{"id":189308,"date":"2024-09-17T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=189308"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:30:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T21:30:57","slug":"all-about-sap-fico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-sap-fico","title":{"rendered":"SAP FICO: Uniting Finance and Management Control"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"189308\" class=\"elementor elementor-189308\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18ce18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e18ce18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e479e64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e479e64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Between legislative upheavals, strong competition, cost variations, and changes in consumer behavior, the financial health of companies is subject to numerous fluctuations. To cope with this, good financial management is essential. But it is often found at the crossroads of several disciplines, particularly finance, accounting, and management control. This is why SAP has brought together all these specialties within a unique training: SAP FICO.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6164f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c6164f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>Combining the SAP Financial Accounting (FI) and SAP Controlling (CO)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> modules, it aims to help companies better manage their financial accounting and reporting. Here is a focus on SAP Finance and Controlling.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16f83cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"16f83cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e61c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e61c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SAP FICO - The Union of Two Modules<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb94b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb94b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP FICO is the contraction of two terms: Finance and Controlling. In other words, the <\/span><b>two flagship modules of SAP in terms of financial and accounting management.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From financial data management to reporting analytics, regulatory compliance verification, budget planning, and strategic decision-making, these modules handle all aspects of FICO. They fully leverage <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-sap-company\">SAP tools<\/a> to <\/span><b>optimize financial management.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thanks to the reliable real-time data provided, companies have all the keys in hand to ensure their financial success.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originally, SAP FI and SAP CO were designed as two distinct modules. But it is clear that most users utilize them as a single module. After all, financial reporting and performance optimization are inseparable from good cost management.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond strictly financial modules, <\/span><b>SAP FICO also integrates perfectly with other modules,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as purchasing, inventory management, production, quality, sales, and more. All contribute to the overall performance of companies.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7892b79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7892b79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-189311\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_1-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a17c6ed elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a17c6ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-analyst-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Create interactive dashboards<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d958b3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d958b3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19483aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19483aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SAP FI - Focus on Finance<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927c09e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"927c09e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If SAP FICO brings together both the SAP FI (Finance) and SAP CO (Controlling) modules, it maintains the specificities of each. And for good reason, they both serve their own financial processes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s start by studying the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-sap-finance\">SAP Finance<\/a> module, which deals with the company&#8217;s general and financial accounting. More precisely:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The general ledger:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this is the company&#8217;s general accounting (like the chart of accounts with the balance sheet, the income statement, etc.). Often, this information is first transcribed within the secondary modules below.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Customer accounting:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the recorded accounting entries cover all transactions with customers. For example, advances, receivables, sales, invoices, credits, reminders, etc. They are then updated in the general ledger.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vendor accounting:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here you will also find invoices, credits, advances, automatic payments, etc., but on the vendor side.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fixed asset accounting:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this involves classifying all of the company&#8217;s assets. For example, real estate, machinery, buildings, etc. They are then recorded at the level of entries, exits, transfers, sales, not forgetting the depreciation calculation and possible revaluations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bank accounting:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this concerns cash management, processing receipts, and disbursements.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Special ledgers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> they are used specifically for <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/optimizing-financial-insights-with-microsoft-power-bi-finance\">financial reporting<\/a>, allowing the company to analyze its performance and make better decisions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other modules:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as consolidation, budget accounting, or travel expense management.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d60dbef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d60dbef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the SAP FICO financial accounting module enables monitoring, controlling transactions, managing reporting, ensuring accounting compliance, and guaranteeing information transparency.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0fdd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce0fdd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-189315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_3-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/sap_fico_datascientest_3-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2917693 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2917693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-management-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Master Data Management<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeb9dcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"eeb9dcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be052f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be052f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SAP CO - Focus on Controlling<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd0179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd0179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAP CO focuses on <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-financial-planning-analysis\">planning<\/a> and supervising costs. The idea is to analyze the resource needs of the various production factors and services of the company.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, this SAP FICO module includes several components:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Accounting nature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this is the basis of cost accounting. It provides an overview of cost centers, management processes, projects, or orders to better allocate expenses.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Product costs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this module facilitates the evaluation of production prices. The company can thus analyze the added value of each of its products and\/or services.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Profit and loss analysis:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is not only about publishing past financial results but also planning future ones. Thanks to this transparency, other departments are better able to make informed decisions for higher profitability.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cost centers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this involves analyzing overheads. In other words, the costs associated with an internal department (sales, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/marketing-analytics-80-of-consumers-willing-to-share-their-data\">marketing<\/a>, HR, etc.).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Profit centers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this involves analyzing the expenses associated with an internal department and its products.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Internal orders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> these allow for pre-budgeting and managing small internal projects.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623f4e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"623f4e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through a fine analysis of costs, SAP CO directly contributes to improving the company&#8217;s profitability.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03e94d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c03e94d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0a54c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf0a54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Train Yourself in SAP FICO<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471d320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"471d320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To train yourself in SAP FICO, several options are available to you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can take courses and certifications provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-sap-company\">the SAP company<\/a>, including:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>S4F01:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Financial Accounting in SAP S\/4HANA for SAP ERP FI professionals<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>S4F60:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Introduction to SAP Central Finance<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>BR235:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> SAP Convergent Charging 5.0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>S4F20:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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