What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is its ability to centralize and automate the entire financial close process with strong visibility and control. It streamlines task management through standardized workflows, dependencies, and real-time monitoring, reducing manual effort and errors. The integration with existing SAP systems ensures data consistency, while built-in analytics and progress tracking help teams meet deadlines more efficiently and improve overall governance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One of the main drawbacks of SAP Advanced Financial Closing is its complexity during initial setup and configuration, which can require significant time and expert knowledge. Customization options can sometimes feel limited for highly specific business needs. Additionally, the user interface is not always very intuitive, leading to a learning curve for new users. Performance can also slow down when managing very large volumes of tasks, impacting overall efficiency. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it gives better visibility over closing tasks, approvals, and deadlines. In shipping sales, we deal with invoices, customer accounts, and revenue-related information, so having a structured close process helps ensure figures are reviewed on time and any outstanding items are followed up properly. It also makes communication with finance easier during month-end. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it can sometimes feel too finance-focused and not very intuitive for sales users. When I need to check the status of customer-related items, invoices, or approvals during month-end, it may take a few extra steps to find the right information. Some screens and task details can also be a bit technical, so it takes time to understand how they connect to the sales side of the process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it gives clear visibility of month-end close tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities. It helps me track what needs to be completed, follow up on outstanding items, and keep evidence and approvals organised in one place. This makes the close process more controlled and reduces the risk of missing important tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it can sometimes feel a bit complex to navigate, especially when checking task dependencies or finding specific close items. Some steps require extra clicks, and it can take time to get used to the layout. However, once the process is set up properly, it does help keep month-end activities more organised. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SAP Advanced Financial Closing is most helpful because it brings structure, visibility, and control to the entire closing process. It helps teams standardize tasks, track progress in real time, manage dependencies, and reduce the risk of missed steps or delays. I also like that it improves collaboration across finance teams and gives better transparency for managers. Overall, it makes the financial close more efficient, more accurate, and easier to monitor from start to finish Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One thing I dislike about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it can feel quite complex at first, especially for new users who are still learning the workflow and dependencies between tasks. Setting up and maintaining templates can also take time, and if the process is not designed properly, it may become too rigid for teams that need flexibility. In some cases, users may also rely too much on the system and spend less time understanding the underlying accounting issues behind the tasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I appreciate the automation in SAP Advanced Financial Closing, which cuts down on manual follow-ups and repetitive tasks. I also like the visibility it provides, as it helps quickly identify delays, bottlenecks, and tasks that still need approval. This automation and visibility keep our close process organized and on schedule. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The setup can be complex, and some workflows take time to customize the way we want. Initial configuration and integrating workflows across teams can take a lot of time. Better onboarding tools and simpler customization would help. It wasn't easy. It required coordination between IT and finance, and a lot of process mapping before it worked smoothly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it provides a structured and transparent way to manage the financial close process. It helps teams see task status, responsible owners, and key deadlines in one place, which makes follow-up easier and reduces confusion during busy month-end periods. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One area I dislike is that the system can feel a bit heavy for simple close tasks. Some processes could be more streamlined, and the interface is not always as quick or intuitive as expected. It would be better if routine actions required fewer steps and if reporting or status updates were easier to customise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it gives strong visibility over month-end close tasks, ownership, deadlines, and approvals. It helps reduce manual follow-ups, keeps the close process controlled, and makes it easier to track progress and maintain a clear audit trail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that some reporting and dashboard customisation can feel limited. As a data analyst, I would prefer more flexible ways to extract, analyse, and visualise close performance data without relying too much on predefined views or extra configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it gives better visibility and control over the month-end close process. It helps keep tasks organised, improves accountability, and makes it easier to track progress, deadlines, and outstanding actions across the finance team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main thing I dislike about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it can sometimes feel complex and not very intuitive at first. Some steps require extra clicks or guidance, especially for new users, and it may take time to understand the workflow fully. Better user-friendly navigation and clearer prompts would improve the experience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is the automation and real-time visibility it brings to the close process, which reduces manual effort and makes month-end closing faster and more controlled. It also helps improve compliance and transparency, so finance teams can track progress, spot bottlenecks, and keep the close on schedule. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike most about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is that it can be complex to set up and requires careful process standardization, especially in organizations with multiple systems and teams. It can also feel less straightforward when users are dealing with integration issues, data quality problems, or a steep learning curve during implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a Chartered Accountant working in RTR, what I like best about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is its end-to-end visibility and control over the close process. It gives a clear task-based structure for month-end activities, with real-time status tracking and dependencies, which reduces follow-ups and last-minute surprises. The automated workflows, reminders, and seamless integration with SAP S/4HANA help improve accuracy, ensure timely close, and strengthen compliance making the overall financial closing faster and more reliable.During month-end, activities like GL reconciliation, accrual postings, depreciation run, and intercompany confirmations are all linked in a single closing task list. For instance, depreciation can be set as a prerequisite before final P&L review. The system shows real-time status completed, in progress, or delayed so if intercompany reconciliation is pending, it’s immediately visible and addressed without multiple follow-ups. Automated reminders and approvals helped us reduce close delays and ensured accurate reporting within timelines, especially during tight statutory close periods. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

what I dislike about SAP Advanced Financial Closing is the initial setup complexity and dependency on system configuration.During implementation, creating and mapping closing task lists, dependencies, and roles required significant coordination with the SAP technical team. Even a small change—like adding a new accrual review step or modifying approval levels—needed configuration support rather than a quick functional update. This made it less flexible during changing close requirements, especially in the initial months, and slightly slowed down the process until the system was stabilized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.