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Richard H.-SAP ERP Migration to S/4HANA

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Taufkirchen (Vils), Germany

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Mar 2025 - Present

SAP ERP Migration to S/4HANA

Position summary
SAP ERP Migration to S/4HANA
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
  • Conceptual design and assessment of the finance area, including analysis of customer-specific developments and their replacement with SAP standard solutions.
  • Migration Cockpit error analysis.
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025

Analysis of Workflow Settings

GASAG

Position summary
Analysis of Workflow Settings at GASAG
Industries
Utilities
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Analysis of the workflow settings for the classic loan workflow, focusing on agent determination, substitute rules, authorizations, and the use of exits and BAdIs.
Jul 2024 - Present

Functional Lead for Controlling Processes

ECE Group

Position summary
Functional Lead for Controlling Processes at ECE Group
Industries
Real Estate
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
  • Functional Lead for Controlling processes.
  • Coordination and clarification of incidents and change requests with the people responsible, especially those involving new HANA functionality, e.g. managing commitment data in ACDOCA or budgeting at general ledger account level using Fiori apps.
  • Designing change requests to replace HANA CDS views with ABAP CDS views.
  • Support and testing as part of an upgrade.
  • Design of a bidirectional interface for creating and maintaining projects in SAP.
Nov 2023 - Present
Munich, Germany

Support and Further Development of Accounting and MM in S/4HANA

Stadt München

Position summary
Support and Further Development of Accounting and MM in S/4HANA at Stadt München
Industries
Government and Administration
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Procurement
  • Support and further development of accounting and the related MM module in an S/4HANA system.
  • Creation and structuring of month-end closing activities in the Financial Closing Cockpit (FCC), and coordination with the business departments.
  • Development of programs, e.g. to post goods receipts linked to purchase orders from an Excel list (BAPI_GOODSMVT_CREATE) using ABAP OO.
  • VIM troubleshooting.
  • Implementation of flexible workflows for supplier invoices.
  • Preparation of a high-level concept for the investment process and spare parts warehouse operations.
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024

newG/L (New General Ledger) Migration

SLM

Position summary
newG/L (New General Ledger) Migration at SLM
Industries
Professional Services
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Migration of the classic general ledger to newG/L from both a business and technical perspective using scenario 2.
  • Design and coordination with the business department.
  • Scheduling.
  • Customizing newG/L and adapting processes.
  • Operating and customizing Migration Cockpit.
  • Carrying out the migration.
  • Documentation.
Jul 2023 - Nov 2023

Investment process adjustment

Magna GmbH

Position summary
Investment process adjustment at Magna GmbH
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Finance
Logistics
Procurement
  • Redesign of the investment process (Project System, Investment Management, Materials Management with purchasing and logistics invoice verification, and Asset Accounting).
Jun 2023 - Dec 2024

Preliminary project for migration from SAP ERP to S/4HANA

MEWA

Position summary
Preliminary project for migration from SAP ERP to S/4HANA at MEWA
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
Logistics
  • Concept design and assessment of the current state in Finance as part of a preliminary migration project, including definition of the chart of accounts.
  • Definition of tax codes, particularly in relation to the Logistics modules and custom developments.
  • Creation of a prototype for VAT refunds.
  • Implementation of the valuation area for insurance values in Asset Accounting to ensure S/4HANA compatibility, including the creation of custom programs to open the valuation area and transfer historical acquisition values.
Feb 2022 - Nov 2023

Migration from SAP ERP to S/4HANA

Volkswagen AG

Position summary
Migration from SAP ERP to S/4HANA at Volkswagen AG
Industries
Automotive
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
Quality Assurance
  • Concept design, redesign, and implementation of the investment process (Project System, Investment Management, and Asset Accounting).
  • Business process consulting.
  • Preparation of Functional Specification (FSP) and Functional Solution Whitepaper (FSW), as well as Customizing.
  • Feasibility analyses for replacing modifications and custom-developed functionality with standard functionality.
  • Interface design with the MuleSoft middleware.
  • Coordination of developments and settings with offshore colleagues in India.
  • Quality assurance, test support, and documentation.
  • Agile approach to the project and use of the Scrum board.
Dec 2020 - Dec 2020

