SAP user financial accounting (FI) with additional qualification in controlling (CO) and basics of business administration and accounting

You will familiarize yourself with the business management mindset and acquire basic knowledge of accounting as well as the use of SAP FI and the practical requirements of financial accounting.
  • Certificates: Certified Business Administrator" certificate
    Original SAP user certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeit/Fallstudie
    Certified Business Administrator
    SAP-Anwenderzertifizierung UC_FI_S42023
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday 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.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Fundamentals of business administration and accounting

Business management basics and company processes (approx. 3 days)

Business management in companies
Corporate goals and conflicting objectives
Structure, functions and operational processes
Basic business functions: Procurement, service provision, sales, financing, personnel and administration
Business model, value creation and the relationship between turnover, costs, profit and liquidity
AI-supported research, structuring and preparation of business information


Business law and legal basics (approx. 2 days)

Legal forms of companies

Rights and obligations in sales contracts

Basics of liability

Cooperations and company mergers

Insolvency law and signs of crisis


Tax fundamentals in the corporate context (approx. 1 day)

Classification of business tax types

Basics of corporate taxation

The basic principle of value added tax

Importance of taxes for pricing, earnings and liquidity


Fundamentals of external accounting: bookkeeping, balance sheet and income statement (approx. 6 days)

Tasks and objectives of external accounting

Inventory and stocktaking

Layout and structure of a balance sheet, assets/liabilities

Profit and loss account (P&L) and profit calculation

Receivables/payables

Provisions and reserves in basic terms

Depreciation and its effects on the annual financial statements

Relationship between current business transactions and annual financial statements

P&L statement in graduated form

Introduction to analyzing the balance sheet and income statement

AI support in accounting-related processes, e.g. for audit notes, plausibility checks


Corporate goals, key figures and business management (approx. 1 day)

Profitability, productivity

Liquidity and profitability

Return on equity and other business ratios

Assessment of the economic situation of a company


Cost and activity accounting in small and medium-sized companies (approx. 3 days)

Tasks and importance of cost and activity accounting

Terms used in cost accounting

Cost type, cost center and cost unit accounting

Price calculation

Basic principles of contribution margin and profitability analysis

Cost accounting for operational control


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)

SAP user financial accounting (FI) with additional qualification in controlling (CO)

S4H00 SAP S/4HANA overview (approx. 4 days)

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


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


S4F12 Basics of customizing in finance: General ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable (approx. 8 days)

Basic settings, master data, document control, posting control and clearing


S4F17 Introduction to asset accounting (approx. 5 days)

Organizational structures, master data, asset transactions, periodic work, information system and legacy data transfer


S4F15 Entry to graduation (approx. 1 day)

Individual selected topics for the final theses


S4F13 Introduction to financial accounting (approx. 1 day)

Special G/L transactions


Case study, certification preparation and SAP user certification (approx. 5 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will have a basic understanding of business contexts and commercial thinking. You will be familiar with the central areas of accounting, be able to classify operational key figures and understand and process simple business management issues in everyday working life. You will also learn about the sensible and responsible use of artificial intelligence in commercial and administrative work processes.

The course also offers you a systematic introduction to the basic methods and applications of financial accounting with SAP. You will handle financial accounting processes competently and round off your professional profile with SAP user certification.

The course is aimed at anyone who would like to acquire basic business management knowledge or refresh their knowledge in order to subsequently work in this area as a user or administrator.

You will also acquire the globally standardized and recognized SAP certificate. This is one of the most important manufacturer certifications in the commercial sector. With your new knowledge and skills, you will improve your career opportunities across all sectors. Specialists in the field of financial accounting are in demand from both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade, services and finance.

Sound basic commercial and business management knowledge is indispensable in today's working world and makes it easier for you to understand business practice.

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).

We will gladly advise you free of charge.

0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
free of charge from all German networks.

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.