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Bring in SAP FI/CO expertise for finance process design, cost center accounting, month-end close support, S/4HANA migration, and custom integration work. Get fast, precise matching with vetted, available freelancers.
About the role
What they do
SAP FICO Consultants design and improve the finance backbone in SAP. They work across Financial Accounting and Controlling, then turn business rules into clean system settings, tested processes, and stable reporting.
- Configure FI structures such as company code, ledger, tax, asset accounting, and payment flows
- Set up CO topics like cost centers, profit centers, internal orders, and product cost control
- Support month-end close, reconciliation, document flow, and audit-ready reporting
- Map business requirements into SAP and align finance, IT, and process owners
Core skills
A strong SAP FICO Consultant understands both accounting logic and SAP configuration. They know how to trace an issue from a posting error or reporting gap back to the right root cause in the system.
- SAP FI and CO customizing in ECC and S/4HANA
- Integration with MM, SD, AA, and banking interfaces
- UAT support, defect analysis, and transport coordination
- Clear documentation for finance teams and project leads
Typical projects
Companies bring in SAP FI/CO freelancers for implementations, rollouts, template harmonization, carve-outs, upgrades, and stabilization after go-live. In Germany, this is common in industrial groups, manufacturing, automotive supply chains, and shared service setups where finance processes must stay clean across locations.
A freelancer is often the right choice when the need is specific: a ledger change, a controlling redesign, a migration wave, or a backfill for a team under pressure. Remote work is common, but workshops in Germany often need some on-site time with finance stakeholders.
Tools and specialisms
SAP FICO work rarely stops at standard configuration. The best consultants understand adjacent tools and the reporting chain around finance.
- SAP S/4HANA Finance, New Asset Accounting, and Universal Journal topics
- CO-PA, profitability reporting, and cost allocation logic
- Open item management, dunning, payment runs, and bank interfaces
- Analysis of business requirements for design documents and test cases
What good looks like
Strong consultants do more than tick configuration boxes. They ask the right questions, keep postings consistent, and protect the business from broken close cycles or reporting mismatches.
- They understand business process impact, not only SAP settings
- They speak clearly with accountants, controllers, and technical teams
- They solve issues without creating new ones in connected modules
- They leave behind stable documentation and a system that can be supported
When to hire
Hire a SAP FI/CO Consultant when finance processes are changing, a rollout is blocked, or your internal team lacks specialist bandwidth. Freelancers also help when you need short-term senior support for a complex design decision.
If the work touches Germany-based finance teams, local business language and accounting expectations matter. A good consultant can work in English, but should also be comfortable in German-speaking workshops when the client setup requires it.
Meet FRATCH SAP FICO Consultants
Abhishek Sharma
SAP FICO Architect | Solution Architect | Lead Consultant
Last position:
Business Process Manager / SAP FICO Owner at Dynapac GmbH
- Defined S/4HANA finance solution architecture and led full project lifecycle — Blueprint through Hypercare — for global rollout.
- Designed global finance templates and COPA characteristics, harmonizing financial reporting across business units.
- Implemented role-based authorizations, SOD controls, and master data governance; managed provisioning and training for 200+ users.
- Coordinated cross-module integrations (MM, SD, PP) and third-party systems (Salesforce, SAP DRC, E-Invoicing), reducing month-end close from 5 days to 2 days.
- Prepared functional specifications, supported ABAP development, and drove problem management practices that reduced recurring incidents.
Pavlin Vatev
Finance Executive & SAP Consultant FI/CO/BPI S4 HANA
Last position:
SAP Consultant FI/CO/BPI S4 HANA at Freelancer
- Stream lead - Training
- Trainings – lead of the team & support of the relevant stakeholders
- Management of learning journeys & development of training plans
- Training environment & data – definition & development with the IT team
- Training documentation – management & coordination of the preparation
- Project lead - Germany
- Project management – planning, motivation, communication, execution
- Business process integration – analysis, definition, management
- Rollout management – planning, coordination, deployment
- Governance – template & project
- Test management – definition, findings, solutions, documentation
- Trainings – management of the training programs
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Template & project governance
- Customizing FI
- Definition of the scope of acceptance test cases
- Organizing and execution of the tests – findings, development of design solutions based on business requirements, documentation, etc.
- Trainings – planning, creation, delivery, documentation, etc.
- Business process management – definition of data transfer, etc.
- Preparation and management of template workshops
- Preparation of technical and process documentation
- Agile project management
- Stream lead – process integration & governance
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Management of the rollout quality gates
- Project governance – planning, monitoring, control of project progress
- Template governance – harmonization and standardization of business processes
- Standing governance – master data, chart of accounts, authorizations, customizing, etc.