Adjustment of optical invoice processing (gft)

SOLUM

Position summary
Adjustment of optical invoice processing (gft) at SOLUM
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
  • Change to employee determination in the SAP workflow as part of invoice handover.
Oct 2020 - Jan 2022
Cologne, Germany

Further development of the RE-FX application

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Further development of the RE-FX application at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
Business areas
Information Technology
Logistics
Procurement
  • Further development of the RE-FX application.
  • Implementation of correspondence for rental agreement master data and recurring rent invoices.
  • Creation of a custom tenant account statement (two ALV lists on one output screen).
  • Preparation of training materials and delivery of online training for property management (maintenance of vendor and customer rental agreements, creation of business partners and maintenance of SEPA mandates, handling of internal rental agreements).
  • Integration of Logistics into real estate management (RE-FX), including the concept design and implementation of the procurement process (purchase orders and logistics invoice verification) for recoverable ancillary costs in real estate accounting.
Jun 2020 - Sep 2020

Tax reduction adjustments 2020

Kreissparkasse Köln / SOLUM / Proservice

Position summary
Tax reduction adjustments 2020 at Kreissparkasse Köln / SOLUM / Proservice
Industries
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Quality Assurance
  • Changed the tax codes in Financial Accounting and Real Estate Management (RE-FX) as part of the VAT reduction (COVID-19 stimulus package).
  • Adjusted the service charge statement, including implementation and integration testing of the receivables split due to a mid-year VAT change.
Jan 2020 - May 2020

Implementing a purchase order approval workflow

SOLUM

Position summary
Implementing a purchase order approval workflow at SOLUM
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Procurement
  • Designed and implemented a purchase order approval process using a workflow in SAP, replacing manual approval by the manager.
  • Used customer-specific tables to determine buyer authorization groups and approval thresholds.
  • Adjusted purchase order and invoice forms (replacing the pre-printed forms).
May 2019 - Dec 2019

Program redesign for various clients

Finanz Informatik

Position summary
Program redesign for various clients at Finanz Informatik
Industries
Banking and Finance
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Redesigned programs (switched from Batch Input to BAPI processing and from procedural to object-oriented programming).
  • Hashed SEPA files.
Apr 2019 - Jul 2019
Cologne, Germany

Redesign of the electronic bank statement

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Redesign of the electronic bank statement at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
  • Implemented FEB_BSPROC.
  • Adjusted posting rules and revised the mapping of external transaction codes.
  • Created a customer-specific table to store real estate objects (e.g. billing units), so they could be added to the document when posting the bank statement.
Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

Special development for Asset Accounting FI-AA ERP 6.0 EHP 7

Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband

Position summary
Special development for Asset Accounting FI-AA ERP 6.0 EHP 7 at Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
  • Conducted a feasibility analysis.
  • Implemented the requirements using standard exits without modifications and additionally generated adjustment documents.
Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

Adaptation of RE-FX Real Estate Accounting and FI/CO Financial Accounting and Controlling

Unicredit

Position summary
Adaptation of RE-FX Real Estate Accounting and FI/CO Financial Accounting and Controlling at Unicredit
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Adaptation of real estate accounting (RE-FX) and financial accounting (FI and CO).
  • Implementation of adjustment objects.
  • Design and implementation of a custom option set determination process for adjustment objects.
  • Creation of custom reports for input tax allocation, including determination and presentation of deductible amounts for affiliated companies.
  • Implementation of custom fields in Controlling master data.
  • Development of BAdIs in Financial Accounting, e.g. extending the advance VAT return (RFUMS0V00) with custom fields and creating validations.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Implementation of electricity trading

SOLUM

Position summary
Implementation of electricity trading at SOLUM
Industries
Energy
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Creation of a concept, analysis of the flow of values and impact on service charge settlement.
  • Transfer of option sets and master data for settlement units from the source client to the SOLUM client.
  • Implementation of a custom input tax allocation process for electricity invoices based on the transferred information.
  • Evaluation of the input tax allocation in an ALV list and transfer of messages to the Business Application Log.
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Cologne, Germany

