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Master SAP Finance and Controlling: Transform Your Career into a Financial Tech Expert!
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Elysium Academy presents a comprehensive SAP Finance and Controlling program designed to equip participants with practical skills in financial management, reporting, and controlling processes within SAP. Gain hands-on experience, master SAP FICO modules, and advance your career as a certified SAP professional.
2.5
Version
90 Hours
Duration
23 Hours
Theory
67 Hours
Practical
- Live SAP System Exposure
- Career-Focused Skill Development
- Expert Financial Domain Insights
- Placement-Oriented Training Approach
- Updated Industry Curriculum
- Performance-Based Evaluation
- Practical Business Process Understanding
- Professional Career Guidance Support
- SAP FICO Fundamentals & System Configuration
- General Ledger, AP & AR Management
- Cost Center & Profit Center Accounting
- Asset Accounting & Financial Reporting
- SAP Module Integration Concepts
- Real-Time Business Case Implementation
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- Completely tailor-made curriculum.
Chapter-1 ERP & SAP FICO Foundations
1. What is ERP and business drivers
- Real-time integration across finance, sales, procurement, production eliminating data silos.
2. Evolution of SAP
- ECC 6.0 (classic) vs S/4HANA (in-memory, simplified data model); FICO's central role in financial reporting and cost control
3. SAP module ecosystem
- FI (financial accounting), co (controlling). MM (materials), SD (sales), PP (production), HCM (HR) with key integration points
4. SAP GUI mastery
- login process, Easy Access vs SAP menu, favorites management, essential FICO T-codes
5. Business process walkthrough
- Order-to-Cash
Sales Order (SD) -> Delivery -> Invoice -> AR posting (FI) -> Cash collection -> Revenue recognition - Procure-to-Pay
PO (MM) -> GR -> Invoice -> AP posting (FI) -> Payment
6. Hands-on
- Navigate FICO menu tree, execute sample postings, trace document flow across modules
Chapter-2 Accounting Fundamentals for FICO
1. Double-entry bookkeeping principles
- Every transaction affects two accounts ($Dr=Cr$), T-account visualization.
2. Financial statement structure
- Balance Sheet (assets = liabilities + equity), P&L (income - expenses = profit).
3. Account hierarchy
- General Ledger (master chart), Sub-ledgers (AR customer accounts, AP vendor accounts, AA asset accounts) with reconciliation.
4. Trial balance concept Suspense accounts, period-end closing process.
5. Example
- Record 1,00,000 cash sale: Dr Cash 1,00,000, Cr Sales 1,00,000 (P&L impact).
Chapter-3 Enterprise Structure in SAP FICO
1. SAP hierarchy
- Client (000) → Company (legal entity) → Company Code (smallest FI org unit posting independently).
2. Additional structures
- Business Area (divisions), Segment (IFRS reporting), Functional Area (cost allocation).
3. Controlling Area linking multiple Company Codes for Unified CO reporting; 1:1 or 1:many relationships.
4. Financial calendar
- Fiscal Year Variant (April-March India), Posting Period Variant $(1-12)$ multiple currencies (company, group, index-based).
5. Hands-on
- Define Company "Elysium Global" and Company Code "IN01" (India operations).
- Create Fiscal Year Variant "IN" (April 1 - March 31) and assign to IN01.
- Define Posting Periods and open current month.
Chapter-4 Chart of Accounts and General Ledger Basics
1. Chart of Accounts types
- Operating CoA (day-to-day postings), Group CoA (consolidated reporting), Country CoA (local statutory).
2. GL account classification
- Balance Sheet (1000–1999 assets, 3000–3999 liabilities), P&L (4000–4999 revenue, 5000–8999 expenses)
3. Reconciliation accounts linking sub-ledgers to GL; account groups controlling master data fields
4. Field status groups, sort keys, alternative reconciliation accounts for special postings
5. Hands-on
- Create Operating CoA "INCA" with number range 100000–899999
- Create GL masters
100001 Cash, 113001 SBI Bank, 400001 Sales, 500001 Rent, 610001 Salary Expense
Chapter-5 Document Control and Posting Logic
1. Document architecture
- Header (company code, doc date, posting date, ref), Line items (G/L account, amount, text)
2. Document types
- SA (GL posting), KR (vendor invoice), DR (customer invoice), number ranges (internal/external).
