1. SAP Runs SAP: Transforming Financial Management with SAP HANA®
Company
SAP SE
Headquarters
Walldorf, Germany
Industry
High tech
Products and Services
Enterprise application software
Employees
Approximately 65,000
Revenue
€16.2 billion
Web Site
Objectives
Accelerate global finance transformation by driving alignment, agility, and predictability across SAP
Modernize enterprise resource planning financials with the SAP HANA® platform
Deliver a superior user experience to SAP® software users
Resolution
Collaborated with application innovation developers to co-innovate the SAP Simple Finance solution powered by SAP HANA
Simultaneously moved from a classic general ledger solution to the latest version of the SAP General Ledger application
Completed the implementation project, from planning to launch, in less than two months
Went live with 65,000 users on a single instance of the SAP ERP application
Benefits
Evolved from batch to on-the-fly financial processes and reporting
Enabled more-flexible drill-down functionality to the line-item level for all accounting data fields, including customer-specific data fields
Eliminated cumbersome reconciliation processes, providing full transparency and flexibility on steering dimensions at any time
Removed aggregates and significantly reduced the data footprint
55 days
To implement and go live
65,000
Users on a single instance of SAP ERP
>400 hours
Cut from financial close processes
“SAP Simple Finance powered by SAP HANA was deployed in less than two months without any disruption to our business. We now have one common platform for both regulatory and managerial accounting as well as on-the-fly financial processes. This innovation will help us deliver stronger financial leadership through better advice on strategic and operational plans that impact the business performance and effectiveness of SAP.”
Luka Mucic, Chief Financial Officer, SAP SE
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