Option set determination for adjustment objects in RE-FX

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Option set determination for adjustment objects in RE-FX at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Implementation of option set determination for adjustment objects when partial areas are changed in RE-FX (design in the 2015 and 2016 fiscal years).
  • Extension of the adjustment object with a custom tab containing the partial areas of the properties in an ALV list.
  • Proposal of areas in the custom tab when measurements are changed.
  • Changes to the proposals through an editable ALV list with input validation and cell coloring.
  • Customer-specific option set determination.
  • Validation and substitution of rental and adjustment objects.
Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

Connection of optical invoice processing (condecco)

Sparkasse Holstein

Position summary
Connection of optical invoice processing (condecco) at Sparkasse Holstein
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Design and project planning.
  • Customizing of ArchiveLink settings.
  • Transfer of incoming invoices from condecco to SAP.
  • Creation of accounting documents via BAPI and linking them to the image.
  • Implementation of custom functionality, the status monitor, for user-side error handling.
Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

Connection of optical incoming invoice processing (gft)

Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband

Position summary
Connection of optical incoming invoice processing (gft) at Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Design and project planning.
  • Customizing of ArchiveLink settings.
  • Transfer of values from gft to SAP.
  • Creation of accounting documents via BAPI and linking them to the image.
  • Creation of custom functionality, the status monitor, for user-side error handling.
Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

Support and implementation of customer-specific accounting functions

Goethe-Institut

Position summary
Support and implementation of customer-specific accounting functions at Goethe-Institut
Industries
Education
Business areas
Accounting
  • Creation of a customer-specific account statement to show payments still expected in local and foreign currency.
  • Automatic clearing of open items as part of final invoicing (special G/L transactions).
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
Cologne, Germany

Design of the option rate calculation for correction objects

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Design of the option rate calculation for correction objects at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Creation of a concept for changing partial areas in RE-FX and development of a prototype.
  • Definition of a correction object to monitor a construction project over a period of 10 years, including the mapping of the affected areas over the entire period.
  • Design of a solution to take into account changes in the use of partial areas assigned to the original correction object during the 10-year correction period when calculating the option rate.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

Implementation of a Business Intelligence platform (BO BI)

SOLUM

Position summary
Implementation of a Business Intelligence platform (BO BI) at SOLUM
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Project Management
  • Introduction of a Business Intelligence platform (BO BI) from SAP BusinessObjects.
  • Concept design and project planning.
  • Creation of Universes using the Information Design Tool (IDT).
  • Creation of reports with Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence.
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Cologne, Germany

Implementation of budget management (PSM-FM)

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Implementation of budget management (PSM-FM) at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
  • Management of budgets by financial items and financial centers.
  • Implementation of the BCS budget management system with availability control to prevent budget overruns.
  • Definition of budget versions and different budget types.
  • Creation of the derivation strategy using FMDERIVE (requirements implemented through a customer-specific exit).
  • Implementation of customer-specific fields and validations for financial items.
  • Provision of budget reports on the intranet (Web Dynpro) for budget managers.
  • Creation of interactive reports in which web users enter planned and budget values.
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
Cologne, Germany

EHP7 upgrade for the accounting modules

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
EHP7 upgrade for the accounting modules at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Logistics
  • Carrying out the EHP7 upgrade for the accounting and logistics modules.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
Cologne, Germany

Implementation of cost center accounting

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Implementation of cost center accounting at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
  • Introduction of cost center accounting, with a focus on integrating real estate management (RE-FX).
  • Recording of owner-occupied use in cost center accounting based on internal rental agreements.
  • Posting of periodic vacancy costs to the cost center.
  • Allocation of costs from rental agreements to cost center accounting using customer-specific distribution rules.
Jun 2013 - Dec 2013
Cologne, Germany

Implementation of the SEPA scheme

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Implementation of the SEPA scheme at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
  • Replacement of national direct debit and credit transfer procedures with the uniform European SEPA scheme in the FI module for Kreissparkasse Köln.
Feb 2013 - Dec 2016

Support and development of accounting functions

Gottschalk Logistic Systems GmbH

Position summary
Support and development of accounting functions at Gottschalk Logistic Systems GmbH
Industries
Transportation
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
  • Handling year-end closing tasks in collaboration with tax advisors and auditors.
  • Customizing in accounting, e.g. implementing the dunning procedure or electronic advance VAT returns.
  • Implementation of an alternative chart of accounts (Stotax) in coordination with the responsible auditor.
  • Replacement of national direct debit and credit transfer procedures with the uniform European SEPA scheme in the FI module.
Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
Cologne, Germany

EHP5/EHP6 upgrade for accounting modules

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
EHP5/EHP6 upgrade for accounting modules at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Logistics
  • Implementation of the EHP5 and EHP6 upgrades in the accounting and logistics modules.
Mar 2011 - Aug 2011

Preparation of a detailed concept for time recording in CA-TS

Goethe-Institut

Position summary
Preparation of a detailed concept for time recording in CA-TS at Goethe-Institut
Industries
Education
Business areas
Human Resources
Information Technology
  • Detailed concept for managing internal and external staff in HR and CATS (time recording).
  • Analysis and redesign of business processes as part of a new implementation, in coordination with users and subproject team members.
  • Concept for recording time in CATS for internal and external employees using different units (45 and 60 minutes, person-days, and flat rates), and description of the impact on the Materials Management, Controlling, and Human Resources modules.
  • Recording teaching staff qualifications (e.g. roles, levels, and course or seminar types) in customer-specific infotypes.
  • Creation of a customer-specific infotype to configure attendances and absences for availability checks.
  • Concept for an interface to transfer hours worked by teaching staff from Student Lifecycle Management (SLCM) to CATS.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2019
Cologne, Germany

Support and further development of the RE-FX application

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Support and further development of the RE-FX application at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Support and further development of the RE-FX application.
  • Created process documentation for real estate management, including account determination and recurring postings (2018/2019).
  • Created training materials and delivered training via GoToMeeting as part of a reorganization (2017).
  • Implemented an approval workflow for contract changes affecting cash flows (internal control system based on the four-eyes principle) (2017).
  • Implemented a payment approval workflow for accounts payable invoices (2017).
  • Determined option rates and split input tax, taking into account Kreissparkasse Köln's bank key (customer-specific determination of the option rate using a BAdI).
  • Designed the input tax treatment and coordinated with the "Balance Sheets and Taxes" department.
  • Customized and implemented enhancements (master data, validations and substitutions, conditions, area types, contracts including termination, business partners, periodic postings).
  • Created a program to transfer posting data from RE-FX to OSPlus via an interface.
  • Adapted service charge statement forms using Smart Forms.
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
Cologne, Germany

Implementation of input tax adjustment in accordance with §15a UStG and §44 UStDV

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Implementation of input tax adjustment in accordance with §15a UStG and §44 UStDV at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
  • Introduced input tax adjustment in accordance with §15a UStG and §44 UStDV (SAP standard with RE-FX and ECC 6.0), in close coordination with the tax experts at Kreissparkasse Köln.
  • Assigned documents to adjustment objects.
  • Determined option rates and split input tax for the real estate assets, taking into account the customer-specific bank key.
  • Carried out input tax adjustments and prepared the advance VAT return.
May 2010 - Dec 2010
Cologne, Germany

Restructuring of the SAP system

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Restructuring of the SAP system at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Restructured the SAP system by migrating the savings bank, its subsidiaries and external institutions (e.g. Sparkasse Leverkusen) from a shared client to separate clients as part of a redesign project.
  • Created the migration and test concept.
  • Designed and developed the specifications for separating the data and coordinated with SAP.
  • Supported the migration to the clients as part of SLO (System Landscape Optimization).
  • Created the authorization concept and generated roles and profiles in coordination with the departments and Internal Audit.
  • Implemented ALE to distribute centrally maintained master data (vendors, customers and materials) to the respective clients.
Jun 2009 - Dec 2009
Cologne, Germany

Integration of the Marketing division into SAP

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Integration of the Marketing division into SAP at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
Marketing
  • Took over the business processes of Kreissparkasse Köln's Marketing division.
  • Implemented the Project System (PS) and Investment Management (IM).
  • Provided intranet reporting via web reports (Business Server Pages).
Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

