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SAP New GL · Automotive

SAP New GL to S/4HANA migration

Our international customer with production facilities on three continents had to bring its financial accounting in SAP into the 21st century in a short time and during ongoing operations. Vico Finpas mastered this challenge brilliantly in the allotted time.

Production at an automotive supplier

The challenge

The customer from the automotive supplier industry was looking to upgrade their SAP ECC to S/4HANA. Financial accounting ran on an old version and was not compatible with an upgrade to S/4HANA. In order to minimize the risk of switching to S/4HANA and accelerate the project lead time, the customer decided to upgrade financial accounting to the SAP New General Ledger (“SAP newGL”) as a first step and, at the same time, to upgrade parallel accounting according to IFRS and local GAAP. To do this, they needed a partner who could carry out the change quickly and smoothly.

The answer

Through Vicoland, the customer found a Vico that not only provided experts for the conversion to SAP New GL, but could also provide technical accounting advice. Over a project period of nine months, the concept was developed, the migration was tested and carried out and all users in Europe, China and the USA were trained in the new functionalities.

Industry
Automotive supplier
An automotive supplier with production facilities on 3 continents
Company size
850 employees
Vico size
7 Vico members

Summary

  • Project completed within 9 months with roll-out and training in all target markets.
  • 30% cost advantage realized over traditional providers.
  • Further collaboration in an intercompany optimization project.

“The Vico demonstrated remarkable flexibility in responding to the project challenges and successfully met all our requirements.”

The Vico “Finpas”

The Vico “Finpas”

“We are an experienced team of SAP specialists that focuses on the financial sector in the production and logistics industry.”

  • Manuel R.
    Vico Lead · 20 years of experience
    Responsible for Project Management
  • Tom H.
    NewGL Expert · 8 years of experience
    Responsible for implementation SAP new General Ledger
  • Louis R.
    Accounting Expert
    Responsible for upgrading parallel accounting
  • Ron W.
    PP Consultant · 10 years of experience
    Responsible for coordinating of local requirements
  • Mia R.
    S/4HANA Consultant · 15 years of experience
    Responsible for training and change management
  • … and further Vico members