Scenario Overview – 1 Purpose and Benefits: Purpose Benefits

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1 Period End Closing in Financial Accounting SAP Best Practices Baseline Package

2 Scenario Overview – 1 Purpose and Benefits: Purpose Benefits
The closing operations component helps you prepare and carry out the activities required for day-end, month-end and year-end closing. For this purpose, the system provides a series of standard reports that can be used to generate evaluations and analyses of the posted account balances directly. Benefits The system helps you to carry out the following: create the balance sheets and P&L statements and document the posting data. Key process flows covered day-end closing, month-end closing and year-end closing.

3 Scenario Overview – 2 SAP Applications Required: Required
SAP EHP3 for SAP ERP 6.0 EhP3 Company roles involved in process flows Finance Manager Accounts Payable Manager Accounts Receivable Manager

4 Scenario Overview – 3 Detailed Process Description:
Day-end closing in Financial Accounting Update Exchange Rates Gaps in Document Number Assignment Invoice Numbers Allocated Twice Display Compact Document Journal.

5 Scenario Overview – 4 Detailed Process Description:
Month-end closing in Financial Accounting (I) Update Exchange Rates Gaps in Document Number Assignment Invoice Numbers Allocated Twice Open and Close Posting Periods Enter Recurring Entries Post Recurring Entries Run Batch Input Session Automatic Clearing of GR/ IR Account special process Analyze GR/ IR Clearing Accounts Automatic Clearing of GR/ IR Account Post Adjustment Entries

6 Scenario Overview – 5 Detailed Process Description:
Month-end closing in Financial Accounting (II) Foreign Currency Revaluation Post Tax Payable Advance Return for Tax on Sales/ Purchases EC Sales List Foreign Trade Regulation Reports Z4 Foreign Trade Regulation Reports Z5A Comparison Documents/ Transaction Figures Close Previous Accounting Period Balance Interest Calculation Display Document Journal Financial Statement.

7 Scenario Overview – 6 Detailed Process Description:
Year-end closing in Financial Accounting Create Factory Calendar for New Year Carry Forward AP/ AR Balances Carry Forward GL Balances Re-grouping Receivables/ Payables Balance Confirmation Receivable Balance Confirmation Payable Final Close and Release Financial Reporting Close Previous Accounting Period Display Document Journal.

8 Process Flow Diagram Process 1, Day-End Closing Event Finance Manager
Updating Evaluation Reporting Finance Manager Update Exchange Rates Process Decision Gaps in Document Number Assignment Display Compact Document Journal Invoice Numbers Allocated Twice

9 Process Flow Diagram Process 2, Month-End-Closing (I) Event
Updating Evaluation Posting Finance Manager Process Decision Process Decision Process Decision 3 Update Exchange Rates Gaps in Document Number Assignment Post Adjustment Entries Enter Recurring Entries Open and Close Posting Periods Invoice Numbers Allocated Twice Foreign Currency Revaluation Post Recurring Entries Close Previous Accounting Period Comparison Documents/ Transaction Figures Post Tax Payable Run Batch Input Session 2 6 Advance Return for Tax on Sales / Purchases Balance Interest Calculation 5 4

10 Process Flow Diagram Process 2, Month-End-Closing (II) Event
Clearing Reporting Finance Manager 4 6 Analyze GR/ IR Clearing Account EC Sales List Display Document Journal Automatic Clearing of GR/ IR Account Foreign Trade Regulation Reports Z4 Financial Statement 3 Foreign Trade Regulation Reports Z5A 5 2 Accounts Payable Manager Automatic Clearing of GR/ IR Account Special Process

11 Process Flow Diagram Process 3, Year-End-Closing Event Finance Manager
Updating Reporting Finance Manager Process Decision Create Factory Calendar for New Year Carry Forward AP/ AR Balances Carry Forward GL Balances Final Close and Release Financial Reporting Regrouping Receivables/ Payables Close Previous Accounting Period Display Document Journal Accounts Receivable Manager Balance Confirmation Receivable Accounts Payable Manger Balance Confirmation Payable GL = General Ledger

12 Legend Symbol Description Usage Comments Symbol Description
Band: Identifies a user role, such as Accounts Payable Clerk or Sales Representative. This band can also identify an organization unit or group, rather than a specific role. The other process flow symbols in this table go into these rows. You have as many rows as required to cover all of the roles in the scenario. Role band contains tasks common to that role. External Events: Contains events that start or end the scenario, or influence the course of events in the scenario. Flow line (solid): Line indicates the normal sequence of steps and direction of flow in the scenario. Flow line (dashed): Line indicates flow to infrequently- used or conditional tasks in a scenario. Line can also lead to documents involved in the process flow. Connects two tasks in a scenario process or a non-step event Business Activity / Event: Identifies an action that either leads into or out of the scenario, or an outside Process that happens during the scenario Does not correspond to a task step in the document Unit Process: Identifies a task that is covered in a step-by-step manner in the scenario Corresponds to a task step in the document Process Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in total, put the scenario number and name here. Sub-Process Reference: If the scenario references another scenario in part, put the scenario number, name, and the step numbers from that scenario here Process Decision: Identifies a decision / branching point, signifying a choice to be made by the end user. Lines represent different choices emerging from different parts of the diamond. Does not usually correspond to a task step in the document; Reflects a choice to be made after step execution Symbol Description Usage Comments To next / From last Diagram: Leads to the next / previous page of the Diagram Flow chart continues on the next / previous page Hardcopy / Document: Identifies a printed document, report, or form Does not correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a document generated by a task step; this shape does not have any outgoing flow lines Financial Actuals: Indicates a financial posting document Budget Planning: Indicates a budget planning document Manual Process: Covers a task that is manually done Does not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, it is used to reflect a task that is manually performed, such as unloading a truck in the warehouse, which affects the process flow. Existing Version / Data: This block covers data that feeds in from an external process Does not generally correspond to a task step in a document; instead, this shape reflects data coming from an external source; this step does not have any incoming flow lines System Pass / Fail Decision: This block covers an automatic decision made by the software Does not generally correspond to a task step in the document; instead it is used to reflect an automatic decision by the system that is made after a step has been executed. Diagram Connection <Function> Hardcopy / Document External to SAP Financial Actuals Business Activity / Event Budget Planning Unit Process Manual Process Process Reference Existing Version / Data Sub-Process Reference System Pass/Fail Decision Process Decision

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