{"id":11449,"date":"2016-12-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/?p=11449"},"modified":"2022-08-26T14:17:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T14:17:10","slug":"segregation-of-duties-in-purchase-to-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/en\/blog\/segregation-of-duties-in-purchase-to-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Segregation of duties in \u201cpurchase to pay\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part IX&nbsp;of the series: \u201cAutomated Audit of the Configuration and Authorizations in SAP MM\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s blog post presents you with SAP authorizations for segregation&nbsp;of duties in purchase to pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/is-everything-well-organized-auditing-organizational-structures-in-sap-mm?lang=en\">Is everything well organized? Auditing organizational structures in SAP MM<\/a><br>2.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/proper-protection-of-vendor-master-data?lang=en\">Proper protection of vendor master data<\/a><br>3.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/the-procedure-for-checking-the-approval-process-for-purchase-requisitions?lang=en\">The procedure for checking the approval process for purchase requisitions<\/a><br>4.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/are-your-purchase-orders-ordered-in-the-best-way?lang=en\">Are your purchase orders ordered in the best way?<\/a><br>5.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/everything-under-control-for-critical-goods-movements?lang=en\">Everything under control for critical goods movements<\/a><br>6.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/how-to-protect-your-invoice-verification?lang=en\">How to protect your invoice verification<\/a><br>7.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/clear-interrelationships-when-recording-the-physical-inventory?lang=en\">Clear interrelationships when recording the physical inventory<\/a><br>8.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/customizing-in-sap-mm-set-at-the-test-bench?lang=en\">Customizing in SAP MM set at the test bench<\/a><br><strong>9. Segregation of duties in&nbsp;\u201cpurchase to pay\u201d<\/strong><br>10.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.zapliance.com\/blog\/good-practices-in-relation-to-the-segregation-of-duties-between-purchase-to-pay-and-financial-accounting?lang=en\">Good practices in relation to the segregation&nbsp;of duties between&nbsp;\u201cpurchase to pay\u201d and \u201cfinancial accounting\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintaining purchase requisitions and creating purchase orders&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This combination of SAP authorizations enables you both to create and release purchase requisitions and create purchase orders. As a result, it is possible to trigger a purchase order without a four-eyes&nbsp;principle. If a mitigating control based on the four-eyes&nbsp;principle (approval procedure, documentation, downstream check) is not used, this may lead to a negative influence on the procurement process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maintaining purchase orders and posting goods movements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This combination of SAP authorizations enables you to maintain purchase orders and post goods receipts. As a result, goods flows may be triggered without approval. If a mitigating control based on the four-eyes principle is not used, this may have a negative influence on the procurement process and the goods and value flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posting goods movements and creating invoices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This combination of authorizations enables you to post goods receipts and add invoices for invoice verification. These processes must be separated by a four-eyes&nbsp;principle. 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