SAPFICO versus Legacy financials

Hi All,
What is the advantage of implementing SAP FICO over any legacy financial system.
what are the business scenarios which would benefit from SAP FICO implementation.
I would appreciate if any body provide a brief explanation with one or teo scenarios which justifies the changeover from legacy to SAP FICO
Thanks
Dev

Hi,
Agree with Dave. System integration is one of the big advantages.
SAP FICO will provide you with the most comprehensive global financial management solution available today. With SAP FICO, you can:
Improved corporate performance
It gives you the ability to quickly read, evaluate, and respond to changing business conditions with effective business strategies.
Faster closes
You can streamline consolidation, process scheduling, workflow, and collaboration.
More effective corporate governance and better transparency
It provides broader support of accounting standards, federal regulations, and improved administration of internal controls.
Shorter days sales outstanding
It automates dispute, credit, and collections management -- and offers electronic invoicing and payment capabilities that supplement traditional accounts receivable and accounts payable functions.
Greater ability to manage cash globally
It lets you report, analyze, and allocate cash in real time, and establish in-house banks or payment centers.
Improved financial and managerial reporting
It gives you the flexibility to report performance by business unit, organization, or cost center.
Improved process integration between finance and treasury You can integrate risk and treasury transactions with core accounting and financial reporting processes.
More competitive costs of finance
It helps you innovate processes, collaborate with supply chain partners, and establish global shared-service operations.
In addition, SAP FICO also addresses a broad range of compliance and governance issues, including:
- Segregation of duties analysis
- Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
- IFRS compliance
- Basel II compliance
Hope this will help.
Regards,
Ferry Lianto

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-Can someone tell me what is the process of loading this data into SAP system?
-Should this excel file must me reworked prepared somehow(fields, columns etc) in order to be ready for upload to SAP??
-Users asked me how to prepared their legacy excel files so they can be ready in SAP format for upload.?Is this an abaper job or it is a functional guy job?
-Or should the excel files be converted to .txt files and then imported to SAP?Does it really make some difference if files are in excel or .txt format?
-Should the Abaper determine the structure of those excel file(to be ready for upload ) and if yes, what are the technical rules here ?
-What tools should be used for this initial data loads? CATT , Lsmw , batch input or something else?
-At which point we should test the data?I guess after the initial load?
-What tools are used in all steps before...
-If someone can provide me with step by step scenario or guide of loading some kind of initial master data - from .xls file alignment to the real upload - this will be great..
You can email me some upload guide or some excel/txt file examples and screenshots documents to excersize....
Your help is appreciated it.!
Jon

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