Conference Program Guide and Schedule
Conference Program Guide and Schedule
Conference Program Guide and Schedule
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Sponsored Educational Sessions<br />
Enhance your SAP experience via Microsoft® Excel<br />
Mark Gray, Global Software, UK<br />
Thursday, 9.00 – 10.15 • D202<br />
FIN Track 4<br />
The session offers best practices for using Microsoft Excel-based spreadsheet automation processes around the General<br />
Ledger <strong>and</strong> sub-ledgers within your SAP environment, along with a variety of key concepts <strong>and</strong> real-world automation<br />
strategies used by other organizations. Learn how to ensure seamless integration between Microsoft Excel <strong>and</strong> your SAP<br />
environment. Step through anecdotal case analysis from other organizations <strong>and</strong> learn how to leverage existing Excel<br />
knowledge <strong>and</strong> write reports from SAP within minutes for more timely report running <strong>and</strong><br />
full drill-down capability. Explore how other organizations leveraged the Microsoft Excel<br />
business processes automated to enhance their overall spreadsheet experience, including more<br />
efficient month-end report running, reduced days to close, account analysis, budgeting, <strong>and</strong><br />
distribution/publishing.<br />
Asset-Accounting – Maximizing the value of all your assets to your advantage<br />
Jim Heslin, PowerPlan<br />
Tuesday, 12.15 – 13.30 • G108<br />
FIN Track 2<br />
This session provides an overview of best practices in asset-centric accounting, including how to bridge the gap in your<br />
data between your ERP <strong>and</strong> EAM to maximize your retirements. See how new regulations with tax repairs <strong>and</strong> leases<br />
can impact your overall operations. Review the business processes impacted by PowerPlan such as month-end close,<br />
financial reporting for GAAP <strong>and</strong> IFRS, regulatory accounting, audit reporting, budget scenarios, property tax filing <strong>and</strong><br />
billings, tax payments, <strong>and</strong> tax accruals. Learn how PowerPlan solutions together with<br />
SAP solutions deliver sophisticated asset-centric accounting capabilities that help<br />
automate the entire asset lifecycle, resulting in greater cash flow <strong>and</strong> cost management<br />
while improving compliance <strong>and</strong> lowering audit risk.<br />
Case study: How MANN+HUMMEL created a fully integrated accounts payable process<br />
Andrew Greenlees, MANN+HUMMEL GmbH<br />
Wednesday, 16.45 – 18.00 • D304<br />
FIN Track 2<br />
Find out how MANN+HUMMEL tackled critical issues surrounding its accounts payable <strong>and</strong> invoicing program by<br />
implementing WMD’s xFlow Invoice solution. In addition to the st<strong>and</strong>ard way of processing inbound invoices, this<br />
session will provide insight into why <strong>and</strong> how the company is now able to book invoices directly upon receipt from the<br />
vendor without first needing approval. Learn how MANN+HUMMEL successfully uses WMD’s xFlow Invoice<br />
combined with SAP NetWeaver Portal <strong>and</strong> how smart Org. Manager got set up to automatically<br />
select approvers <strong>and</strong> releasers. Gain a solid underst<strong>and</strong>ing of how the company, which had been<br />
restricted to a paper-based process, now benefits from a fully automated P2P-process, <strong>and</strong> leave this<br />
session with useful tips on how to minimize the number of work steps to achieve process efficiency<br />
<strong>and</strong> transparency.<br />
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