FI/CO recovery
Chart of accounts, parallel ledgers, document splitting, profit centres, allocations and the CO–FI bridge — reset from the numbers outward so the close and management reporting are trustworthy again.
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✓ S/4 HANA recovery Business Unit
S/4 HANA recovery for Finance, Controlling, Consolidation, RAR & Supply Chain.
SAP — JPS-iQ is the S/4 HANA recovery Business Unit of the JPS-iQ Solutions Group. We step in where a program has gone off-track, where the finance close no longer holds, where consolidation won't run reliably, or where a partner has lost trust — senior architecture and finance ownership instead of another delivery layer.
Three recovery terrains. One senior team.
S/4 HANA at the core. Next to it: finance & controlling depth and group consolidation incl. RAR — as a connected ownership line, not as separate workstreams.
S/4 HANA
Recovery core
FI & CO
Finance depth
Group & RAR
Consolidation
Seniority, not scale
Recovery terrain calls for different credentials than a first rollout.
We don't compete on volume. We compete on calibre. Three credentials that decide which partner a CFO trusts with an S/4 program that has already failed to deliver once.
Senior S/4 architects
No junior consulting on recovery terrain. Ownership at architecture level.
Finance recovery track record
FI/CO back on track, period close credible again.
Group consolidation depth
Group Reporting, intercompany and RAR into the statutory close logic.
Recovery terrain
Three recovery terrains. One target model.
We don't treat SAP recovery as a long backlog but as three connected terrains. Each has its own failure modes and reset paths — but only one shared target model carries an audit-proof close and a stable S/4 system.
Group consolidation (incl. RAR)
Group Reporting, intercompany, currency translation and statutory consolidation — plus Revenue Accounting and Reporting where contract logic and revenue recognition need to be restored.
Program rescue (S/4 rollouts)
S/4 HANA rollouts that slip, run unstable, or have lost partner trust — brought back to a realistic re-baseline, with senior architecture ownership through to a stable live operation.
Read: why an S/4 programme's real diagnosis starts with the numbers →
What an SAP recovery actually delivers
No ROI calculator. A straight outcome picture.
Recovery is qualitative, not calculable. The value shows up where CFO, auditors and board trust the numbers again — and where the board gets a program back on track that was drifting into a governance liability.
- Shorter, reliable close timelines instead of spreadsheet patchwork
- Trust in the numbers restored — finance, audit and board
- Audit-proof consolidation that carries the statutory close again
- A clear partner and ownership line instead of diffuse vendor accountability
- Re-baseline with realistic scope instead of another date slip
- Clean RAR logic that makes revenue recognition audit-safe
- Hand-over to a stable internal operating model — no permanent dependency
Close plannable again
A period-end close that holds without shadow spreadsheets.
Audit-clean
Controls, evidence and trail that stand up in audit.
Partner ownership
One accountable line from diagnostic to live operation.
Recovery exit
Defined window, defined exit — not open-ended augmentation.
S/4 programme off-track or finance close unreliable? 30 minutes with a senior S/4 architect.
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System of Record · after the reset
One SAP system instead of patchwork after the rescue.
Recovery is not a patch. The target is an S/4 system that carries finance, controlling, consolidation and RAR as one model — not a pile of workarounds, shadow spreadsheets and partner-handed-over construction sites. The target picture stands before the first stabilisation sprint begins.
- One chart of accounts, one CO model, one consolidation logic — drawn through
- Period-end close inside the system, not in Excel — with an audit trail, not patchwork
- Supply chain wired into finance: Material Ledger, Actual Costing, margin analysis
- Clear extension boundaries so ISV or upgrade breakage does not return
One model
FI · CO · Group · RAR thought through together, not delivered separately.
Audit-proof
A close that holds in audit conversations, without shortcuts.
Upgrade-stable
Design that survives release changes and partner changes.
Hand-over ready
A target model that internal finance and IT can carry again.
