Support business reorganisations
When organisations go through business restructuring, such as mergers, acquisitions, or the sale of business units, there is often a need to reorganise internal systems to ensure they align with new business requirements and goals. This can also be the case for companies who may simply be adding on additional product lines and sales channels.
Legal entities, such as Company Codes, are almost always impacted through the changes, so internal systems need to be configured with new business data and code requirements. Failure to make the necessary changes can wreak havoc, as incorrect postings impact the accuracy of legal and local financial reporting.
Business re-organisations inevitably lead to the requirement to enhance the SAP Organisation Structure to fit in with the future business requirements for consolidation and reporting. Done the right way, this can drive business financial best practice and optimisation.
Business reorganisations require the SAP system design to be re-addressed in a number of areas including:
Master data
Review key areas of master data to determine if existing data is required, or must be extended or deleted. It is essential to get this right, as it impacts the accuracy of transactional data, including:
- Customer and vendor data: Ensure customer and vendor data isn't deleted or duplicated though the merging of different systems.
- General Ledger accounts: Establish which new reporting levels and options are required and which are no longer relevant.
- Profit & cost centres: Determine if new profit and cost centres need to be created, or existing ones deleted, in line with new organisational structures.
Transactional data
Review and assess where changes need to be made, to maintain accuracy and supply chain integration for key processes, including:
- Interfaces and reporting: Review online and offline interfaces that may be impacted by the restructuring and make relevant changes to ensure they align with the new system coding. Similarly, review and amend relevant coded values to ensure reporting requirements are updated as required.
- Change Management: Ensure change management processes are in place so employees are kept up to speed with system and process changes, and necessary training is provided where required.
No company reorganisation is the same as another. Each will have a different start point to its company code requirements, which needs to be carefully considered to determine the best implementation approach.
Bluefin Solutions can:
- Define the future financial consolidation and business reporting requirements.
- Support the re-design of the SAP organisation structure to maximise reporting capabilities.
- Help deliver optimised business and system changes.