Management Accounting in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Management Accounting in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Author: Severin Grabski
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2009-05-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0080964109

Current evidence points to management accountants using traditional software (such as spreadsheets) for budgeting, ABC, balanced scorecards and other performance management techniques independent of, rather than integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems. While there has been some limited research on the effects of ERP systems on management accountants, this report provides a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of implementation of ERP systems for management accountants.• This report provides a theoretical basis for studying the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems on management accounting and provides critical insights into the opportunities provided by ERP systems for the most efficient use of management accounting techniques.• The seven UK case studies of ERP implementations reveal the correlation between the success of the system implementation and the development of the role of management accountants in business partners thereby identifying the changes and skills required of management accountants.• The book provides guidance to management accountants on the changes they need to make in order to achieve the most from an ERP system implementation.

Management Accounting in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Management Accounting in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Author: Severin Grabski
Publisher: CIMA Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781856176798

Current evidence points to management accountants using traditional software (such as spreadsheets) for budgeting, ABC, balanced scorecards and other performance management techniques independent of, rather than integrated with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems. While there has been some limited research on the effects of ERP systems on management accountants, this report provides a comprehensive analysis of the consequences of implementation of ERP systems for management accountants. • This report provides a theoretical basis for studying the impact of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems on management accounting and provides critical insights into the opportunities provided by ERP systems for the most efficient use of management accounting techniques. • The seven UK case studies of ERP implementations reveal the correlation between the success of the system implementation and the development of the role of management accountants in business partners thereby identifying the changes and skills required of management accountants. • The book provides guidance to management accountants on the changes they need to make in order to achieve the most from an ERP system implementation.

Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning
Author: A. Kholeif
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2008-04-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230584055

An investigation into the process of management accounting change triggered by IT implementation, comparing Enterprise Resource Planning with custom software in relation to change in management accounting rules and routines. This empirical study is based on four real cases from a transitional country (Egypt).

Enterprise Resource Planning and Business Intelligence Systems for Information Quality

Enterprise Resource Planning and Business Intelligence Systems for Information Quality
Author: Carlo Caserio
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2018-04-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319776797

This book analyses the role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Intelligence (BI) systems in improving information quality through an empirical analysis carried out in Italy. The study begins with a detailed examination of ERP features that highlights the advantages and disadvantages of ERP adoption. Critical success factors for ERP implementation and post-implementation are then discussed, along with the capabilities of ERP in driving the alignment between management accounting and financial accounting information.The study goes on to illustrate the features of BI systems and to summarize companies’ needs for BI. Critical success factors for BI implementation are then presented, along with the BI maturity model and lifecycle. The focus of the research entails a detailed empirical analysis in the Italian setting designed to investigate the role played by ERP and BI systems in reducing information overload/underload and improving information quality by influencing the features of information flow. The practical and theoretical implications of the study are discussed and future avenues of research are suggested. This book will be of value for all those who have an interest in the capacities of ERP and BI systems to enhance business information quality.

ERP Systems and Management Accounting

ERP Systems and Management Accounting
Author: Gary Spraakman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN:

This paper seeks to show how our understanding of the effects of EPR systems on management accounting are influenced through “nudging” by researchers in their preamble before interviews begin. In particular, we examine how their preamble influences participants and affects their responses to subsequent open-ended questions. To carry out this study, we compare the findings of ERP systems use from Sanchez-Rodriguez and Spraakman (2012) with the findings of ERP system use from Spraakman et al. (2015). Both studies asked the same four questions, on the impact of IT (and ERP) systems on management accounting, but were administered to two groups of respondents, with different nudges. When the impact of ERP implementation on the physical, transactional, and information flows within the firm were nudged, the responses focused on how the chart of accounts had to be expanded to account for the additional data introduced by transaction processing. When the IT and ERP system knowledge and skills were nudged, the responses tended to emphasize analyses or the use of new information through the use of drill down functionality. This demonstrates that nudging in qualitative research augments our understanding of the impact of ERP systems on management accounting in practice. This research provides new insights and contributions to understanding how nudging affects or directs respondent assessments of the impact of ERP systems on management accounting.

