As organizations plan their journey to SAP S/4HANA, many face a critical decision: should they move directly to S/4HANA, or leverage SAP Central Finance (CFIN) as a strategic steppingstone? This session explores the compelling reasons why Central Finance can be the right choice—not just as a transitional phase, but potentially as a long-term architectural component.

Join Matt Montes, senior SAP consulting manager, as he examines the role of CFIN in different deployment scenarios, its integration with source systems, and how it impacts your current finance and reporting processes. The session will also cover key architecture and data flow considerations, highlighting what works well—and what doesn’t—when implementing Central Finance.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the strategic role of SAP Central Finance in a phased S/4HANA transformation and evaluate when it should be used as a transitional step versus a long-term solution.
• Gain insights into key architectural and integration considerations for implementing Central Finance, including its impact on existing financial processes and source systems.
• Identify common implementation challenges and best practices to avoid roadblocks and ensure a successful deployment from project initiation through post-go-live operations.