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I gained ERP experience by temping for a year. I like temping because you can be pretty picky.
Temp jobs are way easier to get than perm jobs (they also pay less and don’t have benefits). You can say to the recruiter that you want to learn an erp system and aren’t interested in any companies that use Quickbooks.
You could volunteer treasurer / administrator for a charity with an ERP solution? Often the experience is preferred, but most places will take someone with general GL experience because the general ERP specific knowledge can be picked up reasonably easy by someone with a good grasp of the accounting process. If you're not landing interviews, I'm not sure it would be the ERP experience missing, especially because in larger companies an assistant accountant would generally be looking after one specific module of the ERP. If you have had feedback that it ERP experience is the reason you are not landing interviews I would guess it was lazy feedback. In saying that, it wouldn't hurt to get some experience under your belt, As a hiring manager if I saw that someone had completed learning modules on LinkedIn or YouTube on our ERP it would be a huge plus.
Thank you for this feedback! I can definitely look into some volunteer or maybe shadowing opportunities. It also makes me feel better that it probably isn't ALL about my ERP experience. I will keep trying to expand my resume in that direction though!
I would focus more on being able to talk about accounting process, knowing internal controls and the why of the work you perform.
Plenty of open positions for managed accounting services at public accounting firms. Bookkeeping for multiple clients. DM me if you’re interested and I can refer you to a mid market firm
Every ERP is similar but different. If you take good notes, you will pick any of them up quickly.
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@OP - you can’t just get “ERP experience”. You have to pick an ERP and learn that. Did you have any particular software offering in mind?
So PeopleSoft isn’t worth it because it’s not a commonly used ERP and really just outdated at this point. NetSuite is a solid small to medium sized business ERP and similarly in that space you also have Microsoft Dynamics/Great Plains. In the larger company space you have Oracle Financials and SAP. Personally speaking if you want to get into functional consulting - SAP is the move and given your accounting background I would specifically focus on the FI/CO modules
What level ERP are you looking at? The certifications are usually more geared towards implementers and support staff
A lot of businesses head to Sage Intacct & Netsuite after Quickbooks. Not sure if you’d be able to get their courses for free, but they may throw you a bone and give you a demo company for a week or two if you reach out directly.
Check to see if LinkedIn learning has anything. Maybe they have a course specific to Netsuite or Oracle or something
I am surprised. I would have definitely expected at least one of the million recruiters on LinkedIn, Email, or Text to have reached out within 11 months
EY1 I am not a CPA but I definitely think I can pick up an ERP quickly. Maybe you're right that I need to check out another recruiter!
It's right place, right time. The scale/size of a company informs the level of software, or namely, how much they're willing to spend on their software, be it quickbooks o line for a smaler businessl/startup, or a rully fledged ERP software for a multi-entity /larger organization.
I'm joining a business right now that is in a growth curve, and rolling out an ERP system.
None of these systems are Rocket Science. I have been working with large companies changing their Legacy systems and AP Software over years. Even if you have worked with some of these, they still may not be what you are used to. Many of these are personalized to the individual company’s needs. Basic knowledge is good, I try not to sweat it. Once you learn how to navigate, you will be fine. Yes, you will have questions, but you should.
How can you be an Accounting Assistant with zero ERP experience? Are you using paper?
QuickBooks is not considered an ERP. It's just an accounting system. I've been working in QB for 12 years - 10 of those full time. ERPs are much bigger and, according to my limited understanding, often integrate business functions other than accounting as well.