ERP Business Systems Analyst Job Questions & Answers

I am a recent graduate of a tier three school, with a degree in finance. I currently have no experience, so I am basically in the entry level status. Anyways, I would love to pursue an analyst position or possibly get involved with budgeting/forecasting. I guess you could say those are my goals. I still havent truly decided what I want to do. I have interviewed and thought about some possible jobs, I just dont know what is going to get me the experience I need. I dont want dead end experience. Work in Retail Banking - I have purused personal banker positions, but most are telling me to start out as a teller! Work in Mortgage Origination - this is with a bank that specializes in mortgages (Indymac Bank) Offered me a position, but its hourly. Basically im trying to get a job thats not necessarily glamorous paying the big bucks, but instead allows me to develop good work ethic, with the possibility to learn and grown and mold myself into a essential player in society!

2 answers - Asked By: Financial Guru - 8/20/2007

I am thinking about getting an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Business Management. What type of jobs could I do with this type of degree? Anything and everything you can think of would be great! Thanks!!

2 answers - Asked By: generalbailey - 8/30/2007

I've got a job as a I.T. Business Analyst in a MNC. The clients are US based from the Health Care sector. Was wondering how the future is in this stream. I previously have over two years of exp. working as an ERP consultant. Any inputs are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

1 answer - Asked By: mezereo - 7/28/2011

I came to know that SAP is a company which gives ERP implementation. I want to know what exactly is SAP and why is the world slowly moving towards SAP implementation for all companies? What is buggy with the current setup of companies without SAP intervention? If SAP is computerizing/integrating the whole company setup, then wouldnt it reduce the job opportunities?

2 answers - Asked By: Srini - 2/10/2007

What are the qualification needed to apply for system administrator job in any field. is b.c.a sufficient.

1 answer - Asked By: helloindia00 - 12/9/2007

Also, is a computer programmer the same thing as a software engineer? I am interested in going back to school for a second B.S. in Computer Science and would like to know more about it. How much do entry level jobs compensate in your experience with a B.S. in Comp.Sci? I know, thats a lot of questions but I really appreciate any feedback as I try to navigate my future.

3 answers - Asked By: asdf - 10/18/2008

For example for a SAP SD Consultant with strong knowledge of SD Module and strong ABAP skills. (SAP is an German ERP System, actually, it's the biggest and succest one ERP)

3 answers - Asked By: jpuribeb - 8/24/2006

I recently took an entry level job as a business systems analyst. We use a ERP system that is similar in function to SAP, but...it isn't SAP. I plan on staying here for a few years, but I was just looking into similar jobs and noticed most require SAP experience. I was wondering what employers think of someone who has systems experience with ERP that is not SAP, and I was also wondering if there is some kind of training or certification I can get with SAP that would make up for my lack of direct experience. Thanks! :)

1 answer - Asked By: Lady Hawk - 1/24/2012

1 answer - Asked By: melissa - 9/15/2011

What is SAP how is it useful to computer engg whats it's course fee& duration

2 answers - Asked By: sasaram - 7/31/2008

Im currently going to school of a B.A. in Computer Information systems its offered though the school of business i was just wondering anyone with this degree can you tell me your job duty's and if you like what your doing. Thanks

4 answers - Asked By: empire_942 - 7/23/2010

This is shafee . I have 5 years of exp as ERP system Analyst . ie my role is t provide Business solution . I am thinking for some higher education . Since I am married , I cannot afford to quit job and study . As I applied for EMBA in SP jain Dubai , and i habe got offer letter also. The fees is arround 9L INR . Is it worth doing the MBA course . Will it add any value in my career . Currenty i am working in FMCG compnay in dubai and drawing 11k AED per month .. KIndly suggest whether doing the course will add any value ..

1 answer - Asked By: mohammad s - 9/2/2012

How much do programmers make, on average, in New Zealand? How is the job market there? Is there demand for these positions? B.S. in Computer Engineering. Thanks!

