Build the foundations
Review accounting foundations, company codes, chart of accounts, fiscal periods and financial master data.
Translate finance processes into testable SAP solutions.
Review accounting foundations, company codes, chart of accounts, fiscal periods and financial master data.
Trace GL, payables, receivables and asset transactions. Explain reconciliation and document controls.
Practise period-close checks, reporting, cost/profit centre basics and MM/SD integration; distinguish FI scope from CO specialisation.
Build a finance scenario with opening data, postings, reconciliation and a close checklist. Explain a defect using business and accounting language.
Your checklist stays in this page session only. It is a self-check, not a skills assessment.
Match Financial Accounting or Management Accounting certification to the role and deployment edition. FI and CO are related but have different scopes; use SAP’s current catalogue before booking.
Review the official source for fees, assessment format, prerequisites and award/renewal requirements. Guidance reviewed 13 September 2026.
Create a small-company finance lab covering a vendor invoice, customer receipt, asset acquisition and close reconciliation. Record assumptions and posting effects.
Use these original practice scenarios to structure your answers. They are not leaked exam questions or an employer’s interview script.
A strong answer covers: Start with the error and document data, then account determination, master data and posting-period controls in coordination with SD.
A strong answer covers: Describe reconciliations, unresolved items, asset/ledger checks, ownership and documented sign-off.