A single platform for reporting and transaction execution

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

Connect data from SAP and third-party ERP systems

With SAP S/4HANA Cloud for central finance, you can support finance transformation and innovation by enabling a phased implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud 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

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 Cloud

• Access most standard finance processes and innovations in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
• Choose to connect to SAP Business Network and other SAP solutions
• Expand to the full functionality of SAP S/4HANA Cloud when you’re ready