Part 1:
ERP AND‘FINANCE TRANSFORMATION’(RESEARCH TASK)
TheCFOata companyhasrecentlybecomeawareofanaccountingindustrytrendloosely
referredtoas‘FinanceTransformation’,andheiswonderinghowthiscouldberelatedtothe
currentimplementationofSAPERP.Heasksyoudosomeresearchandprovideashortreport
addressingthefollowingissues/questions:
1.Today,whatdopeoplebroadlymeanwhentalkingabout‘financetransformation’
(e.g.whatistheaim,what/howisinvolved,whatistypicallythefocus,etc.)?
2. Whatis‘businesspartnering’inthecontextoffinance/accounting?
3.Whatistypicallytheroleofinformationtechnology(EnterpriseSystems,BIsolutions,
AIapplications,etc.)infinancetransformationprojects?
4. WhatiscouldbetheroleofBigDataandAnalyticsinfinancetransformation?
5.Providealistof3financetransformationserviceproviders,includingabriefsummaryofwhat
theyfocuson.
Requirement:
Prepareareport(1250)basedonyourownoriginalresearchofatleast10different
sources,inwhichyouaddresstheabove-mentionedquestions/requirements.
The‘report’aboveshouldformsection1or2ofyouroverallgroupassignmentreport.
Part 2:
What is MASTERDATAMANAGEMENT and its role in sap? 200 words
What is DAY‐TO‐DAYTRANSACTIONPROCESSING and role in sap? 200 words
What is closing and reporting and its role in sap? 200 words