Getting accurate data from SAP can be slow. Many finance teams still rely on manual extractions, batch uploads and spreadsheets. That means working with outdated figures, chasing errors at month-end and wasting time reconciling data that doesn’t match.

If your team is under pressure to deliver faster closes and better insights, a real-time data connection with SAP is the next step.

Here’s how Aico’s live SAP integration helps.

Common SAP Closing Challenges

Finance teams often spend hours entering and checking data. Often, working in SAP means jumping between systems, downloading reports and trying to make sense of incomplete or delayed information. Some of the biggest issues include:

• Manual data uploads take time and often introduce errors. These errors are not always spotted straight away, which means more time spent checking, correcting and going back over the same work.

• Periodic batch uploads mean the data is already out of date by the time it is used. Finance teams end up working with figures that may have changed, which increases the risk of missed issues and decisions made on the wrong numbers.

• Delayed visibility into key financial figures increases the potential for incorrect financial forecasting decisions. Such errors in reporting can misrepresent the company's financial position during critical decision-making.

• No easy way to track key metrics like how many journals are posted, what is still open, which tasks are overdue or where delays are building up. Without that, it’s hard to know if the financial close is on track.

• Bottlenecks are harder to spot when processes are manual. It’s also difficult to see who is responsible or whether tasks have been followed up. Without that visibility, mistakes slip through, tasks are delayed, and the team has to rush, again increasing the chance of errors.

The result: unnecessary errors, reactive decisions and slow responses when something goes wrong.

Aico Connects Directly to SAP — in Real Time

Aico connects directly to SAP and works with live data. There is no need to export files or upload anything manually. The data you work with is always up to date. This improves accuracy, keeps everything aligned and gives your people the information they need to act faster and with more confidence.

This means:

• Journal entries, account balances and master data are always up to date

• Journal validation against SAP happens immediately, even before sending it for approval

• There’s no lag between what’s happening in SAP and what your team sees

You are all working with the same numbers across every step of the close.

Real-Time Data Means Better Decisions

Having access to live data is one thing. Knowing what to do with it is another.

Aico uses that data to:

• Flag anomalies and variances automatically

• Use real-time task data to help identify delays earlier

• Power dashboards that show progress and issues in real time

This helps teams act earlier, stay on track and improve the closing process. 

Build a Process That Keeps Up

Finance leaders are expected to stay on top of regulations, adapt to change and deliver clear numbers. Often with the same tools they’ve used for years.

Aico’s SAP integration helps by:

• Automating checks and reconciliations that take time and are easy to get wrong when done manually

• Keeping data clean and consistent across systems, even when entries come from different teams or locations

• Scaling easily as volumes increase, whether through mergers, acquisitions or organic growth

This is about making the close faster, more consistent and easier to manage. 

Ready to Work with Live SAP Data?

If you’re still relying on manual SAP reporting and delayed uploads, you’re missing out on the insights real-time data can offer.

Aico makes SAP integration simpler and gives your team the real-time data insights they need to close faster and act sooner.

 Take 2 minutes to read how Aico's SAP companion guide!