C_S4CFI · PREPARATION TOPICS
Financial Accounting.
Build a complete practice routine.
Use these topic areas alongside the current official learning journey. Each one connects an exercise with a result you can explain; the list is independent guidance, not SAP’s official exam weighting.
01
Organisation, ledgers and periods
Compare company-code, ledger and fiscal-year settings before entering a finance document. Identify which period and currency each report uses.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEKeep the company code, ledger and period with your result.
02
G/L master data and journal entries
Review a G/L account, posting keys and account assignments. Follow a balanced posting into the ledger and explain its document structure.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICERecord the document number and explain the debit / credit impact.
03
Accounts payable
Connect supplier business-partner data, invoices, payment terms and open-item review. Inspect how a block or due date changes the next action.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICETrace an invoice from supplier account to the accounting document.
04
Accounts receivable
Follow a customer invoice, incoming-payment reference and clearing relationship. Compare open and cleared customer items.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEExplain why a customer item remains open or how it was cleared.
05
Asset accounting
Inspect asset master data, acquisition, depreciation-area context and value changes. Compare an asset’s history with the relevant accounting entries.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEReconcile a selected asset movement to its document and value date.
06
Payment and clearing processes
Review payment proposals and clearing examples provided by your material. Distinguish payment execution, residual items and partial payments.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEKeep the before / after open-item status and clearing reference.
07
Tax and document controls
Inspect tax codes, document types, field status and posting restrictions. Explain why a field is mandatory or a posting is rejected.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEDocument the input, validation message and permitted correction.
08
Foreign currency and parallel views
Compare transaction and company-code amounts, exchange-rate dates and ledger selections. Study valuation context using compatible examples.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEKeep currency, date and valuation context with every comparison.
09
Period-end and year-end close
Arrange reconciliation, valuation, asset and closing activities in a useful sequence. Review balances and investigate exceptions before drawing a conclusion.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEProduce a short closing checklist with supporting document references.
10
MM, SD and CO integration
Follow purchasing or sales activity into finance. Inspect the account and controlling assignment rather than viewing the FI document in isolation.
WHAT TO KEEP FROM YOUR PRACTICEConnect the source transaction, accounting document and reporting result.