Implementation of FI, CO and PS

SRE GmbH & Co. Immobilien Bonn KG

Position summary
Implementation of FI, CO and PS at SRE GmbH & Co. Immobilien Bonn KG
Industries
Real Estate
Business areas
Accounting
Project Management
  • Introduced and commissioned FI with general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable and asset accounting.
  • Introduced and commissioned CO with cost center accounting and the Project System.
  • Focused on dual accounting in accordance with HGB and IFRS.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

Workflow Implementation

Kreissparkasse Köln / Proservice

Position summary
Workflow Implementation at Kreissparkasse Köln / Proservice
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Implemented the Workflow module and created custom workflows at Kreissparkasse Köln and Proservice Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH.
  • Implemented workflows for preliminary invoice entry and invoice approval (four-eyes principle) as part of invoice verification.
  • Implemented a workflow for payment approval of accounting documents.
  • Approved purchase orders and purchase requisitions.
  • Reviewed and approved credit memo requests in the SD module.
  • Approved bank details for vendor and customer master records.
  • Administration and error handling (ongoing).
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

Integration of an optical invoice processing system (gft)

Proservice

Position summary
Integration of an optical invoice processing system (gft) at Proservice
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
  • Configured the ArchiveLink settings.
  • Adapted and extended customer-specific functions (workflows, function modules and programs).
  • User support (ongoing).
Oct 2006 - Jul 2008
Cologne, Germany

Input tax optimization (§15a UStG) for expenses and movable assets (Asset Accounting)

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Input tax optimization (§15a UStG) for expenses and movable assets (Asset Accounting) at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
  • Designed and implemented a solution to optimize input tax for expenses and movable assets in accordance with §15a UStG.
  • Implemented custom tables for general ledger accounts, cost centers and projects, each with its own deduction rates.
  • Recorded tax details as an account assignment object and determined proposed values for entering tax details during invoice entry.
  • Calculated the customer-specific input tax amount at line-item level based on the tax details.
  • Created reports showing tax details and input tax amounts.
  • Created customer-specific functionality to correct input tax from the previous year based on actual values.
  • Extended the asset master record with custom fields such as tax details, adjustment start date and adjustment end date.
  • Reported adjustment balances (each asset corresponds to an adjustment object).
Jan 2006 - Mar 2006

VAT Implementation

Kreissparkasse Köln / SOLUM

Position summary
VAT Implementation at Kreissparkasse Köln / SOLUM
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Introduced VAT (input tax and output tax) in the FI, MM and SD modules.
Oct 2005 - Jan 2007
Cologne, Germany

Implementation of the IFRS accounting standard

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Implementation of the IFRS accounting standard at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
  • Separated existing accounts and implemented additional accounts under HGB and IFRS.
  • Automatically transferred balances from existing accounts to newly created accounts (account-based solution).
  • Customizing and programming in the FI, CO and PS modules.
  • Restructured asset classes for real estate (e.g. investment properties or repossessed properties) and implemented the focus area of leasing (finance leases and operating leases for movable and immovable assets).
  • Extended the OSPlus interface to transfer IFRS data from SAP to OSPlus.
  • Supported users in transferring assets to the IFRS valuation area.
  • Conducted tests and prepared documentation.
Aug 2005 - Dec 2005
Cologne, Germany

Taking over asset accounting (FI-AA)

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Taking over asset accounting (FI-AA) at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
  • Migrated the asset accounting of Kreissparkasse Siegburg to the SAP system of Kreissparkasse Köln.
  • Designed the SAP FI-AA data migration.
  • Harmonized business processes in asset accounting (FI-AA).
  • Trained new users.
  • Go-live support.
Apr 2005 - Jul 2005

FI and CO implementation

Kreditserviceagentur Rheinland

Position summary
FI and CO implementation at Kreditserviceagentur Rheinland
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Designed the FI and CO implementation.
  • Delivered and customized the solution.
  • Quality assurance.
  • Commissioning.
Jan 2005 - Jun 2005
Cologne, Germany

