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SAP BPC Overview

SAP BPC Annual Budgeting Process

SAP BPC Monthly Submission

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SAP BPC - Business Planning and Consolidation Overview

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Choice of Word, PowerPoint, web and Excel interfaces

Excel without spreadsheet hell - live access to central data repository creates a single version of truth, ensuring organizational alignment

Allows use of native Excel functions, formatting, and formula preservation, reducing training time and costs

Easy adoption of existing Excel templates as planning schedules

Familiar and easy to use interfaces reduce learning curve and increase adoption

Familiar and easy to use


Setup by IT owned and managed by business usersBusiness User Responsibility Application Security

Users Roles Privileges

Hierarchies and Roll Ups Business Process Flows

Modification of Packaged Process Flows Creation of New Process Flows

Report Templates Excel, Word, PowerPoint Templates Create and Modify Metrics and Measures

IT Responsibility Hardware Security and Authentication

Users Roles Privileges

Data and Application Infrastructure Database Server Application Server OLAP Structure

Self-service financial reporting ensures any user can create information on the fly Wizard-driven interfaces simplify content creation and administration processes

Familiar and easy to use


Step-by-step guidance through planning processes

Enforce policies and procedures - track process status and completion

Out-of-the box templates for sales and revenue planning, CAPEX planning, workforce planning, budgeted financial statement reports, forecasting and more

Customizable business process flows ensure consistency and minimize training

Process-centric


Integrated planning

Unified

Financial reporting and analysis Ad hoc Automated variance analysis Driver analysis (industry, growth, capacity,

etc.)

Business planning Budgeting Sales/revenue planning Capital expenditure planning Headcount/staffing Expense planning Cash flow planning


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Streamlines Planning Processes

HR BudgetExpense Budget

Balance SheetInitial Budget

Business Process Centric

Revenue & COS

Consolidation & Review

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StreamlinePlanning

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Capital Expenditure Budget

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Business Process FlowAt a Glance Status of All Steps in a Process


Business Process FlowEnsure consistency and minimize training


Business Process FlowSteps Completion Control


Annual Budgeting ProcessInitial Budget & Set Target

Seeding new budget version based on existing version

Setting up standard assumptions for budgeting drivers (HR rate, standard Capex rate etc.)

Set target and perform top-down allocation

1. Initial Budget & Set Target

2. Revenue & COS Budget

3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

6. Balance Sheet &

Cash Flow7. Consolidation

& Review




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessRevenue & Cost of Sales Budget

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Enter budget for revenue and cost of sale by products




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessHuman Resources Budget

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Enter planning data for individual employee by department (new hire, transfer, promotion etc.)

Review and approve transfer and promotion




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessExpenses Budget

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Enter budget for non driver base accounts




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessCapital Expenditure Budget

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Enter budget for capital expenditure by department and calculation of depreciation




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessCapital Expenditure Budget

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessBalance Sheet & Cash Flow

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Balance Sheet adjustment with drivers such as DSO (Days Sales Outstanding) for A/R budget, DPO (Days Payable Outstanding) for A/P budget, Inventory Turn to drive inventory balance




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessBalance Sheet & Cash Flow

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Real time result of Cash Flow Statement




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

Annual Budgeting ProcessBudget Consolidation & Review

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review

Perform allocation of entity based expenses to product level

Review reports




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget


6. Balance Sheet &


& Review




3. HR Budget

4. ExpenseBudget

5. CAPEX Budget

6. Balance Sheet &


& Review



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Business Process FlowMonthly Submission

Monthly Submission process allows users to submit their monthly/quarterly information to the group/sub-group

Monthly Submission BPF consist of steps: Enter Data. Actual data loading from

transactional system into BPC. For most customers, this is an automated process. However, some customers are unable to load data from the source system and need to manually input the data. This can easily be accomplished through Excel input schedules.

Enter Local Adjustment. Adjustment can be made to fulfill statutory, regulatory and financial reporting requirements such as GAAP, IFRS, IAS

Reporting. Generating reports and submission process


1. Enter Data

2. Enter Local

Adjustment3. Reporting

Monthly SubmissionEnter Data

Data Loading can be made manually or system automated


1. Enter Data

2. Enter Local


PL report as result of data loading



1. Enter Data

2. Enter Local


Validation checks is configurable validation to provide controls to prevent a user from overlooking a validation error



1. Enter Data

2. Enter Local


Often local site managers need to make adjustments for GAAP or other standards. For example, the Italy office would need to enter adjustments for reporting under US GAAP if the group reports in the US.

Monthly SubmissionEnter Local Adjustment


1. Enter Data

2. Enter Local


Provide reports of P/L, B/S, Cash Flow, etc

Monthly SubmissionReporting

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