Why JPS-iQ
Why SAP recovery runs differently with us.
Four reasons CFOs, finance leaders and IT steering committees call us when an S/4 program has already failed to deliver once — and not the next generic delivery team.
Recovery as core offering
We rescue, we don't sell. Recovery is not a side product between rollout projects — it is our actual business. That means clean re-baseline thinking, a defined intervention window and a hard exit path — rather than new modules to grow revenue.
Finance discipline from account zero
Chart of accounts, CO structure, consolidation and RAR are treated as one model from day one — not as four separate workstreams trying to agree at go-live. Every decision runs through the period-end close lens.
Senior architecture ownership
No junior consulting on recovery terrain. The person in the diagnostic call remains accountable through to stable live operations — to the CFO, not to a delivery pool.
ERP-agnostic group
We advise against S/4 if it won't carry. As part of the JPS-iQ Solutions Group we have NetSuite, Dynamics 365 and other systems in-house — and we say openly when a reset into another ERP is the more honest path.
Capabilities
What an SAP recovery engagement actually covers.
We don't take over the full backlog. We take over the finance-critical parts that decide whether the program can close a book, consolidate a group and answer the CFO's questions on the first attempt.
Every engagement is framed as a defined intervention — clear scope, clear outcomes, clear exit — not as open-ended augmentation.
- 01
Financial Accounting (FI)
Chart of accounts, parallel ledgers, document splitting, AR/AP, tax, asset accounting — design that survives statutory and group close.
- 02
Controlling (CO)
Profit centres, cost centres, allocations, product costing, margin analysis and the CO–FI bridge — fixed so management reporting is credible again.
- 03
Revenue Accounting & Reporting (RAR)
SAP RAR / IFRS 15 & ASC 606: contract acquisition, performance obligations, allocation, revenue recognition and integration into FI/CO and group close.
- 04
Group close & consolidation
Group Reporting or BPC — hierarchies, intercompany elimination, currency translation, statutory output and audit trail.
- 05
Migration & upgrade recovery
S/4 migrations, release upgrades, ISV or partner switches — framed finance-first rather than backlog-first.
- 06
Supply chain to finance
Material Ledger, Actual Costing, production orders, intercompany stock transfers and the end-to-end bridge from logistics postings into FI and margin analysis.
- 07
Close, reconciliation & audit
Period-end close discipline, reconciliation between FI, CO and Group, audit trail and control evidence in SAP.
- ∞
Program control & CFO alignment
Senior finance leadership inside the S/4 program — scope discipline, decision logs and CFO-aligned reporting.
Where does your SAP programme or system stand today? A structured second opinion. No sales pressure.
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Method
Diagnose. Re-Baseline. Stabilize. Operate.
Recovery work fails when it drifts without an endpoint. Each of the four steps has a defined trigger, a defined output and a defined exit, so the intervention closes on a stabilised programme — not a slow fade back into the same drift.
01 — Diagnose
Finance-first assessment
Targeted review of FI, CO, Group and RAR design, test results, close evidence and decision history. Clear view on what is actually broken — and what is only loud.
02 — Re-Baseline
Realistic recovery plan
Finance-first reset of scope, priorities and timeline, defined recovery milestones and a rebuilt agreement between CFO, program and vendors.
03 — Stabilize
Senior intervention to live readiness
Hands-on leadership of the FI, CO, Group and RAR workstreams until close, consolidation and reporting run to the defined standard.
04 — Operate
Clean exit to internal finance
Decision log, documented design, trained internal owners and a defined exit point — no permanent dependency on the recovery team.
Industry profiles
Four environments where SAP recovery has the strongest leverage.
Not every S/4 program goes off-track for the same reason. Four environments where finance depth and consolidation complexity decide success or failure — and where recovery delivers the strongest leverage.
Enterprise manufacturing
Material Ledger, Actual Costing, make-to-stock vs. make-to-order margin analysis and intercompany stock transfers — where supply-chain postings carry or break FI/CO.
