Strategy Consulting for SAP Group Consolidation
From an established system environment to a robust target architecture: We evaluate solution options before you commit to a system and a transformation scenario.48 hours
up to the proposed agenda for your workshop
6–24 months
Monthly Roadmap with Phases and Milestones
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A Basis for Decision-Making for CFOs, Business Units, and IT
Situation · Procedure · Result
In 30 seconds
Their Location
An established consolidation landscape; S/4HANA is on the horizon; several target scenarios are under consideration.
SAP S/4HANA® Finance for Group Reporting, SAP® BPC, SAP® BCS for SAP BW/4HANA, SAP® EC-CS, SAP® SEM-BCS
Our Approach
We evaluate options based on your closing processes—not on feature lists.
The key evaluation criteria are the closing process, data flows, reporting, governance, and the existing SAP landscape.
Your result
A decision-making framework that includes recommendations, a roadmap, and risks. Not a set of slides.
Presented in a format suitable for management to support budget decisions, project planning, and prioritization.
A strategic decision should not be made solely from a systems perspective. The key factor is which target architecture will support the consolidated financial statements in the long term.
Scope of Strategy Consulting
Five Questions You Must Answer Before Making Any Investment
Is Group Reporting, BCS/4HANA, or another scenario the appropriate target architecture?
We do not evaluate the options in isolation based on system functions, but rather in the context of your closing processes, data flows, reporting requirements, governance structures, and existing SAP landscape. This results in a clear recommendation for an architecture that is functionally sound, technically feasible, and economically viable.
How do you avoid making a system decision based solely on an IT or product perspective?
We focus on the consolidated financial statement process and evaluate which solution best supports your business needs over the long term. What matters most is not which system offers the most features, but which architecture is stable, audit-ready, and operational in day-to-day financial reporting.
How do you integrate legal reporting, management reporting, and governance into a single vision?
We develop an integrated architecture that aligns financial closing, control, data modeling, reporting, and responsibilities. Conflicts of interest become apparent early on, allowing you to avoid the creation of parallel reporting or governance structures later on.
What impact does S/4HANA have on consolidation, data flows, and the organization?
We analyze the interdependencies between ERP, consolidation, reporting, interfaces, and the operating model. This provides clarity on which decisions must be made before a transformation project begins and which prerequisites are missing for a robust implementation.
How can a reliable basis for decision-making be established for CFOs, executive management, and IT?
We present the results in a format tailored to management needs: including an evaluation of options, risks, dependencies, a roadmap, and specific recommendations for the next steps. This creates a common foundation for budget decisions, project planning, and prioritization.
A basis for decision-making, not a set of slides
What You'll Get, Specifically
1. Target Vision for Your Consolidation Strategy
A technically aligned vision for consolidation, reporting, governance, and the operating model
2. Transparent evaluation of potential solutions
Evaluation of potential solutions such as SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting or BCS/4HANA
3. A Solid Basis for Decision-Making
Decision-making and evaluation matrix with functional, technical, and organizational criteria
4. Identify risks early on
Risk and Dependency Analysis for a Secure Transformation
5. A Clear Roadmap for Implementation
Roadmap for the next 6 to 24 months, including phases, milestones, and effort trends
6. Presentation of Results Tailored to Management Needs
Management Summary for the CFO, Executive Management, Group Accounting, and IT
Effort & Process
Four Steps to a Decision Proposal
STEP 1
Initial Consultation
: A brief discussion of the current situation, possible scenarios, and timeframe.
STEP 2
Proposed Agenda
You will receive a specific proposal regarding content and the target audience.
within 48 hours
STEP 3
Strategy Workshop
Joint evaluation of the scenarios with your key personnel.
compact, on-site, or remote
STEP 4
Decision-Making Template: Recommendation, Evaluation Matrix, Risks, and Roadmap — Tailored for Management.
Management Summary
What We Need From You
- Key personnel from corporate accounting, controlling, and IT
- Overview of the Existing System Landscape
- Your time frame for the upcoming decision
What You Don't Need
- No commitment to a specific system
- No preliminary IT projects or data preparation
- No fixed transformation budget
Clarity Before Investing
What problems we solve for you
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Avoiding Bad Decisions
We provide clarity before you make a major investment decision. This helps you avoid hasty system decisions, unrealistic project plans, and subsequent adjustments to your ongoing transformation program.
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All on one foundation
Business units, IT, and management all use the same basis for decision-making. This reduces the need for coordination, speeds up decision-making, and ensures that the future architecture is technically sound and operationally viable from an organizational perspective.
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It integrates business consolidation processes, target architecture, and technical implementation into a single, end-to-end approach.
This allows us to reduce manual tasks, avoid architectural and integration issues, and speed up project implementation.
Best practices, reusable templates, and a clearly defined process model ensure that the consolidated financial statements not only function properly from a technical standpoint but also become more efficient over the long term.
Technical Depth Meets an Understanding of Architecture
Why concellens
concellens combines in-depth expertise in corporate accounting with an understanding of SAP architecture and practical implementation experience. The result is not just an isolated system recommendation, but a robust architectural decision for your corporate consolidation.
These companies already trust us
Philipp Benz
Project Manager
concellens
Request a Strategy Workshop
Within 48 hours, you will receive a proposed agenda for your strategy workshop.
We are happy to provide references and contact information for similar strategy and transformation projects upon request.
Sail through the possibilities:
Our services in focus
Evaluation workshop
Our evaluation workshop aims to provide you with sound support in selecting the right consolidation solution for you.
Automatic data provision
Gain time and quality in the consolidation process through automated data retrieval. We support you in the seamless integration and implementation of your requirements in SAP systems.
Strategy consulting
Our strategy consulting aims to pave the way to consolidated financial statements for medium-sized and large companies with the help of software customized to the company's needs.
Management reporting
With modern management reporting, we provide you with up-to-date information for strategic planning, investment controlling and risk management.
Implementation of legal requirements
Optimize your legal group reporting with SAP solutions such as SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting. We offer customized support from conception to implementation.
con-lab workshop & demos
We analyze your situation and recommend suitable SAP products. With a rough concept, guidelines and customized support, we accompany you until you achieve your goals.
con-exclusive support
After implementation, we offer comprehensive service for your group accounting. Professional expertise and technical support in SAP solutions.
Special topics
Find out how SAP solutions such as GRDC can optimize ESG reporting and Notes entries and help with restructuring and accounting changes such as HGB to IFRS.