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SAP RAR Training (Revenue Accounting and Reporting)

SAP RAR training teaches you to implement revenue recognition under IFRS 15 and ASC 606 in SAP.

  • 35 hours
  • Intermediate
  • Live online

What is SAP RAR Training (Revenue Accounting and Reporting)?

SAP RAR training teaches you to implement revenue recognition under IFRS 15 and ASC 606 in SAP. You cover the five-step revenue model and how RAR implements it, the adapter reuse layer and revenue accounting items from SD and other senders, performance obligation determination and types, standalone selling price and allocation, contract combination, modification and change handling, fulfilment events and time based recognition, invoice matching and reconciliation, contract asset and liability postings, the revenue posting run, and disclosure reporting requirements.

What you get

  • Explain the IFRS 15 five step model and RAR's implementation of it
  • Configure revenue accounting item classes and the adapter reuse layer
  • Set up performance obligation determination and types
  • Configure standalone selling price and allocation

Who this course is for

New to the field

  • Revenue accountants moving into SAP
  • FI consultants adding revenue recognition
  • Technical accounting specialists after IFRS 15

Working professionals

  • Consultants on a revenue recognition programme
  • Software, telecom and services companies
  • Anyone supporting an existing RAR implementation

Prerequisites

  • SAP FI knowledge is required and SD understanding is important.
  • Revenue recognition or audit background is a significant advantage.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the IFRS 15 five step model and RAR's implementation of it
  • Configure revenue accounting item classes and the adapter reuse layer
  • Set up performance obligation determination and types
  • Configure standalone selling price and allocation
  • Handle contract combination, modification and cancellation
  • Process fulfilment, invoice matching and revenue postings
  • Produce disclosure and reconciliation reporting

Salary range

India
11-32 LPA
United States
125k-175k

Market ranges for SAP RAR Consultant, not a guarantee. Actual pay depends on experience, location and employer.

Curriculum

Revenue recognition foundations

Understand the standard before the software.

  • IFRS 15 and ASC 606: the five step model
  • Why revenue recognition moved into a dedicated engine
  • Classic SD revenue recognition and its limits
  • RAR versus the newer revenue accounting capabilities
  • RAR architecture and components
  • Sender components and the adapter reuse layer
  • Key RAR apps and transactions
  • Scoping a revenue recognition project

Revenue accounting items and inbound processing

Get operational documents into the revenue engine.

  • Revenue accounting item classes
  • Order, fulfilment and invoice items
  • Adapter reuse layer configuration
  • Sender component setup for SD
  • Item transfer and monitoring
  • Error handling in inbound processing
  • Non-SD senders and custom integration
  • Reconciling sender documents to RAR

Performance obligations

Identify what you actually promised the customer.

  • Performance obligation determination
  • POB types: event, time, percentage of completion
  • Distinct goods and services assessment
  • Right of return and warranty handling
  • Bill of material and bundle handling
  • Deferral method and its impact
  • POB attributes and their derivation
  • Testing POB determination against contracts

Price allocation

Split the transaction price the way the standard requires.

  • Standalone selling price concepts
  • SSP determination and sources
  • Allocation of transaction price
  • Residual approach and its constraints
  • Discount allocation across obligations
  • Variable consideration overview
  • Allocation effects and their postings
  • Explaining allocation to auditors

Contract combination and change

Handle the messy reality of contracts.

  • Contract combination rules
  • Manual contract combination
  • Contract modification: prospective and retrospective
  • Change in transaction price
  • Cancellation and partial cancellation
  • Contract termination handling
  • Recalculation and its postings
  • Audit trail for contract changes

Fulfilment, invoicing and postings

Recognise revenue as obligations are satisfied.

  • Fulfilment events and their capture
  • Time based recognition and periods
  • Percentage of completion recognition
  • Invoice matching and unbilled receivables
  • Contract asset and contract liability
  • Revenue posting run
  • Reconciliation of RAR to the general ledger
  • Period close in revenue accounting

Reporting, migration and operations

Disclose correctly and run it after go-live.

