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Checklist: Optimizing AP Before, During, and After Your SAP S/4HANA Migration

Key Takeaways

• Accounts Payable (AP) should not be treated as a back-office function during SAP S/4HANA migrations to avoid disrupting financial operations and missing out on potential ROI.

• A comprehensive checklist is essential for finance, IT, and transformation leaders to assess AP readiness, identify automation gaps, and prioritize tasks throughout the migration process.

• Strategic planning for integration, data continuity, and compliance is crucial to build a resilient AP foundation that can adapt to evolving systems and requirements.

The article emphasizes the importance of optimizing Accounts Payable (AP) during the SAP S/4HANA migration to avoid disruptions and enhance long-term value, providing a checklist for assessing readiness, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring compliance throughout the process.

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Optimize AP at Every Stage of Your S/4HANA Journey

Migrating to SAP S/4HANA is one of the most significant technology shifts your organization will undertake. But while ERP transformations promise long-term value, they often disrupt critical financial operations.

Too often, Accounts Payable (AP) is treated as a back-office function during ERP transformations, leading to broken processes, compliance gaps, and delayed ROI. That’s why we’ve created this practical, expert-backed checklist – designed to help finance, IT, and transformation leaders safeguard and elevate AP across every phase of the SAP S/4HANA migration journey.

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• Assess current AP readiness and uncover automation gaps
• Understand what to prioritize before, during, and after migration
• Plan strategically for integration and data continuity
• Ensure uninterrupted operations with parallel AP automation
• Stay ahead of global compliance mandates – even as systems evolve
• Build a resilient, future-proof AP foundation across all ERP environments

Whether you’re just starting your migration or deep into deployment planning, this checklist ensures AP doesn’t just survive the transformation – but leads it.

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