I am a Senior Financial analyst,  how can I transition over to Business Intelligence analyst/administror?
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Hi, You need to find the skill sets for that position.  Once you do that you should try matching up your personal experience to those skill sets.  In regards to SAP it id very difficult to settle into that type of position because of the vast amount of experience that is needed.  You may want to start looking at vendors of SAP/ HYPERION/ HP and such, become an Account Manager and move into an analyst position that way.
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you have a number of options depending on your financial \n\n1) read lots of books I've listed a couple below from my personal library\n\nThe Data Warehouse Lifecycle Toolkit by Ralph Kimball gives you a good basic knowledge of datawarehousing.\n\nOnce you understand the concepts of datawharehousing you just have to know oracles syntax, so any decent dba books are good (i prefer the oreily series)\n\nAlso Oracle SQL Tuning Pocket Reference by Mark Gurrey is pretty usefull for speeding the whole wharehouse up.\n\n2) Attend a few of the oracle education courses. I havent attended one for a few years but they were verry usefull when I was learning. Go to the oracle site for more info on that. \n\nThe ideal solution is to do both but 2) is expensive  and one more bit of advice - learn the concepts before you touch oracle, and remember that your first attempt will be naff.\n\nremember that the only thing that will make you an expert is to know the majority of the stuff - and of course to have at least 5 total disasters under your belt
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Yes, you can. Be aware that your current broker will likely charge you an account termination fee.
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You can, but probably don't know how.  Go to Yahoo.finance and look (on the side-bar) for instructions.
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Try getting on board with an existing biz system.\nContact me if you want: camjubin at yahoo
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1.  Know the job and the salary for your area (research this)\n2.  Know the ideal qualifications and or main functions of the job, and be prepared to go in with real life examples of "what you have done"  vs.  "well, I would"\n3.  Realize that there are transferable skills.  Example; if you are going to be a postition at a financial institution where you would be data-mining, but have never done so in a financial institution but have in a training environment - tie the 2 together.  The concept at both are the same just data-mining different information.\n4.  "Believe" you deserve the salary you are asking for.\n5.  Sell yourself and your skills - self confidence is good.  Cockiness and arrogance is not.\n\nGood Luck.
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A financial analyst (or securities analyst, research analyst, equity analyst) works with financial analysis. Equity is a financial security used for financing business. It differs from debt in that it pays no set interest. It is a claim on future earnings.An analyst will write reports on the companies they are supposed to cover, trying to describe the businesses and their opinion of the companies investment potential, usually from a fundamental analysis standpoint. They also summarize that report with a rating, such as "buy", "sell", "market perform", "overweight", "hold", etc.\n\nThe analysts get their information by studying public records of the company and by participating in public conference calls where they can ask direct questions to the management. Previously, analysts were said to obtain lots of information (especially from clients of their investment bank), via exclusive meetings with upper management. Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure), is said to prevent most of this from happening at present.\n\nFinancial analysts, also called securities analysts and investment analysts, work for banks, insurance companies, mutual and pension funds, securities firms, and other businesses, helping these companies or their clients make investment decisions. Financial analysts employed in Commercial lending perform "balance sheet analysis," examining the audited financial statements and corollary data in order to assess lending risks. In a stock brokerage house or in an investment bank, they read company financial statements and analyze commodity prices, sales, costs, expenses, and tax rates in order to determine a company's value and project future earnings. In any of these various institutions, the analyst often meets with company officials to gain a better insight into a company's prospects and to determine the company's managerial effectiveness. Usually, financial analysts study an entire industry, assessing current trends in business practices, products, and industry competition. They must keep abreast of new regulations or policies that may affect the industry, as well as monitor the economy to determine its effect on earnings.\n\nFinancial analysts use spreadsheet and statistical software packages to analyze financial data, spot trends, and develop forecasts. On the basis of their results, they write reports and make presentations, usually making recommendations to buy or sell a particular investment or security. Senior analysts may actually make the decision to buy or sell for the company or client if they are the ones responsible for managing the assets. Other analysts use the data to measure the financial risks associated with making a particular investment decision.\n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Financial_analyst
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A whole bunch, check out BPP professional education's site on:\n\nhttp://www.bppfinancialservices.com/website/default.aspx\n\nIt details the courses for:\n\nCFA (Charterted Financial Analyst)\nIMC (Investment Management Certificate)\nSII Dip (Securities and Investment Institute Diplomas)\n\nAlso IAQ (Investment Administration Qualification) and IFA qualifications.\n\nCould always give them a call (their numbers on the site) as they're a helpful bunch.
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I would suggest that you employ the services of a business consultant who will conduct a fesibility study to determine if this is the move that you should make. All the best!
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Be creative in looking for work - if you have been given simple tasks with a spreadsheet, see if you can improve the flow of information or the analysis reported.  In other words, look for ways to improve anything that you have a part in or do more than is asked.  This typically involves understanding the process at a deeper level or by using (developing?) data analysis skills.\n\nView this as an opportunity to work like someone that you would want to hire.
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Here are answers for your questions separately-\n\na)  In this case it is better to explain frankly why you want to change your line of work. I mean if you are dissatisfied with the previous work, please tell them so. But also tell them why you are interested in this particular line which you chose now. Being truthful and frank helps a lot in such cases.\n\nb) Hmmm...so if you have no experience in the current industry which you chose, tell them to take you on a trial-basis and judge your skills. But you have to work hard and prove yourself upto their expectations. Now that wont be tough.\n\nc) Well...as a matter of fact...everyone starts right from under and then works out to the top. For example, Mr.Dhirubhai Ambani in India has nothing to start a multi-national company like Reliance in the beginning. Azim Premji of Wipro Corp. used run edible oil business in the beginning. Bill Gates didn't have millions of dollars to start Microsoft. Everyone started small...but they grew big with their talent and their imagination. So starting on a lower position of job is nothing bad...you wil be promoted fast if you have the stuff in you...All The Best!\n\nd) Now in this case be frank and tell him what you are good at. If you are not so good in anything, tell them so and Do promise to improve. I think they will understand your zeal.\n\ne) Tell them how you are going to contribute to the progress of their firm. Tell them your merits and demerits and what they can expect from you and don't forget to live upto their expectation and your promises.\n\nSo All The Best with your career and i wish you a grand success\n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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hi,\n\nyou should better do Chartered accountancy,CIMA ,CGA or some professional course in finance and accounting .\n\nThanks\nGanesh
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You can try applying for a domain expert position at a software company that develops financial and accounting software.
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Take portfolio management or investment analysis
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Talk to your advisor.  he has heard it all before and knows which direction to point you.  Good luck.
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http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/businessplanner/
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Look into becoming a CFO of a company, a banking center manager or a wealth/investment manager. Also look into working for one of the major credit card companies. Any of these will utilize financial and software skills.