- Standardization of repeating processes, incl. analysis and optimization, planning the transition to daily business and the activities within the month, interim, annual close, creation of a concept, checklist, etc.
- Participation in defining different interfaces (incl. concept, defining organizational structures, master data, template & standing governance, etc.)
- Definition and structuring of monitoring processes: IDocs, BI folders, etc.
- Participation in the definition and customizing of different areas in FI
Pavlin Vatev
Finance Executive & SAP Consultant FI/CO/BPI S4 HANA
Last position:
SAP Consultant FI/CO/BPI S4 HANA at Freelancer
- Stream lead - Training
- Trainings – lead of the team & support of the relevant stakeholders
- Management of learning journeys & development of training plans
- Training environment & data – definition & development with the IT team
- Training documentation – management & coordination of the preparation
- Project lead - Germany
- Stream lead - Training
- Trainings – lead of the team & support of the relevant stakeholders
- Management of learning journeys & development of training plans
- Training environment & data – definition & development with the IT team
- Training documentation – management & coordination of the preparation
- Project lead - Germany
- Project management – planning, motivation, communication, execution
- Business process integration – analysis, definition, management
- Rollout management – planning, coordination, deployment
- Governance – template & project
- Test management – definition, findings, solutions, documentation
- Trainings – management of the training programs
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Template & project governance
- Customizing FI
- Definition of the scope of acceptance test cases
- Organizing and execution of the tests – findings, development of design solutions based on business requirements, documentation, etc.
- Trainings – planning, creation, delivery, documentation, etc.
- Business process management – definition of data transfer, etc.
- Preparation and management of template workshops
- Preparation of technical and process documentation
- Agile project management
- Stream lead – process integration & governance
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Management of the rollout quality gates
- Project governance – planning, monitoring, control of project progress
- Template governance – harmonization and standardization of business processes
- Standing governance – master data, chart of accounts, authorizations, customizing, etc.
- Standardization of repeating processes, incl. analysis and optimization, planning the transition to daily business and the activities within the month, interim, annual close, creation of a concept, checklist, etc.
- Participation in defining different interfaces (incl. concept, defining organizational structures, master data, template & standing governance, etc.)
- Definition and structuring of monitoring processes: IDocs, BI folders, etc.
- Participation in the definition and customizing of different areas in FI
- Project management – planning, motivation, communication, execution
- Business process integration – analysis, definition, management
- Rollout management – planning, coordination, deployment
- Governance – template & project
- Test management – definition, findings, solutions, documentation
- Trainings – management of the training programs
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Template & project governance
- Customizing FI
- Definition of the scope of acceptance test cases
- Organizing and execution of the tests – findings, development of design solutions based on business requirements, documentation, etc.
- Trainings – planning, creation, delivery, documentation, etc.
- Business process management – definition of data transfer, etc.
- Preparation and management of template workshops
- Preparation of technical and process documentation
- Agile project management
- Stream lead – process integration & governance
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Management of the rollout quality gates
- Project governance – planning, monitoring, control of project progress
- Template governance – harmonization and standardization of business processes
- Standing governance – master data, chart of accounts, authorizations, customizing, etc.
- Standardization of repeating processes, incl. analysis and optimization, planning the transition to daily business and the activities within the month, interim, annual close, creation of a concept, checklist, etc.
- Participation in defining different interfaces (incl. concept, defining organizational structures, master data, template & standing governance, etc.)
- Definition and structuring of monitoring processes: IDocs, BI folders, etc.