Upgrade from release 4.7 to ECC 6.0

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Upgrade from release 4.7 to ECC 6.0 at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Planned and coordinated the release upgrade.
  • Processed SPAU and SPDD.
  • Test support.
  • Delta customizing in SAP FI, CO, PS.
  • Made program changes in SAP FI, CO, PS.
  • Documented the work and supported acceptance.
Apr 2004 - Dec 2005

Further development and adaptation of accounting functions in CO, PS

SOLUM

Position summary
Further development and adaptation of accounting functions in CO, PS at SOLUM
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Extended and adapted cost center accounting.
  • Extended and adapted internal orders.
  • Set up profitability analysis (CO-PA), including defining characteristic and value fields, creating reports, and reconciling values between CO-PA and FI, CO and PS.
  • Further developed the Project System (master data, results analysis, settlement).
  • Prepared reports for tax authorities and tax audits using the Data Retention Tool (DART).
Apr 2004 - Dec 2004
Cologne, Germany

Change of the chart of accounts in SAP

Kreissparkasse Köln

Position summary
Change of the chart of accounts in SAP at Kreissparkasse Köln
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Project Management
  • Changed the G/L accounts to new account numbers following the chart of accounts change in OSPlus.
  • Implemented the change in the FI, CO, IM and PS modules using custom-developed programs.
Apr 2004 - Dec 2004

Implementation of SAP FI, CO, PS, IM

Proservice

Position summary
Implementation of SAP FI, CO, PS, IM at Proservice
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
Quality Assurance
  • Introduction and go-live of FI with General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Asset Accounting.
  • Introduction of CO with Cost Center Accounting and Project System.
  • Introduction of Investment Management (IM).
  • Design, implementation and customizing.
  • Quality assurance.
  • Go-live.
Oct 2003 - Apr 2004

Upgrade to Release 4.6C

Siemens Gebäudesicherheit GmbH & Co. OHG

Position summary
Upgrade to Release 4.6C at Siemens Gebäudesicherheit GmbH & Co. OHG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Customizing, integration testing and documentation of the R/3-CO (CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PA) and R/3-PS (Controlling and Logistics) modules.
  • Bringing custom developments back into the standard system, e.g. in the areas of revenue-based results analysis and Profit Center valuation.
  • Introduction of Project Builder.
  • Development of programs and user exits.
Jan 2003 - Sep 2003

R/3 support and business process improvement

Siemens Gebäudesicherheit GmbH & Co. OHG

Position summary
R/3 support and business process improvement at Siemens Gebäudesicherheit GmbH & Co. OHG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Support for monthly and year-end closing (costing-based and accounting-based results analysis, Profit Center Accounting, transfer prices and Special Ledger for reporting results using the cost-of-sales method).
  • Support for product cost planning and costing (CO-PC-PCP).
  • Support for sales order controlling with assembly orders (make-to-order production for individual customer orders).
  • Optimization of the PS module (Controlling and Logistics), including project reporting under US-GAAP and HGB, and results analysis using Percentage of Completion (PoC) and revenue-based methods.
  • Implementation of substitution and validation, and use of network functions to generate purchase orders or production orders (make-to-order production for individual projects).
  • Hotline and help desk.
  • Development of programs, e.g. daily updated reporting by Profit Center or calculation of internal revenue by Profit Center.
  • Development of programs (Batch Input, ALV and user exits).
Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

Implementation of transfer prices and Profit Center valuation

Siemens Gebäudesicherheit GmbH & Co. OHG

Position summary
Implementation of transfer prices and Profit Center valuation at Siemens Gebäudesicherheit GmbH & Co. OHG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
  • Introduction of transfer prices and Profit Center valuation for separate valuation of cross-company transactions.
  • Consulting, design, customizing, testing and go-live of Profit Center Accounting (EC-PCA) and the transfer prices based on it (EC-PCA-TP).
  • Implementation of the Material Ledger (CO-PC-ACT) to report parallel valuations (Profit Center valuation).
  • Profit Center-based reporting of business performance figures such as EBIT and ROI.
  • Project reporting under US-GAAP and HGB to show parallel valuations.
Oct 2000 - Dec 2001

