Ali Kavacik - SAP-FICO Project Manager

Q: Where is Ali based?

Ali is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Ali speak?

Ali speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Ali have?

Ali has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Ali has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 21 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months . Note that Ali may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Ali's latest experience?

Ali's most recent position is SAP-FICO Project Manager at BAHAG AG .

Q: What companies has Ali worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ali has worked for BAHAG AG , BNP Paribas Germany , Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients , APELONA GmbH , and AUSY Technologies Germany GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Education , and Automotive . Ali also has some experience in Advertising , Professional Services , and Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in business areas like Finance , Accounting , and Project Management . Ali also has some experience in Procurement , Customer Service , and Sales .

Q: Which industries has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Automotive , and Advertising .

Q: Which business areas has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in business areas like Accounting , Finance , and Project Management .

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Feb 2025

5 months

Mannheim, Germany

SAP-FICO Project Manager

BAHAG AG

Finance: Managed and led multiple cash flow-related projects.
Implemented a standardized project management organization, including a resource plan.
Led the VAT change project in Slovakia.
Built a management dashboard for all internal projects.
Systems used: MS Office; Jira, Confluence.
Reference: Alexander Knoll, CFO – SAP FICO.

Apr 2024 - Aug 2024

5 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Interim Senior Accountant

BNP Paribas Germany

Finance: Senior Accountant.
Provided operational support in preparing the month-end closing for the Legal Entity Asset Management.
Prepared the month-end closing in the general ledger.
Managed deferrals and accruals.
Performed recalculations.
Conducted variance analyses and initiated countermeasures.
Systems used: MS Office; Oracle.
Reference: Tim Browning, CFO – German Branch.

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

4 months

Basel, Switzerland

Senior Controller

Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients

Finance: Zero-Based Budgeting – Finance Expert.
Implemented and executed Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) at two sites to identify potential savings.
Developed the governance and procedures for the ZBB process.
Developed the ZBB tools (X-Matrix; workload & cost-benefit analysis).
Trained employees.
Supported the ZBB process at sites in France and Belgium.
Systems used: MS Office; MS SharePoint.
Reference: Katarzyna Marjankowska, Director – Project Management.

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

4 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Business Analyst

BNP Paribas Germany

IT Finance: Project Lead.
Redesigned a standardized IT daily rate for charging the Business Division.
Captured the current state by involving all stakeholders.
Quantitatively analyzed the impact of a uniform daily rate on relevant parameters.
Determined all possible calculation bases for the new daily rate.
Developed a mixed calculation model based on three different scenarios for decision-making approval, including implementation planning.
Systems used: MS Office; Clearity.
Reference: Ellen Götschel, Head of Change & Organisation PI IT C&O.

Sep 2023 - Jan 2024

5 months

Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Multiple Project Leader

APELONA GmbH

Corporate Finance: Project Lead.
Responsible as project lead for harmonizing the month-end closing and developing a concept for the PMI of contract management.
Captured the current state of all departments to be integrated (at the working level per employee).
Conducted workload analysis.
Evaluated and critically assessed the current state.
Designed the efficient target state, including new workflows (brownfield approach).
Implemented the target state (defined RACI, handover, training, access rights, training, testing).
Systems used: MS Office; Box.
Reference: Holger Stork, CFO.

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023

6 months

Munich, Germany

Interim Project Controller

AUSY Technologies Germany GmbH

PM: Interim Project Controller.
Responsibility for project controlling for various business units.
Preparation of BU billing and project overviews as part of the monthly closing.
Rebuilding the process and necessary tools for project controlling.
Development and execution of forecasting and budget planning.
Systems used: MS Office; Prima; Confluence.
Reference: Andreas Kraus, CFO.

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

4 months

Wuppertal, Germany

Interim PMO

Gebr. Becker GmbH

PM: Interim Project Management Officer.
Responsibility for a multi-program of more than 100 individual projects as part of the transformation.
First-time setup of the organizational unit for project work (creating governance and building the team).
Data setup for reporting (project briefs and status reports) and training project stakeholders.
Preparation and execution of SteerCo meetings and advisory board sessions including analyses.
Systems used: MS Office; PPM model.
Reference: Dorothee Becker, CEO.

Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

6 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Manager

Lofino GmbH

Strategy and project management: launched the first nationwide car subscription program for employees through salary conversion in the mobility budgets area.
Led the "Tesla Move" project to provide tax-optimized company cars for Tesla employees.
Project initiation, planning, monitoring, and closure of projects according to PMP.
Assisted in drafting various contracts as required legal conditions and safeguards.
Developed and implemented process and IT architecture to meet product requirements.
Designed and implemented a landing page and an HR portal as the foundation for the ordering process and HR-related processes.
Systems used: MS Office; Jira; Confluence.
Reference: Oliver Hagen, Partner - Lofino.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Finance Director

M&C Saatchi GmbH

Accounting & Finance: Interim Finance Director in controlling.
Responsibility for the accounting and controlling division.
Preparation of annual and monthly financial statements and provision of internal group reporting for the three German entities to the parent company (London) under IFRS.
Responsibility for budget planning and forecasting, including all cash flow and working capital calculations.
Continuous improvement of all finance-related processes (introducing cash pooling, migrating to NetSuite, contribution margin accounting & additional KPIs).
Systems used: MS Office; DATEV; Personio; NetSuite/Oracle.
Reference: Jannis Klausch, CEO.

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

4 months

Bonn, Germany

Senior Consultant

DAAD

Department of financial controlling and fund management: audited the financial controlling and fund management of DAAD North America.
Workshop "Knowledge Transfer Financial Management Structure".
Strengths and weaknesses analysis of processes and structures in the current state.
Defined target concept focus areas.
Developed process and action recommendations for the overall financial management of DAAD North America.
Created a catalog of measures.
Systems used: MS Office.
Reference: Mr. Geifes, Director DAAD North America.

Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

1 year 4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Project Manager

Athlon Germany

Accounting: Non-Performing Loans – MaRisk.
Lead of the 'NePaLs' project to sustainably reduce the stock of non-performing loans.
Project initiation, planning, monitoring, and closure of projects according to PMP.
Development of strategy to reduce non-performing loans (early and late collection processes).
Design and implementation of sustainable optimization measures for billing processes (invoice creation, sending, and correction processes).
Systems: MS Office; Jira; Confluence.
Reference: Axel Baum, CFO.

Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Consultant

Humboldt University Berlin

Department planning and control: implementation of SAP HANA S4 as part of the 'Humboldt Gemeinsam' project.
Consulting services and workload analysis as part of the ERP rollout.
Recording the workload of current processes in the faculty administrations.
Estimating the workload for new or changed ERP-supported processes.
To-be design of the new tasks with ERP.
Systems: MS Office.
Reference: Dr. Ludwig Krontahler, Vice President.

May 2020 - Aug 2020

4 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank AG

AML: AFC – FCO Effectiveness and Efficiency Program.
Transaction Monitoring: introduction of the GIST application system – PMO and creation of business requirements.
Global FCO process standardization and procedures: implementation of a global FCO procedure.
Deviation analysis of the new procedure compared to the two existing ones (Investigations and SII/SAR Filing).
Gap analysis of KODs across all locations (40 countries).
Systems: MS Office.
Reference: Jens Bischhoff, Director.

Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

6 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Manager

Gansel Law Firm

Controlling: interim project manager in controlling.
Established and expanded the strategic finance department.
Created a financial planning process with associated tools (personnel, revenue, and cost planning 2020 – 2025).
Optimized and improved current processes.
Commercial preparation of the company for the renaming.
Systems: MS Office, Confluence, DATEV, TeamDrive.
Reference: Dr. Timo Gansel, CEO – Gansel Law Firm.

Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

5 months

Germany

Senior Cost Controller

BNP Paribas Germany

Controlling: interim manager in cost controlling.
Carried out the month-end closing and created financial analyses of operating expenses.
Developed the OpEx budget planning 2020 – 2022.
Provided ad-hoc analyses and reporting for senior management.
Systems: MS Office, Komban, ILON Nisma.
Reference: Francesca Palmeri, Head of Controlling – Consors Finance.

Feb 2019 - May 2019

4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

PMO

Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf

Operations transformation in the context of digitization.
Supporting project coordination.
Preparing & compiling data for analysis & reporting.
Assisting with project controlling.
Systems used: MS Project, MS Office.
Reference: Thomas Tepper, Consultant – Sparkasse Düsseldorf.

May 2018 - Dec 2018

8 months

Bonn, Germany

Business Analyst

Postbank AG

Strategy consulting: second-level KYC controls under the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
Analysis of the 1st-level KYC design & testing its effectiveness.
Designing & implementing 2nd-level controls.
Systems used: SAP CML, MS Office, Doc Direct.
Reference: Benjamin Rink, Head of Compliance – Post Bank.

Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Test Manager / PMO

Commerzbank AG

Sub-project lead for integration tests of the “IFRS 9” project.
Designing integration tests for group reporting.
Creating test scripts and workshops for each test phase.
Monitoring and contributing to bug fixes and project completion.
Systems used: MS Project, MS Office, HPQC, HPALM, Jira.
Reference: Martin Kanis, Senior Manager – KPMG.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Management Intelligent Certificate (PMI)

Haufe Akademie

Intensive seminar for PMP exam preparation.
Earned the 35 contact hours required for the PMP exam.

Oct 2013 - Sep 2017

4 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank AG

Sub-project lead in the “Operational Excellence” project: responsible for initiating and planning sourcing-driven cost savings; executing and reviewing ongoing procurement-dependent cost optimizations with a savings target of €115 million in the Private & Business Clients division; leading contract negotiations with master service providers.
Sub-project lead in the “Operations Renewal” project: responsible for planning and coordinating the individual lever streams for staff reductions; co-developing business cases for strategic decisions of the back-office units.
Sub-project lead in the “PBC Channel Compliance Governance” project: overseeing cost governance in the PBC area; developing and conducting workshops for back-office units during system or policy changes.
Interim department management: independently preparing the monthly cost forecast for the PBC Banking Services GmbH area with a volume over €600 million; creating and reporting planned vs. actual comparisons; preparing ad-hoc analyses.
Systems used: MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Essbase.
Reference: Seydi Sevinc, Vice President; Johannes Förster, Director.

Apr 2012 - Sep 2013

1 year 6 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Change Manager / PMO and Senior Controller

Deutsche Bank AG

Subproject lead in the "Post-Merger Integration Postbank" project: harmonizing the reporting processes between Deutsche Bank and Postbank; transferring Deutsche Bank's UBR cost logic to Postbank's business units; planning and conducting workshops with the IT department to create a new reporting tool using Jedox software.
Cost analysis in retail banking: cost-related analyses and reporting for the CFO; monthly preparation of cost-related forecasts.
Systems used: MS Excel, Essbase, GGL REP Plus, Jedox.
Reference: Aron Semere, Vice President.

Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

8 months

Wuppertal, Germany

Graduate Trainee

Deutsche Bank AG

Client consulting in retail banking.
Rotations through various departments like Personal Banking, Private Banking & Business Clients.
Systems used: various front-end systems.
Reference: Martin Wolf, Regional Manager.

Mar 2011 - Feb 2016

5 years

Essen, Germany

Master of Arts in Finance, Accounting and Taxation

FOM University

Final grade: 2.0.
Master's thesis: "Purchase price determination in M&A transactions: a critical comparison of the residual income-based valuation with the basic variants of the DCF methodology".

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

6 months

Fullerton, United States

Semester abroad

California State University Fullerton

Focus on finance and economics courses.

Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

3 years 3 months

Bochum, Germany

Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics

Ruhr Universität Bochum

Final grade: 2.1.
Bachelor's thesis: "Subsequent measurement of derivative goodwill under the Impairment Only Approach".

Aug 2004 - Jan 2007

2 years 6 months

Bochum, Germany

Bank clerk apprenticeship

Sparkasse Bochum

Final grade: 1.4.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance, Education, Automotive, Advertising, Professional Services, and Manufacturing.

Banking and Finance

Education

Automotive

Advertising

Professional Services

Manufacturing

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Finance, Accounting, Project Management, Procurement, Customer Service, and Information Technology.

Finance

Accounting

Project Management

Procurement

Customer Service

Information Technology

Summary

Comfortable and confident at all hierarchical levels.

Flexible generalist with extensive project management experience in the financial sector, PM methodologies and technologies. Efficient in onboarding, structuring and optimizing complex project situations and issues without loss of quality. Question-based solution and goal orientation are put into practice. Entrepreneurial, forward-thinking and responsible. Comfortable at all hierarchical levels.
Several years of professional leadership experience in international project management and consulting, as well as business analysis and interim senior controlling in banking topics such as Cost & Doresn (consolidated financial statements, implementation of selected IFRS standards, cost controlling, compliance & regulatory management (KYC & GDPR) or various business development topics).
Many years of experience managing the interface between business and finance departments. Strong in PM methodologies, project setup, as well as experience communicating with various business units, developers, and testers.
Creation of technical concepts, functional specifications, test concepts and cases, as well as support and oversight of change management.

Skills

Ms Office (Expert)
Ms Project, Ms Sharepoint, Hpqc, Confluence, Teamdrive (Advanced Knowledge)
Essbase, Ggl Rep Plus, Jedox, Sap Cml, Hpalm, Jira, Ilon Nisma, Doc Direct, Prima (Comprehensive Knowledge)
Outlook, Lotus Notes (Comprehensive Knowledge)

Languages

German

Native

Turkish

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Education

Mar 2011 - Feb 2016

FOM University Essen

Master of Arts · Finance, Accounting and Taxation · Essen, Germany · 2,0

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

California State University Fullerton

Finance and Economics · Fullerton, United States

Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

Ruhr Universität Bochum

Bachelor of Science · Management and Economics · Bochum, Germany · 2,1

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Certifications & licenses

Project Management Intelligent Certificate (PMI)

Haufe Akademie, Frankfurt

Honorary Lecturer (Consolidated Financial Reporting)

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 26

Experience in Banking and Finance 12.5 y

Avg length 1 y

Longest experience 4 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 3 (Germany, Switzerland, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles SAP-FICO Project Manager, Interim Senior Accountant, Senior Controller

Main industries Banking and Finance, Education, Automotive

Main business areas Finance, Accounting, Project Management

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 2

Profile

Created

March 2025

Last Update

March 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Ali based?

Ali is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Ali speak?

Ali speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Ali have?

Ali has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Ali has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 21 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Ali may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ali be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ali would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP-FICO Project Manager, Interim Senior Accountant, Senior Controller.

What is Ali's latest experience?

Ali's most recent position is SAP-FICO Project Manager at BAHAG AG.

What companies has Ali worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ali has worked for BAHAG AG, BNP Paribas Germany, Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients, APELONA GmbH, and AUSY Technologies Germany GmbH.

Which industries is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Automotive. Ali also has some experience in Advertising, Professional Services, and Information Technology.

Which business areas is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Accounting, and Project Management. Ali also has some experience in Procurement, Customer Service, and Sales.

Which industries has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Automotive, and Advertising.

Which business areas has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in business areas like Accounting, Finance, and Project Management.

What is Ali's education?

Ali holds a Master in Finance, Accounting and Taxation from FOM University Essen and a Bachelor in Management and Economics from Ruhr Universität Bochum.

Does Ali have any certificates?

Ali has 2 certificates. These include: Project Management Intelligent Certificate (PMI) and Honorary Lecturer (Consolidated Financial Reporting).