Don't miss one of our latest releases First Steps in SAP S/4HANA Controlling (2nd edition) by Ashish Sampat and Tom King. This comprehensive introduction to SAP Controlling (CO) in S/4HANA covers the fundamentals of the organizational structure, master data, and functions of SAP Controlling, including overhead controlling, product costing, month-end closing, and reporting. Using a fi ctional chocolate manufacturing company case study, you’ll learn about key day-to-day functions such as cost planning, production controlling, actual costing, and information systems. Explore how SAP CO integrates with other SAP modules and gain insights into the functional areas commonly found in manufacturing organizations. Dive into master data elements and learn how to maintain consistent and accurate data. Review planning methods and get an overview of cost center planning, including overhead planning and labor cost planning. Identify issues with old GUI transactions in the planning process and learn how to upload plan data. Understand how SAP Material Ledger can be used to accurately determine costs and how actual costs are booked and absorbed. Examine important features of S/4HANA including universal allocations, cost elements, variances, and COGS split.
- Cost center and product cost planning, actual cost fl ow
- Best practices for cost absorption using Product Cost Controlling
- Month-end closing activities in SAP S/4HANA Controlling
- Examples and screenshots based on a case-study approach
Author Ashish Sampat is a finance and costing professional with more than 20 years of experience in the SAP Finance and Controlling space. He has provided global clients with solutions in many areas of SAP Controlling. Born and educated in India, Ashish now lives in suburban Chicago. He is the author of several other books, all published by Espresso Tutorials.
Author Tom King is a graduate of Northwestern University and recently retired as a senior business analyst with a focus in controlling and product costing. He has more than 10 years of experience with the SAP FI-CO modules, primarily as an internal consultant. Prior to that, he was involved with the modeling and design of an Activity Based Costing system using a different ERP system for his company’s European operations. He has spoken at conferences on several CO module topics and is the author of Practical Guide to SAP® CO Templates, SAP S/4HANA Product Cost Planning Configuration and Master Data, and SAP S/4HANA Product Cost Planning – Costing with Quantity Structure.
