Duration 5 days – 35 hrs
Overview
This SAP Functional / SAP FI training provides participants with practical knowledge of SAP Financial Accounting (FI) processes, configuration concepts, and end-to-end financial transaction flows. The course covers how SAP supports core finance operations such as General Ledger (GL), Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Asset Accounting (AA), Bank Accounting, Taxes, and Financial Closing.
Participants will learn both the business process view and the functional consultant perspective, including key organizational structures, master data setup, and how FI integrates with other SAP modules such as Controlling (CO), Materials Management (MM), and Sales & Distribution (SD).
Objectives
- Understand SAP ERP/S/4HANA finance concepts and how SAP FI supports accounting workflows
- Navigate SAP and interpret financial postings and document flows
- Explain SAP FI organizational structures (Company Code, Chart of Accounts, Fiscal Year, Posting Periods)
- Maintain key FI master data (G/L accounts, vendors, customers, asset master)
- Perform and track transactions for GL, AP, AR, banking, and assets
- Understand basic configuration and functional settings in SAP FI (high-level IMG concepts)
- Execute period-end activities and understand month-end close processes
- Recognize FI integration points with CO, MM, SD and common reconciliation scenarios
- Produce standard financial reports and troubleshooting steps
Audience
- Accountants, Finance Analysts, and Finance Operations teams
- AP / AR / GL Specialists and Supervisors
- Finance Managers and Controllers
- ERP / SAP Key Users and Process Owners
- Business Analysts supporting finance systems
- Junior SAP Functional Consultants (FI track)
- Internal auditors or compliance teams working with SAP reports
Pre- requisites
- Basic accounting knowledge (debits/credits, journal entries, financial statements)
- Familiarity with AP/AR/GL processes is highly recommended
- No programming required
- Basic Excel/reporting skills are helpful
Course Outline
Day 1 — SAP Overview + FI Foundations
- SAP ERP / SAP S/4HANA overview (functional modules and integration)
- SAP navigation: GUI / Fiori basics (as applicable)
- SAP FI architecture and core concepts
- FI organizational structure:
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- Client, Company Code, Business Area, Profit Center (overview)
- Chart of Accounts, Fiscal Year Variant, Posting Periods
- Understanding documents in SAP:
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- Document types, posting keys, account types
- Document flow and audit trail
Workshop: Navigate FI screens + view accounting documents
Day 2 — General Ledger (GL) Accounting
- G/L master data:
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- G/L account groups, number ranges, field status
- Posting fundamentals:
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- Journal entry posting and document parking
- Recurring entries (overview)
- Ledger concepts (basic): leading ledger, parallel ledgers (overview)
- Standard GL reporting:
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- Trial balance, G/L line items, balance display
Hands-on: Create G/L accounts + post sample journal entries + generate reports
Day 3 — Accounts Payable (AP) + Vendor Management
- Vendor master data structure
- AP business processes:
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- Vendor invoice entry
- Credit memo processing
- Outgoing payments and payment methods
- Payment run overview (automatic payment program concept)
- Vendor reconciliation account and aging
Hands-on: Create vendors + post invoices + simulate payment process + AP reports
Day 4 — Accounts Receivable (AR) + Banking Basics
- Customer master data structure
- AR business processes:
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- Customer invoice posting
- Incoming payments
- Dunning process overview (collections support)
- Bank accounting overview:
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- Bank master data, house banks (conceptual)
- Bank reconciliation basics
Hands-on: Create customers + post invoices + record collections + AR aging report
Day 5 — Asset Accounting + Period-End Closing + Integration
Asset Accounting (AA)
- Asset master data
- Asset acquisition, capitalization, depreciation posting
- Asset retirement/sale (overview)
Month-End / Period-End Closing
- Posting period control (overview)
- Accruals and adjustments (functional approach)
- Reconciliation checks and error handling basics
- Financial statements overview (Balance Sheet / P&L)
Integration Overview
- FI–CO integration: cost centers, internal orders (high level)
- FI–MM integration: GR/IR, invoice verification (concepts)
- FI–SD integration: billing and revenue postings (concepts)
Capstone Exercise: End-to-end scenario from transaction posting → review → period-end checklist → reporting
