SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) Features

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Data from multiple systems can be centralized into a single repository

Financial information can be imported from multiple sources such as spreadsheets, text files, or databases

Match invoices, payments, and bank statement information

Accounting functionality within the system, not requiring integration with third-party tools

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Create, manage and track all task activities and progression

Implementation of various strategies to manage tax obligations via planning and maintaining compliance

Monitoring, analysis, and projection of the movement of cash into and out of a business over a specific period

Bring together financial information by collecting data from multiple ledgers and close financial processes

Uses collected data to assist organizations in understanding what they can afford now, and in years to come.

Creates a continuous and recurrent planning process that can be calculated according to a specified and customizable timeline.

Leverages data from budgeting and forecasting processes to help corporations understand their reality and make decisions accordingly.

Create budgets based on historical data and future projections

Detect financial anomalies, explain performance variances, and generate actionable insights using AI.

Model alternative financial scenarios and evaluate the impact of changing business assumptions.

Graphical representation of data

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Plan, pay and track business related expenses.

Generate one-off reports that meet information requirements

Manage the accounting and financial aspects of multiple locations or companies in a single location

A type of financial statement used to record and report an organization's revenues, costs, and expenses over a specific amount of time

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Alter the layout and content of reports

Form predictions based on past and present data/trends

Creation and customization of dashboards

Allow users to create their own reports and financial statements

Manage and handle various international currencies

Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization

Method used in decision-making that allows businesses to input variables to forecast potential outcomes or possibilities

Manage assets throughout their lifecycle to optimize profit

At a high level, visualize a preferred outcome, define goals and identify specific steps to achieve them

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Active reporting of data and metrics

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database

Develop potential scenarios to identify risks and opportunities

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

Track revisions and updates made to files and navigate between different versions

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Combining loans, assets, liabilities, and other financial data from multiple subsidiary companies into one entity for reporting

Assemble applications and processes by dragging over and arranging pre-built components

A statement detailing the financial position of a business including assets, liabilities, and equity at a certain point in time

Manage the accounting and financial aspects of multiple operations and departments or ongoing projects from a single location

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

A financial statement that lists a company's accounts and details the account type and balance

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Process of managing an organization's cash resources, including cash on hand, investments, and bank account balances

Addition of necessary external data, applications, tools, or features

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

A statement detailing the financial position of a business including assets, liabilities, and equity at a certain point in time

A type of financial statement used to record and report an organization's revenues, costs, and expenses over a specific amount of time

Generate reports to assess the financial performance of an organization

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Manage and handle various international currencies

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Integrate with a third-party accounting system

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

Pay employees in multiple countries using correct currencies and correct tax deduction amounts

Assembly of graphs and charts for visualizing and tracking statistics/metrics

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Collection of data related to the costs associated with various items, products, services, or activities

An itemized to do list that can be edited as tasks are completed

A list of customers and their payments due updated on a monthly basis

Ability to handle several projects simultaneously

Track outstanding invoices and the money owed from clients

Track money owed to a company's creditors/suppliers

Create budgets based on historical data and future projections

Predict future data based on historical data sets

Manage and support multiple languages

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Plan and coordinate all the resources, costs and time needed to execute assignments

Process of identifying, evaluating, mitigating, addressing and reporting on potential risks or uncertainties

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Implementation of various strategies to manage tax obligations via planning and maintaining compliance

Manage and handle financial assets as well as other investments.

Record of all transactions such as purchases, deposits, withdrawals and transfers within a specific period

Import and export data to and from software applications

Centralized database to track details of fixed assets such as depreciation and maintenance scheduling/history

Access software remotely via mobile devices

Monitor or audit historical and current transactions to analyze customer account activities

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Measure time to completion or hours worked for projects

Estimate or forecast of a future scenario based on the study of present trends

Combining loans, assets, liabilities, and other financial data from multiple subsidiary companies into one entity for reporting

Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions

Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Configure existing workflows to meet your organization's needs

Creation and customization of dashboards

Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc.

