Welcome to the
Multi-National SIG
Oracle Open World 2015, San Francisco
October 25, 3:30 – 4:15 pm
Moscone West Room 3002-3004
Agenda
Multi-National SIG, Mission & Board
1. International Compliance Developments
- Data Privacy – Data Sharing: Highest EU Court “US companies are out of compliance
in Europe” What’s the impact for us? (Hans Kolbe, Celantra Systems)
- Electronic Fiscal Accounting Audit - Country Specific Reporting (Jacques Bouchet,
Oracle)
2. Oracle Fusion Applications and its availability for multi-national companies (Thomas
Simkiss, BizTech)
3. User Perspectives, Org Structure, Localizations, Ledgers
- Xylem Inc., continued European Roll-out into Sub-Ledgers (Anita Fowler)
- Cummins Corp., preparing global R12 model (Anand Gangal)
4. Oracle Announcements
- Helle Hennings
- Oracle Support
5. Q&A – Topics for future Webinars and Collaborate 2015
Board Members
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Hans Kolbe, Celantra Systems – Chair
Thomas Simkiss, BizTech Corp. - Enhancement Liaison
Sangeeta Sameer, GE, Vice Chair, Membership
Mrunal Potdar, Facebook
Kevin Elshaw, State Street Bank of Boston
Jacques Bouchet, Oracle
Associate Board Members:
Adelaide Binner, Boeing; Mohan Iyer, Jade Global, Bill Grimes, Ciena; Alex Fiteni E-Bus
Tax Lead; Markus Hentschel, Bearing Point, Maryanne DiGravio, Terex
Additional Oracle Liaisons:
Seamus Moran, David Haimes
We invite you to sign-up to work with the SIG Board!
Key Issues for the
Multi-National SIG
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Multi-org/ Legal Entity – Simplification
Global Processes / Shared Services
Inter-Company (trading, accounting, pricing)
Global Project Management and Support
Tax and Legal Compliance Issues (coordinate solutions in
different regions)
Instance issues / Single-Multiple / Cross-ERP Systems
integration / Co-Existence
Multi-language and multi-byte (MLS & NLS)
Report on SIG Activities - 2015
Webinars, Linked-In Group, Web-Site,
UK-OUG, DOAG (German User Group)
Integrated SIG Session 2015 and preparing 2016
Updated Web-Site
Http://stage6.oaug.org/
We need volunteers
Data Privacy – Data Sharing:
EU Court Decision - what is the
impact for us?
What is the decision:
“Safe Harbor” Agreement is declared invalid by the highest
European Union Court.
Data Privacy Expert: “Theoretically every organization that
previously was in the Safe Harbor is out of compliance with
European data protection law today and is subject to the
enforcement risks of a data protection authority coming after them.
…. The risk profile for organizations has increased exponentially.”
Impact - Data Privacy – Data Sharing:
 Individual country privacy regulations will dictate, no common EU
regulation.
 The existing “Self-Certification” for compliance with data privacy
regulations is not valid any longer.
 “Big Data” collections models in general may attract much greater
scrutiny and legal barriers.
Examples “Safe Harbor List”
What can we do?
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Insert standard data protection clauses into customer, vendor, employee
contracts
Review corporate rules for data transfers within a corporation and amend
the intercompany contracts with binding data protection clauses,
Identify the processes where data can legally be transferred on the basis of
performance of a contract.
Solicit the free and informed consent of the individual whose data are
impacted.
Key Impact Areas
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Single global instance: Do we need separate data repositories in each country and
multiple country specific configurations?
Cross-Country Shared service centers especially those outside of the European
Union: How can we enforce European data privacy on Vendor and Employee
processes for shared services in India, Philippines, etc.
Cloud, Big Data, Business Intelligence modules
Additional encryption options on personal data comparable to the banking
encryptions
What’s next ?
The MN-SIG will stay in touch with Oracle Corp., Users, and the
prominent audit agencies to provide updated information on available
solutions.
Celantra Systems will work to engage experts in the data privacy field to
help clarifying more detailed options and risk mitigation processes.
Electronic Fiscal Accounting Audit
Trends, challenges, solutions
Jacques Bouchet
Senior Director
Applications Development
Oracle
October 2015
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Trends
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Challenges
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Solutions
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Trends
Automated computer base fiscal audit
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Drivers
• High government debt level and insufficient corporate Income tax
collection effectiveness
– BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting), or Corporate Income
Tax Avoidance
» $100bn to $240bn of Corporate Income Tax lost annually
by governments globally thanks to laws allowing
companies to shift profits to low-tax jurisdictions.