3. Posting keys controlling Dr/Cr, account type 40 (GL Dr), 50 (GL Cr), 01 (customer Dr), 15 (customer Cr)
4. Period control
- OB52 (open periods by account type), parking (hold documents), reversal types (F.02 individual, F.80 mass).
5. Hands-on
- Post FB50: Rent expense ₹50,000 (Dr 610001, Cr 100001 Cash)
- Park salary accrual document, post later, reverse next month (F-02).
Chapter-6 Bank Accounting Basics
- Assign banks to Company Code, G/L accounts per currency (FI12).
- Bank key, account ID, control data linking to GL reconciliation account.
- F-28 (customer receipt), F-07 (outgoing payment), bank charges/interest (misc posting).
- FF_5 import, auto clearing rules (conceptual).
- Create House Bank "SBI" with account "IN01SBI001" linked to GL 113001.
- Post customer receipt ₹25,000 (F-28: Dr 113001 Bank, Cr 122000 Customer).
Chapter-7 Vendor Master and Accounts Payable (AP)
- LIFI (domestic), LIVA (foreign), number ranges, field selection
- General (name, search), Company Code (recon account 210000, terms), Purchasing (incoterms, schema).
4. AP process
- invoice posting (FB60/MIRO), payment (F-53), open item clearing (F-44)
- Create vendor "ABC Suppliers" (group LIFI, terms ZN30).
- Post credit purchase ₹75,000 (FB60), clear with payment (F-53).
Chapter-8 Customer Master and Accounts Receivable (AR)
- KNA1 (domestic), KNVI (foreign); number ranges, partner functions.
- General (search term), Company Code (recon 122000, terms), Sales Area (distribution channel, division).
- procedures, levels, texts for overdue reminders; credit management basics (FD32).
- invoice (FB70), payment receipt (F-28), dunning run (F150).
- Create customer "XYZ Traders" (group KNA1, terms ZN15).
- Post credit sale ₹1,00,000 (FB70), receive payment ₹98,000 (F-28).
Chapter-9 Asset Accounting (FI-AA) Basics
- acquisition (F-90), depreciation (AFAB), intra/inter company transfer (ABUMN), scrapping (ABAVN).
- Chart of Depreciation "IN01", areas (01-book, 15-tax), asset classes (0100-computer).
- Time-dependent (main/cost center), depreciation key (straight line), useful life
- Acquisition (asset Dr, vendor Cr), depreciation expense
- Create asset class "COMPUTERS" (life 3 years, SLM)
- Acquire 5 computers ₹2,50,000, run depreciation ₹6,944/month.
Chapter-10 Controlling (CO) Overview and Master Data
- FI (external statutory) vs CO (internal management reporting)
3. Cost elements
- Primary (400000-699999 direct P&L), Secondary (900000+ internal allocations).
- 1-primary, 11-secondary revenue, 12-settlement.
- Create cost element 610002 "Rent Expense" (cat 1)
- Create secondary 900001 "Internal Service" (cat 11).
Chapter-11 Cost Center Accounting Basics
- Track expenses by responsibility area (department, project, activity).
- Standard (KS01→OKEON), by cost center group (KSH1).
- Production, Administration, Sales; activity types (labor hours, machine hours).
- S_ALR_87013611 (cost center actual/plan), KSBI (line items).
- Create hierarchy
Administration→HR, IT; Production→ Assembly, Packing. - Post rent ₹50,000 to IT cost center via FB50
Chapter-12 Profit Center Accounting And Reporting
- P&L responsibility vs expense tracking; New GL segments
- Default derivation, manual substitution, allocation cycles
4. Hands-on
- Create "South Region", "North Region" profit centers.
- Assign profit centers to cost centers, run KE5Z report
Chapter-13 Standard FI & CO Reporting
- FBL3N (GL line items), FS10N (GL balance), F.08 (trial balance), S_ALR_87012284 (P&L).
- FBL5N (customer), FBL1N (vendor) with due date analysis
- KSBI (cost center line items), S_ALR_87013611 (actual/plan), KE30 (profit center P&L)
- Export trial balance, P&L to Excel; create custom layouts
Chapter-14 End-To-End Business Cycle In FICO
- PO → GR (BSX inventory Dr, WRX GR/IR Cr) → Invoice (WRX Dr, Vendor Cr).
