Wednesday, October 21, 2015

FERC Reporting for SAP® S/4 HANA

FAQ on FERC for S4/HANANow that more utilities are considering SAP® S/4 HANA Finance (a.k.a. "Simple Finance"), it's not surprising that questions about regulatory reporting (FERC) on SAP S/4 HANA are coming up.

As a leader in optimizing FERC for the SAP® ERP since the mid-1990s, HPC America has documented the first FAQ to address some of the most immediate questions utilities have about the impact of S/4 HANA on regulatory accounting and FERC reporting. Whether you're already running the FERC module, or have a homegrown derivation- or transaction-based FERC solution in place to functionalize your GAAP accounts, this short paper will provide some guidance on what to expect. Public and investor-owned utility companies running SAP may request the FAQ about FERC reporting on SAP S/4 HANA here.

Friday, October 16, 2015

Video: Utility FICO/FERC panel discussion at SAP Controlling 2015

At last month's SAP Controlling conference, HPC moderated a panel discussion of four utility company controllers and FICO/FERC experts from RPU, NTUA, FirstEnergy, and Sharyland Utilities, covering a range of topics around modern cost accounting and regulatory reporting strategies for utilities on SAP.

Panelists Bryan Blom, Gerard Curley, Steve Law, and Armando Bustamante were joined in an engaging discussion by utility FICO/FERC professionals from PSEG, Salt River Project, CPS Energy, and EDF Renewable Energy.

Watch the SAP Controlling video online: