GRC 2012 - Las Vegas

Sessions

Track 6: Financial closings and consolidations

A detailed guide to SAP's roadmap for its financial consolidation solutions

Add	Elizabeth Milne, SAP Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

Receive a detailed overview of the most recent enhancements to financial consolidation solutions from SAP BusinessObjects, and an outlook on SAP's strategy and planned innovations. Learn how additional functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation and SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation can improve ...

A simplified approach for automating consolidations of investments

Add	Dan Sullivan, focusSAP Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Learn how to automate consolidations of investments using business consolidation system (BCS) functionality to expedite your period-end close. See how this can be achieved without requiring ...

Accelerate the publication of your financial statements using disclosure management functionality

Add	Birgit Starmanns, SAP Global Marketing Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Attend this session for an overview of the SAP BusinessObjects Disclosure Management solution. Get tips for reducing the time, risk, and cost of regulatory disclosures, including ...

Achieve speed, control, and compliance in your entity close processes

Add	James Chiu, SAP Labs Tuesday, March 13, 2012 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

New and increasingly complex regulatory requirements and accounting rules pose the dilemma of how to close books quickly while ensuring compliance with all relevant financial reporting regulations. Get tips for ...

Case study: Dramatic improvements in consolidations and management reporting at New Balance Athletic Shoe

Add	Todd Paulauskas, New Balance Athletic Shoe Tuesday, March 13, 2012 2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Go behind the scenes with New Balance Athletic Shoe to see how it leveraged SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation 7.5, version for the Microsoft platform, for financial and management reporting, as well as budgeting and forecasting. Understand how the company developed ...

Case study: Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance achieves a fast close using cost center accounting functionality

Add	Aileen Tynan, Great-West Life & Annuity Wednesday, March 14, 2012 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm

Find out how Great-West Life and Annuity (GWLA) Insurance Company utilizes allocation and distribution functionality in its cost center accounting activities to speed up its financial closing process. Learn how GWLA put into practice an allocations and distribution cycle that identifies ...

Case study: Streamlining the chart of accounts at McKesson improves financial reporting and achieves faster closes

Add	Ross Wilson, McKesson Friday, March 16, 2012 8:30 am - 9:45 am

Attend this session for an in-depth review of how McKesson cleaned up the company's existing chart of accounts and company code structure. Hear what steps of the project the company has completed and how taking these steps will help ...

Customer discussion forum: Lessons from your peers for streamlining the time-to-close process

Add	Ross Wilson, McKesson Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Engage in an interactive discussion with peers and find out how they are speeding the time-to- close process. Get answers to questions such as ...

Expert recommendations to optimize the global financial close processes

Add	Stefan Karl, SAP AG Tuesday, March 13, 2012 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Examine key functionality within the SAP Financial Closing cockpit for planning, executing, monitoring and analyzing the financial close for all entities of your corporation. Learn how the significantly enhanced SAP solution helps you ...

Getting started with SAP starter kits: Your first step toward accelerating your financial close

Add	Kirk Anderson, SAP Wednesday, March 14, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This session introduces you to the starter kits from SAP that are now available to help you accelerate your financial closing processes. Learn how pre-configured content can help your organization ...

New options for governing financial master data and ensuring accurate consolidated financial statements

Add	Pete Graham, SAP Labs Wednesday, March 14, 2012 10:15 am - 11:30 am

Optimize your accounting and financial close processes with a scaled approach for leveraging SAP Master Data Governance for financial data. Learn how to create ...

Panel Discussion: Forecasting, reporting and planning – Harnessing the power of data to make better business decisions

Add	Ken Gabriel, KPMG; Ben Parisi, Zurich Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Some traditional planning and reporting tools have not kept pace with today's information-driven business world. These traditional tools and systems can also contain hidden or potential costs by ...

Reduce closing and consolidation costs and timelines: An illustrated guide

Add	David Dixon, TruQua Enterprises Tuesday, March 13, 2012 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Understand how to leverage BPC to streamline closes and consolidation and ensure the accuracy and compliance of consolidated reports — both within business units and across global entities. Get insights on how to perform ...

Speed intercompany reconciliations for faster financial closes

Add	Elizabeth Milne, SAP Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:45 am - 1:00 pm

Intercompany reconciliation has been identified as one of the most common tasks that can slow down the closing cycle. Hear firsthand how to use intercompany reconciliation functionality in SAP ERP Financials and SAP BusinessObjects to ...

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