Andreas Niestroj - SAP CO Consultant for Product Costing

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Münster, Germany

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Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

1 year 8 months

Münster, Germany

CO Consultant (Part-time)

WestLotto

CO greenfield implementation on S/4 HANA (margin analysis, contribution margin accounting according to two parallel standards)
Concept for data migration for the integration of a company code
Set up a parallel contribution margin accounting solution via extension ledger with alternative valuations
Definition and implementation of derivation strategies
End-user and key user training

Jan 2024 - May 2025

1 year 5 months

Ditzingen, Germany

CO Expert (Part-time)

Euronics

Consulting and support in the optimization of CO-PA
Optimization of Fiori apps in the controlling context
Concept and improvement of a cost of sales report with functional areas

Jan 2024 - Mar 2025

1 year 3 months

Krefeld, Germany

FI/CO Migration Specialist (Part-time)

Saurer GmbH

FI/CO migration
LSMW design and implementation
Concept for data migration for the integration of a company code
Migration of open items, inventories, profit and loss statements, and balance sheet accounts

Oct 2023 - Present

3 years

Heidelberg, Germany

CO Expert for Global Costing Solution (SAP Add-on GVC)

EXA AG

Implementation of the Global Costing Solution (GVC – Global Value Chain) for BASF EC (Coatings)
Consulting and support in designing individual customer solutions in GVC
Product costing and integration into global value chains
Mapping of extensive CO-PA structures in external reporting
Use of Material Ledger and actual cost valuation

Oct 2022 - May 2024

1 year 8 months

Böblingen, Germany

CO Expert (Part-time)

Wöhrwagpharma

Consulting and support in the optimization of CO-PA and PCA reports and structures after go-live
Design and implementation of various custom reports (SAP Queries, Report Painter)

Feb 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 11 months

Mannheim, Germany

CO Expert for CO Migration (Part-time)

Roche

Consulting and support for the migration of CO interfaces from ECC to S/4 HANA
Design and implementation of a solution for automated data flow between R/3 and S/4 HANA
Overhead cost calculation and ensuring data consistency between the systems

Sep 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 4 months

Remscheid, Germany

CO Expert for Product Costing (Part-time)

Vaillant

Consulting and support in designing individual customer solutions for a global, group-wide integrated cost accounting system
Design and implementation of a solution for automated data flow between R/3 and S/4 HANA systems to achieve integrated group-wide costing
Product costing using the Material Ledger

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

4 months

Krefeld, Germany

FI/CO Migration Specialist for Carve-out (Part-time)

Saurer GmbH

LSMW design and implementation for a carve-out
Design of the data migration for the spin-off of parts of the company code
Development of an archiving concept for CO data
Migration of open items, stock, profit and loss statements, and balance sheet accounts
Reconciliation of migration results between the two companies

Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

2 years 3 months

Einbeck, Germany

Senior CO Consultant / ML Consultant (20%)

KWS GmbH

3rd-level support in CO (CO-PA, Material Ledger, product costing)
Introduction and support of CO processes in the UK and Brazil
Support in an S/4 HANA Cloud solution
On-site consulting for the S/4 HANA introduction

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

Heidelberg, Germany

CO Expert for Material Ledger (Ad hoc consulting, 5% on-site)

EXA AG

Consulting and support in designing individual customer solutions in the GVC (Global Value Chain)
Product costing using the Material Ledger
Answering individual questions about Material Ledger and valuation

Sep 2018 - Jun 2021

2 years 10 months

Berlin, Germany

CO Team Lead – Rollout in the UK (CO-OM, PCA)

Deutsche Bahn / DB Cargo UK

Coordination of a team of several international consultants (FI-CO, MM, SD)
Rollout of a number of freight companies in the United Kingdom to SAP CO
Building a controlling concept for reporting contribution margins by customer, business area, and destination (based on COS settlement)
Implementation of profit center accounting
Creation and maintenance of master data (customers, internal orders, cost centers, profit centers, alternative hierarchies, vendor groups)
Use of LSMW for master data maintenance
Development of custom CO/PCA reports

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

8 months

Berlin, Germany

FI Senior Consultant – Team Lead FI/CO Rollout in Great Britain (40%)