  • Disclosure requirements under IFRS 15
  • Contract balance and revenue schedule reporting
  • Reconciliation reports and their use
  • Transition and migration approaches
  • Data validation before go-live
  • Common production issues in RAR
  • Working with auditors on revenue
  • Continuous improvement after go-live

Projects you will build

Contract to revenue cycle

Configure item classes and POB determination, create a multi-element sales order, allocate the transaction price and recognise revenue across fulfilment events.

Modification scenario

Process a contract modification and a price change, run recalculation, and explain the resulting contract asset and liability movements.

Reconciliation and disclosure

Run the revenue posting run, reconcile RAR to the general ledger, resolve a deliberate mismatch and produce contract balance disclosure.

Tools you will use

Adapter reuse layer
Where operational documents become revenue accounting items.
Performance obligation configuration
Determination rules and POB types.
Standalone selling price and allocation
Price allocation across obligations in a contract.
Revenue posting run
The periodic job that produces revenue and deferral postings.
Reconciliation reports
RAR to general ledger comparison, run every period.
Contract balance reporting
Contract assets, liabilities and revenue schedules for disclosure.

Certification

Exam
SAP has no current dedicated associate exam for Revenue Accounting and Reporting. We prepare you against SAP's RAR learning content and map the course to C_TS4FI_2023 (Financial Accounting) as the nearest credential.

What learners say

Contract modification and recalculation is the hardest part of RAR and the part clients hit in month two. Good that it has a full module and a project.

Girish A., SAP RAR Consultant

I came from audit knowing IFRS 15 thoroughly. This connected the standard to the system faster than our implementation partner managed.

Karen S., Technical Accounting Manager

The reconciliation module is what you actually get asked about in interviews. Very practical.

Mohit B., SAP FI Consultant

Fees and training modes

Choose how you want to learn. No-cost EMI is available on the live and 1-to-1 modes.

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Live Online Training

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Contact for current batch fee

Interactive live batches, weekday or weekend, with the full cohort and lifetime recordings.

Fastest

1-to-1 Training

₹49,000

Fixed for every course, no-cost EMI

Private one-on-one coaching at a pace and schedule you set.

Affordable

Self-paced Training

₹9,000

One-time fee, lowest-cost option

Learn on your own time with recorded sessions and the same materials.

Refunds and cancellations are covered in our refund policy.

What a day looks like

Inbound errors
Revenue accounting items that failed transfer, which leaves revenue unrecognised until resolved.
Contract questions
Whether a bundle is one obligation or several, which is an accounting judgement with system consequences.
Reconciliation
Proving RAR agrees with the general ledger, which is the control auditors test first.
Period close
Posting runs and deferral checks under close deadlines.
Audit support
Explaining allocation and modification treatment with system evidence.

Training a team?

We run this course as private corporate training, tailored to your systems and scheduled around your team. Tell us your group size and what you need to cover.

Request a corporate quote

Frequently asked questions

Is there a RAR certification?

No current dedicated associate exam. We prepare you against SAP's RAR learning content and map to the S/4HANA Financial Accounting credential, rather than citing an exam that does not exist.

Do I need to know IFRS 15 already?

We teach the five step model in enough depth to configure and defend the system. If you come from audit or technical accounting you will move faster, and that background is highly valued on these projects.

Is RAR still SAP's revenue solution?

RAR is the established solution and remains widely implemented. SAP has newer revenue capabilities in S/4HANA, and we cover the landscape honestly so you can advise on direction.

Do I need SD knowledge?

Yes, some. SD is the most common sender component, so understanding orders, fulfilment and billing matters.

Which industries need this most?

Software, telecom, professional services and manufacturers with service or multi-year contracts. Anywhere revenue is not recognised simply at delivery.

Is there hands-on access?

Yes, for item classes, POB determination, allocation, modifications, posting runs and reconciliation across all three projects.

Ready to start?

Talk to us about batch dates, the syllabus or anything else.

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