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SAP BPC (Business Planning and Consolidation)

Speed up budgeting and forecasting while enabling real-time decisions with SAP® BPC

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation

What is SAP BPC and who is it for

SAP BPC unifies budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation on a governed platform that finance teams can own. With the Excel EPM Add-in and proven process controls, BPC reduces manual work, accelerates close, and gives stakeholders a single version of the truth. It is ideal for CFOs, Finance Directors, FP&A, and Consolidation leads who need auditability, scenario planning, and reliable reporting at scale.

At Notium, we combine our industry best practices with technical expertise to deliver the best guidance for your journey.

Decision-Making Tool

Assists you in automating time-consuming procedures.

Management Reporting

Ensures finance and reporting activities are on point.

Rolling Forecast

Part of your budget and planning cycle.

Data Collection

Sourced from trusted data.

Our Proven Approach to SAP BPC Projects

We start by understanding your reporting and planning outcomes, then shape the model and data flows to fit those goals. Our teams set up robust transports, process chains, and monitoring so the system stays reliable after go-live. Where performance is a concern, we run a two-week stabilization sprint that typically improves load and calculation times and removes recurring bottlenecks. You gain a sustainable solution that finance can operate with well-documented templates and a clear support path.

Key Capabilities of SAP BPC

SAP BPC combines planning, forecasting, and consolidation in one governed platform. Below are the core capabilities that help finance teams accelerate close cycles, improve forecast accuracy, and keep decision-making aligned with business strategy.

BPC Standard vs Embedded

Clarify the model, governance, and integration differences. Decision factors: speed of change, BW integration depth, IT ownership, complexity of rules.

Unified Planning And Consolidation

Our approach delivers one governed model for both planning and consolidation, avoiding silos and reducing reconciliation effort.

Microsoft Office And Web Reporting

Engage stakeholders across finance and throughout the enterprise with Microsoft Excel, HTML5, and enhanced visualisation through SAP Analytics Cloud.

Built-In Financial Intelligence

We configure eliminations, translations, and journals using prebuilt templates so finance teams can run consolidation without IT support.

Legal And Management Consolidations

Deliver a fast and accurate close by automating the consolidation process. You can meet all financial reporting requirements, including a complete audit trail.

SAP S/4HANA Integration

SAP Business Planning and Consolidation is embedded within SAP S/4HANA on-premise, enabling the real-time plan to actual analysis and consolidations.

Hybrid Planning With SAP Analytics Cloud

Extend BPC with SAC for collaborative planning, predictive insights, and modern UX. Run hybrid scenarios that keep Excel productivity with SAC visualizations.

WHY CHOOSE NOTIUM?

Why Choose Notium as Your SAP BPC Implementation Partner

Key Capabilities of SAP BPC

Choosing the right partner is critical for a successful SAP BPC implementation, upgrade, or migration. Notium combines proven project templates, deep SAP BPC expertise, and a clear migration methodology to deliver faster results with lower risk. Our consultants average over a decade of experience across industries, helping finance teams achieve reliable planning and consolidation outcomes.

There are 3 reasons that you should choose Notium as your implementation partner.

Our project-based well-designed teams who are experienced across many industries have proven their success with successful implementation projects.

Our industry-focused best practice solutions will increase our implementation time and reduce implementation duration down to 8 weeks.

Our distinguished project management methodology will change your understanding of a traditional project management approach.

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FAQ

SAP BPC is an enterprise performance management (EPM) solution that helps organizations with:

    • Financial Planning & Budgeting
    • Forecasting
    • Financial Consolidation & Reporting
    • Regulatory Compliance

It enables companies to streamline their financial processes and make data-driven business
decisions.

SAP BPC provides the following core functionalities:

  • Integrated Planning & Consolidation in a single solution.
  • Real-time financial data access when integrated with SAP S/4HANA.
  • Automated Data Collection & Validation to reduce errors.
  • Multi-GAAP and Multi-Currency Support for global businesses.
  • Excel & Web-Based Interfaces for ease of use.

SAP BPC offers two main deployment options:
• SAP BPC for Microsoft (runs on SQL Server, suitable for non-SAP users).
• SAP BPC for NetWeaver & S/4HANA (integrated with SAP BW and S/4HANA for real-time
processing).
SAP is encouraging migration to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning for cloud-based planning and
forecasting.Notium wants to improve and contribute digital transformation journey of companies through SAP Applications and services. We know SAP customers have a vast amount of enterprise data assets flowing through SAP ERP and cloud applications and business networks every day. SAP enterprise resource planning applications touch 77% of global transaction revenue, we run the world’s largest business network with over US$3.6 trillion in commerce annually, and we have over 200 million users of our cloud applications.
SAP software and technologies can deliver deep value to our customers by providing the tools to harness the power of the data flowing through their systems. Our vision for the intelligent enterprise is an event-driven, real-time business powered by intelligent applications and platforms. In this vision, enterprise data sits at the core of a virtuous cycle whereby:

  • Enterprises will combine proprietary data assets from their internal systems of record with real-time, external data feeds to train intelligent algorithms.
  • Intelligent algorithms will be embedded into core business processes to enable enterprises to increase their awareness of events and respond in real-time.
  • As the cycle repeats itself, enterprises will produce even richer datasets based on business outcomes that can be used to train the next generation of increasingly intelligent algorithms.

By embedding intelligence in core processes, businesses of all sizes will benefit from the automation of routine tasks and improved decision-making driven by advanced analytics.
Combining intelligent algorithms with empowered employees will allow companies to free up scarce resources to focus on what matters most – driving value for their customers. In this way, we can fulfil our promise of enabling our customers to Run Simple while helping the world run better and improving people’s lives.

SAP BPC helps organizations consolidate financial data by:
• Automating intercompany eliminations.
• Supporting multiple accounting standards (IFRS, US GAAP, Local GAAP).
• Handling currency translation and adjustments.
• Providing real-time consolidation when used with SAP S/4HANA.

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Need Support with SAP BPC?

Get expert guidance for SAP BPC implementation, performance tuning, or migration to SAC and Group Reporting. Our consultants provide fast, practical solutions so your finance team can focus on results, not system issues.