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SAP S/4HANA · RISE with SAP · AI

SAP finance that delivers: from leaving ECC to the AI‑assisted close.

Finance & Controlling, RISE with SAP and AI on SAP data – from one team.

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30 minutes, free of charge.

  • Finance · SAP Basis · AI from one team
  • Usually starting within two weeks
  • English · Français · Deutsch · العربية
Close analysis · October 2026 · Company code 1000

Question Why are October material costs 11% above plan?

  1. Universal Journal (ACDOCA) read – 48,212 line items, read-only
  2. Variance broken down by G/L account, cost center and profit center
  3. Causes assessed: raw material price variance, late posting for September
  4. Draft commentary prepared – every statement linked to its document
Draft

Of the €182k overrun, €144k (79%) stems from raw material price variances; €38k (21%) comes from a late posting for September (document 5100002318).

Awaiting approval by Controlling

Demo with sample data · read-only access · data masked

Why now

Standard maintenance for SAP ECC ends at the end of 2027.

Maintenance for SAP Business Suite 7, enhancement packages 6 to 8
Mainstream maintenance
ends on 31 December 2027
Optional extended maintenance
until the end of 2030, at a premium
  1. Finance is at the core of every conversion.
  2. Clean balances decide the go-live.
  3. AI needs orderly data and approvals.

Sources: SAP Support Portal, SAP documentation on SAP AI Core, as of October 2026

Services

Three fields. One team.

  1. 01

    Finance & Controlling

    From the Universal Journal and FI-CA to the close.

    • General ledger
    • FI-CA
    • Fixed assets
    • Profitability analysis
    • Close
  2. 02

    RISE with SAP & Technology

    Assessment, conversion and operations – with our Basis partner.

    • RISE
    • Upgrade
    • Health check
    • Security
    • BTP
  3. 03

    AI for SAP

    Language models on SAP data – controlled and SAP-compliant.

    • Generative AI Hub
    • Pilot
    • Apps
    • Governance

Logistics and other modules through partners.

AI for SAP

AI on SAP data – by the rules.

AI and data protection
Architecture in five stages
  1. SAP S/4HANA
  2. Read-only access
  3. Language model, SAP-compliant
  4. Control and approval
  5. Result

Use cases

Prototype runs on sample data Concept solution design, built in the pilot

Use case Maturity
Subledger ↔ general ledger reconciliation checks Target metric: Resolution time per difference
  • Prototype Check logic
  • Concept Explanation by language model
Variance commentary in the month-end close Target metric: Time to approved commentary
  • Concept
Triage of billing outsorting cases (IS-U) Target metric: Age of open cases
  • Concept
Document search in natural language Target metric: Search time in controlling
  • Concept
Review of incoming e-invoices Target metric: Invoice processing lead time
  • Concept

Approach

Four phases. Four results.

  1. Phase 1 2–3 weeks

    Assessment

    Result: Decision paper

  2. Phase 2 3–6 weeks

    Design

    Result: Functional design

  3. Phase 3 project-dependent

    Implementation

    Result: Go-live

  4. Phase 4 ongoing

    Operations

    Result: Stable closes

Entry formats

Start small.

Principles

  • Results, not slides
  • Standard before custom
  • Your data under your control
  • Finance before technology

Insights

Articles

Articles in German

All insights

S/4HANA Finance Readiness checklist (PDF, in German)

Founder

The move to S/4HANA is won or lost in finance. That is why we start from the close: what has to be right at the end?

Yassine Ruschkowski Managing Partner · SAP Certified Associate (S/4HANA Financial and Management Accounting)

Project experience

Our team has worked on SAP projects at companies including

  • tonies
  • Springer Nature
  • McCormick

A selection of earlier projects by individual team members.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do you staff implementation and conversion projects?

We operate as a specialized SAP boutique with a dedicated senior core team and long-standing principal architects – including around 20 years of project experience in SAP Finance and Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA), alongside dedicated specialists for SAP Basis, RISE and development. Depending on the engagement, we act as your end-to-end implementation partner from target architecture through go-live or lead clearly defined finance workstreams.

Are AI agents even allowed to access SAP interfaces?

Since April 2026, the SAP API Policy has stipulated that (semi-)autonomous and generative AI systems may only use SAP interfaces through architectures approved by SAP. We therefore design AI integrations on these routes from the start and clarify licensing questions before anything is built.

How do you protect our data?

We work with your authorizations in your environment, mask data wherever possible and sign a data processing agreement.

How quickly can you start?

Entry formats usually start within two weeks of the order. For project roles, we agree on the start date in the initial call; if the project requires it, we work on it full-time.

On site or remote?

Mostly remote; on site for workshops, acceptance and go-live – in Germany, France and Algeria.

Contact

Let’s talk about your SAP project.

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Yassine Ruschkowski

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