Electronically collect payments for goods or services

An accounting principle that identifies the specific conditions in which revenue is recognized and determines how to account for it.

Captures invoice data and maintains comprehensive records for auditing and reporting purposes

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Method used in decision-making that allows businesses to input variables to forecast potential outcomes or possibilities

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Manage and handle various international currencies

Interact with data visualization elements, such as charts and graphs, to drill down into data

Process of managing an organization's cash resources, including cash on hand, investments, and bank account balances

Alter the layout and content of reports

Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements

Creation, processing, verification, and execution of invoices till the payment is made

Manage the accounting and financial aspects of multiple locations or companies in a single location

Used by retail investors and active traders/day traders

Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred

Create, send, and track purchase orders and their statuses

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers

Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database

A type of financial statement used to record and report an organization's revenues, costs, and expenses over a specific amount of time

A statement detailing the financial position of a business including assets, liabilities, and equity at a certain point in time

Monitoring, analysis, and projection of the movement of cash into and out of a business over a specific period

Creates workflows to assign tasks for audit and inspections, monitor work in progress, timelines, and approvals.

Adjusts journal entries in order to have an accurate balance sheet and income statement

Financial statements and statistical reports (such as KPI) can be assembled into financial packages

Project out as the year progresses to accommodate trends that affect key business drivers.

compare Income Statement, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow for multiple periods

Forward-looking Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statements are synchronized with GL data

Evaluate units, projects, budgets, and other finance-related data to gauge their performance and potential risk

Consolidate multiple budgets from different departments or business entities

Users with administrative access rights can modify budgets

Workflows are used to define the steps required to alter budgets and who needs to approve changes

Allows for searchable communication within the tool via notes, checklists, and discussions to ensure clarity between users.

Reflects updates immediately, ensuring users have the most recent data while maintaining records of past performance.

Updates varying factors in real-time, assuring forecasts and inferences are continually made according to the most recent information.

Displays and shares company performance data to increase transparency across the board.

Manage the process of evaluating documents or requests submitted for approval

Forecasting is based on past transactions and historical financial or operational data

Ability to recreate forecasts to include new information that may impact budgets

Support multiple types of forecasts such as balance sheet and cash flow forecasts

Used to review and update budgeting assumptions for a predefined period (usually one year)

Uses AI algorithms and models to predict future trends and outcomes, based on historical data and patterns

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Offers methods of visualizing data via customizable dashboards, statistical graphs, and charts.

Scours data for actionable insights.

Allows users to customize their own reports according to business needs.

Provides pre-built reporting templates to organize data for payroll, manufacturing, and other company factions.

Receive data and information in real time

Engages in human-like conversation for task delegation

Anticipates needs and offers suggestions without prompting

Makes informed choices based on available data and objectives

Generate predictive financial forecasts using machine learning and historical business data.

Capability to perform complex tasks without constant human input

Uses AI to ensure the following of rules and creates detailed audit trails which helps compliance and audit preparation.

Uses AI to match transactions across accounts and systems, and flag exceptions and discrepencies.

Uses AI to extract, clean, and validate financial data from disparate sources, while identifying errors and inconsistencies.

Generates AI-assisted financial reports and provides thorough analytical insights.

Provide multiple types of reports such as point-in-time snapshot reports, or year over year

Offers standard financial reports out of the box

Allows users to edit reports and to combine multiple reports

Import trial balance, monthly P&L, balance sheets, and other types of financial data

Define budget structure elements and how they are linked hierarchically

Keeps track of all versions of a budget and allows users to compare versions

Include budgeting formulas to estimate direct and indirect costs, operating and non-operating revenues

Test the potential financial impact of business decisions on revenues and expenses

Users can customize standard budget periods (3, 9, or 12 months)

Receive data and information in real time

Analysis that creates business plans outside of finance, including sales, marketing, or HR.

Reports on departmental KPI metrics measured against targets.

Consolidates planning processes across an organization into a single solution.

Allow users to create their own reports and financial statements