- Participation in the definition and customizing of different areas in FI
Mimmo Nocera
Consultant Controlling / MIS / SAP R/3 FI/CO
Last position:
Consultant Controlling / MIS / SAP R/3 FI/CO at Freelance
- Consulting on complex IT, accounting, controlling, and business intelligence projects from the analysis phase through implementation to go-live support
- Work as consultant, project manager, and subproject manager
- Focus on business process analysis and implementation
- Controlling: sales, marketing, project, financial, and cost controlling
- Accounting: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, asset accounting
- Implementation and training of SAP R/3 FI/CO
- Operational experience in controlling, sales, human resources, and commercial project management before my consulting work
Mimmo Nocera
Consultant Controlling / MIS / SAP R/3 FI/CO
Last position:
Consultant Controlling / MIS / SAP R/3 FI/CO at Freelance
- Consulting on complex IT, accounting, controlling, and business intelligence projects from the analysis phase through implementation to go-live support
- Work as consultant, project manager, and subproject manager
- Focus on business process analysis and implementation
- Controlling: sales, marketing, project, financial, and cost controlling
- Consulting on complex IT, accounting, controlling, and business intelligence projects from the analysis phase through implementation to go-live support
- Work as consultant, project manager, and subproject manager
- Focus on business process analysis and implementation
- Controlling: sales, marketing, project, financial, and cost controlling
- Accounting: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, asset accounting
- Implementation and training of SAP R/3 FI/CO
- Operational experience in controlling, sales, human resources, and commercial project management before my consulting work
- Accounting: General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, asset accounting
- Implementation and training of SAP R/3 FI/CO
- Operational experience in controlling, sales, human resources, and commercial project management before my consulting work
Peter Schordie
SAP FI/CO Consulting
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM consulting at Federal agency
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 HANA
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD
- Analysis, consulting, and documentation of S/4 HANA apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of prerequisites for using the S/4 HANA apps to define and execute statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (budget management), contract accounts receivable and payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
Peter Schordie
SAP FI/CO Consulting
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM consulting at Federal agency
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 HANA
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD
- Analysis, consulting, and documentation of S/4 HANA apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of prerequisites for using the S/4 HANA apps to define and execute statutory reports
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 HANA
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD
- Analysis, consulting, and documentation of S/4 HANA apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of prerequisites for using the S/4 HANA apps to define and execute statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (budget management), contract accounts receivable and payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (budget management), contract accounts receivable and payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
Victor Klyushkin
SAP S/4HANA Financial Consultant
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Financial Consultant at SIIX
SAP S/4HANA Implementation (Greenfield)
- SAP Finance Reporting
- VAT Reporting
- Foreign Plants
- Tax Calculation for SD/MM
- Z4/Z5 Reports
- Intrastat
- SAP DRC (E-Invoicing)
System: SAP
Industry: Manufacturing
Team: 10
Victor Klyushkin
SAP S/4HANA Financial Consultant
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Financial Consultant at SIIX
SAP S/4HANA Implementation (Greenfield)
- SAP Finance Reporting
- VAT Reporting
- Foreign Plants
- Tax Calculation for SD/MM
- Z4/Z5 Reports
- Intrastat
- SAP DRC (E-Invoicing)
System: SAP
Industry: Manufacturing
Team: 10
SAP S/4HANA Implementation (Greenfield)
- SAP Finance Reporting
- VAT Reporting
- Foreign Plants
- Tax Calculation for SD/MM
- Z4/Z5 Reports
- Intrastat
- SAP DRC (E-Invoicing)
System: SAP
Industry: Manufacturing
Team: 10
Fabio Nogueira
SAP FI/CO Technical Specialist | ABAP (Debugging & Enhancements) | S/4HANA Transition
Last position:
SAP Logistics & Financials Coordinator at AirPlus International
- Leading technical SAP projects in FI/CO and logistics.
- Advanced ABAP analysis, debugging, and validation of complex integrations.
- Optimization of financial and logistics processes in S/4HANA environments.
- Responsibility for demand management, workshops, and technical solution architecture.
Fabio Nogueira
SAP FI/CO Technical Specialist | ABAP (Debugging & Enhancements) | S/4HANA Transition
Last position:
SAP Logistics & Financials Coordinator at AirPlus International
- Leading technical SAP projects in FI/CO and logistics.
- Advanced ABAP analysis, debugging, and validation of complex integrations.
- Optimization of financial and logistics processes in S/4HANA environments.
- Leading technical SAP projects in FI/CO and logistics.
- Advanced ABAP analysis, debugging, and validation of complex integrations.
- Optimization of financial and logistics processes in S/4HANA environments.
- Responsibility for demand management, workshops, and technical solution architecture.
- Responsibility for demand management, workshops, and technical solution architecture.
Venkatakrishna Gurram
Senior SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Consultant
Last position:
Senior SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Consultant at Scandinavian Tobacco Group - Freelancer
- Lead SAP Controlling, Product Costing and Material Ledger activities across multiple legal entities, improving standard-costing consistency, inventory valuation and month-end financial reporting.
- Contributed to a 30% reduction in the overall financial closing cycle by coordinating SAP Finance, Controlling, Material Ledger and plant-closing activities against a structured month-end calendar.
- Maintain 99.5% SLA adherence while resolving complex Level 2 and Level 3 incidents across Product Costing, Cost Center Accounting, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, WIP, variance calculation and production-order settlement.
- Execute and validate individual and mass standard-cost estimates using CK11N and CK40N, ensuring accurate costing based on current BOMs, routings, activity prices, purchasing conditions and overhead structures.