ERP Systems and Management Accounting

ERP Systems and Management Accounting
Author: Chris Akroyd
Publisher:
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2014
Genre:
ISBN:

This paper seeks to show that the framing of qualitative research affects the responses received from respondents. Thirty-nine participants, including chief financial officers, from 20 major New Zealand firms were interviewed. The research demonstrates that framing the questions affects responses. The research also augments our understanding of the impact of ERP systems on management accounting and management accountants. More specifically, ERP provide the capacity to drill-down from financial numbers to non-financial numbers; and by supporting more granular and non-financial explanations, they allow for a more insightful understanding of the drivers of financial numbers.

Review of Management Accounting Research

Review of Management Accounting Research
Author: Magdy G. Abdel-Kader
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 600
Release: 2011-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0230353274

A comprehensive review of contemporary research in management accounting. Provides a thorough critical analysis of recent issues published in the management accounting literature and identifies gaps for future research in each issue reviewed.

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
Author: Daniel E. O'Leary
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2000-07-31
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521791526

An examination of the pros and cons of ERP systems and their role in e-commerce.

ERP and Management Accounting Changes of Industrial Enterprises in Serbia

ERP and Management Accounting Changes of Industrial Enterprises in Serbia
Author: Slobodan Malinić
Publisher:
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2016
Genre:
ISBN:

The application of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems) as the dominant global trend in the modern era of networked computing, in recent years makes its way to becoming more accepted in industrial enterprises in Serbia. Extremely powerful and radical shift in business from the implementation and application of ERP touches all aspects of business. However, the focus of this study is to assess the influence of SAP as ERP software in management accounting system of industrial enterprises. Hence, the objectives are the identification, evaluation and analysis of the impact of SAP on a management accounting system and management accountants of industrial enterprises in Serbia. In order to realize these goals in addition to considering the conceptual basis of ERP systems and review of previous research in this field, to identify and analyze the effect of SAP on the management accounting system and management accountants, ten enterprises of different industrial sectors of Serbia, that use SAP, a leading business ERP software, will be observed.

SAP ERP Financial Accounting and Controlling

SAP ERP Financial Accounting and Controlling
Author: Andrew Okungbowa
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 579
Release: 2015-06-08
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1484207165

SAP ERP modules are notoriously hard to configure and use effectively without a lot of practice and experience. But as SAP ERP Financial Accounting and Controlling: Configuration and Use Management shows, it doesn't have to be so difficult. The book takes a systematic approach that leads SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling (FICO) users step by step through configuring and using all the program’s facets. This approach makes configuration complexities manageable. The book’s author—SAP expert, trainer, and accountant Andrew Okungbowa—ensures that both you and your end users are up and running quickly and confidently with FICO. He also provides sound and tested procedures that ensure your implementation works without error. SAP ERP Financial Accounting and Controlling: Configuration and Use Management is in fact the most comprehensive and easy-to-follow SAP FICO configuration book in the market. It incorporates a hands-on approach, with hundreds of screen shots and practical examples, that allows a person without prior configuration training to make SAP FICO ready for use in the enterprise. You’ll find that you don’t need to be a rocket scientist to grasp the concepts explained and apply them to your work—even when the finances are complicated, such as with the ins and outs of taxes, currency conversions, or special general ledger entries such as down payments or bills of exchange. Providing an in-depth coverage of both configuration and end user procedures, the book covers most aspects of the SAP FICO certification syllabus—SAP’s view of the module’s key tasks and procedures—including: Configuring and using the general ledger and accounts payable and receivable screens Configuring and completing closing procedures, asset accounting, and financial reporting Configuring global settings and enterprise variables Accounting for both profit and cost centers Creating a house bank Integrating FICO with other SAP modules Taking a jargon-free tone and providing an abundance of examples, Andrew Okungbowa provides a clear understanding of configuration techniques and the breadth of functionalities encompassed by SAP FICO. And as an accountant, Okungbowa understands the needs of end users as well as of those answering to the CIO.