Multi-country groups
Multi-entity, multi-country consolidation with intercompany complexity, currency translation, parallel ledgers and a statutory output that survives audit.
Case study: a 14-entity group cut its close from 22 to 8 days →Regulated industries
Energy, utilities and other regulated environments — regulated revenue models, IS-U / S/4 Utilities, unbundling and regulatory reporting with finance design that survives both statutory close and regulatory audit.
Services with complex revenue
Subscription, contract and project-driven revenue, BRIM / convergent invoicing integration and RAR-heavy revenue recognition — and the bridge into FI, CO and Group Reporting.
Business Unit Lead
Meet Joerg H. Paul Schaefer — the senior architect behind SAP recovery.
SAP — JPS-iQ is personally led by Managing Director Joerg H. Paul Schaefer. He runs the diagnostic call, stays accountable through re-baseline and stabilisation, and remains the senior line into the CFO until the engagement exits.
SAP Business Unit Lead
Joerg H. Paul Schaefer
Managing Director · Business Unit Lead SAP
JP Consulting — JPS-iQ Solutions Group
"We don't sell S/4 — we stabilise it. Recovery starts at the chart of accounts, not the backlog, because a programme is only fixed once the close closes clean again."
Hard questions
What you want to know before the first call.
No marketing gloss. The questions CFOs, finance heads and IT steering committees actually ask before committing to an SAP recovery — and straight answers on how we work.
What exactly does SAP — JPS-iQ do?
SAP — JPS-iQ is the SAP recovery Business Unit of the JPS-iQ Solutions Group. We step in where an S/4 HANA program has gone off-track, where the finance close no longer holds, where a group consolidation won't run reliably, or where a delivery partner needs to be replaced.
FI & CO recovery, group & consolidation incl. RAR, and program rescue for S/4 rollouts are the three focus areas.
Why JPS-iQ rather than another SAP partner?
Because we run recovery as a core offering, not as a side line. That means senior architecture and finance ownership instead of junior consulting, a clean re-baseline approach instead of more modules, and one accountable line from the diagnostic call through to a stable live operation.
What makes you different from standard S/4 HANA implementers?
First: we do not sell S/4 — we stabilise it. Our offer kicks in when rollouts slip, systems run unstable or partners underdeliver.
Second: finance discipline from day one. Chart of accounts, CO structure, consolidation and RAR are treated as one model, not as separate workstreams.
Third: we are part of an ERP-agnostic group. If another system (NetSuite, Dynamics 365) fits better, we say so.
Who is this conversation worth having — and who isn't a fit?
Worth it: enterprise groups with an S/4 program that has gone off-track; finance teams with an unreliable close or a consolidation that doesn't survive audit; organisations wanting to exit an underperforming partner relationship; programs with ISV or upgrade breakage.
Less worth it: new S/4 implementations in standard scope without finance depth — there are larger SAP system houses for that.
How does the first engagement start?
A 30-minute diagnostic call: where does the program or system stand? Red flags, finance stability, partner reality, time window. No vendor pitch.
For recovery cases, a 1–2 week assessment typically follows, with a re-baseline sketch and realistic stabilisation options on one page.
What does "FI/CO recovery" actually cover?
Chart of accounts clean-up, CO structure redefinition, costing rebuild, profit centre hierarchies, margin analysis, AR/AP logic, intercompany reconciliation, period-end close automation, consolidation interfaces.
Plus RAR (Revenue Accounting & Reporting) where contract logic and revenue recognition need to be restored. Goal: finance numbers that controlling, audit and the board trust again.
Contact · SAP recovery Business Unit
Are you evaluating SAP — or evaluating a partner that can bring your programme back on track?
Recovery comes before module thinking. Start with a structured diagnostic call — with an honest read on what is fixable, what needs a reset and where senior intervention will actually move. No vendor pitch in the first call.