digital, journal approval workflows, segregation of duties, SOX

  • Integration and delivery

    Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Plan to Produce and payroll postings; bank integration; ECC to S/4HANA (greenfield, brownfield, selective), Central Finance, data migration and reconciliation, testing, cutover, hypercare and training

What we work towards

  • A shorter, predictable month-end close
  • Fewer reconciliation steps between finance modules
  • Product-level profitability you can trust
  • A single consolidated view across legal entities
  • Clean audits with complete trails and documented controls

Frequently asked questions

Greenfield or brownfield?
We help you choose between greenfield, brownfield and selective migration based on your data, processes and timeline.
Can you set up Making Tax Digital for VAT on S/4HANA?
Yes, as part of tax determination, VAT reporting and e-invoicing.
Can you migrate and reconcile our finance data?
Yes. Migration and reconciliation to the ledger are part of every finance project.
Who delivers the SAP work?
SAP work is led by Junaid, our associate SAP consultant, and delivered with senior associate consultants, coordinated by Smartsoft, so you have one point of contact for the whole engagement.

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