(OECD/G20 BEPS report - October 05, 2015)
– Improper reporting
• Affordable IT cost for countries to build automated fiscal auditing
systems
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Trends
Automated computer base fiscal audit
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Landscape
– Already implemented
• Germany (GDPDU)
• Brazil (SPED)
• Portugal, Luxembourg, Singapore (SAF-T)
• China (CNAO)
• France (FEC) 2014
• Turkey (e-ledger) 2015
• Mexico (electronic accounting files) 2015
• …
– In progress
• New ISO standard (ISO/PC 295 - Audit data collection)
• XBRL GL, SAF-T
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Challenges
 Complete local compliant statutory / fiscal accounting
books
 Comprehensive and detailed accounting entries lines
for statutory ledgers
 Compliant Book keeping methods
 Local Corporate Income Tax currency
 Chart of accounts defined at local statutory level of
granularity
 Sequential Numbering and physical documents audit
trail
 Local storage of details accounting records and
justifying documents
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Solutions
 Dual Ledgers (‘primary’ and ‘secondary’)
 Complete and synchronized multiple accounting representations
 "Data Conversion Level" = "Subledger"
 Different currencies between corporate and local statutory ledger
 Different chart of accounts with mapping rules
 No need to expose line of business or cost center details
 corporate and local statutory chart of accounts
 Different calendars (i.e.15 periods for French statutory ledger)
 Different valuations methods and accounting (Fixed Assets,
Inventory , leasing, etc.)
 Different book keeping options
 Journal categories
 Sequential numbering
 Fiscal year closing and opening (journal or balance method)
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Solutions
 Country specific EBS solutions and legislative updates (MOS)
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Germany GDPDU interface (partner solution)
Brazil Accounting SPED files
Portugal SAF-T files
China CNAO 2 files
France FEC file 2014
Turkey e-ledger 2015 (partner solution)
Mexico electronic accounting files 2015
• Close relationship with standards creating bodies
 countries regulating authorities to influence and
and
prepare new countries implementations
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Celantra Systems Tools for Multi-Nationals
Multi-Country solutions – visit Booth 3113
 Configurable Journal and VAT Sequencing
 GL Journal Extract reporting with sub-ledger detail (FEC
France, Mexico)
 E-Bus Tax Configuration Simplified
 E-Bus Tax Loader - automated
 AGIS Loader
 Support for Cross-Legal Entity OpUnit
Multi-Nationals Working with
Cloud
Thomas Simkiss General Notes
Base Environments
See Doc Id: 1589571.1 for more information
about environments
The Cloud Model
Note: As an implementation partner you must be certified as of
Oct in order to implement
Best Practice Cloud
Implementation Framework
Cloud Patching – Adopt the
Cadence
Upgrade Point to Consider
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On average two (2) upgrades per year
Mandatory for all customers – CAN NOT be skipped
Occurs for both implementing and in PROD customers
Unlike patches, upgrades delivery new functionality
Implementation customers need to consider upgrades in
their task plan
 Oracle coordinates upgrades with the customer
Cloud Localizations
Current Languages and
Localizations
• Oracle Fusion HCM software offers multi-currency support as
well as multi-language functionality; including the translations of:
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Arabic
Brazilian Portuguese
Dutch
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Notes
 The first release of Oracle Fusion HCM also
delivered payroll localizations for China, Saudi
Arabia, United Arab Emirates, the United
Kingdom, and the United States
 Note: These localizations follow the same "footprint"
as the Oracle E-Business Suite
 While Oracle representatives assert that the company
has an aggressive rollout schedule for additional
localizations, no other countries were disclosed
Localization in General
 Most Localization Notes are found under HCM
 The majority of the functionality is HCM rather
than ERP based
 Good General Document on International
requirements
– Document 1478478.1 - Oracle Fusion HCM:
International Human Resources
Multi-National Implementation Update
Anita Fowler, Xylem Inc.
Anand Gangal, Cummins Corp.
More Announcements / Update
Visit the Celantra Systems
Booth 3113, Moscone West
MUSICIANS AT THE BOOTH
A call to anybody attending the Oracle Open World to play or to listen to chamber
music at our booth. Please join us at the Celantra Systems booth 3113, Moscone
West. We will provide the instruments! What better way to strike a work/life balance?
Interested? Contact: jenn.rush@celantrasystems.com
CELANTRA RECEPTION - You are invited
Join us for a reception and short concert on Tuesday, October 27 from 6:00 - 8:00pm
at the Steinway Piano Gallery, located at 647 Mission Street, just 4 blocks away from
the convention center! This is our way of saying thank you for your business and your
friendship, in the way that we know best. If you plan to attend, please email
jenn.rush@celantrasystems.com. We hope to see you there!
OAUG Membership: It’s a Home Run!
• Join the OAUG at OpenWorld
– 3 months of membership free
• Enter to win prizes
– Free pass to COLLABORATE 16
• Visit the OAUG
– Table near Geo/SIG meetings today
– Users Group Pavilion in Moscone
South Sunday - Wednesday
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• Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 p.m.
• IBM’s Bluemix Garage
• Pick up your invitation; space is limited
– OAUG table near Geo/SIG meetings today
– Users Group Pavilion, Moscone South
OAUG Customer Support Council
• Source of support tools, training and resources
– Publish highly successful OAUG Support in Focus newsletter
http://oaug.org/supportinfocus
• Your voice to Oracle:
Questions?
Tsimkiss@biztech.com
@ThomasSimkiss
HansKolbe@Celantrasystems.com
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