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SAP S/4HANA for central finance

Enabling finance transformation and innovation without disrupting your multiple ERP legacy systems

A single platform for reporting and transaction execution

The SAP S/4HANA solution for central finance centralizes and transforms financial data and processes at your pace with a phased ERP implementation of SAP S/4HANA.

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Connect data from SAP and third-party ERP systems
With SAP S/4HANA for central finance, you can support finance transformation and innovation by enabling a phased implementation of SAP S/4HANA that helps avoid disruption and reduces risk.
  • Cloud deployment
  • Advanced single source and end-to-end segment, entity, and group reporting
  • Standardized local, central, and corporate processes and scalable execution
  • Self-service, shared-service, and automated finance processes

Key benefits

Improved data transparency

Establish a single source of truth for consistent reporting and analysis with an audit trail and drill-down to source transactions in SAP and third-party systems.

Efficient, cost-effective processes

Integrate, standardize, and automate processes, reduce costs for processing methods, shorten cycle times, and redeploy labor resources to higher value-added activities.

Agile approach to transformation

Realize cross-entity cost optimization while driving your market competitiveness and growth potential at your own pace.

Key features

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Support for SAP and third-party systems
  • Connect SAP ERP source systems and third-party ERP source systems, such as Oracle, JD Edwards, and PeopleSoft
  • Enable a smooth connection to future merger and acquisition (M&A) systems
Adaptable rollout
  • Implement a phased rollout by organization, location, system, and process
  • Achieve milestone-based value realization with a stage-gate funding option
  • Reduce risk through a side-car deployment approach
Accelerated adoption and ROI
  • Leverage integrated integration capabilities, so you don’t have to build them
  • Roll out the functionality you want, when you want, with a customized deployment
  • Utilize implementation accelerators for a faster, better, and cheaper deployment
Phased onboarding of SAP S/4HANA
  • Access most standard processes and innovations in the SAP S/4HANA Finance solution
  • Choose to connect to SAP Business Network and other SAP solutions
  • Expand to the full functionality of SAP S/4HANA when you’re ready

See how our customers are succeeding with SAP

Centralizing finance

Discover how paints and performance coatings pioneer AkzoNobel prioritized its information governance to deploy more-efficient finance processes.

Technical and security information

Protect your enterprise with the built-in security features and add-on solutions from SAP.
SAP S/4HANA for central finance is deployed in the cloud and is available as software as a service (SaaS), so you can access your software from any Web browser.

Installation and setup

Follow these setup instructions so you can start running your SAP software quickly and confidently.

Configuration

Optimize the configuration of SAP products with our comprehensive configuration guide.

Integration

Find out how you can integrate SAP products with your existing IT landscape.

Data security

Help protect confidentiality and data integrity.

Business process security

Support compliance with regulatory requirements.

Risk and threat mitigation

Drive continuous improvement across your operations.

Cloud delivery options

Enable a smooth transformation while meeting security and compliance requirements.

Get started

Jump-start your implementation and drive ROI by collaborating with industry experts, consultants, and support engineers throughout your journey.

Services

Transform your business quickly and effectively by taking advantage of our holistic service and support plans, expert consulting services, custom application development, proven best practices, and deep industry and technical knowledge.

Support

Help keep your SAP solutions running at peak performance with our IT experts and support services, including long-term plans, embedded teams, remote technology support, self-service portal, and innovation strategies.