Deutsche Bahn / Arriva

Coordination of a team of 5–7 consultants (FI-CO, MM, SD)
Rollout of a number of bus companies in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, and Romania (more than 100 company codes)
Mapping of all finance-related topics (chart of accounts, AP, AR, bank setup)
Implementation of local legal requirements and harmonization of finance processes
Implementation of VAT reporting for Romania and Bulgaria
Setup of correspondence processes (customer statements, dunning, payment advice)
Master data creation and maintenance for customers and vendors

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

8 months

Rehau, Germany

CO Senior Consultant – New SAP S/4 HANA Implementation (Automotive Industry, 60%)

Rehau

Controlling implementation on S/4 HANA (CO-ML, CO-PA account-based and costing-based)
Project structure planning (PS) and CO-OM costing on WBS elements vs. internal orders
Design of a new data concept with customer fields in ACDOCA
Migration concept for existing CO/FI structures
Report design and implementation on S/4 HANA

Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

5 months

Bornheim, Germany

FI Consultant – Value Added Tax (interim work)

REWE

Support in the implementation of a VAT solution for Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary (deferred taxes)
Concept and implementation of VAT reporting

Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

11 months

Mannheim, Germany

Senior Consultant CO (Part-time) – Rollout Wave II

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Rollout of the CO solution developed in 2014/2015 to further locations (including the USA and Switzerland)
Adaptation and extension of the existing CO/CO-PA template to local requirements
Support with testing, training, and go-live

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Bobingen, Germany

Senior FI/CO Consultant

Nextrusion GmbH (formerly Teijin)

Integration of Perlon Dormagen into the existing system
Data transfer in FI, FI-AA and CO
Reconciliation of balances and asset values after migration

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Rheinbach, Germany

Senior CO / FI/CO Consultant

Vollmar GmbH

Carve-out of the Vollmar Production site into a new company code
Design and implementation of an intercompany process for the organizational split
Reconciliation of CO/FI data between the old and new company code

Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 11 months

Mannheim, Germany

Lead CO Consultant

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Design and introduction of a template setup for a manufacturing company
CO-PA design (costing, cost component split, KEDR derivation concept, P&L report, reconciliation report)
Design of an interface to Roche SE (Switzerland) for cost absorption
Design and implementation of various CO programs (assignment, data upload)
Creation of custom planning layouts with Excel integration
Interface concept (IDoc) for transferring CO master data and actual costs
Full project cycle from blueprint, reference organization, testing and implementation to rollout in Mannheim and Indianapolis

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Rheinbach, Germany

Senior FI/CO Consultant

Vollmar GmbH

Support with the carve-out of Henschke GmbH
FI/CO-side design and implementation of the split, including chart of accounts and master data separation

Dec 2013 - Dec 2013

1 month

Ruda Śląska, Poland

Senior FI Consultant (spot consulting)

Leiber GmbH

Training as part of an implementation project in Poland
Training on FI standard processes in Polish
Support with setting up VAT reporting for Poland

Jun 2013 - Nov 2013

6 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Senior Consultant (part-time)

SE Tylose GmbH

US-specific settings in FI in an implementation project
Setup of check management, posting blocks, and payment transactions
Design of check forms (SAPscript)
Setup of a bank EDI interface

May 2013 - Feb 2015

1 year 10 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Senior Consultant FI/CO (part-time)

Zertus GmbH

Implementation and support for setting up the cost of sales method in New GL
Implementation of cost of sales in FI/CO
Update of product costing and reorganization of CO-PA (new cost accounting structure, additional characteristics, redesign of reporting)
Implementation of Cost of Sales (COS) in New GL
Setup of flexible reports for CO and FI

May 2013 - Oct 2013

6 months

Winnenden, Germany

Senior Consultant FI/CO (on-site consulting)

Kaercher GmbH

Consulting for a roll-out concept
Design of a roll-out concept for product costing
3rd level support in FI/CO
Review and optimization of MM account determination
Coaching in Material Ledger

Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

2 months

Schramberg, Germany

Senior Consultant – CO-PA implementation

Karl Lieber GmbH

Collection and review of CO-PA requirements
Creation of the concept and implementation of the solution
Setup of a test scenario and support during testing

Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

7 months

Speyer, Germany

Senior Consultant – Restructuring

PFW

Support with smaller organizational and CO adjustments in a manufacturing environment
Corrections to MM account determination
Setup of IFRS cost of sales reporting in Special Ledger

Aug 2012 - Mar 2013

8 months

Bad Vilbel, Germany

Senior Consultant in the implementation project and roll-out

STADA AG / Hemofarm

Implementation of a CO-PC template in the pharmaceutical industry
Reengineering of product costing and change of the cost element structure in an ongoing Material Ledger installation
New GL installation and integration with existing processes

Oct 2009 - Present

17 years

Germany

SAP Consultant for Finance and Controlling

Self-employed

Independent work as an SAP FI/CO consultant
Focus on product costing (CO-PC), group costing, intercompany allocations, profit center inventory valuation (Material Ledger incl. AVR)
Design and implementation of CO-PA reporting, including valuation with different cost estimates and additional costs (cost center allocations, top-down distributions)
Profit center accounting incl. transfer prices
Interfaces to materials management (MM account determination, inventory valuation)
Coverage of all FI areas (AP, AR, GL, AA)
Parallel valuation according to local GAAP, US GAAP and IFRS
Roles as implementation consultant, reengineer, template designer, 2nd- and 3rd-level support, and IT governance in FI/CO
Coaching and training of key users, creation of training materials
Use of LSMW, Report Painter, Report Writer and SAP Queries
Projects on ECC and since 2020 on S/4 HANA

May 2006 - Jan 2013

6 years 9 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

IT Governance / Senior Consultant FI/CO and Material Ledger

BASF SE

Governance role within IT for FI/CO and Material Ledger
Third-level support for financial services
Design and implementation of special solutions, including:
Hard currency solution for transfer prices (currency types 40 and 42)
Alternative valuation run for Brazil, Russia and Turkey
Statistical cost elements in cost components
Design of CO-PA reporting
3rd-level support for shared service centers in Berlin, Kuala Lumpur, Freeport and São Paulo
Fit-gap analyses and review of local requirements
Concept, design and rollout of standardized and harmonized product costing and transfer pricing in the global system
Parallel valuation in the Material Ledger and parallel inventory valuations (tax, IFRS, local)
Integration of more than 100 companies into a central system
Training on CO topics, especially product costing (standard and actual costing) and transfer prices
2008–2009: Integration of logistics and accounting into a common R/3 system (review and adjustment of processes for inventory valuation, product costing and transfer prices, adaptation of logistics processes to ML, transfer pricing and CO-PA)
2006–2007: Introduction of a common controlling model for several European countries based on the Material Ledger

Mar 2006 - Dec 2006

10 months

Albstadt, Germany

Subproject Leader Finance and Controlling – Greenfield Implementation

Guehring GmbH

Subproject leadership for finance and controlling in a greenfield implementation (pilot for roll-out)
Implementation of financial processes incl. VAT (US jurisdiction codes), cheque payments and bank accounting (electronic and manual bank accounts)
Product costing, profit center accounting with transfers, and CO-PA
Legacy data transfer for FI-AA
Setup of extended revenue reporting in CO-PA and via LIS

Feb 2006 - May 2006

4 months

Tolyatti, Russian Federation

Senior Consultant – Investment Management

GM-Avtovaz

Complete implementation of investment management
Analysis, blueprint, implementation, go-live and user training

Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

1 year 1 month

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Senior Consultant, CO project lead, reengineering

BASF IT Services GmbH

Project lead in CO and reengineering of controlling processes
Implementation and optimization of CO-PA and PS as well as CO-OM
Creation of extensive reports
Training of key users in CO/PS

May 2004 - Dec 2005

1 year 8 months

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Senior Consultant – comprehensive CO implementation

Ultrastar

Implementation of cost center accounting and internal orders
Introduction of profit center accounting and sales and profitability analysis
Implementation of the cost of sales method
Mapping of Russian legal requirements for reporting and inventory valuation

Dec 2003 - May 2004

6 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Consultant – redesign of the authorization concept

