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Based on a presentation by Tom King
SAP work centers connect production operations to Product Costing. Their costing formulas calculate the machine, labor, and setup quantities required for an operation. SAP values these quantities using the relevant cost center and activity type prices.
Accurate work center assignments, standard values, formulas, and activity rates help you explain how production costs flow into material cost estimates and manufacturing orders. This article covers the key settings, a worked example, and practical checks for SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA.
Read more: SAP Work Centers in Product Costing: Formulas and Activity Rates
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Based on a presentation by Rogerio Faleiros
A reliable financial close depends on knowing which tasks must run, who owns them, and what must finish first. SAP Closing Cockpit solutions and SAP Advanced Financial Closing (AFC) help teams organize, execute, and monitor supported closing activities.
The right starting point is your existing landscape and closing requirements. This guide compares the approaches, explains task lists and dependencies, and outlines a practical way to introduce closing automation.
Read more: SAP Closing Cockpit vs. Advanced Financial Closing
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Controlling is evolving fast as AI and predictive analytics move from buzzwords to practical tools inside SAP. Traditional CO still struggles with manual data, complex structures, and backward-looking reports, but intelligent automation now enables real-time insights, predictive forecasts, and faster decision-making. By embedding AI directly into finance processes, controllers can shift from data gathering to true business partnering—spending less time on transactions and more time driving strategy.
This blog is based on a presentation by Paul Ovigele at the SAP Controlling conference.
Read more: Reimagining Controlling in the Age of AI and Predictive Analytics
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SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition is introducing new capabilities for overhead management designed to simplify reporting, allocations, settlement, and period-end processing.
These innovations include Review Booklets for cost center and project reporting, Universal Allocation, streamlined project settlement, event-based processing, and improvements to intercompany CO postings. Together, they support SAP's move toward simpler, more integrated Management Accounting processes in the public cloud.
In this session, Birgit Oettinger, SAP Product Manager for Management Accounting, discusses:
- New strategies for cost center and project reporting, including Review Booklets
- Improvements for project settlement
- AI features planned for Universal Allocation at the time of the 2025 presentation
Read more: SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: Overhead Management
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Month-end closing is one of the most demanding and time-sensitive processes in SAP Controlling. The goal is simple—deliver accurate financial results on time. However, achieving this requires coordination across multiple recurring tasks, system jobs, and data volumes that can easily overwhelm performance.
In this session, Ashish Sampat, explores practical methods to streamline Controlling operations—from automating month-end processes and archiving obsolete data to leveraging S/4HANA innovations that improve transparency and speed.
This blog is based on a presentation by Ashish Sampat at the SAP Controlling conference.
Read more: Unlock Efficiency and Performance in SAP Controlling
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What an incredible three days of learning, networking, and community! The SAP Controlling 2025 Conference brought together professionals from across the globe—from as close as San Diego to as far as New Zealand and Australia.
Here’s a look back at the highlights.
Read more: Highlights from the SAP Controlling 2025 Conference
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The Ultimate Event for SAP Finance, Controlling, and S/4HANA Professionals
Whether you're deep into an S/4HANA migration or still running ECC, SAP Controlling Conference is the single most valuable event of the year for finance and SAP professionals. This isn’t just another conference—it’s where the future of SAP controlling takes shape. Real innovation, practical strategies, and expert insights all in one place.
Here are 25 reasons you don’t want to miss the conference:
Transformative Learning & Innovation
Read more: 25 Reasons You Can’t Miss SAP Controlling Conference
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Overhead Controlling remains one of the foundational pillars of management accounting in SAP S/4HANA. While the underlying accounting principles have not changed, the system design, integration with the Universal Journal, and availability of new Fiori applications provide a more streamlined and transparent way to manage costs. This article explores key concepts, system changes, and best practices for overhead management in S/4HANA.
This article summarizes a presentation by Marjorie Wright at the SAP Controlling Conference, with technical clarifications added in October 2026.
Scope: This overview primarily discusses SAP S/4HANA on-premise and Cloud Private Edition. Public Edition differences are identified where relevant. Available functions depend on the edition, release, and accounting configuration.
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Experience the Innovation Driving Modern Controlling
SAP Controlling Conference is where finance and technology converge. This year’s event brought together the brightest minds in finance, automation, and SAP strategy to explore how controllers can move beyond reporting and become the strategic backbone of their organizations. With the rise of AI, machine learning, and predictive analytics, controlling is undergoing a profound transformation—and this event is your chance to stay ahead of the curve.
Whether you're deep into S/4HANA or just beginning your digital finance journey, the insights shared at this conference will reshape how you think about overhead, costing, and profitability.
Below are last year's sessions.
Read more: Unlock the Future of SAP Finance at SAP Controlling Conference
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- By Surajit Mohanty
Introduction
SAP Advanced Intercompany Sales (AIS) in S/4HANA automates cross-company sales processes when one company sells to a customer and another company delivers the product. AIS streamlines intercompany sales, billing, transfer pricing, and financial postings while improving visibility across the end-to-end process.
This article explains how SAP Advanced Intercompany Sales works and the key benefits of using AIS in SAP S/4HANA.
For a detailed walkthrough of the document flow, see our SAP Advanced Intercompany Sales Introduction.
Read more: SAP Advanced Intercompany Sales in S/4HANA: Process and Benefits