Automating Foreign Exchange Operations in SAP ERP Using UiPath: A Framework for Improved Efficiency

Abstract

Foreign exchange (FX) operations in large companies
require accuracy, timeliness, and synchronization within
dynamic currency marketplaces and multi-regional SAP ERP
configurations. Manual coordination still dominates such FX
workflows, from entering exchange rates through calculating
gains or losses, posting revaluations, and confirming
settlements. Such workflows are prone to timing mismatches,
audit gaps, and processing delays. This paper proposes a
modular automation framework to orchestrate end-to-end FX
operations including rate retrieval, FX journal posting, hedging
support, and exception routing driven by business rules using
UiPath integrated with SAP ERP. An extensive methodology
was designed, and empirical tests across spot, forward, and
swap contracts with dynamic market rate injection and
automated compliance thresholds verified its correctness. The
experiments achieved 56% reduced FX posting errors, 41%
improved cycle time, and full audit reconciliation with proactive
exception management. This research combines robotic process
automation with SAP’s native transaction ecosystem, presenting
a precision automation strategy that optimally diminishes
operational friction and augments control executives have over
financial steering and treasury functions that need to scale deftly
in volatile currency terrains. The use of intelligent automation
technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) not only
boosts productivity, but also serves as a competitive advantage
for navigating the foreign exchange (FX) intricacies of
international enterprises resource planning (ERP) systems.