C_TS4FI Financial Accounting Practice Question
A new accounts payable accountant is entering a vendor invoice in SAP S/4HANA and needs to know which field in the vendor master record determines the general ledger reconciliation account to which the payable is posted. Which field is used for this purpose?
⚠ Common exam trap
Watch out — candidates often confuse the account group, which controls field status and number ranges, with the reconciliation account, which actually determines the G/L account for the payable.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
Reconciliation account
In SAP S/4HANA, the reconciliation account is a field in the vendor master record's company code segment. When a vendor invoice is posted, the system automatically posts the payable to this reconciliation account in the general ledger. The accountant must verify that the correct reconciliation account is maintained in the vendor master to ensure accurate financial reporting and proper subledger-to-G/L reconciliation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
Account group
Why it's wrong here
The account group controls the number range and field status (which fields are required, optional, or suppressed) for the vendor master record. It influences the layout and mandatory fields but does not contain the reconciliation account itself. The reconciliation account is an independent field in the company code segment, so the account group is not the correct answer for determining the G/L reconciliation account.
- ✓
Reconciliation account
Why this is correct
The reconciliation account field in the vendor master record (company code segment) specifies the general ledger account that is updated when a vendor invoice is posted. In SAP S/4HANA, this account is typically a non-managed reconciliation account that summarizes all vendor subledger activity. The accountant must ensure this field is correctly maintained to post the payable to the correct G/L account.
- ✗
Company code
Why it's wrong here
The company code field identifies the legal entity for which the vendor master record is valid. It is an organizational assignment, not an account determination field. While the reconciliation account is maintained per company code, the company code field itself does not specify the G/L account. Therefore, it is not the field that determines the reconciliation account for the payable posting.
- ✗
Payment terms
Why it's wrong here
Payment terms define the due date and any cash discount conditions for the vendor invoice. They do not determine the reconciliation account. The reconciliation account is a separate field in the vendor master's company code segment. Payment terms affect payment scheduling, not the general ledger account assignment, so this field is not the correct choice for identifying the reconciliation account.
About these practice questions
This C_TS4FI question is part of Courseiva's 207-question bank — original exam-style content with full explanations and wrong-answer analysis, never real exam questions or exam dumps. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed September 2026 · checked against the official SAP exam blueprint
This C_TS4FI practice question is part of Courseiva's free SAP certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the C_TS4FI exam.