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  1. Managing the Journal Entry and Approval Process in Your SAP Systems: Live Q&A with Brian Shannon

    Reading time: 35 mins

    To quickly and efficiently complete the financial close process, accounting teams require solutions that enable them to create and approve multiple journal entries in a very tight time frame. Standardizing and streamlining journal entry processes is essential, as every delay in journal entry processing delays the company’s ability to report its financial results. Dolphin’s Brian…...…
  2. An Introduction to Posting Journal Entries in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation

    Reading time: 10 mins

    Learn how to post journal entries for audited and controlled adjustments to planning data with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, including how to post, unpost, and delete journal entries. Key Concept All functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is designed with the business user in mind, and Journals is no exception. Traditionally, tasks such…...…
  3. Set Up a Cash Journal to Enhance Your Internal Controls

    Reading time: 44 mins

    See how to set up a cash journal and how to use it to record cash transactions and monitor your cash position. Key Concept Many companies have a petty cash account for small cash payments and receipts. To integrate petty cash with the SAP R/3 system, SAP developed the cash journal. The cash journal enables…...…
  4. Leverage Automation and Simplification for Better Journal Entry Transparency

    Reading time: 5 mins

    While digital transformation has been a revolutionizing force for many aspects of the organization, this isn’t always the case for the journal entry process. Routings and approvals are still often handled manually through emails, spreadsheets, and physical signatures, which can cause delays and a lack of transparency into financial close processes. And when it is…
  5. Live from SAPinsider Studio: Carsten Hilker on Universal Journal

    Carsten Hilker, SAP, Finance Solution Management, joins SAPinsider Studio at the 2016 FIN-GRC event to discuss SAP S/4HANA and the Universal Journal. This is an edited version of the transcript: Ken Murphy, SAPinsider: Hi this is Ken Murphy with SAPinsider. I am at the SAPinsider Financials 2016 in Las Vegas. Today I’m pleased to be…...…
  6. Regain Control of SAP Journal Entries

    Reading time: 2 mins

    Many companies struggle with a variety of problems regarding their journal entry processes — such as approval procedures, accounting requirements, and complex workflows — that are unique to their business. A good number of these are SAP customers that continue to collect, route, and manage their journal entries with manual processes, emails, and spreadsheets, which…
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    Masterclass: Deep Dive into SAP Universal Journal – A Universe of Data at your Fingertips!

    The Universal Journal is one of the key innovations that was introduced with SAP S/4HANA Finance. It contains a Universe of data which is always reconciled by design and which you can slice & dice as per YOUR reporting requirements. At the end of the day, reporting is what matters for an accountant! This content…
  8. Live from SAPinsider Studio: Paul Ovigele of ERPfixers on S/4HANA and Universal Journal

    Paul Ovigele, founder of ERPfixers, joins SAPinsider Studio at the SAPinsider FIN-GRC event to discuss the impact the Universal Journal in SAP S/4HANA Finance has for reconciling accounts-based vs. costing-based CO-PA tables with the general ledger. This is an edited transcript of the discussion: Ken Murphy, SAPinsider: Hi, this is Ken Murphy with SAPinsider. I…...…
  9. SAP Financial Close

    SAP Financial Period Close: Rethinking Journal Automation, Compliance, and Reporting

    November 02, 2022

    According to SAPinsider research, the SAP financial close process is a significant pain point for most organizations. Dependance on manual processes and poorly integrated systems cause many companies to struggle with inefficiency. Process improvements, like continuous journal entry, combined with an automated workflow help make the entire financial close process more manageable. Join financial experts from…
  10. Deep dive into the SAP Universal Journal

    This session will explore how the Universal Journal replaces previous FI/CO reporting. We will discuss what reporting options you have with the Universal Journal Table ACDOCA. Also covered will include the new functionalities of SAP S/4HANA that can be viewed in the Universal Journal, along with what the Multidimensional Capabilities are of the Universal Journal.…