Implementation of a global PM solution

Infineon AG

Position summary
Implementation of a global PM solution at Infineon AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Introduction of a global PM solution as part of an overall project with 350 employees and a budget of 500 Mio. Euro.
  • Assessment of individual decentralized PM solutions worldwide, with different configurations and release levels, through interviews and site visits.
  • Design of a global R/3-PM solution as part of the centralization and harmonization of the system landscape (SAP systems and legacy systems).
  • Creation of a prototype based on the Blue-Print (project stopped after the design phase).
Jun 1999 - Sep 2000

R/3 support and business process improvement

Infineon AG

Position summary
R/3 support and business process improvement at Infineon AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Finance
Information Technology
Logistics
  • Introduction of the 4-4-5 rule (the end of a calendar month is not necessarily the end of a period): Change of the fiscal year variant in FI and analysis of the impact on logistics and controlling in SAP, as well as on the corresponding system landscape.
  • Data setup using SAP-CATT in various accounting and logistics modules.
  • Contributed to the R/3 Y2K project: design, implementation, contingency planning, execution of the R/3-Safety-Check-2000, development of test cases, and preparation of documentation.
Jun 1999 - Jun 1999

Go-live of Profitability Analysis and Market Segment Accounting CO-PA

Thyssen AG

Position summary
Go-live of Profitability Analysis and Market Segment Accounting CO-PA at Thyssen AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Business Intelligence
Information Technology
  • Customizing settings for settling projects and customer orders to Profitability Analysis and Market Segment Accounting.
  • Definition of value and characteristic fields.
  • Preparation of reports.
Oct 1998 - May 1999

R/3 implementation and roll-out

Deutz AG

Position summary
R/3 implementation and roll-out at Deutz AG
Industries
Manufacturing
Business areas
Accounting
Finance
Information Technology
  • Consulting, design, implementation, testing, and commissioning of the R/3-CO modules with functionality for overhead cost controlling, cost object accounting, and costing-based profitability analysis.
  • Implementation of R/3-EC-PCA (Profit Center Accounting).
  • Implementation of R/3-FI with general ledger, accounts receivable, and accounts payable accounting.
  • Performed tasks in coordination with the project management team as part of an implementation for approximately 100 employees at the headquarters in Cologne and the branch in Paris.
Jun 1997 - Sep 1998

R/3 implementation and roll-out

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG

Position summary
R/3 implementation and roll-out at Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG
Industries
Information Technology
Professional Services
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Analysis and redesign of business processes.
  • Development of a prototype and customizing in close coordination with key users in the R/3-CO and R/3-PS modules.
  • Design, implementation, and roll-out of R/3-CO functionality for international locations and business areas in the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Design, implementation, and roll-out of R/3-CO and R/3-PS functionality for the major projects business unit of Siemens Business Services.
Jun 1996 - May 1997

R/3 migration and support

Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG

Position summary
R/3 migration and support at Siemens Business Services GmbH & Co. OHG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Accounting
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Migration, support, and further development of various R/3-CO and R/3-PS applications for approximately 1500 users across six production systems.
  • Subproject lead for migration from V2.2 to V3.0F.
  • Support for monthly and fiscal year-end closing across six production systems.
  • Hotline and help desk.
  • Improvement and further development of existing business processes.
Apr 1994 - Present

Work on SAP projects in various roles (project and subproject management or project team member)

Position summary
Work on SAP projects in various roles (project and subproject management or project team member)
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Work on SAP projects in various roles (project and subproject management or project team member), as described in the project history.
Apr 1994 - May 1996

SAP implementation

Siemens Nixdorf AG

Position summary
SAP implementation at Siemens Nixdorf AG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
Sales
  • Introduction of SAP as part of an implementation project for 500 employees.
  • Member of the R/3-SD core team (Sales).
  • Design, implementation and customization.
  • Go-live.
Apr 1993 - Mar 1994

Work in the sales and commercial department, Information Systems division

Siemens Nixdorf AG

Position summary
Work in the sales and commercial department, Information Systems division at Siemens Nixdorf AG
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Sales
  • Work in the Information Systems division of the sales and commercial department at Siemens Nixdorf AG.

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing, Real Estate, Professional Services, and Transportation.

