architecting the high velocity finance organization with sap s/4hana

Architecting the high velocity finance organization

To respond effectively, mitigate risk and capture growth…organizations must become more agile.

Digitization is transforming business.

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• Legacy systems• Multiple stakeholders• Operating models• New business risks

But right now, complexity is a major challenge:

It’s time for CFOs to seize the initiative… driving enterprise-wide simplification… that dramatically improves profitability.

Four of the top five challenges CFOs face are related to complexityWhich of the following are your greatest challenges as a senior finance executive?

Complex legacy systems

55%

50%The need to optimize capital structure

48%Managing the complex needs of stakeholders

46%Managing new and complex financial risks

28%Need to support complex enterprise operating models

Drivers• Acquisition-driven complexity• Globalization• Regulatory change• Technological advances

Implications for finance• Process standardization• Compliance capability• New and integrated

operating models• Digitization of finance (cloud,

big data, analytics, etc.)


CFOs urgently need reliable, accessible information…available in real time to liberate finance professionals to focus on a new role: creating enterprise value.

This will support key financial decision-making…and requires: • A single version of the truth• Flexibility• Simplicity• Usability/mobility


A major evolution in enterprise systems is essential.SAP S/4HANA Finance changes how enterprise systems manage the finance function. It provides:

• Event-driven continuous finance processes

• A seamless platform for on-demand aggregation

• Dynamic planning and analysis• Predictive forecasting and scenario

simulations• High flexibility with easy-to-add

reporting dimensions • Mobile data access for managers


SAP S/4HANA Finance is the foundation for high velocity finance.The Accenture high velocity finance approach reimagines the role of ERP in finance…using disruptive technologies, including:

• In-memory • Social • Mobile • Analytics • Cloud


Accenture’s high velocity finance approach is:

• Flexible – deployment on premise, in the cloud or hybrid

• Modular – combining solution components to meet specific needs

• Interoperable – integration with SAP solutions and wider ecosystem

• Platform-integrated – build applications faster

• Open – leverage data from all systems

• Future-ready – keep pace with digital developments


Why Accenture? • Industry digital roadmaps to guide your journey

• Partner for digital transformation

• Leading SAP service provider

• Deep knowledge of SAP landscape

• Co-developing SAP S/4HANA and industry clouds

• 40+ years of experience

• Strong track record of co-innovation with SAP

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Start your journeyGet started now with your high velocity finance roadmap

What should I do?

Prioritize an existing process that has to change

Where should I start?

Learn from the journey and results of other clients

How should I start?

Rely on Accenture to coordinate our combined ecosystem

With whom?



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To find out more about how Accenture can accelerate your journey toward becoming a high velocity finance organization, go to: accenture.com/S4HANAfinance

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