Finance

Becoming a SAP FICO functional consultant is not a straightway process. While the remuneration of the SAP consultants is well known by its attractiveness, you should not expect earning such salary in the first few years. Very often the only reason for many to enter this field is the lucrative incomes, but they lose themselves in the sea of the SAP resources. You should invest a lot of time and probably money before you could have chances to find a good job in this field. In last few years consulting companies are looking for experienced applicants which could immediately enter into projects and start adding value to the team. It has pure economic sense to behave that way. The risks they face when they hire a SAP fresher are huge. They should invest a lot of money and expensive senior time before the employee starts to add value to the team or the company as whole. This process will take at least 6 months, but after that the employee will have good opportunities to find a job with descent salary. You could imagine the risks that consulting companies face when they hire a fresher. If you are a professional with substantial financial background you will again need almost the same training before you start adding value. After that those professionals with a domain experience (in our case those with Financial background) will be rewarded very well, but the initial period will be almost the same.

This would depend a lot on your long term career aspirations. If you are keen on settling overseas, then Canada is a better option, as the government has flexible laws for immigration. Whereas, in UK the government laws are not so student friendly and it would be a challenge to seek employment locally there along with immigration option. Plus, there are differences I the following areas:
1. Quality of education- UK is better.
2. Fees- UK is costly.
3. Duration of course- UK offers 1 year to 1.5 year programme, where as in Canada you will have 2 year programs.
4. Weather conditions- depending on which part of country you study, UK will be colder.
5. Alumina network- check the network and talk to ex-students to get an idea of culture & other conditions.
6. Opportunity to work while studying- options are there in both countries however the no or hours permissible is different.