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SAP Controlling (CO)

Coordinate and improve organizational processes with SAP Controlling.

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WANT TO KNOW IF SAP CO FITS YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS?

How SAP CO Supports Your Business

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Comprehensive cost accounting

SAP CO captures every expense, such as materials, labor, and services, showing exactly what you spend and where. This level of detail reveals true cost drivers and prevents hidden overruns.
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Real-time budget control

The system compares actual spending to your approved budget. Alerts appear the moment expenses threaten to exceed limits, so you can make adjustments before end-of-month surprises.
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Data-based decision making

SAP CO produces accurate reports on costs and profitability. Management no longer guesses; they act on concrete figures.
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Elimination of process losses

By pinpointing bottlenecks and unnecessary outlays, SAP CO lets you streamline workflows, cut waste, and improve throughput.
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Precise cost calculation

The tool allocates both direct and indirect costs to products or services. You get the true unit cost, which is essential for setting prices that cover expenses and deliver targeted margins.
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Data-driven planning

Using historical data and current trends, SAP CO helps you build realistic budgets and run “what-if” scenarios. You can forecast more accurately and prepare for different market conditions.

SAP CO Core Components

Cost Center Accounting (CO-OM-CCA)

Tracks costs by departments such as HR, IT, or production. Helps determine what each part of the business spends and how.

Internal Orders (CO-OM-OPA)

Monitors costs for one-time tasks or smaller projects, like a marketing campaign or equipment repair.

Cost Element Accounting (CO-OM-CEL)

Connects each cost or income to a specific account in the system. Gives full transparency into where the money comes from and where it goes.

Activity-Based Costing (CO-OM-ABC)

Links costs to specific activities like packaging or delivery. Useful for accurately breaking down indirect costs.

Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

Analyzes profit by customer, product, or region. Shows which areas make money — and which ones don’t.

Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA)

Tracks income and expenses for business units that have their own reporting system. Helps compare the performance of different company branches.

Planning & Budgeting

Supports the creation of financial plans and tracking of budget execution. Lets you build different versions and compare them with real results.

Product Costing (CO-PC)

Calculates the actual and planned cost of manufacturing. Important for understanding product margins and controlling production costs.

Allocations & Settlements

Distributes shared costs, like IT or admin, across departments. Ensures costs are reflected equitably and clearly.

Main Functions of SAP CO

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Cost and income accounting

  • Tracks all expenses by department, project, and activity
  • Records all income with source details
  • Separates direct and indirect costs
  • Supports internal cost transfers between departments
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Planning and budgeting

  • Creates budgets for any time period (year, quarter, etc.)
  • Allows multiple versions to test different scenarios
  • Uses past data and forecasts for planning
  • Offers detailed budget planning by cost items
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Deviation analysis

  • Compares planned and actual data by category and timeframe
  • Automatically highlights problem areas
  • Visual reports show where things went off track
  • Helps analyze deviations by department, project, or process
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Actual cost analysis

  • Breaks down costs by departments, items, and periods
  • Allows flexible reporting with filters
  • Shows cost structure and key contributors
  • Links real expenses to specific business objects
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Planned cost analysis

  • Helps evaluate how realistic the plans are
  • Compares different budget versions
  • Highlights where expectations and reality don’t match
  • Supports early decision-making and adjustment
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Cost recalculation & settlement

  • Automates month-end distribution of indirect costs according to rules
  • Supports various allocation bases (output, floor area, headcount)
  • Recalculates final costs at period close for accuracy
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Performance evaluation

  • Compares cost vs. results by responsibility center
  • Generates financial KPIs from actual data
  • Assesses profitability of areas, products and teams
  • Integrates with incentive schemes through analytics
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Data management & configuration

  • Defines and edits accounting object structures (cost centers, profit centers, etc.)
  • Configures data flow paths within SAP CO
  • Updates cost and revenue reference tables without downtime
  • Ensures data quality and completeness for reliable reporting
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Integrating SAP CO With Other SAP Modules

SAP CO doesn’t work in isolation; it connects with other SAP modules to give you a clearer picture of your finances. These integrations ensure that internal cost accounting always uses the latest and most accurate data from different business areas.