- Sales Order → Delivery → Billing (Customer Dr, Revenue Cr, COGS Dr, Inventory Cr).
- procure raw material → sell finished goods → collect payment → analyze profitability by cost/profit center
- Trace single transaction across modules using document flow (FB03→Environment →Document Flow).
Chapter-15 Revision And Interview Preparation
- Enterprise structure (OBY6), CoA (OB13), document types (OBA7), number ranges (FBN1)
- “Posting period closed” (OB52), “No recon account” (vendor master), “Tolerance exceeded”.
- 50+ common FICO questions covering GL posting, integration, config steps, error resolution.
- 30-min practical – complete procure-to-pay cycle + generate reports + explain postings.
What is SAP Finance and Controlling (SAP FICO)?
SAP FICO is a core SAP module that manages financial accounting (FI) and internal cost controlling (CO) in an organization. It helps businesses handle financial reporting, general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, asset accounting, cost center accounting, and profitability analysis.
Who can enroll in this SAP FICO course?
This course is suitable for:
- B.Com, BBA, MBA (Finance) graduates
- Accounting professionals
- Freshers looking to start a career in SAP
- Working professionals planning career transition into SAP
What are the prerequisites for learning SAP FICO?
Basic knowledge of accounting concepts such as journal entries, balance sheet, and profit & loss statement is recommended. However, fundamentals will also be covered during the training.
What topics are covered in this course?
The course covers:
- SAP Navigation & Enterprise Structure
- General Ledger (GL) Accounting
- Accounts Payable (AP)
- Accounts Receivable (AR)
- Asset Accounting
- Bank Accounting
- Cost Center & Profit Center Accounting
- FI-MM and FI-SD Integration
- Real-time business cycle (P2P & O2C)
Will I get hands-on practical training?
Yes. The training includes real-time SAP system access with practical exercises, live scenarios, configuration practice, and end-to-end business cycle execution.
Does this course include SAP configuration?
Yes. You will learn key configuration steps such as:
- Company code setup
- Chart of accounts creation
- Document types
- Number ranges
- Posting period variants
- Integration settings
Is there real-time project exposure?
Yes. The course includes:
- End-to-end Procure-to-Pay cycle
- Order-to-Cash cycle
- Integration between FI and MM/SD
- Error handling & troubleshooting scenarios
What career opportunities are available after SAP FICO?
After completing the course, you can apply for roles such as:
- SAP FICO Consultant
- SAP FI Functional Consultant
- SAP CO Consultant
- SAP Support Consultant
- Finance Executive with SAP expertise
What is the salary scope for SAP FICO professionals?
Entry-level SAP FICO consultants can earn competitive salaries depending on location and experience. With 2–5 years of experience, professionals can expect strong growth and higher salary packages in IT and MNC companies.
Do you provide certification support?
Yes. We provide guidance for SAP certification preparation, mock interviews, resume building, and interview question discussions.
Is placement assistance provided?
Yes. Elysium Academy provides placement assistance, interview preparation sessions, and job support guidance to help students secure opportunities.
What makes Elysium Academy’s SAP FICO course different?
- Industry-expert trainers
- Practical-focused training
- Real-time business scenarios
- Configuration + End-user training
- Interview preparation & assessment
- Continuous student support
Course Audio Explanation (தமிழ்)
- SAP Finance and Controlling Course
- Duration: 90 Hours
- Level: Beginner
- Days: 90 Days
- Chapters: 15
- Language: English
- Certifications: Yes
- Code: EAPL/PROF/PRTC40
- Course Code: EASFC
- Sub Category: Business Management
SAP FICO Course Features
Build a strong foundation in SAP Financial Accounting by learning company configuration, chart of accounts setup, and FI elements.
Understand cost center accounting, profit center management, and internal orders to monitor and control organizational expenses effectively.
Work on live posting scenarios including general ledger entries, vendor invoices, customer billing, and asset transactions within SAP.
Generate accurate financial statements, balance sheets, profit & loss reports, and detailed MIS reports to support strategic business decisions.
Learn step-by-step module configuration, document control, posting logic, advanced integration settings, and integration between FI and CO modules.
Gain hands-on exposure through real-world case studies, project simulations, and industry-oriented assignments for practical expertise.
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