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[Former Member]

Hi,

We are just starting a SAP S/4Hana implementation and I'm the delegated process owner for the FI module. Is there any good intuitive resources/ books/ websites, that gave a good background of all things SAP FI?

I'm not the most technical but understand the business needs and there is someone in the team looking after the workstream from a technical side. However, I want to have a firm grasp on the technical elements to help my understanding and to assist my area to communicate with the architects.

Regards

Craig.

[former_member709916]

Hi Craig! Great question and seems Luis De Azevedo Freitas‘s answer is very much more detailed. If possible please mark your question as closed with Luis's answer accepted, if you got an answer that solved your issue. That would be very helpful for the readers and contributors:) Many thanks!

[Private_Member_467521]

Hi craig.ballantyne,

That will be such a journey. Face as a marathon and with different paths that will take you to the finish line.

There are different places to do your search.

Books are great and SAP Press has the best of the best: From business users to implementation guides, you will find a plethora of options:

https://www.sap-press.com/finance-controlling/

I would recommend to start with the following:

• SAP S/4HANA Finance
• Configuring SAP S/4HANA Finance
• Implementing SAP S/4HANA Finance

With S/4, A LOT takes place in the 'presentation layer' - known as FIORI, so you definitely want to keep and eye on the latest like

Start looking into these two blogs for reference:

https://blogs.sap.com/2019/12/04/sap-fiori-for-sap-s-4hana-overview-pages-in-sap-s-4hana-a-good-plac...

https://blogs.sap.com/2019/12/13/build-your-first-fiori-analytical-app-using-sap-smart-business-kpi-...

The other exciting piece is Financial Planning, which now takes place in SAP Analytics Cloud, along with BI Reporting and Digital Boardroom. You can start here:

https://blogs.sap.com/2019/04/01/sap-analytics-cloud-for-newbies/

https://www.sapanalytics.cloud/product/

The next thing...TECHED TECHED TECHED! 🙂

I do not think there is a better place to learn and share experiences and knowledge. Review the tracks and look for that might be of your interest. You will need to register - enjoy, it is FREE.

https://reg.sapteched.com/flow/sap/sapteched2020/attendee-portal/page/portal

https://events.sapteched.com/widget/sap/sapteched2020/Catalog?search=finance

OPEN.SAP.COM is another great asset to be entertained. There is a lot to learn there

Also, keep an eye open in the Finance community & blogs, which is another great asset. (this is my favorite, btw)

https://community.sap.com/topics/s4hana/finance

https://community.sap.com/topics/s4hana

https://community.sap.com/

https://blogs.sap.com/

Finally, if you want to go down the road with an SAP Professional Certification, here is the curriculum:

https://training.sap.com/certification/p_s4fin_1909-sap-certified-application-professional---financi...

These would be the required training:

• S4F01 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)
• S4F02 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)

• S4F03 (SAP S/4HANA 1909)

(These are paid training and either you can take through virtual class or SAP learning hub)

Good luck on your journey and count on this community!

And if you do not mind, please share your opinion on what worked best for you around these knowledge sources.

Should this help to address your topic, please kindly accept the answer.

Cheers,

Luis

[Former Member]

This is excellent, thanks so much for the detail....I'll make sure to feedback my exeriences and no doubt i'll be in touch during the next few months with questions.

Much appreciated.

Regards

Craig.

[Private_Member_467521]

My pleasure craig.ballantyne,

Please kindly accept the answer 🙂

Cheers,

Luis