One system, each company with its own books
From company-level access to shared master data, from intercompany postings to consolidated statements with eliminations; the group picture comes from the same record.
Consolidated trial balance: account totals per company and the elimination column
From company to group, without mixing them up
The tools of group accounting and management, on one screen.
Company codes: companies, currency and chart of accounts
Company codes
Each company has its own books, fiscal year and periods, document number ranges, tax number and e-document series.
Shared chart of accounts
The chart of accounts and material master data can be shared across the group.
Shared business partners
One partner record for the group; each company opens its own customer or supplier view, payment terms and reconciliation account.
Intercompany postings
Into both companies’ books in one transaction; clearing accounts defined per company pair.
Consolidation
Consolidated trial balance, balance sheet and income statement; intercompany postings are eliminated and the elimination shows on each line.
User roles: role and company scope
Company-level access
Roles can be assigned per company; in accounting, purchasing and reports, data of an unauthorised company is rejected by the server.
Five steps from company to consolidated statement
Each company runs its own business; the group picture comes from the same record.
Companies
Each company is set up with its own code, books and tax number.
- Fiscal year, periods and number ranges per company
- The chart of accounts can be shared
- E-document series and integrator per company
Company code detail
Access
Users get roles per company.
- The same person can approve in one company and read in another
- Accounting, purchasing and reports reject an unauthorised company
- Reports follow the same access rules
Role assignment window: choosing the company scope
Daily operations
Each company runs its own purchasing, sales, production and payroll.
- Documents carry the company’s own numbers
- Shared partner record, company-specific payment terms
- Approval policies per company
Journal list: company code selection
Intercompany
Mirror postings appear in both books at the same moment.
- Clearing accounts per company pair
- The posting appears in both or in neither
- Each document carries its own company’s number and fiscal year
Intercompany posting form
Consolidation
Statements with eliminations, instantly.
- Consolidated trial balance, balance sheet and income statement
- Intercompany postings are eliminated
- The elimination amount shows on each line
Consolidated balance sheet
Which modules the multi-company structure touches
The same record in every module; no interim transfers.
- Finance & AccountingBooks per company; intercompany postings and consolidated statements.
- Costing & ControllingResults per company and profit centre.
- Procurement & InventoryPurchasing organisations and approval policies per company.
- Sales & DistributionEach company’s own e-invoice numbering and integrator.
- HR & PayrollHeadcount and payroll per company.
About the multi-company structure
The most common questions before going live.
Yes. Each company has its own company code, fiscal years and periods, document number ranges and tax number. E-document numbering and the integrator are per company too.
Yes. Roles are assigned per company; the same person can approve in one company and only read in another. In accounting, purchasing and reports, records of an unauthorised company are rejected by the server.
A single transaction writes to both companies’ books. Clearing accounts are defined once for each pair of companies; the posting appears in both at the same moment or not at all.
You select the companies and the period; the consolidated trial balance, balance sheet and income statement are produced instantly. Intercompany postings are eliminated, and the elimination amount is shown on each line.
No. The business partner record is shared across the group. Each company adds it as its own customer or supplier; payment terms, reconciliation account and balance are kept per company.
Yes. Companies can use the same chart of accounts, which makes account-level consolidation direct. Material master data is shared across the group too.
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