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SAP Controlling (CO)

Coordinate and improve organizational processes with SAP Controlling.

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Manage Cost-Effectiveness With SAP CO

SAP Controlling and SAP Financial Accounting (SAP FI) are two independent modules. Nevertheless, there is a constant exchange of data related to expenses and income established between them. Thanks to this, SAP CO offers the opportunity for cost and revenue accounting. Key features of the module include:
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Cost control

Monitoring and recording data that forms the basis of cost accounting
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Cost controlling by product

Accounting for costs related to product creation or service provision
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Cost controlling by process

Accounting for expenses related to business processes and operations
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Internal order controlling

Accounting for expenses related to internal activities
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Indirect cost controlling

Accounting for expenses that are not directly related to products and services
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Results controlling

Analyzing the company's profits and losses for smart selection of partners, smart price calculation, etc.

Processes Covered by SAP CO Components

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Cost Element Accounting

  • Efficiently track costs and revenues in your organization.
  • Take advantage of cost element categories to determine profits and losses.
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Cost Center Accounting

  • Analyze the overhead costs incurred in your organization. 
  • Efficiently track overhead costs.
  • Take advantage of cost center master data to track costs per department and determine where costs occur.
  • Group Cost Centers and create a cost center hierarchy to receive a summary of cost information.
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Profit Center Accounting

  • Efficiently evaluate and track profits and losses within an organization. 
  • Identify profits and losses using period accounting or the cost-of-sales approach.
  • Group profit centers and create a profit center hierarchy to receive a profit and loss summary.
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Internal Orders

  • Monitor the costs for a specific project within a particular period or/and costs on production activities.
  • Easily budget the costs for projects. For example, set a spending limit within the predefined budget.
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Product Costing (CO-PC)

  • Calculate manufacturing-related costs.
  • Plan costs and calculate prices of materials. 
  • Estimate the cost of goods to be manufactured.
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Activity-Based Costing

  • Assign the manufacturing overhead costs to the products or services to have an accurate picture of the cost estimate.
  • Identify unprofitable products and ineffective service processes. 
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Profitability Analysis (COPA)

  • Analyze the profitability of your organization based on different market segments (Material, Material Groups, Sales Area, Customer Groups, etc.).
  • Automatically generate profitability reports.
  • Meet your organization's needs with Costing-Based and/or Account-Based COPA types.

Key Functions of SAP CO

  • Cost and revenue accounting
  • Cost and revenue planning
  • Determination of deviations by comparing the actual and planned indicators
  • Analysis of planned costs
  • Recalculation of actual costs
  • Evaluation of the company's efficiency, its departments, and employees
  • Management and customization of spendings and profit data
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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 track record

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. 

Discover

  • 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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