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TIM CURTINSolution Specialist – Z Option, Inc.NARENDER KOKALALead – IT Shared Services SAP FI/CO Commercial MetalsTIM CURTINSr. Manager, AccountingFujitsu Network Communications
Standardize and Improve Financial Uploading Processes with GLSU –A Customer Panel shares firsthand experiences
• Find out how Z Option customers leverage the GLSU FI Spreadsheet
Uploader solution to streamline everyday accounting tasks
• Learn how GLSU can improve the efficiency of financial data entry
functions
• Understand how GLSU complements standard SAP functionality by
using Microsoft Excel to validate and post more than 1,000 lines,
attach source documents, utilize pick lists, create flexible user-defined
templates and more.
Overview
• Introductions
• Panel Presentation
• Q&A Panel Discussion
• Wrap Up
What We’ll Cover
Audience Poll
About Z Option• Located in Lewisville, Texas
• Formed in 1998 by accountants and programmers
• SAP Software Solution Partner
• Customers of all sizes and industries worldwide
Z Option has hundreds of customers with thousands of users worldwide. For a more complete list of our customers,
visit www.zoption.com
Software Tools
Powerful, flexibleuser-friendly solutions
Reduce support and development costs
Use standard SAP authorizationsStart posting documents in a few
hours with free remote installation
Free trial
Current Challenges
Errors on large Journal Entries
Non-Flexible Upload Tool
Large External File Uploads
SAP Upgrade
Mergers/Acquisitions
New Implementations
Multiple Currencies
Cross-Company Postings
Multiple Vendors
Month-End Closing Process
Key Features of GLSU
Leverage existing Excel Skills
Easy User Interface
Post Directly from the Spreadsheet
Flexible Layouts
SAP Document Numbers Returned
Attach Source Workbook to Posted Document
Pre-Validation of Data before Posting
Master Data Lookups
Post More than 1000 Lines
Post Multiple Documents from one Worksheet
GLSU Common Uses
Misc. Vendors
Attach Source Document(entire workbook)
Payroll
Travel and Expense process
P-cards (i.e., phone bills, lease payments
Mapping large External Files
Cross-Company Transactions
CO-PA
Accrual Entries
Acquisition/Migration(moving legacy information)
Panel Participants
Narender KokalaCommercial Metals
Cheryl ThompsonFujitsu Network Communications
Panel Participants
Cheryl Thompson-Fujitsu Network Communications
Senior Manager, Accounting
• Cheryl has over 20 years of Financial Accounting experience, with the past 9 years being with strong use of SAP. She is the main driver of any SAP enhancement or custom development from the financial team and dedicates much of her time to learning about new capabilities.
• Cheryl was on an SAP implementation team back in the early ‘90s. Fujitsu implemented GLSU in 2014 to drive efficiencies in the manual journal entry process as well as to provide supporting documentation within SAP. Currently she is the financial lead in the company’s HANA initiative as well as the blueprint for migration from Classic GL.
Panel Participants
Narender Kokala – Commercial Metals
Lead – IT Shared Services SAP FI/CO
• Narender joined Commercial Metals in 2008. He has 21 years of experience in
IT, including 15 years of progressive experience in implementing, enhancing,
upgrading and supporting SAP FI/CO modules.
• Narender is actively involved in implementing New G/L, A/R, A/P, Treasury,
Product Costing, Profitability Analysis, Project Systems, interfaces, rollouts,
enhancements and upgrades. He introduced GLSU which improves their
journal entry process.
About Commercial Metals
Founded in 1915, Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries recycle,
manufacture, and market steel and metal products and related materials
through a network of locations around the world. CMC is an efficient,
high-quality, low-cost producer. CMC has a high degree of vertical integration
and is organized into five business segments across two geographic divisions:
CMC International
International Mills
International Marketing & Distribution
CMC Americas
Americas Recycling
Americas Mills
Americas Fabrication
Fujitsu Network CommunicationsSAP Environment
Implemented SAP ECC: 1996
Current SAP version: ECC 6.0, EHP 7
SAP Modules: FICO, AA, CCA, PS, PCA, HR, SD, MM, IM, BI,
Payroll, CATS, GRC, PM, PP, QM, WF, ECCS
GLSU Customer since: 2014
Current GLSU Version: 6.0
Process Before GLSU: Manual entries using Excel templates;
review after posting and after close
Commercial MetalsSAP Environment
Implemented SAP ECC: 2008
Current SAP version: ECC 6.0, EHP 6
SAP Modules: New G/L, AR, AP, AA, Treasury, Product Costing,
Profitability Analysis, Project Systems, SD, MM, Production, APO,
QM, Plant Maintenance, HR, BPC 10.1 and HANA for BW
GLSU Customer since: 2011
Process Before GLSU: Internally developed JE upload custom tool
Customer Success – Typical Uses & Favorite Benefits of GLSU
Cheryl Thompson – Senior Manager, Accounting
“As an Accounting Manager, GLSU finally gives me the control over the journal
entry process. I can now review before posting and return back for corrections/
changes. We are no longer killing trees, as we have completely automated our process.”
Favorite Benefits:
Eliminated 6 ea. 4-inch binders monthly that we used for filing journal entries
All support is now easily accessible in SAP
Ability to create multiple templates, depending upon the use of the journal
Real-time connection with SAP with validation before parking
Customer Success – Typical Uses & Favorite Benefits of GLSU
Jothi Rajamani – Accounting Manager, Record to Report
“We use the GLSU upload feature extensively in CMC. Since it’s an Excel-based
program, it’s user friendly and very efficient to park and post journal entries with
hundreds of lines across various profit centers and company codes.”
Vessi Taushanova – Accounting Manager, Record to Report
“I have been using the GLSU upload for quite a few years now. It is very fast,
convenient, and user friendly. I have prior experience entering journal entries
directly into SAP. I cannot imagine life without GLSU upload!”
Tom McGrath – Accounting Supervisor, Record to Report
“It’s so easy to use - you can take last month’s workbook, change the date and update
the amounts and backup, and you’ve got the current month JE ready to upload.”
Customer Success Stories“With GLSU, we save time and money.” – FI
Project Manager
“[GLSU] is the best of both worlds. We get the functionality of SAP
software and the user-friendliness of the Excel
front-end.” – Manager of Finance
“With GLSU, we don’t have to maintain the
software, and it gives us better flexibility with more options.” – IT
Project Manager
“As accountants, we know Microsoft Excel very well –so the more we can do in spreadsheets, the more
productive we can be.” –Accounting Manager
GLSU has increased our data integrity on all levels, from finance to marketing. Users
have commented on the quality, volume, and accuracy
of data.” – General Accountant
Key Points to Take Home
Empower Users
Increase Productivity
Maintain Security
Reduce Costs
Additional Customer Comments“We have been using GLSU for two years and I cannot tell you what a positive impact it has had on our finance users.” – Director
“Since implementing GLSU, we’ve managed to achieve our goal of a [much shorter] closing, down from 8 weeks.” – ICT Officer, FI Unit
“There is simply no limit to how you can use GLSU if you’re familiar with Excel.” – SAP Business Analyst
“We use GLSU to improve overall productivity.” – Senior Accountant
“SAP is dynamic, my clients’ businesses are dynamic, and they need dynamic tools like GLSU.” – Independent SAP Consultant
Review customer success stories and published articles at www.zoption.com.
Questions and Next StepsVisit Z Option – Booth #7
See a demonstration
Schedule a WebEx demo
Setup your free trial
Contact us:
www.zoption.com
Wrap Up
Thank you for attending
today’s session.
Please drop by Booth #7
if you have questions for
our panelists or would like
additional information.
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