Financial Processes and Service DesignLaajuus (5 cr)

Intro

This course explores how financial processes function within business environments and contribute to the overall organization. It focuses on the development of financial processes through the design of process flow charts, emphasizes the role of data quality in supporting accurate reporting and informed decision-making, and examines how emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) drive process improvement within the finance function. Through practical case studies and collaboration in diverse international teams, the course fosters a forward-looking mindset, emphasizing the application of process management and service design methods and tools to support the continuous improvement of financial processes. Hands-on experience with SAP, one of the world’s leading ERP systems, is also included. By the end of the course, participants will be prepared to support organizations in operating more efficiently, customer-centrically and sustainably.

Learning objectives

After having completed this course or attained an equivalent competence level, the student:
- is able to identify key financial processes as part of business operations; also in an international business context.
- is able to design financial processes and related data flows on process flow charts.
- is able to recognise the impact of data quality on reporting, decision-making and sustainable business process development initiatives.
- Is able to apply process management methods and a service design approach to identify development areas and create new services within financial processes, including a process development case study conducted in inclusive, ethical, sustainable, and responsible collaboration in multicultural teams.
- is able to understand the importance and impact of utilizing modern technology (RPA, AI) in developing processes.
- has gained hands-on experience on SAP ERP system by completed case studies.

Contents

- Financial processes; process flow charts, data flow diagrams
- Process development; process management methods (Lean, Six Sigma etc)
- Data, data quality
- Automation, RPA, AI
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system; SAP
- Service design

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

CONTACT / CONTACT BLENDED
VIRTUAL / VIRTUAL INSTRUCTED

If you have acquired the required learning outcomes, you can show your competences with a demonstration. If you have any questions, please contact the responsible teacher. More information and instructions regarding the recognition of learning: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Learning materials

Romney, Steinbart,Summers,Wood: Accounting Information Systems, Pearson 2021.

Other material informed by the course teacher

Starting level and linkage with other courses

Following BBA key and common competence courses should be completed or similar knowledge and skills gained prior to this course:

ECO001HH1AE
ECO002TR1AE

Assessment criteria - grade 1

Attendance Requirement:
For CONTACT, ONLINE, and BLENDED implementations of the course, attendance is required at the scheduled teaching sessions listed in the timetable. If a student is absent for more than 25% of the sessions, their final grade will be lowered by one grade point. If a student is absent for more than 50% of the sessions, the course will be failed.

All other grading criteria are based on the learning objectives of the course.

Assessment criteria - grade 3

Grading criteria are based on the learning objectives of the course.

Assessment criteria - grade 5

Grading criteria are based on the learning objectives of the course.