Allianz AG

Redesign of authorizations and roles in line with audit requirements
Focus on FI-AA, cost center accounting and purchasing in MM

May 2003 - Dec 2004

1 year 8 months

Tolyatti, Russian Federation

Consultant – implementation CO-PA / product costing

GM-Avtovaz

Redesign of product costing
Reimplementation of CO-PA
Creation of reports for profitability analysis

Apr 2003 - Aug 2003

5 months

United States

Consultant – implementation

DPGM (Deutsche Post Global Mail)

Design and implementation of a new CO-OM setup
Development of detailed internal order reporting with extensive use of user parameters
Results analysis and design of a profit center concept with transfer prices
Transfer of external data (mass data uploads with Batchman)
Creation of extensive planning layouts with Excel uploads
Integration of CO data into BW

Mar 2003 - May 2004

1 year 3 months

Rathenow, Germany

Consultant – Full CO/CO-PA Rollout

Fielmann AG

Introduction of cost center accounting
Product cost accounting incl. extensive costing of production orders
Profitability analysis and profit center accounting
Design and implementation of interfaces to sub-systems

Jan 2003 - Sep 2009

6 years 9 months

Heidelberg, Germany

SAP Consultant for Finance and Controlling

CIBER

Consulting in numerous international SAP R/3 implementation projects in the chemical, automotive, manufacturing, and transport industries
Focus on FI/CO with emphasis on product costing, CO-PA, profit center accounting, and interfaces to MM
Assumption of roles such as implementation consultant, reengineering, template creation, and 2nd-/3rd-level support

Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

1 year

Hanover, Germany

CO Consultant / Subproject Lead CO

Bosch Rexroth AG

Migration from R/2 to R/3 (Release 4.6A)
Product costing and implementation of internal orders, cost center accounting, and profitability analysis
Setup of profit center accounting

Jul 2001 - Jan 2002

7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant – Implementation of CO/PCA and Transfer Prices

KoSa GmbH

Implementation of CO-PCA and transfer prices
Preparation of a balance sheet by profit center
Setup of a special ledger for the cost of goods sold method
Conceptual review of CO-PA and reports to improve reconciliation of FI, PCA, and CO-PA
Concept for regression tests
Redesign and configuration of reporting (Report Painter and Report Writer)

Jan 2001 - Jun 2001

6 months

Bobingen, Germany

Consultant – Implementation

Teijin Ltd

Merger of three separate business areas into one single one
Process analysis and design of a new organizational model
Planning and implementation of data migration (legacy data transfer)
Reengineering of controlling and asset accounting with parallel HGB and US GAAP valuation
Redesign of reporting in CO and FI-AA
Training of end users and IT key users

Jul 2000 - Dec 2000

6 months

Wertheim am Main, Germany

Consultant – Implementation

Johns Manville Corporation (formerly Schuller GmbH)

Adaptation of organizational units and processes in CO and FI/AA
Coordination of processes with the IT department
Maintenance of master data
Training of users in the operational business areas

Sep 1999 - Dec 2002

3 years 4 months

Mannheim, Germany

SAP Consultant for Finance and Controlling

OSCo Consulting GmbH

Consulting customers in FI/CO
Implementation of product costing, cost center accounting, CO-PA and profit center accounting
Support for R/3 implementations and rollouts

Sep 1999 - Jun 2000

10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant – Implementation of Profit Center Accounting

KoSa GmbH (formerly Hoechst)

Introduction of profit center accounting (EC-PCA)
Design of the organizational structure in Controlling
Execution of mass data changes with CATT
Integration of processes in SD, PP, FI and CO
Design and implementation of US GAAP reporting
Posting internal profit center revenues at transfer prices

Apr 1999 - Sep 1999

6 months

Schweinfurt, Germany

In-house Consultant for Finance and Controlling

Mannesmann-Sachs AG

In-house consulting for FI and CO
Support for the introduction and optimization of controlling and finance processes
Cooperation with business departments and IT on process and system adjustments

Apr 1999 - Aug 1999

5 months

Schweinfurt, Germany

Internal Consultant CO/FI-AA

Mannesmann Sachs AG

Support in controlling and FI-AA
Transfer of legacy data into FI-AA
Pilot introduction of FI-AA
Implementation of parallel valuation of assets according to HGB and US GAAP

