RE: Help deciding Career Path for SAP

Hi all
My name is Shaun and I am currently studying as a Bachelor in Economics, Majoring in Accounting and Economic History.
I am currently on the way to complete my degree soon. and I currently started utilising SAP and would like to explore which avenue I could go
I am not sure whether I want to do a CA or should I just go straight and be a SAP Certified Consultant.
Here are my questions
1) are there career paths which I can use to be in SAP where I can directly be a SAP Consultant without doing CA
2) If I decide to go CA and become a SAP Certified Consultant, what are my options?
3) What are the available options for Financial & Accounting Management but utilising SAP
I do apologise if I have given any ambiguity, more than happy to help specify if need be
I await anyones response! Much apppreciated
Regards
Shaun

Hi Asif,
Given your educational background, SAP CRM(Customer Relationship Mgmt) & SAP SRM will be a good choice for you to pursue your career in SAP.
Please check out blogs in this community site to have a detailed formal knowledge on these modules.
Regards,
Gopal

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