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1. SAP Simple Finance
Transforming Finance with Instant Insight
Thack Brown, GM, Global Head Line of Business Finance
February, 2015

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The Future of Finance

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”“
CFO’s Today: Complex Questions Requiring Fast Answers
How can CFOs meet the growing demands?
“How profitable is our new
global business unit?”
“What does it mean for profits
and growth if we change our
business model?”
“The quarter ends in a week.
How are we doing?”
“The balance sheet shows
unusual growth of an item.
What’s behind it?”
“What is the contribution of my
newly acquired business?”
“Our competitor has introduced
a new product. How can we
meet our targets?”
“My colleague says he got a
different answer from your team.
What is the right number?
“Until when can I get an answer to my questions?”
“Where should we invest next
to accelerate growth?”

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”“
Instant
Insight
Centralization
Harmonization
Automation
Future Vision of Finance Transformation
Too late,
off-target,
inconsistent
Midnight Oil
Streamlined processes enabling self-service decision support

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Introducing SAP Simple Finance

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Instant Insight
in memory-enabled
Intuitive User Experience
all devices
Flexible and Non-disruptive
cloud or on premise
SAP Simple Finance
”“The world’s leading Finance solutions. Reinvented
Financial Planning
and Analysis
Treasury and
Financial Risk
Enterprise Risk
and Compliance
Accounting and
Financial Close
Finance
Operations

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Single Source
of Truth
Real-time
Processes
Planning, Forecasting
and Simulation
The Nature of Instant Insight
”“Instant insight-to-action based on real-time information
No latency
Unrestricted granularity
Built-in harmonization
Continuous processing
Real-time analytics
Process intelligence
Integrated planning
Predictive forecasting
Embedded simulation

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Innovation Scope of SAP Simple Finance
”“SAP Accounting is the innovation core of SAP Simple Finance
Accounting and
Financial Close
Financial Planning
and Analysis
Treasury and
Financial Risk Management
Collaborative
Finance Operations
Enterprise Risk and
Compliance Management
Receivables
Management
Enterprise,
Risk Management
Controls and Compliance
Management
Access Governance
AccountingDevelop and Translate Strategy
Planning, Budgeting
and Forecasting
Payments and Bank
Communications
Cash and Liquidity Management
Profitability and Cost
Management
Monitoring and Reporting
Entity Close
Corporate Close
Reporting and Disclosure
Financial Close
Governance
Collaborative
Invoice to Pay
Travel Management
Financial Shared Services
Debt and Investment
Management
Commodity Risk Management
Financial Risk
Management
International Trade Management
Fraud Management
Audit Management
Real Estate Management
New or significantly renewed HANA
solutions within SAP Simple Finance

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Creating Value with SAP Simple Finance

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Close Books in a Day
Task acceleration
and automation
Intra-period
reconciliation
Soft close and
simulation (planned)
$ Optimize Working Capital
Group cash management
Working capital analytics
Continuous cash
collections
Invoice and discount
optimization
Ensure Compliance
Fraud detection and
prevention
Audit management
Plan Dynamically
Integrated business
planning
Predictive forecasting
Budget management
(planned)
Value Scenarios of SAP Simple Finance
”“Real-time analytics enabling real-time processes
Centralize Finance
Real-time financial and operational reporting
Harmonized internal and external reporting
Group reporting in multi-ERP and M&A situations
Flexible reporting in matrix organizations
Centralized process execution
Analyze Plan Transact

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Central Finance for Heterogeneous Landscapes
”“Non-disruptive step towards system consolidation
Transactional and Analytical Solutions
SAP Accounting, Cash mgmt., EPM, GRC, BI, etc.
SAP HANA Platform
Legacy ERP Legacy ERP Legacy ERP
SAP Shared Service Framework (optional)
Legacy ERP
Mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures
Businesses cutting across
multiple ERP systems
1 2
Dynamic and
complex matrix
organizations
4
Centralized
process execution
as shared service
5
Real-time
reporting from
operational data
3
Real-time Real-time
Add
Remove

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Closing Books in a Day
”“From monthly to weekly or daily close with dynamic simulation
New key capabilities
Elimination or acceleration of batch jobs
Streamlined intra-period reconciliation
Harmonization of internal and external accounting
Line item drill down for faster root cause analysis
Business benefits
More up-to-date managerial reporting
Enablement of soft close and intra-period simulation
Lower cost of close and avoidance of peak activities
Best-in-
Class
TargetLaggards
Duration of month end close
in workdays
Source: SAP Benchmarking Services
>20
3
<1

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Dynamic Planning with Integrated Business Planning
”“Connecting departmental plans in real-time to a group plan
Business benefits
Shorter planning cycles
Better educated target setting
Higher accuracy of forecasts
End-to-end scenario simulations
Lower cost of budgeting process
Supply Chain
Cap Ex Liquidity
Sales
Revenue
Cost
FinancialStatement
HR
Strategic Targets

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Optimizing Working Capital Management
”“Instant insight and action across the entire value chain
Cash and Liquidity Management
Receivables and Payables Management
Working Capital Analytics
How much cash do I have
and how much will I need
to fund the business?
What is the status of my
key drivers of working
capital like DSO or DPO?
How can I accelerate cash
collection and optimize
payments?
$

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Ensuring Compliance and Enhancing Audits
”“Detect, investigate and prevent fraud. Streamline audits
SAP Audit Management
Higher audit productivity due to
more intuitive user experience
More timely access to audit
information and better collaboration
Support of mobile devices
SAP Fraud Management
Real-time monitoring of transactions
Rule-based and predictive detection
of potential fraud events
Analytics for fraud investigation
Targeting fraud and non-compliance

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Adopting SAP Simple Finance

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One system, one platform
Standard technologies: SQL, HTML 5
Significantly reduced memory consumption
Faster adoption of innovation
Application management as a service
Deployment flexibility and scalability
Tables and reports still accessible (virtualized)
No GL re-configuration needed
Migration anytime within reporting period
Simplified System
Landscape
Cloud
Deployment
Non-disruptive
Migration
Benefits of SAP Simple Finance for IT
”“Lower complexity, lower TCO – without disruption

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Immediate Benefits for Finance by Early Adopters
”“Already more than 100 SAP Simple Finance customers
>65%
Faster financial close processes*
>50%
Faster foreign currency revaluation*
1,000x
Faster reporting (from 15 minutes to 1 second)*
>400 hours
Cut from close processes
86% faster
Real-time analytics
91% faster
Automatic maintenance revenue accruals
* Results from proof of concept

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