ISU-FICA

SAP FICA Course Content:

1. SAP FICO Basics

• Financial Accounting Org Structure
• Controlling Org Structure
• Useful FICO config and master data for FICA posting

2. SAP FICA Basics

• Concept and special functions in FI-CA
• Event Technology
• Parallel Mass Processes in FI-CA
• Master Data Objects in FI-CA
• Industries using FICA and their business model (BRIM, PSCD, IS-T, TRM)

3. SAP BRIM Data Model

• Components of BRIM and data flow
• Integration of CI with FICA

4. SAP ISU Data Model

• Business Master Data
• Technical Master Data

5. Documents

• Lifecycle of Documents
• Document Structures
• Posting Documents (individual/ mass posting)
• Integration with General Ledger Accounting
• Account Balance Display

6. Transactions and Account Determination

• Structure of Transactions
• Enhancement in FICA documents
• General Ledger Account Determination

7. FICA Taxation

• Output Tax on FICA Invoice
• Withholding Tax

8. Incoming Payments

• Processing Incoming and Outgoing Payments
• Manual Payment Lots 
• Enhancement in Payment Lot for batch posting
• Clarification Processing
• Cash Desk/Cash Journal

9. Payment Run

• Prerequisites of Payment Settlement
• Payment program
• Payment Medium

10. Returns Processing

• Configuration of Returns
• Processing of Returns
• Enhancement in Return Lot for batch posting

11. Clearing Control

• Terminology and Definitions
• Configurations of Clearing Strategy (FIFO/ LIFO etc)

12. Dunning and Collections

• Dunning –Terminology
• Configuration and Execution of Dunning Run
• Dunning by Dunning Procedure
• Dunning by Collection Strategy with BRF+
• Submission to External Collection Agency
• Information file to Collection Agency

13. Interest Calculations

• Calculation of Interest on Items
• Interest Keys and Calculation Rules
• Processing of Interest Calculation
• Interest on Cash Security Deposits

14. Deferral/Instalment Plan

• Deferral: Definition and Processing
• Instalment Plan: Definition and Processing
• Manual and Automatic Deactivation of Instalment Plan

15. Other Business Transactions

• Account Maintenance
• Reversing Documents and Reset Clearing
• Document Transfer (Debt or payments)
• Write Off

16. Security Deposits

• Cash and Non-Cash Security Deposit
• Request, Payment and Release of Cash Security Deposit
• Interest on Cash Security Deposits

17. Further Integration of FI-CA in SAP Modules

• Integration with GL
• Recon Key close and Transfer
• Analyse FI and CO document
• GL line item balance analysis
• Impact of FICA posting on Financial Statement Version

18. Difference between ECC and S4 HANA

• Update in GL Master Data
• Update in Bank Accounting

19. Difference between BRIM FICA and ISU FICA

• Difference in Account Determination
• Difference in Integration point (CI-FICA vs ISU Billing-FICA)

20. Technical knowledge for FICA functional consultant

• Event determination
• Event Enhancement
• Basics of debugging

21. Cutover handling

• Conversion/ Migration doc posting logic
• Mass job variant scheduling

22. FICA Documentations

• Business Process Documentation
• Functional Specification

23. FICA Reporting

• Aging Report
• GL Transfer Report
• Account Balance Display
• Payment Report