2023 Mastering SAP Melbourne Event Presentations

  • The Home Depot’s Central Finance Implementation as a Foundational Step in its Finance Transformation Journey

    Discover how The Home Depot is leveraging SAP S/4HANA Central Finance to simplify and transform its finance processes, gaining real-time information in a complex legacy systems setup. Brad Slocumb, the Business Owner of the Record-to-Report workstream, will share insights into The Home Depot's Finance Transformation journey, including the challenges they faced, the implementation of Central…

  • Achieving Speed to Value with Test Automation at Coles

    Coles embarked on a digital transformation journey, implementing various SAP solutions such as S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, Fieldglass, Ariba, and Concur. To ensure rapid "speed to value," they revolutionized regression testing by automating the process, resulting in a significant 65% reduction in testing time and improved development pace, ultimately safeguarding their digital investment and enabling their DevOps…

  • Leading the Enterprise Digital Growth with Finance: Aligning Business Processes to Systems

    Finance sits at the heart of business operations which means system and business process changes anywhere within a business can impact finance processes. As business becomes more and more complex, having a complete overview of what is happening in the organization becomes more relevant, yet even more challenging. With Finance being an organization’s lifeblood, it’s…

  • Moving from Manual Spreadsheet Supplier Reconciliations to Automated Reconciliations in SAP

    Discover how Foodstuffs South Island Limited, a prominent grocery retailer, successfully transitioned from manual spreadsheet supplier reconciliations to automated reconciliations in SAP. By leveraging the SAP certified add-on module BEST and adopting a methodical approach, Foodstuffs South Island Limited significantly reduced costs and enhanced creditor controls through the automation of hundreds of thousands of creditor…

  • Business Transformation, Finance Transformation, and Hyper-Automation – Finance Playing a Central Role!

    Read the presentation to explore the vital role of Finance in driving business and finance transformation, particularly in the context of upcoming maintenance deadlines for SAP ERP/ECC. Discover how process execution, including business model changes, shared services, and automation deployment, plays a crucial role in transformation, supported by benchmarking data and customer examples. Mastering SAP…

  • Travel, Expense & Purchase Order Automation Controls for Our Organization

    Dermalogica, a thriving private business with a history of high profits, underwent a major organizational change to introduce internal controls and promote high growth while preserving its original ethos. The leader responsible for this objective shares insights into the successful implementation of Concur as the approved platform for travel, expense, and purchase order automation controls…

  • Power to the Finance People

    Discover the power of automation and intelligence in the realm of finance. With increasing complexity, it's crucial to leverage available capabilities promptly to exceed expectations and unlock value. Automation goes beyond basic bots, and this session will showcase real examples of valuable automation opportunities using standard capability and simple extensibility. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership…

  • Home Depot’s Finance Transformation Journey to achieve Next Generation Close, Consolidate & Report Capability

    Discover Home Depot’s Finance Transformation journey to achieve Next Generation Close, Consolidate & Report capability using Group Reporting, BlackLine and Workiva solutions working in concert together on SAP S/4HANA Central Finance platform. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be a Mastering SAP Premium Access member to access this content.Join NowAlready a member? Log…

  • Becoming Cyber Resilient: Why Transforming SAP Security as part of your SAP S/4HANA Upgrade is Vital

    Discover how Device Technologies transformed their SAP ECC 6.0 Security Model during their migration to SAP S/4HANA. By implementing an improved security design and governance framework, they effectively addressed risks such as excessive system access, misalignment with business processes, and segregation of duty concerns. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required You must be a Mastering…

  • Empowering Managers with Self-Service Real-Time Reports – The Story of the Great and the Unexpected

    Discover how Auckland Council successfully transformed their financial reporting system, providing self-service capabilities and near real-time drill-downable reporting to around 750 users. Through this project, users went from receiving monthly flat file statements to accessing accurate and up-to-date information, resulting in significant improvements in financial reporting and budgetary control. Mastering SAP Premium Access Membership Required…