Unlocking the Value of SAP TRM for Corporate Treasury

Is your treasury department operating at peak performance, or are you just scratching the surface of what your system can do?

While many organizations believe that simply licensing SAP Treasury and Risk Management (TRM) is a "silver bullet" for their financial operations, the reality is more nuanced. True value comes from understanding how TRM integrates with Cash Management (CLM) and Bank Communication (BCM) to create a seamless, end-to-end financial ecosystem.

From automating the lifecycle of over 120 contract types to navigating the complex transition from LIBOR to Risk-Free Rates (RFR), SAP TRM is a powerhouse of functionality. But with great power comes the need for precision—specifically when handling month-end valuations, intricate reversal sequences, and external market data integrations via Refinitiv or Bloomberg.

In this deep-dive, we explore the essential pillars of a modern SAP Treasury landscape:

• The Full Lifecycle: How the system automatically generates cashflow schedules and accounting entries for everything from FX deals to complex derivatives.

• The Integration Reality: Why TRM alone isn't enough, and how it must bridge with Cash and Liquidity Management to provide a "single source of truth."

• Advanced Accounting & Compliance: Preparing for IFRS 18 and mastering periodic closing tasks like Mark-to-Market valuations and current-portion reclassifications.

• Connectivity & Automation: Leveraging APIs, Multi-Bank Connectivity (MBC), and SWIFT to eliminate manual data entry and ensure system-to-system harmony.

• Audit & Transparency: Using "Master Data Tricks," Change Documents, and the FTR_SHOW tool to maintain a bulletproof audit trail.

Whether you are a Treasurer looking for real-time insights via the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboard or a Consultant aiming to master product type configurations, this guide provides the technical "shortcuts" and strategic insights needed to transform your treasury from a back-office function into a strategic powerhouse.

With 2026 bringing us past SAP’s support deadline for SAP GTS 11.0 and many companies already shifted to the new SAP Global Trade Services  edition for SAP HANA, we suggest taking a break and reflecting on the future of cross-border trade. 2025 clearly showed – the world and therefore the world of trade changes rapidly and dramatically.

Can you simply copy your Segregation of Duties matrix from SAP ECC to S/4HANA?
Technically — maybe.
From a control and audit perspective — absolutely not.

Migrating to SAP S/4HANA is often the first time in years that organizations take a truly holistic look at their authorization model and access risks. Fiori applications, OData services, flexible workflows, the Business Partner concept, the Universal Journal, and browser-based configuration capabilities fundamentally change where and how SoD risks arise.

In S/4HANA, access risk no longer exists only where a user executes a process. Increasingly, it appears where a user can configure or influence the process itself. Managing approval workflows, changing cost center or WBS ownership, adjusting approval thresholds, or controlling OData services are all powerful new capabilities — and all largely invisible to classic ECC-based SoD matrices.

In this article, I explain:

• why copying an ECC SoD matrix to S/4HANA is a conceptual mistake,
• how the technical definition of SoD risks has evolved (Fiori apps, intents, OData, S_SERVICE),
• which new business risks emerge with flexible, workflow-driven processes,
• what a modern, “living” SoD matrix should look like in S/4HANA,
• and which tools actually support sustainable SoD management and audit readiness.

If S/4HANA is meant to be more than just a new ERP — if it is to be a secure and controllable platform — the SoD matrix must be redesigned from scratch.

An article for Security, GRC, and Authorization teams who want control without surprises — especially during audits.

Filip Nowak
Partner @ GRC Advisory

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Introduction — Why 1099 Reporting Matters for SAP Customers

For U.S. companies, complying with IRS regulations such as filing 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC, 1099-INT, 1099-K, 1099-G, and 1042-S forms is a legal necessity. These forms report payments to non-employees, interest, certain income types, and foreign-entity payments. If a business uses SAP for its core ERP functions—procurement, accounts payable, payments, vendor master data—it’s highly desirable to generate 1099 reports directly from SAP. This ensures consistency, audit trails, and compliance, avoiding manual spreadsheets or separate external solutions.

With the evolution of SAP’s product line into S/4HANA, SAP has enhanced statutory reporting capabilities through the SAP Document and Reporting Compliance (DRC) module. This enables organizations to handle 1099 reporting efficiently and accurately. Leveraging built-in 1099 reporting in SAP ensures:

• A single source of truth for all vendor payments

• Audit-capable data within SAP (vendor master, payments, withholding tax)

• Generation of IRS-ready 1099 forms, print or electronic

• Tracking of withholding, payments, vendor IDs, and compliance metrics

This blog explores how SAP S/4HANA supports 1099 reporting, highlights key components, discusses challenges, and provides guidance for implementing 1099 compliance in SAP.

Working capital efficiency and accurate cash flow forecasting have become non-negotiable priorities for modern finance teams. In an environment shaped by supply chain volatility, rising borrowing costs, and global operational complexity, CFOs need real-time visibility into liquidity—not monthly or weekly updates, but insights that are available instantly and continuously.

Material Ledger: Accurate Costing

If you run your business on SAP, there's a good chance some errors and hidden costs are messing up your financial reports, making your product profits look much better than they actually are.

This simple guide shows you how to stop guessing and start knowing.

We'll explain exactly how SAP's Material Ledger works to find every single penny of costing error. It tracks those errors through your entire production process and then rolls everything up to show you the Periodic Unit Price (PUP)—this is your true, fully auditable, accurate product cost.

Discover the one simple setting you need to turn on to unlock true profitability. You'll see the exact moment your profit and loss statement gets a reality check.

IFRS 18 Is Here: How SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting and PwC Help You Stay Ahead

IFRS 18 marks the most significant shift in financial performance presentation since the inception of IFRS. Are you ready? In this blog co-authored by SAP and PwC, discover how SAP S/4HANA for Group Reporting is built to support the new standard—and how PwC helps turn compliance into a strategic advantage. Learn what IFRS 18 introduces, how to prepare, and how to unlock deeper financial insights through smart technology and expert guidance.

Read the full blog to future-proof your financial reporting.

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