Controlling basics and practice, SAP user Controlling (CO) with additional qualification in financial accounting (FI) and balance sheet accounting with DATEV
Free of cost
by funding
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Certificates: Certificate "Fundamentals of Controlling"
Certificate "Controlling practice with DATEV"
Certificate "Balance sheet accounting with DATEV"
Original SAP user certificate -
Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
SAP user certification UC_CO_S42023 -
Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 20 Weeks
Controlling basics
Introduction to controlling (approx. 1.5 days)
Controlling as part of the management process
Overview of the various controlling instruments and methods
Strategic and operational controlling
Cost accounting and cost management (approx. 3.5 days)
Introduction to cost and activity accounting
Cost element accounting
Cost center accounting
Cost unit accounting
Cost accounting systems (approx. 3 days)
Actual, normal and planned cost accounting
Partial and full cost accounting
Activity-based costing
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
Corporate planning and budgeting (approx. 4 days)
budget planning
Liquidity planning
investment planning
Key figures and key figure systems (approx. 3 days)
Contribution margin
Balanced scorecard
Reporting (approx. 2 days)
reporting
BWA
Data protection in controlling
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Controlling practice with DATEV
Cost accounting with DATEV (approx. 7 days)
Creation of basic data
Creation of the cost center plan
Setting up the evaluations
Adaptation of cost accounting to operational requirements
Account allocations
Internal activity allocations and apportionments
Entering and processing batches
Displaying and printing evaluations
Setting up evaluation packages
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
Business planning with DATEV (approx. 5 days)
Overview and functionality of DATEV
Basics of planning calculation
Planning strategies - setting up a planning and control system with integrated profit and liquidity planning
General planning approaches
Detailed planning options using detailed objects
Investment planning (investment and financing)
Program links
Target/actual comparison and DATEV controlling report
Evaluations: Brief overview and standard evaluations as well as planning report
Analysis and planning in accounting (approx. 5 days)
The monthly analysis
Profit analysis: comparison with previous year, target/actual comparison, industry comparison, time series presentation for trend statements
Liquidity analysis: static liquidity, withdrawal behavior, payment habits, account management, cash flow statement with cash flow calculation
Use and origin of funds
Special solutions and occasions
Determination of debt servicing capacity
Individual BWA (adaptation of the standard BWA)
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Balance sheet accounting with DATEV
National accounting (HGB) (approx. 10 days)
Interim and annual financial statements and management report
The monthly/annual financial statements: Balance sheet and income statement
Overview of annual financial statements and P&L
Fundamentals of tax law, commercial law and company law
Postings required to prepare for accounting with DATEV
Accounting and valuation - asset accounting and annual financial statements with DATEV
Creating a company report/balance sheet report with DATEV
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
International Accounting (IAS/IFRS) (approx. 7 days)
Why international accounting?
The shortcomings of the HGB Investor protection and the principle of prudence
Differences between HGB/IAS
The first introduction in 1998 and the extended introduction in 2005 - The ten-point program
Structure of the IAS and its bodies: conception and implementation
Fair value (IFRS 13) with DATEV
Accounting for fixed assets (IAS 16) with DATEV
Investment property - Investment property (IAS 40) with DATEV
Leasing (IFRS 16) with DATEV
Intangible assets and development costs (IAS 38) with DATEV
Financial assets and liabilities (IAS 37) with DATEV
Segment reporting and cash flow statement - Statement of comprehensive income with DATEV
Project work (approx. 3 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Controlling (CO) user with additional qualification in financial accounting (FI) with SAP S/4HANA
S4H00 SAP S/4HANA Overview (approx. 4 days)
Overview of SAP S/4HANA
Navigation, SAP Fiori, SAP Business Client, SAP Logon
System-wide concepts with organizational units, master data and transactions
Overview of financial accounting and logistics modules, mapping of the respective processes in SAP
Reporting, system structure and migration
SAP service offerings
Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process
Presentation of specific AI technologies
and possible applications in the professional environment
S4F10 Business processes in financial accounting (approx. 8 days)
Overview of financial accounting
General ledger accounting, accounts payable accounting, accounts receivable accounting, asset accounting and bank accounting
Closing operations in general ledger accounting
S4F20 Business processes in management accounting (approx. 8 days)
Differentiation from financial accounting and tasks of internal accounting
Components and tasks
Organizational units and master data
Analyses, planning and planning integration
Integration of posting logic
Postings and period-end closing
S4F22 Cost center accounting and internal order management (approx. 10 days)
Organizational units, master data, event-based postings, period-end closing
Internal orders: Overview, master data, postings and period-end closing
Planning and budgeting
S4F28 Profit Center Accounting (approx. 4 days)
Profitability management, master data, actual postings, planning and transfer prices
Project work/case study, certification preparation and SAP user certification Controlling (approx. 6 days)
Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.
After completing the course, you will have the basic knowledge of controlling to ensure cost-efficient and realistic business analysis and advice. You will also have the necessary specialist knowledge to strategically plan, monitor and optimize performance processes within the company. With the help of the DATEV controlling software, you will be able to visualize meaningful information in company figures.
You will also be proficient in accounting and reporting and will be able to evaluate and interpret payment transactions using the accounting software DATEV.
The course also offers you a systematic introduction to the basic management accounting (controlling) tools with SAP. You will learn how to use the specialist applications in the area of internal accounting and round off your professional profile with SAP user certification.
With sound knowledge in the field of controlling, you can support management, especially in larger companies. You can act as a consultant in companies in almost all sectors of the economy and in public administration.
You will also acquire the globally standardized and recognized SAP certificate. It is one of the most important manufacturer certifications in the commercial sector. With your newly acquired knowledge and skills, you will improve your career opportunities across all sectors. Specialists in the field of controlling are in demand at both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade, services and finance.
Training partner of SAP® Germany
In cooperation with the SAP training partner alfatraining Bildungszentrum GmbH, we will qualify you for a job in industry and business.
You are directly connected to the SAP® Germany servers and learn on the original SAP® training system (IDES) in the latest version. This gives you the necessary practical experience during the course.
All SAP user courses also conclude with the original SAP certification. Our SAP instructors are qualified SAP consultants who will provide you with intensive support and prepare you optimally for the certification exam.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face teaching via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).