CIIent Gupta Power and lnfrastructures LImIted(GPlL)
AssIgnment SAF Buslness Blueprlnt Revlew Module Flnance & Controlllng
Prepared by Fallav Coyal DT: 15-0T-2010 RevIewed by DT: 15-0T-2010
lSSUE LOG Ref. No. Day & Date Day Frlday, 15 |uly 2010 PIace CFlL, Corporate offlce, Bhubhneshwar
CIIent PersonneI Mr.Anll |ha|arla, Mr. Mundra EY PersonneI Fallav Coyal Others Mr. Chlnmaya Blswal (KFlT)
The Ernst & Young team had a dlscusslon wlth the CFlL process owners for FInance to appralse them on the concerns ln the Buslness Blueprlnt (BBF) document for Flnance and Controlllng module Area Clst of Dlscusslon CFlL Comment Financial Accounting The Business Blueprint (BBP) document does not contain GPIL specific process. A generic description of all the Finance process are mentioned in BBP but how they are applicable to GPIL or the GPIL specific solution for the finance process in SAP are not mentioned in BBP. Agreed, the BBP will be modified to incorporate the GPIL specific solutions. General Ledger Exchange Rate The Business Blueprint (BBP) document does not contain the details about the exchange rate maintenance including customs exchange rates. Since GPIL has exports and deals with foreign currencies, it is recommended that the details of exchange rate maintenance be specified in the BBP. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF General Ledger- Non Leading Ledger The Business Blueprint (BBP) document does not specify that a non leading ledger should be created for parallel reporting for IGAAP and IFRS. The GPIL may have to comply with IFRS in near future. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF General Ledger - Organization Structure As per our discussion with the process owner, the business area may not be required to be configured to meet the reporting requirements. Also SAP does not recommend using business area concept as there is no further development to improve the functionality. 2rganlsatlon structure wlll be changed and Segments wlll be used lnstead of Buslness Area. Cash payment Advance Payment BBP does not specify the process of handling cash imprest to employee or cash advances to employee. The standard SAP does not directly support the Advance cash payment. It is recommended that the process should be documented in BBP Agreed, the Z development and process wlll be lncorporated ln BBF. Vendor down payment
The BBP document does not specify the process for Vendor Advance payment like from creation of advance request to advance payment. As per the GPIL requirement the Vendor Advance payment should be linked with the Purchase Order. It is Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF
Page 2 of 2 recommended that process details should be specified in BBP. Account Payable GTA The BBP document does not specify the process of GTA payment on the transporters bills. It is recommended that process details should be specified in BBP. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF Account Payable - TDS The BBP does not specify the process of deduction of TDS on the payment to Non Resident. The process for deduction of TDS on the payment to a non resident should be included in BBP. Agreed, the TDS ls pald on ECBs. Account Receivable Customer Retention The BBP document does not specify the process of retention made by the customer. It is recommended that process details should be specified in BBP. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF Account Receivable - TCS The business blueprint (BBP) document does not mention the Tax Collection at Source (TCS) process which is applicable to GPIL. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF Account Receivable - DEPB The BBP document does not specify the process of tracking the DEPB licence in SAP. It is recommended that process details should be specified in BBP. Agreed, condltlon type can be malntalned ln prlclng procedure to track the DEFB amount. Account Receivable Sales Billing BBP does not specify the how the system will handle export billing wherein taxes are not billed to client and instead recovered from other government agencies. It is suggested that a separate condition type can be used in pricing to handle the scenario. The same should be incorporated in BBP. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF Controlling- Cost Centers The current expenses wise Cost Center structure is not adequate for the GPIL. It is recommended that the cost center structure should be amended and a department wise cost center structure should be formulated. 2rganlsatlon structure wlll be changed accordlngly and wlll be lncorporated ln BBF. Controlling - COPA The sales order wise profitability is mentioned as GAP in controlling BBP. The same can be achieved through the COPA. It is recommended that it should be removed from the GAP and the scenario should be considered while configuring COPA. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF Controlling - COPA The BBP does not specify the how the discount amount on purchase from NALCO (If not realized) will be apportioned to sales order for getting the sales order wise profitability. It is recommended that process for assessment or Z development should be incorporated in BBP document. Agreed, the same wlll be lncorporated ln BBF