Authorizations & Roles

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Author(s)

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Verification

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Approval

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Michel Renaudin
PE I&D

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Virginia Contente
Organization and Methods

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Pierre Boyer
SBS RtR Process Manager WW

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28/02/2014

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10/04/2014

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15/07/2015

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Objective and Scope

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Objective of this Procedure

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Application Application

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The purpose of this document is to describe the practical modalities for preparing and taking the physical inventory of fixed assets.

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Scope

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Definitions Definitions

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This organizational procedure (P) applies to all companies within the Solvay Syensqo Business Services scope of entities.

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Reference Documents

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Definitions

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Main Part

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General Roles and Responsibilities

SBS Actors:

• RtR FSL SU MAC PE I&D: The I&D PE has mostly a supervision role in the physical inventory process, supervising overall process efficiency across the Group.

• RtR FSL SU MAC Regional I&D Managers: are involved in Key Users (link): the Regional I&D Key Users are responsible to coordinate with GBU Accountants the IC deliverables. they should be involved in inventory process instructions definition and communication to sites. They also supervise the process for their region (ensure list are correctly extracted; follow up on adjustments recorded, etc.). They are the internal control owners of assets physical inventory.
• FSL SU MAC GBU accountants (link): the GBU accountants collaborate with Regional I&D Key User to secure yearly communication on IC to the sites. They are responsible to identify, maintain, update and communicate the list of individual eligible to send a request to the BO. Thay are the internal control owner of assets physical inventory.

• the SC.  They should request new 5Y Plan when this has expired and collect new plan for the following 5Y. He is also responsible to collect the Assets Physical Events evidences from Site Assets Accounting Contact. He should secure a good reporting during the Service Review with the GBU.
• FSL RtR Companies Accounting Managers: CAM CAMs are not involved in the process directly.

• RtR BO: SBS Back office is responsible for extracting inventory lists and recording inventory adjustments in the systemFSL Country Accounting Directors: CADs are only involved in the process in case of discrepancies detected in the counting or non compliance by a site.

Non SBS Actors:

• Site Managers: The site managers are mainly in charge of validating the inventory results and of appointing the operation managers to execute the operations.
• Site Controllers: The site controllers are responsible for supervising the process along the site managers. 
• Site Assets Accounting Contacts: The Assets Accounting Contacts are responsible to extract the list of assets when 5Y Plan has expired to provide a new 5Y Plan to SBS and deliver the Assets Physical Events evidences to SU MAC GBU Accountants. 
• Inventory Operations Managers: The main role of the inventory operations managers is to perform the review of production units and to report the results to the site managers for validation.
• GBU Financial Directors: GBU Financial Directors are only involved in the process in the case of discrepancies detected in the counting or non compliance by a site.

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Communication flow

The Physical inventory report file communication is sent by the ID regional to the site director or delegateI&D regional key user or by the SU MAC GBU accountant (link) to Site Assets Accounting Contact with the site manager in copy.

The list of assets to be counted is extracted from SAP by the Site Assets Accounting Contact or SC team, according to the alignment between the plant and SC.

The planning of physical inventory is sent by the Site Assets Accounting Contact to the site director to the ID regional managerI&D regional key user or SU MAC GBU accountant.

The physical inventory results are sent by the Site Assets Accounting Contact or site Manager to the I&D regional key user of the SU MAC GBU accountant.

In case of retirement detected, the communication flow should respect the following criteria:

• Any request must be sent with tha apprriate the appropriate form to the Back office RTR FSL Service Center via a ticketing tool (Freshdesk) in order to be registered
• The requester should be recognized as eligible
• The BO SC is in charge of following the traceability, performing the request and sending a feedback to the requester.

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Process Description

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Key Principles

The group has the obligation to verify the existence of the asset published in the group accounts
The following key principles apply for implementing the procedure:

• A annual trigger event review of the potential consequences on inventory assets (Activity changes – Production unit close – Merger – Activity transfer…)

MAC GBU accountants (link) with the support of Regional manager I&D Regional key user will manage the gathering of elements from plant managers and/or controllers to be communicated to Back OfficeService Center.

• 5-year cycle physical inventory of the entirety of fixed assets: Comprehensive 5-year annual monitoring of physically present fixed assets.

