01 //Training course
S4/SAP FICO
- Track
- Enterprise Technologies
- Duration
- 75 Days
02 //Why this course
Why this course.
S/4HANA SAP FICO is proposed as a 75-day, business-process-led SAP finance program combining Financial Accounting (FI) and Management Accounting/Controlling (CO). The pathway moves from SAP finance foundations and organizational structures into General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, period/year-end close, reporting, cost center accounting, internal orders, product cost, profitability analysis and FI–CO integration.
SAP's current S/4HANA learning journeys separate Financial Accounting and Management Accounting into related but distinct implementation domains. Financial Accounting covers organizational units/master data, General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, period/year-end close and reporting. Management Accounting covers organizational structures/master data, overhead cost accounting, product cost planning, cost object controlling, profitability analysis, periodic activities and reporting.
The proposed course should therefore teach both the accounting processes and the integration between them. SAP describes S/4HANA finance as using a central journal/data foundation and supports real-time cost and revenue information across Financial and Management Accounting.
03 //Curriculum
Course phases.
04 //Technology stack
The tools you'll work with.
ERP platform
Core enterprise finance platform
SAP S/4HANA
User experience
Modern finance user experience
SAP Fiori / role-based apps
Financial Accounting
External financial accounting
FI-GL, FI-AP, FI-AR, Asset Accounting
Management Accounting
Internal cost and profitability management
CO-CCA, internal orders, product costing, profitability analysis
Data foundation
Integrated financial and management accounting data
Universal Journal / ACDOCA concepts
Master data
Finance master data
G/L accounts, business partners, assets, cost centers and other CO objects
Closing
Financial close
Period/year-end close + closing monitoring concepts
Reporting
Decision support
Financial statements + management reporting
Configuration
Business-process configuration
SAP IMG/customizing concepts
Testing
Quality validation
Process/test scripts + reconciliation
Integration
End-to-end business process understanding
Procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, asset and production touchpoints
Cloud/edition
Training landscape
S/4HANA Cloud Public/Private or approved training system
05 //Projects and practice
Learning by doing.
- 01
Finance Enterprise Structure
Company code, chart of accounts, fiscal year and currencies
- 02
General Ledger Case
Journal postings, clearing, ledgers and reporting
- 03
Supplier Payment Cycle
Invoice, payment, clearing and exceptions
- 04
Customer Collection Cycle
Billing/invoice, incoming payment, clearing and dunning concepts
- 05
Asset Lifecycle
Acquisition, depreciation, transfer and retirement
- 06
Month-End Close
Closing tasks, reconciliations and financial statements
- 07
Cost Center Control
Planning, actuals, allocations and variance
- 08
Product Cost Case
Product cost planning, cost object and period-end analysis
- 09
Margin Analysis Case
Revenue/cost assignment and profitability reporting
- 10
End-to-End Business Process
FI + CO + procurement/sales/production integration
- 11
S/4HANA FICO Implementation Case
Configuration + testing + reporting + documentation
06 //Capstone
Capstone options.
- 01
Procure-to-Pay Finance Implementation
Configure and document the finance side of procurement, including supplier accounting, invoice, payment, clearing and cost assignment.
- 02
Order-to-Cash Finance Implementation
Model customer accounting, billing integration, incoming payments, clearing and profitability reporting.
- 03
Month-End Closing Project
Design and execute a controlled month-end close with reconciliation, valuation/closing tasks and financial reporting.
- 04
Manufacturing Cost & Profitability Case
Connect production costs to cost objects, analyze variances and evaluate profitability.
- 05
Asset Lifecycle & Reporting
Implement an asset lifecycle from acquisition through depreciation, transfer/retirement and reporting.
- 06
Integrated FI–CO Business Transformation
Combine GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, cost centers, product costing and profitability into one end-to-end case.
07 //Assessment
How progress is checked.
- Daily configuration/process exercises.
- Weekly FI transaction and accounting assignments.
- Master-data configuration checkpoints.
- GL/AP/AR practical process assessments.
- Asset Accounting lifecycle assessment.
- Month-end/year-end closing simulation.
- Cost center/internal order allocation exercises.
- Product costing and profitability case study.
- FI–CO integration troubleshooting assessment.
- Configuration documentation and test-script assessment.
- Final capstone implementation, reconciliation, reporting and presentation.
08 //Learning journey
From foundation to capability.
How learning builds through a course. It describes the approach, not a promised outcome.
Foundation to capability
How learning builds
Stage 01
Foundation
The core concepts, vocabulary and tools the rest of the course builds on.
Stage 02
Practice
Guided exercises that turn concepts into working skills.
Stage 03
Application
Applying those skills to realistic problems and project work.
Stage 04
Capability
Using what you've learned with growing independence and judgement.
09 //Questions
Frequently asked questions.
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