Control and clarity
Finance teams are drowning in manual journal entries, fragmented source data, and audit exposure. Accounting Rules Engine (ARE) delivers control and clarity through a centralized, rules-driven subledger that connects every transactional event to its financial posting.
Built on the SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM) Cloud Universal Model, ARE efficiently processes high data volumes, seamlessly integrates with your existing finance landscape, and provides the analytical backbone to support the general ledger.
Achieve a unified version of financial data with detailed drill-down capabilities, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
Get real-time reporting and analytics for quicker, informed decisions.
Designed for businesses of all sizes to efficiently handle high data volumes on SAP HANA and adapt to changing needs without coding.
Meet complex regulatory requirements with granular data, robust audit trails, and transparent workflow controls.
Centralize accounting logic and automate calculations to streamline processes and reduce manual effort.
Reduced maintenance and implementation costs via streamlined cloud architecture and efficient data flow.
Key capabilities
Trace and govern every step from the source event to general ledger postings.
An accounting environment is only as strong as the rules governing it. Accounting Rules Engine provides finance teams with the tools to define, automate, and govern every rule with transparency, flexibility, and reliable integration across systems.
Comprehensive accounting functionality
Supports multi-ledger, business events aggregation, manual adjustments, posting rules, and imported subledger documents.
User-friendly interface
A Fiori-based approach with intuitive process flows, embedded workflows, and clear oversight for management.
Robust data handling
Manage huge data volumes, complex allocations, and validations, all while ensuring data quality, auditability, and traceability.
Embedded workflows
Define teams, responsibilities, and workflow logic to orchestrate and streamline the close process.
Flexible configuration
Configure complex accounting rules using functional logic, perform customizable calculations, and remap chart of accounts without coding.
Seamless integration
Native integration with SAP solutions (S/4HANA Finance, SAC, Datasphere) and multiple integration options for non-SAP systems (SOAP, Odata, DP Agent).
Why msg global?
Implementing a rules-driven smart subledger requires more than technology — it requires deep product knowledge, accounting expertise, and proven delivery experience. msg global combines all three. As a trusted SAP partner and co- developer of ARE and SAP Profitability and Performance Management, we provide unmatched insights, global scale, and successful hands-on implementation in every project.
Our deep product design knowledge is unmatched. We were the first consultants worldwide to work with ARE, testing and developing use cases in close collaboration with our development partner Nexontis.
With over 30 successful subledger implementations and 90+ SAP PaPM projects globally, your project is in experienced hands.
Our operations in 23 countries ensure comprehensive support, while our local teams understand regional nuances and regulations.
A co-development partner for SAP PaPM and ARE, with a 25+ year SAP history and multiple Pinnacle Awards.
Over 150 finance experts across diverse industries translate your accounting requirements into system functionality.
Accounting Rules Engine FAQs
Accounting Rules Engine (ARE) is a cloud-based subledger solution that helps organizations centralize and automate accounting logic across multiple source systems. It processes granular transactional data, applies predefined accounting rules, and prepares aggregated postings for the general ledger. By managing detailed accounting requirements outside the core ERP system, ARE supports a clean core approach while creating a consistent, auditable financial record. This helps finance teams improve accuracy, transparency, and efficiency across accounting and reporting processes.
Creating a single source of financial truth often starts with a harmonization layer between source systems and the general ledger, turning complex financial data into consistent, auditable accounting results. ARE consolidates data from multiple systems, processes granular business events, applies configurable accounting rules, and prepares postings for the general ledger. This provides finance teams with a reliable foundation for reporting, reduces reliance on manual reconciliations, and helps ensure that stakeholders work from the same trusted financial data.
Even small changes in regulatory requirements can significantly affect finance operations. ARE centralizes and automates accounting rule management, making it easier to apply standards across local GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP, tax accounting, and green subledger scenarios. With configurable rules and auditable results, finance teams can adapt more efficiently to new requirements, reduce the risk of errors, and support more consistent compliance reporting.
Organizations are under constant pressure to optimize finance operations, yet many finance teams still rely on manual processes, complex spreadsheets, and time-consuming reconciliations, especially during period-end close. ARE automates core accounting logic and the generation of subledger and general ledger postings, helping reduce manual adjustments and improve process consistency. By processing high volumes of granular data through transparent workflows, finance teams can close faster, reduce operational effort, and spend more time on analysis and business support.
Profitability depends on understanding the true drivers of costs and revenues at a detailed level. ARE is designed to capture and process granular financial data from individual business events, making detailed information available for reporting and analysis. This gives finance teams a clearer view of financial performance and helps them understand how specific transactions, products, or business activities contribute to profitability. These insights help finance teams analyze profitability more precisely and make better-informed decisions as business conditions change.
As organizations expand, introduce new products, or enter new markets, finance systems need to handle growing data volumes, new business models, and changing accounting requirements. Built on the SAP Profitability and Performance Management Universal Model, ARE provides a flexible foundation for processing high volumes of financial data and adapting accounting logic as business needs evolve. This helps finance teams support growth, maintain consistent accounting processes, and provide auditable results across the enterprise.