2 answers - Asked By: Ren - 2/4/2008

John E. Doe 1910 Tech Drive, Eureka, CA 95132 (408) XXX - XXXX johndoe@gmail.com OBJECTIVE: Seeking Credit Analyst position at Google, Inc. RELATED EXPERIENCE: Credit Analyst II - LSI Corporation Milpitas, CA, 02/05 to present •Communicate with customers daily to resolve invoice discrepancies. •Support internal customer service and sales team with customer accounts inquiries. •Review customer financials and payment pattern and provide input with creditdecisions for new and existing customers. •Managed a project in transitioning and improving tax AR adjustments processes. •Trained four employees on using SAP ERP for AR/Credit functions. •Perform daily cash application with accurate data entry using appropriate general ledger codes and matching receipts to open accounts. •Perform daily collection responsibilities to ensure that customers pay according to terms. OTHER EXPERIENCE: Photo Technician - Dynamic Details, Inc., Milpitas, California, 12/03 to 02/05 •Plotted and inspected PCB (printed circuit board) artwork. •Maintained an organized filing system. •Communicated and executed high priority jobs in a timely fashion. Assembler/Tester - Sun Microsystems, Inc. Newark, CA, 04/00 to 07/02 •Performed mechanical assembly of various Sun Microsystems servers. •Conducted visual mechanical inspection. •Performed system functional testing of assembled servers before shipment. EDUCATION: San Jose State University B.S., Business Administration, Management Information Systems, May 2011 Member: Financial Management Association, MIS Association GPA: 3.73 Relevant Coursework: Project Management, Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management and Organizational Behavior, Operations Management, Quantitative Business Analysis, Systems Analysis and Design Heald College, Milpitas, California A.S. Computer Technology, April 2003 GPA: 4.0 SKILLS Fluent in Spanishand English, SAP ERP, MS Office Suite, HTML, C++, Visual Basic, Networking and Data Communications, App Inventor for Android, Bank of America CashPro, Wells Fargo CEO Portal

2 answers - Asked By: Anynomous - 7/21/2011

I go to a highschool but I was told I will have to do a paper for homework on what career I want and I have to talk about two issues with that occupation (or field)), but the only thing is I need help finding issues. I decided to talk about beign a computer analyst. So can anyone provide me any links to help me out?

1 answer - Asked By: Elizabeth - 8/27/2007

In ERP market Oracle,SAP and Micro soft who is going to be the number one in coming years.just list the names .

6 answers - Asked By: venky - 9/28/2006

Hi guys, I have been applying for jobs for months now and haven't heard back from any of them. I tried to apply to entry level jobs as well and nothing. Is there anything wrong with my resume? I posted it below and I appreciate your review and help! CAREER SUMMARY Diversified progressive experience in different fields including accounting, logistics, financial analysis, inventory management, staff training and supervision, customer service. Strong project management, team building and leadership skills. Expert PC qualifications with proficiency in Word, Excel, Access and ERP systems. Extensive experience in systems selection and implementation. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE _______________________2007 – Present Analyst/Executive Assistant to VP Operations •Built and updated financial models using historical petroleum pricing data. •Developed a series of charts and spreadsheets that streamlined the flow of information from the oil fields. •Coordinated accounting, operational and administrative activities of international offices. •Developed a system to track tanker’s movements from the point of origin to destination. •Managed ad hoc special projects for executive management. •Translated financial, legal, and technical documents from Russian into English. •Participated in development and implementation of the company’s ERP. ________________________2004-2007 Logistics Supervisor with Finance Responsibilities •Managed logistics department. •Provided on-site training of logistics personnel to prepare and submit import documentation including contracts, country-mandated pre-shipment inspection documents. •Negotiated contracts with common carriers to reduce transportation costs. •Developed and maintained inventory management system for customers. •Performed financial and operational analysis with focus on finance, operations and sales. •Worked closely with senior financial and operating executives to interpret financial data and improve business operations. •Managed accounting operations, including billing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, general ledger, reconciliations. •Identified, researched, tracked and reported on the causes for fluctuations outside of anticipated parameters. •Participated in budget preparation, formulation, presentation. Prepared and presented variance analysis on a monthly basis. •Coordinated accounting systems implementation and upgrades. •Represented the company in sales meetings and major international fairs. _____________________________________2002-2004 Flight Attendant •Provided outstanding customer service to passengers. •Promoted and assisted passengers in their understanding and compliance with the company safety policies. •Provided customers with hassle free travel experience by focusing on their needs. •Contributed to company’s public image and profitability by ensuring passengers and crews are ready for on-time departure. ____________________________1997-2001 Accountant/Office Manager •Supervised day-to-day activities in the accounting department, both accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, payroll. •Prepared journal entries, balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other financial reports. •Prepared and submitted import/export documentation. •Managed a staff of four. EDUCATION ________________, College of Law JD (2013) ____________________________________, Bachelor of Business Administration, Majors: Finance (2009), Accounting (2010) University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia Associate of Arts, English, 1996 SOFTWARE •Excel – advanced (Data Analysis, VLookup, Pivot tables, Macros) •Databases – advanced (design, run and analyze) •MS Office •Oracle •MS Dynamics •NetSuite LANGUAGES •English – fluent •Russian – native •Latvian – fluent •German – speak, read, and write with basic competence LICENSES •CPA candidate References available upon request. Thank you very much!

