SAP PRESS Authors Featured Speakers at the Controlling 2015 Conference

The Controlling 2015 conference September 21-24, 2015 in San Diego features a number of prominent SAP PRESS book authors on the speaker roster. Learn more about the authors, their books, and their Controlling 2015 conference presentations.

Rogerio Faleiros is the author of Configuring Controlling in SAP ERP. He is an independent SAP consultant specializing in controlling functionality. He has worked with SAP technology since 2005, implementing controlling solutions in the food processing, chemical, construction and agribusiness industries. Since 2008, Roger has been working with IFRS and integration with CO-PC minimizing the impact of the changes in SAP for companies in the United States, Brazil, and Germany. Rogerio has an MBA in IT from Getulio Vargas Foundation and is a frequent presenter providing training for new consultants in Brazil. Rogerio will present sessions on the following topics at Controlling 2015:

• How to avoid the most common SAP CO-PA customization pitfalls
• Guidelines for leveraging material ledger to provide parallel product cost for inventory using alternative valuation run and business function FIN_CO_COGM
• Expert Led Networking: SAP Material Ledger

John Jordan is founder and principle consultant at ERP Corp, which provides expert SAP consulting and training services. John regularly speaks at conferences, publishes articles, and is the author of SAP PRESS bestsellers:

• Product Cost Controlling with SAP (2nd Edition)
• Production Variance Analysis in SAP Controlling (2nd Edition)
• 100 Things You Should Know About Controlling with SAP (2nd Edition) (Use coupon code CTLSP10 for 10% off on sap-press.com.)

John is considered one of the leading experts in the SAP Controlling component by clients and peers. will present sessions on the following topics at Controlling 2015:

• Set up and utilize internal orders as standard SAP® functionality
• SAP Controlling information flow and integration 

Paul Ovigele is the author of 100 Things You Should Know About Financial Accounting with SAP. He has worked as an ERP financials consultant since 1997 in both North America and Europe, specializing in implementing the Financial Accounting and Controlling modules and all integration areas for companies in various industries. Paul delivers training sessions to finance professionals at both functional and managerial levels, and is published in Financials Expert where he also serves as a technical adviser. He has presented at SAP financial conferences in both Europe and the United States. Paul will present sessions on the following topics at Controlling 2015:

• SAP Controlling information flow and integration 
• Systematic guidelines for reconciling CO-PA to the SAP General Ledger
• Expert tips to improve actual cost and profitability reporting with the Material Ledger

Janet Salmon is the author of Controlling with SAP® - Practical Guide. She is the Chief Product Owner for Management Accounting at SAP AG. Janet is known to many SAP Financials professionals for her writings on Controlling and related subjects in SAP Financials Expert. Janet has overseen many SAP Controlling functionality product developments both as a Product and Solution Manager. Most recently she spearheaded changes to the user interfaces within Controlling and data transfer from Controlling to SAP HANA. Janet will present sessions on the following topics at Controlling 2015:

• Plenary Session: SAP Simple Finance – Accounting and controlling step closer together 
• SAP’s innovations – Are you overlooking important functionality in SAP Controlling?
• Ask Janet Networking Session

Jörg Siebert is the author of The SAP General Ledger and SAP ERP Financial User's Guide. He has worked as consultant, trainer and product manager and has more than 16 years of experience with accounting software. For the last 10 years he worked at SAP Germany in Walldorf with a focus on SAP ERP Financials. Jörg will present a session on the following topic at Controlling 2015:

• SAP General Ledger migration lessons learned

Birgit Starmanns is the author of Accelerated Financial Closing with SAP.  She is a senior director in marketing at SAP for Finance solutions. Birgit has more than 20 years of experience across solution marketing, solution management, strategic customer communities and consulting. Her functional experience is in finance, including core SAP ERP and enterprise performance management, as well as customer relationship management, which has allowed her to focus on the integration of cross-functional business processes. Prior to joining SAP, she was a principal in management consulting organizations, redesigning business processes and implementing SAP R/3 and R/2 for numerous Fortune 500 and SME companies, with a focus on management accounting. Birgit holds a BA and an MBA from the College of William and Mary. Birgit will present a session on the following topic at Controlling 2015:

•  Improve your variance analysis: How to create a “standard cost” for a configurable material

Controlling 2015 is a conference for SAP® professionals covering detailed topics in the management accounting module of SAP. This conference is for end-users dealing with master data, transactions, configuration, and reporting for managers. The Controlling 2015 conference will take place September 21-24, 2015 in San Diego. Learn more!