  Each year

  The full physical inventory of the plant must be counted by the end of each 5-year period, with the requirement of counting a minimum of 20% of the number of the fixed assets

  should be included in the physical inventory, at

  each year. This percentage can only be smaller if the remaining assets to be counted are less than 20% of the number of fixed assets.

  If the entirety of the fixed assets are counted before the end of the

  five years

  5-year plan, the

  entirety of the fixed assets shall be included on the inventory.

  plant has the possibility of waiting until the next 5-year cycle to perform the physical inventory again.

  Examples of acceptable 5-year plans:

Example of incorrect 5 year plans:

Inventory documents- Report SAP   (transaction Z1A_AA_INVENTORY / Variant: FXA 5YP and Layout: FXA 5YP ) include the following:

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    A description of the fixed asset
  • The assets class- nature of the assets
  • Identification number
  • Acquisition date
  • Purchase value
  • Net book value
  • Length of depreciation / Useful life
  • Geographic location (division, building, etc.) or functional location (cost center)

I/Regional manager with Site manager or delegates choose the best form to perform physical inventory (Sap list,Excel,…)GBU Accountant is available to advise Assets Accounting Contact or Site Manager on what is necessary to secure the physical inventory plan (SAP list + Excel, etc).

Fixed asset inventory documents are signed and dated validated by the operations managers after review.

All status-changing movements of fixed assets noted during the annual review or continuous inventories are approved by the Site Manager or person delegated for said task, who shall sign validate the corresponding documents for any updates.

Inventory results shall be reported to BO SBS SU MAC no later than October 31^st of every year.

All statements and inventory documents are retained and archived by BO SBS SU MAC as certifying articles for fixed asset movements.

In case of any discrepancies during the internal control execution, the CAD and GBU FD related to the plant are informed.

Control to be performed - IFARtR.PHCFXA.0102.01: Fixed assets physical inventory

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Roles and Responsibilities

• The BO SBS SU MAC is in charge of:

1. Extract the appropriate inventory statement : Z1A_AA_INVENTORY programLaunching the internal control communication to the site managers and Assets Accounting contacts and align with them the strategy for extraction of the list of assets to be counted.
2. Updating the fixed asset register based on requests submittedin case of request from the site.

• The I&D Regional Manager key user is in charge of:

1. Organising Organizing the sending of list of asset communication in collaboration with SU MAC GBU Accountants to the site managers and Assets Accounting contacts before end of February.
2. Obtaining from the plant manager Assets Accounting contacts the appropriate planning of commitment and to follow the roll out of the action.
3. Obtain from the plant Site manager or Assets Accounting contacts each year the trigger event review and the related appropriated divestment if any.
4. Monitoring progress made on carrying out the inventory program and sending reminder updates if necessary.
5. Supporting the BO SBS in case of specific needs.
6. Defining, maintaining and updating the format list with the support of the IT (if needed).

• The site manager is Site manager and Assets Accounting contacts are in charge of:

1. Committing on a roll out planning and submitting it to the Regional ManagersI&D regional key users or SU MAC GBU accountants.
2. Provide the appropriated divestment linked to trigger event review.
3. Defining the organization of the inventory (appoint the appropriate persons in charge of the physical inventory / sectors allocation).
4. Launching the physical inventory process and verifying its good application.
5. Transmitting to the BO SU MAC the physical inventory result at the due date.

Hierarchical releasing criteria - by type of assets
Intangible assets main contacts:

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• Assets classes IT: Worldwide IT Controller / IT Project Controller
• Other Assets classes:
  • Industrial site divisions: Plant Manager
  • Headquarter divisions: FO of the GBU
  • R&I division: R&I Industrial Controller

Inventory update 

After SBS receives the inventory results from the local contacts, an update of the fixed assets master data will be done to reflect the last inventory date in SAP. This update is done by the following transactions:

• PF2: Z1A_AA_INVENTORY_MOD

• WP2: ZWFAR0831

In this transaction, an Excel file (template attached to this documentation) should be uploaded to SAP with the asset number, sub number, company code, last inventory date (in format DD.MM.YYYY) and inventory note (optional). 

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