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# FICO (18)

[![24 SAP S/4HANA Finance Benefits](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/24%20SAP%20S4HANA%20Finance%20Benefits.png?height=600&name=24%20SAP%20S4HANA%20Finance%20Benefits.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/24-sap-s4hana-finance-benefits)

## [24 SAP S/4HANA Finance Benefits](https://blog.sap-press.com/24-sap-s4hana-finance-benefits)

SAP S/4HANA Finance is a powerful solution for businesses to use in their financial operations. This post will take a look at 24 benefits it brings...

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[![A Hard Look at Financial Close Challenges and How to Overcome Them](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/A%20Hard%20Look%20at%20Financial%20Close%20Challenges%20and%20How%20to%20Overcome%20Them.png?height=600&name=A%20Hard%20Look%20at%20Financial%20Close%20Challenges%20and%20How%20to%20Overcome%20Them.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/a-hard-look-at-financial-close-challenges-and-how-to-overcome-them)

## [A Hard Look at Financial Close Challenges and How to Overcome Them](https://blog.sap-press.com/a-hard-look-at-financial-close-challenges-and-how-to-overcome-them)

The faster the finance team can close the books and deliver real-time insights to key stakeholders, the more strategic value the finance and...

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[![Improving Document Management with SAP DMS](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Improving%20Document%20Management%20with%20SAP%20DMS.png?height=600&name=Improving%20Document%20Management%20with%20SAP%20DMS.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/improving-document-management-with-sap-dms)

## [Improving Document Management with SAP DMS](https://blog.sap-press.com/improving-document-management-with-sap-dms)

Once upon a time, there was a world without computers, internet, even fax machines—and yet somehow businesses managed to keep track of all the papers...

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[![The Material Ledger and Actual Costing with SAP S/4HANA](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Material%20Ledger%20and%20Actual%20Costing%20with%20SAP%20S4HANA.png?height=600&name=The%20Material%20Ledger%20and%20Actual%20Costing%20with%20SAP%20S4HANA.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/the-material-ledger-and-actual-costing-with-sap-s4hana)

## [The Material Ledger and Actual Costing with SAP S/4HANA](https://blog.sap-press.com/the-material-ledger-and-actual-costing-with-sap-s4hana)

Material ledger accounting refers to the ability to generate financial transactions at a material level, providing granular detail of inventory...

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[![Understanding Transaction FB50 in SAP FI](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Understanding%20Transaction%20FB50%20in%20SAP%20FI%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20MAYBE%20UPDATE.png?height=600&name=Understanding%20Transaction%20FB50%20in%20SAP%20FI%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20MAYBE%20UPDATE.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/understanding-transaction-fb50-in-sap-fi)

## [Understanding Transaction FB50 in SAP FI](https://blog.sap-press.com/understanding-transaction-fb50-in-sap-fi)

It’s important to understand basic concepts in complex financial solutions such as SAP FI—things like [enterprise structures](https://blog.sap-press.com/a-beginners-guide-to-sap-fi-enterprise-structures) and [useful transactions](https://blog.sap-press.com/an-overview-of-sap-transaction-code-f-53)....

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## [Order-to-Cash with SAP and Accounts Receivable](https://blog.sap-press.com/order-to-cash-with-sap-and-accounts-receivable)

The [accounts receivable accounting process](https://blog.sap-press.com/sap-accounts-receivable-processing-incoming-payments) isn’t as simple as recognizing an order and collecting the payment. (Wouldn’t that be nice?!)

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[![How to Perform Depreciation Runs in SAP S/4HANA Finance](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20Perform%20Depreciation%20Runs%20in%20SAP%20S4HANA%20Finance.png?height=600&name=How%20to%20Perform%20Depreciation%20Runs%20in%20SAP%20S4HANA%20Finance.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-to-perform-depreciation-runs-in-sap-s4hana-finance)

## [How to Perform Depreciation Runs in SAP S/4HANA Finance](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-to-perform-depreciation-runs-in-sap-s4hana-finance)

The depreciation run is a periodic processing program in asset accounting that posts planned depreciation to all relevant assets. Most companies...

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[![Overhead Rate Application for Period End Closing with SAP](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Overhead%20Rate%20Application%20for%20Period%20End%20Closing%20with%20SAP.png?height=600&name=Overhead%20Rate%20Application%20for%20Period%20End%20Closing%20with%20SAP.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/overhead-rate-application-for-period-end-closing-with-sap)

## [Overhead Rate Application for Period End Closing with SAP](https://blog.sap-press.com/overhead-rate-application-for-period-end-closing-with-sap)

When you’re working with SAP and using overhead rates in planning, you probably also want to apply overhead rates in actual.

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[![How to Define a Company in SAP FICO](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20Define%20a%20Company%20in%20SAP%20FICO.png?height=600&name=How%20to%20Define%20a%20Company%20in%20SAP%20FICO.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-to-define-a-company-in-sap-fico)

## [How to Define a Company in SAP FICO](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-to-define-a-company-in-sap-fico)

There is a certain terminology used in SAP FICO solutions to define inputs into the ledger. One such term is *company*, an [SAP FI enterprise structure](https://blog.sap-press.com/a-beginners-guide-to-sap-fi-enterprise-structures)...

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[![How to Analyze Bank Fees in SAP S/4HANA](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/How%20to%20Analyze%20Bank%20Fees%20in%20SAP%20S4HANA.png?height=600&name=How%20to%20Analyze%20Bank%20Fees%20in%20SAP%20S4HANA.png)](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-to-analyze-bank-fees-in-sap-s4hana)

## [How to Analyze Bank Fees in SAP S/4HANA](https://blog.sap-press.com/how-to-analyze-bank-fees-in-sap-s4hana)

Although bank fee analysis is one of the more tedious tasks in the treasury, a correct analysis can save a company up to millions of dollars on the...

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