Our Complex financials vs SAP S/4HANA Cloud
Updated November 04, 2025

Our Complex financials vs SAP S/4HANA Cloud

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

I use it to model financial performance for capital projects and manage consolidations across subsidiaries. On the daily, I see real time variances and push alerts to project managers directly

Pros

  • We run multiple subsidiaries across states, each with different regulatory reporting calendars. The SAP engine consolidates the revenue and expenses almost instantly. I'm still fascinated with this feature today same way I was 4 years ago

Cons

  • I attempted tailoring our FERC reporting output a couple of times with no success. Good thing we have partners from Deloitte to help out but I still wish I was able to customize the templates myself
  • During a wind farm expansion project , I caught a $4m cost overrun early because procurement data was feeding directly into variance analysis. This one move got me a promotion
  • On the negative, the cost of relying on partners for integrations has been significant
I'm only able to utilize it this well because of the partnerships we have. SAP is one complex tool, and I won't even sugarcoat it
  • Integration with Other Systems
In our industry, financial models do not exist in isolation. They depend on procurement data, SCADA fuel usage needs and regulatory reporting frameworks. SAP allows us to connect these directly
I haven't explored these enough to comment on them at the moment, Maybe in a couple months

Do you think SAP S/4HANA Cloud delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP S/4HANA Cloud's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP S/4HANA Cloud live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP S/4HANA Cloud again?

Yes

Well, while it transformed how I manage capital project finances, it still demands heavy reliance on external consultants for complex integrations. Large scale projects are always no match for SAP no matter how hard you stretch.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Feature Ratings

8.6
Accounts payable
9
Accounts receivable
8
Global Financial Support
8
Primary and Secondary Ledgers
9
Journals and Reconciliations
8
Configurable Accounting
9
Standardized Processes
9
8.7
Cash and Asset Management
9
Budgetary Control & Encumbrance Accounting
8
Period Close
9
8.7
Inventory tracking
9
Automatic reordering
8
Location management
9
7.5
Pricing
8
Order entry
5
Cost of goods sold
9
Order Orchestration
8
Not Rated
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
6.0
Dashboards
7
Standard reports
5
Custom reports
6
Not Rated
API for custom integration
Not Rated
Plug-ins
Not Rated
Not Rated
Role-based user permissions
Not Rated
Single sign-on capability
Not Rated
Not Rated
Award Lifecycle Management
Not Rated
Project Financial Management ()
Not Rated
Project Execution Management ()
Not Rated
Not Rated
Bids Analyzed and Compared
Not Rated
Contract Authoring
Not Rated
Contract Repository
Not Rated
Requisitions-to-Purchase Orders Integrated
Not Rated
Supplier Management
Not Rated
Risk Management ()
Not Rated
Not Rated
Transportation Planning and Optimization
Not Rated
Transportation Execution Management
Not Rated
Trade and Customs Management
Not Rated
Fulfillment Management
Not Rated
Warehouse Workforce Management
Not Rated
Not Rated
Production Process Design
Not Rated
Production Management
Not Rated
Configuration Management
Not Rated
Work Execution
Not Rated
Manufacturing Costs
Not Rated
8.3
Forecasting
8
Inventory Planning
8
Performance Monitoring
9
Not Rated
Product Master Data Management
Not Rated

Using SAP S/4HANA Cloud

200 - From my side in finance, it's pretty much engraved within the bulk of our operations. Everything from month-end close, joint venture accounting, Capex planning, you name it.
8 - It's a mix of finance system analysts, some data guys and integration specialists who handle its connection with other systems like Ariba. Most of us wear multiple hats. That said we don't go at it alone. We work closely with Accenture for the large projects
  • financial consolidation and reporting from our multiple subsidiaries and joint ventures
  • Project cost management
  • Supply chain visibility
  • Using it for scenario modeling in M&A evaluations which we never planned for initially. I can't speak of the specifics because of my NDA
  • One area I've been advocating for is predictive maintenance of our assets tied directly to financial impact
We've been using s4 Hana for almost a decade now and I don't see us switching up any time soon. There's also company politics involved which kills any chances of us using another vendor other than SAP

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