Implementations of SAP in Brazil
Implementations of SAP in Brazil
Implementations of SAP in Brazil
in Brazil. Many companies are either looking to consolidate legacy systems onto a
centralized SAP system, or they are looking to transition Procure To Pay processes
into a Shared Service environment. Regardless, I wanted to provide the key
considerations for SAP Brazil implementations. Many of these are often overlooked
during the discussion of bringing Brazil into the SAP or Shared Service process.
Localizations - this is actually the most underestimated part of the project, and
this is critical to the success of the next two topics. Your organization needs to
ensure you have local Brazil/SAP experts. This project is much more than installing
a few J tables. Ensure you have solid and current tax advice from your tax advisor
and you have individuals that have implemented SAP in Brazil before.
I have seen companies underestimate the implementation by as much as 6 months of
work.
Reporting - understand how you will be managing the SPED reporting for your
company. Many organizations, especially as the Brazil government pushes more
standardization with the SPED reports, are looking to have this installed in their
SAP system.
Operational Nota Fiscal -- now that you have your system configured to produce the
correct fiscal data and you have the ability to formulate the weekly, monthly, and
quarterly reports; it is time to review your day to day NFe solutions. Ensure you
review the following, as they are all unique and have different issues: