SAP Cash Management


What Is SAP Cash Management?

SAP Cash Management provides a comprehensive overview of an organization’s cash flow by processing and analyzing all cash and bank transactions. This includes payments for supplier invoices, sales receipts, stand-alone payments, and unallocated payments/receipts. SAP Cash Management also allows for analysis of financial transactions over a given period, providing vital insights into liquidity.

What Is SAP Cash Management?

SAP Cash Management provides a comprehensive overview of an organization’s cash flow by processing and analyzing all cash and bank transactions. This includes payments for supplier invoices, sales receipts, stand-alone payments, and unallocated payments/receipts. SAP Cash Management also allows for analysis of financial transactions over a given period, providing vital insights into liquidity.

For businesses looking to streamline their financial operations, SAP Cash Management provides critical functionality for managing cash flow, including analyzing financial transactions and ensuring on-time availability of funds. There are three components included in SAP Cash Management powered by SAP HANA: cash operations, liquidity management, and bank account management. These components allow organizations to streamline order-to-cash processes, improve liquidity, and enhance visibility into cash movements.

List SAP Cash Management core capabilities include:

  • Managing bank account relationships
  • Cash flow and liquidity reports with a comprehensive overview of your company’s financial position
  • Maintaining accurate liquidity in the business
  • Analyzing financial transactions for a given period
  • Generating reports on cash position receipts and disbursements
  • Automating payments and collections processes

Key Considerations for SAPinsiders

Consider SAP Cash Management needs as a part of a move to SAP S/4HANA. By leveraging SAP Cash Management with SAP S/4HANA, organizations can generate a complete view of cash position and liquidity, empowered by the modern technical architecture of SAP S/4HANA. The ability to track, trace, and reconcile payments in real-time provides enhanced visibility into cash movements, allowing businesses to better forecast and budget for future expenses. Finance and accounting managers can use this information to make informed decisions about cash management and ensure that adequate funds are available as needed.

Implement SAP Cash Management in SAP S/4HANA as a sidecar option to help determine a roadmap. In this interview with SAPinsider, Natasha Doerksen of Cameco talks about her company’s SAP Cash Management implementation journey.

Prioritize opportunities to lower costs and increase operational efficiency with cash management automation. The way companies are leveraging cash management, bank community, and banking communications to address issues such as lowering bank fees has become more complex. By automating cash management functionality, including payment processing and reconciling supplier statements, businesses can reduce the time and effort required to manage their finances.

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  1. Webinar: Cash Management and Visibility – Benchmark Research

    February 28, 2024

    In 2023, finance leaders in SAP customer organizations are prioritizing accurate cash flow forecasting amidst an evolving economic landscape. SAPinsider’s research indicates a significant challenge: only 5% of these organizations have a comprehensive view of cash and liquidity. The survey, involving 128 finance community members, highlights an increased focus on agile decision-making to counter economic…
  2. Cash Management and Visibility – Benchmark Research Report

    Reading time: 2 mins

    In 2023, finance leaders in SAP customer organizations are prioritizing accurate cash flow forecasting amidst an evolving economic landscape. SAPinsider’s research indicates a significant challenge: only 5% of these organizations have a comprehensive view of cash and liquidity. The survey, involving 128 finance community members, highlights an increased focus on agile decision-making to counter economic…
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    The utility industry continues to modernize, and with that evolution comes the challenge of processing an ever-increasing amount of data. The efficient management of cash is a particularly important task, yet achieving global visibility of it remains elusive for most utility companies. According to the SAPinsider Cash Management and Visibility report, few companies succeed in…
  4. Insights From Haresh Chhaya, SAP Treasury and Working Capital Solutions Leader: The Challenges of Cash Flow Forecasting for SAP Customers 

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    Cash flow forecasting is crucial for businesses, but complexities arise from disconnected financial systems. Dive into insights from SAP’s Haresh Chhaya on how integrated solutions can address these challenges and optimize financial strategies.
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    There are several key barriers preventing businesses from achieving global visibility of cash flows and liquidity. These barriers include limited buy-in from decision makers, competing priorities, customizations across cash management processes, lack of funding for the transformation of cash management processes, and readiness for real-time analytics. Addressing these barriers effectively can lead to improved visibility,…
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    Leveraging SAP S/4HANA Cash Management

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    Recent economic uncertainty and struggles with several major banks has made many organizations rethink their cash management strategies. The standard process for managing cash positions can be inefficient and inaccurate. In this article, SAPinsider expert Luke Carlson starts a four-part series will provide an overview of the SAP S/4HANA Cash Management solution and typical business…
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    Following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, many organizations likely took the time to evaluate and stress test their finance and treasury operations to ensure that they would not fall victim to the same practices that led to its failure. Organizations likely want to be confident that areas like business continuity, liquidity planning and management,…
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    This article discusses the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and explores how the ongoing chaos in the banking industry puts pressure on organizations' finance and treasury operations. To gain insight on the next steps for SAPinsider, we interview Bob Stark, Global Head of Market Strategy at Kyriba, on how treasury teams can prepare for…