Here’s how it works in practice:

  • SAP FI (Financial Accounting): The connection between SAP CO and SAP FI is essential. FI records primary financial transactions, such as invoices or expenses, and passes them directly to CO. This avoids duplicate entries and keeps both systems aligned. Without this link, SAP CO simply can’t operate.
  • SAP MM (Materials Management): When your company buys materials or moves stock, SAP MM captures that data. SAP CO uses it to track material costs and assign them to cost centers, projects, or production orders. It helps you understand what your resources actually cost.
  • SAP SD (Sales and Distribution): Sales and revenue figures from SD are sent to CO automatically. This lets you break down profitability by customer, product, or region — all based on real numbers, not assumptions.
  • SAP PP (Production Planning): Data from production orders, including materials used and hours worked, flows into CO. This gives you the actual cost of manufacturing and shows how efficient your production processes really are.
  • SAP HCM (Human Capital Management): Personnel costs like salaries, bonuses, and time tracking data come from SAP HCM. SAP CO uses this to distribute labor costs across departments, projects, or cost centers, helping you see how much your teams really cost.
  • SAP Analytics Cloud: For better reporting, you can send SAP CO data to SAP Analytics Cloud. It turns raw numbers into clear dashboards and visual reports, making it easier to spot trends and make decisions quickly.

Industries We Serve

Leveraging our experience with SAP together with diverse industrial expertise, we’ll help you select solutions that will drive meaningful, long-term value for your company.

Why Choose LeverX as Your SAP Implementation Provider?

Proven track record

For over 20 years, we have helped businesses worldwide succeed with SAP. We’ve already completed 950+ projects for over 800 clients, including top names on the Fortune 500 list.

Industry experts

The LeverX team comprises professionals with hands-on knowledge in 30+ industries, including manufacturing, logistics, and oil 
and gas.

SAP partnership

We implement SAP projects end-to-end 
and collaborate with SAP on the development and enhancement of its existing solutions.

Quality and security

LeverX operates in compliance with international standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 22301, and ISO 55001, ensuring reliability and quality in every project.

Investment in innovation

We actively integrate advanced technologies, such as Data Science, IoT, AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and others, to help clients efficiently address their business challenges.

Flexibility

Our team is available 24/7, which enables us to quickly deploy projects, maintain process transparency, and adapt each development phase to meet your specific requirements.

Implementation Roadmap

We follow the SAP Activate methodology, which breaks down the implementation of 
SAP Controlling into six essential stages:
  • Current Processes Evaluation: Assess existing business processes and identify the organization's needs.
  • Defining Technical Requirements: Create a detailed specification of the functional and technical needs of the new system. 

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  • Setting Goals and Objectives: Establish and agree on the goals to be achieved throughout the project.
  • Assembling the Project Team: Appoint team members and define their roles and responsibilities.
  • Project Plan Development: Create a comprehensive plan that outlines project phases, timelines, resources, and key performance indicators.
  • Budget Determination: Estimate and approve the budget.
  • Specifications Preparation: Develop the technical and functional specifications for the development team.

Prepare

  • Ensuring Business Requirements are Met: Check that SAP CO aligns with business requirements and project objectives.
  • Data Validation: Verify the accuracy and compliance of the data.

Explore

  • Data Migration: Transfer data from existing systems to the new one.
  • System Configuration: Set up the solution according to requirements and specifications.
  • Customization: Develop additional features and modules, if the standard solution does not meet all needs.
  • Integrations: Configure SAP CO to work with other IT systems and applications.

Realize

  • Testing: Perform functional, integration, regression, and load testing to ensure that all works correctly.
  • User Training: Organize sessions to help users become familiar with the new system.

Deploy

  • System Readiness Check: Verify that the system is ready for operational use.
  • Launch: Officially transition to active use of SAP CO.
  • Ongoing Support: Continuously monitor solution performance to identify and resolve any issues.

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