Apr 1998 - Apr 1999

1 year 1 month

Schweinfurt, Germany

Training as SAP Consultant for FI/CO

IBB mbH

Training as an SAP FI/CO consultant
Specialization in FI (AP, AR, GL, AA) and CO (cost centers, internal orders, CO-PA, PCA)
Basic training in customizing and implementing SAP R/3 FI/CO solutions

Nov 1989 - Nov 1997

8 years 1 month

Wrocław, Poland

M.A. studies in English Linguistics, Business and Political Science

University of Bamberg / Roehampton Institute of Higher Education / University of Wroclaw

Studies in English linguistics, economics, and political science
Earned an interdisciplinary M.A. degree at universities in Germany, Great Britain, and Poland

Industry experience

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Experienced in Professional Services, Chemical, Manufacturing, Education, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Professional Services

Chemical

Manufacturing

Education

Automotive

Information Technology

Business area experience

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Experienced in Finance, Information Technology, Accounting, Research and Development, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Finance

Information Technology

Accounting

Research and Development

Project Management

Business Intelligence

Summary

Overview ERP consultant for SAP R/3 since 1998. Senior expert in FI/CO with a special focus on: product costing (CO-PC), group costing, intercompany billing, profit center inventory valuation (ML) including alternative valuation run (AVR), periodic/cumulative valuation, revenue and profitability report (CO-PA), extensive CO-PA reports, reconciliation to FI, valuation with different costing methods, valuation with additional costs (cost center allocations, top-down), profit center accounting (PCA) including transfer prices, interfaces to materials management (MM account determination, inventory valuation), all areas of FI (AP, AR, GL, AA), parallel valuation of local GAAP and US_GAAP or IFRS. Experience in numerous international SAP R/3 implementation projects for well-known international companies in the chemical, automotive, manufacturing, and transport sectors. Played various roles in projects: implementation consultant, reengineering, rollout, creation of a global template, 2nd and 3rd level support, and IT governance for FI/CO, coaching and training of key users, definition and creation of training material. Expert in specific R/3 tools: LSMW, reporting tools: Report Painter, Report Writer, SAP Queries. Strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills. Proven ability to work analytically and communicate with decision-makers in companies. ECC and since 2020 S/4

Languages

German

Advanced

English

Advanced

Polish

Advanced

Education

Nov 1989 - Nov 1997

University of Bamberg, Roehampton Institute of Higher Education London, University of Wroclaw

M.A. · English linguistics, economics and political science · Wrocław, Poland

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 47

Experience in Professional Services 22 y

Avg length 1 y 9 m

Longest experience 16 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 4 (Germany, Russian Federation, Poland, United States)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles CO Consultant (Part-time), CO Expert (Part-time), FI/CO Migration Specialist (Part-time)

Main industries Professional Services, Chemical, Manufacturing

Main business areas Finance, Information Technology, Accounting

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Profile

Member since

September 2025

Last update

September 2026

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Andreas is based in Münster, Germany.

Andreas speaks the following languages: German (Advanced), English (Advanced), Polish (Advanced).

Andreas has at least 36 years of experience. During this time, Andreas has worked in at least 42 different roles and for 42 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Andreas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Andreas would be well-suited for roles such as: CO Consultant (Part-time), CO Expert (Part-time), FI/CO Migration Specialist (Part-time).

Andreas's most recent position is CO Consultant (Part-time) at WestLotto.

In recent years, Andreas has worked for WestLotto, Euronics, Saurer GmbH, EXA AG, and Wöhrwagpharma.

Andreas is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Chemical, and Manufacturing. Andreas also has some experience in Education, Automotive, and Information Technology.

Andreas is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Information Technology, and Accounting. Andreas also has some experience in Research and Development, Project Management, and Business Intelligence.

Andreas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Andreas has recently worked in business areas like Finance, Information Technology, and Accounting.

Andreas holds a Master in English linguistics, economics and political science from University of Bamberg, Roehampton Institute of Higher Education London, University of Wroclaw.

The availability of Andreas needs to be confirmed.

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