International Journal of Economic, Business, Accounting, Agriculture Management and Sharia Administration (IJEBAS)
Vol. 6 No. 4 (2026): August (ON PROGRESS)

ANALYSIS OF ERP SAP S/4HANA IMPLEMENTATION DESIGN TO IMPROVE PROCESS EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCURACY AT PT IAS

Zaini Widya Ramadhani (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Fahmi Natigor Nasution (Universitas Sumatera Utara)
Meilita Tryana Sembiring (Universitas Sumatera Utara)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Jul 2026

Abstract

PT IAS operates five business entities with four unintegrated ERP systems running in parallel — SAP ECC, SAP Business One, Acumatica, and Gamatechno. This condition has resulted in systemic inefficiencies, including a prolonged monthly financial close cycle, delayed group financial consolidation, manual intercompany reconciliation consuming 3–5 days per period, a data error rate of 2–5%, and 8–12 audit findings per year, with incomplete compliance with PSAK 110. This study aims to: (1) analyze the current state of PT IAS Group's financial reporting systems; (2) design an ERP SAP S/4HANA implementation to enhance process efficiency and reporting accuracy; (3) identify supporting factors and implementation challenges; and (4) develop an appropriate phased implementation roadmap. This study employs a qualitative descriptive approach using a case study method, with data collected through in-depth interviews, document analysis, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) based on the Fishbone Diagram across five dimensions: People, Process, Technology, Data, and Governance. The findings indicate that SAP S/4HANA — encompassing the FI/CO, Group Reporting, MM, and SD modules, along with SAP BTP — is the optimal solution to address all identified gaps in the current state. The proposed implementation design is projected to reduce the monthly financial close to ≤3 working days (an 80% improvement), accelerate group consolidation to ≤2 days, improve reporting accuracy to ≥99.5%, and reduce audit findings to ≤2 per year. A three-year phased roadmap (2026–2028) is structured as follows: Phase 1: Finance Core (2026); Phase 2a: Source-to-Pay (2027); Phase 2b: Lead-to-Cash (2027); and Phase 2c: Technical & Governance (2027). The primary success factor is top management commitment and the IGH ecosystem, while critical risks — including poor master data quality and user resistance — are mitigated through a four-pillar change management strategy: People, Process, Technology, and Governance.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJEBAS

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

This journal aims to examine new breakthroughs and current issues regarding advances in science and technology in the fields of Economics, Business, Sharia Administration, Accounting and Agriculture ...