2 answers - Asked By: MW - 5/4/2010

I am a senior software analyst (IT) with ample experience in project life cycle activities, including few project management activities. I want to shift to project management. Am considering to move to SAP. Currently Siemens SAP-PS training is available. They mentioned that I will be getting a certificate as an Application Associate-Project System and I will be starting as an Associate Consultant. All I understand is project system will help me in learning about planning, budgeting, reporting tasks - all related to project management in SAP. I am concerned about few things: 1) Will I be wasting my 5+ years of experience and starting at the bottom of SAP career ladder - "Application Associate" certificate sounds like the beginners certificate. Is it so? (I saw that consultant jobs in project system mention minimum 3 years of experience in project system) 2) Is there any other certificate training in SAP where I can use my earlier experience and join at my level of execution?

2 answers - Asked By: happy - 12/30/2011

Locutus (System Administrator) posted 9/28/2006 | Comments (10) Over the last one hundred years we have seen extraordinary changes in technology. We have gone from foul smelling gas producing transportation on four legs to foul smelling gas consuming transportation on four wheels. We used to watch the birds and wish we were them and now we are visiting planets that have never seen a terrestrial animal. We used to dream of going around the world in eighty days and now we communicate across the globe in milliseconds. Technology has changed our lives in ways that are too numerous to count. Our work is easier and more productive. We have more leasure time than ever before. We enjoy food and drink that our ancestors could never conceive. You are reading this on a piece of equipment that, if someone from a hundred years earlier had been brought forward to today, would flatly declare magic and no amount of explaining would convince them otherwise. Yes technology, computers, gadgets, cleaning, manufacturing etc. etc. has improved wonderfully and I would love to see what it will be like in the next hundred years time. I am sitting here typing this on my computer and at the same time watching television in a little window. Talk about multitasking :) talk about technology, I love it!! If however you could bring someone here today and place them in a neutral setting and you talk to them about neutral things would you feel a hundred year difference? No! Although technology has changed people haven't. They still do the same things they did hundreds of years ago. They have the same basic likes and dislikes. They still fight over the same things. Sure the boys and their toys have changed but the principles haven't. The fear that I have is not for the technology but for the people. Technology changes fast but people fear change and resist it. Yet due to economic pressure technology keeps changing whether people need it or not. They are being steamrolled into using something they have no understanding of, don't want to understand and are more than a little afraid of. I am not talking about the geeks and the l33t but the average Joe and Jane Doe. Humanity will always lag behind technology and will be dragged into the future stumbling behind technology like some blind, deaf and lame halfwit on a leash. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assimilated Borgs Previous Entry / Next Entry Related White Papers Aberdeen Axis Report: #1 Rated ERP Solution in Manufacturing 10 Ways to Use ERP to Lean the Manufacturing Supply Chain The Role of ERP in Globalization More White Papers... Related Jobs Enterprise Infrastructure Architect Business Analyst Business Analyst Comments (10) RSS for CommentsLonerVamp writes: 9/28/2006 # Yup, until the curent "MySpace Generation" gets all growed up, people who will be used to the technology around them. The way I look at it is a bit narrow. I look at my job and the companies I work for, and I literally cannot imagine what it would have been like working in an age before computers and networking. It is actually difficult to fathom how things got done, organized, proceeded, etc. It's kinda sad, in a way, but also a testament to the speed of change we've gone through. I'm amongst those people who mostly got their first computers mid-way through high school before picking a career and experiencing any real work the "old-fashioned" way. :) Locutus writes: 9/28/2006 # Wow! That was a quick response. I think that what I wrote will still be relevent for the current "My Space" generation. Probably even more so as the rate of change seems to be following some sort of Moores law :) In ten or twenty years time they will be just as befuddled by their neurologically teenagers as our parents are by us. I too wonder how business managed to work in the times of snail mail and wonder of wonders teletype. I remember looking at one of them when I went to my mums work one day. George P. Alexander Jr. writes: 9/29/2006 # Sometimes I am so very very happy that I'm living right here, right now. I can't imagine living in the 50s, not during the industrial revolution time either where everything was hard manuel labour. Living in the dark ages is a total turn off. Any time before that seems so impossible. I'm so happy I'm living in a time where there is rapid technological advances. "There's this electronic device called a computer". That's what my computer teacher told long back when I entered 5th grade. I still remember that school definition I mugged up" Computer is an electronic device that accepts input and gives output". I always wondered if that definition still holds true today with comptuers being a part of every other industry. Oops, I think I drifted. Okay, just looking it from another perspective. How about personality wise? I think thats what we're really talking about right? An analy

5 answers - Asked By: The white shadow of the black devil - 9/15/2009

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6 answers - Asked By: ~*!aV-tHe rOckeR*~! - 7/9/2007