Information Technology
Banking and Finance
Manufacturing
Real Estate
Professional Services
Transportation
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Accounting, Finance, Procurement, and Logistics.

Information Technology
Project Management
Accounting
Finance
Procurement
Logistics
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Skills

  • Sap Re-Fx: Expert Knowledge In Real Estate Accounting

  • Sap Fi: Expert Knowledge In General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Asset And Bank Accounting, And Newg/L; Expert Knowledge In Newg/L Migration (Migration Cockpit)

  • Sap Co: Expert Knowledge In Cost Element, Cost Center And Cost Object Accounting, Internal Orders, Profitability Analysis And Market Segment Accounting

  • Sap Ps: Expert Knowledge Of The Project System

  • Sap Im: Expert Knowledge In Investment Management

  • S/4hana: Migration From Sap Erp To S/4hana In A Transformation Project; Setup Of Business Processes In The Fi/Co Environment On A Training System Since 08/2020 To Date; Attended The Management Accounting And Financial Accounting By Sap Hana Courses (2018)

  • Programming: Expert Knowledge In Software Development (Abap Oo); Knowledge Of Creating Amdp Procedures And Functions And Cds Views Using Eclipse (Adt), As Well As Sqlscript For Sap Hana

  • Workflow: Expert Knowledge In Wf Customizing And Implementing Standard Workflows And Customer-Specific Workflows

  • Sap Enhancements: Expert Knowledge Of User Exits, Business Add-Ins (Badis), Open Fi (Bte'S), Enhancement Framework

  • Sap Psm-Fm: Expert Knowledge In Using Budget Management

  • Sap Sd: Very Good Knowledge Of The Sd Submodules Master Data, Sales And Billing

  • Sap Mm: Very Good Knowledge Of The Submodules Material Master, Purchasing And Logistics Invoice Verification

  • Reporting: Very Good Knowledge Of Report Painter And Alv Functionality

  • Forms: Very Good Knowledge Of Sapscript And Smartforms Functionality

  • Sap Ec: In-Depth Knowledge Of Profit Center Accounting, Transfer Pricing And Material Ledger

  • Sap Bo Bi: In-Depth Knowledge Of Web Intelligence And Crystal Reports

  • Sap Basis: Basic Knowledge Of Sap Basis

  • Project Management And Subproject Management

  • Conceptual Work (Developing, Discussing And Coordinating Detailed Concepts, Including Extensive Ones)

  • Coaching Accounting Users On Mapping Complex Scenarios In Sap

  • Support In Preparing Annual Financial Statements; Independently Handling Individual Tasks As Well As Complete Annual Financial Statements In Collaboration With Tax Advisors And Auditors; Ad Hoc Measures, Including Under Critical Conditions

  • Training Key Users And End Users

  • Implementation, Programming And Customizing

Languages

German
Native

Education

Sep 1989 - Aug 1992

Siemens AG

Industrial Business Management Assistant

Gymnasium Gars/Inn

Mittlere Reife · Gars, Germany

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 58
Experience in Information Technology 33.5 y
Avg length 1 y 8 m
Longest experience 32 y 7 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)
Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles SAP ERP Migration to S/4HANA, Analysis of Workflow Settings, Functional Lead for Controlling Processes
Main industries Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Manufacturing
Main business areas Information Technology, Project Management, Accounting

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Richard is based in Taufkirchen (Vils), Germany.

Richard speaks the following languages: German (Native).

Richard has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Richard has worked in at least 56 different roles and for 27 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 7 months. Note that Richard may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Richard would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP ERP Migration to S/4HANA, Analysis of Workflow Settings, Functional Lead for Controlling Processes.

Richard's most recent position is SAP ERP Migration to S/4HANA.

In recent years, Richard has worked for GASAG, ECE Group, Stadt München, SLM, and Magna GmbH.

Richard is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Banking and Finance, and Manufacturing. Richard also has some experience in Professional Services, Real Estate, and Transportation.

Richard is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Accounting. Richard also has some experience in Finance, Procurement, and Logistics.

Richard has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Real Estate, and Government and Administration.

Richard has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Procurement.

Richard attended Siemens AG for Industrial Business Management Assistant.

Richard will be available part-time from May 2027.

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