The Impact of ERP Systems on Management Accountants and Their Work

Abstract

This chapter outlines the impact of ERP systems on management accountants and their work. In all of these ERP implementations, the management accountants were affected. In this chapter, we consider these changes on the management accountants in the organizations we visited. Although the percentage change varies by company, the average change ranges from over 50% to 80–85% more forward-looking analyses. The role of management accountants will change when an ERP system is implemented. The focus is now much more on “what the data means” and “where the organization can go.” The increased importance in understanding the business was also emphasized, as was the need to have “entrepreneurial salesm..