- Improved product-costing accuracy by identifying and correcting inconsistencies across material-master costing views, activity types, work centres, BOMs, routings and purchasing data.
- Reduced month-end delays by resolving missing cost estimates, incomplete settlement rules, incorrect activity allocations, variance-calculation errors and production-order settlement failures.
- Reconcile production-order costs, inventory values, purchase-price differences, work in process, production variances and settlement postings across SAP Controlling, Material Ledger and General Ledger.
- Execute Material Ledger and Actual Costing close activities, including price determination, purchase-price-difference allocation and periodic unit-price validation.
- Analyse manufacturing-cost variances across raw materials, labour, machine activity, subcontracting, production usage and overhead costs, enabling business controllers to identify root causes and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Configure and support costing variants, valuation variants, quantity structures, cost-component structures, overhead-costing sheets and automatic account-determination settings.
- Coordinate annual standard-cost planning, costing runs and standard-price releases with Finance, Procurement, Production and plant-controlling teams.
- Improved indirect-cost visibility through cost-center planning, activity-price calculations, assessments, distributions and cost-allocation cycles.
- Support profitability reporting through Account-Based CO-PA, enabling analysis by product, customer, market, company code and profit center.
- Developed reconciliation controls, standard operating procedures and costing reports that improved financial governance, closing accuracy and audit readiness.
- Facilitate workshops and knowledge-transfer sessions covering standard costing, Material Ledger, WIP, production variances and production-order settlement.
Venkatakrishna Gurram
Senior SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Consultant
Last position:
Senior SAP S/4HANA FI/CO Consultant at Scandinavian Tobacco Group - Freelancer
- Lead SAP Controlling, Product Costing and Material Ledger activities across multiple legal entities, improving standard-costing consistency, inventory valuation and month-end financial reporting.
- Lead SAP Controlling, Product Costing and Material Ledger activities across multiple legal entities, improving standard-costing consistency, inventory valuation and month-end financial reporting.
- Contributed to a 30% reduction in the overall financial closing cycle by coordinating SAP Finance, Controlling, Material Ledger and plant-closing activities against a structured month-end calendar.
- Maintain 99.5% SLA adherence while resolving complex Level 2 and Level 3 incidents across Product Costing, Cost Center Accounting, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, WIP, variance calculation and production-order settlement.
- Execute and validate individual and mass standard-cost estimates using CK11N and CK40N, ensuring accurate costing based on current BOMs, routings, activity prices, purchasing conditions and overhead structures.
- Improved product-costing accuracy by identifying and correcting inconsistencies across material-master costing views, activity types, work centres, BOMs, routings and purchasing data.
- Reduced month-end delays by resolving missing cost estimates, incomplete settlement rules, incorrect activity allocations, variance-calculation errors and production-order settlement failures.
- Reconcile production-order costs, inventory values, purchase-price differences, work in process, production variances and settlement postings across SAP Controlling, Material Ledger and General Ledger.
- Execute Material Ledger and Actual Costing close activities, including price determination, purchase-price-difference allocation and periodic unit-price validation.
- Analyse manufacturing-cost variances across raw materials, labour, machine activity, subcontracting, production usage and overhead costs, enabling business controllers to identify root causes and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Configure and support costing variants, valuation variants, quantity structures, cost-component structures, overhead-costing sheets and automatic account-determination settings.
- Coordinate annual standard-cost planning, costing runs and standard-price releases with Finance, Procurement, Production and plant-controlling teams.
- Improved indirect-cost visibility through cost-center planning, activity-price calculations, assessments, distributions and cost-allocation cycles.
- Support profitability reporting through Account-Based CO-PA, enabling analysis by product, customer, market, company code and profit center.
- Developed reconciliation controls, standard operating procedures and costing reports that improved financial governance, closing accuracy and audit readiness.
- Facilitate workshops and knowledge-transfer sessions covering standard costing, Material Ledger, WIP, production variances and production-order settlement.
- Contributed to a 30% reduction in the overall financial closing cycle by coordinating SAP Finance, Controlling, Material Ledger and plant-closing activities against a structured month-end calendar.
- Maintain 99.5% SLA adherence while resolving complex Level 2 and Level 3 incidents across Product Costing, Cost Center Accounting, Material Ledger, Actual Costing, WIP, variance calculation and production-order settlement.
- Execute and validate individual and mass standard-cost estimates using CK11N and CK40N, ensuring accurate costing based on current BOMs, routings, activity prices, purchasing conditions and overhead structures.
- Improved product-costing accuracy by identifying and correcting inconsistencies across material-master costing views, activity types, work centres, BOMs, routings and purchasing data.
- Reduced month-end delays by resolving missing cost estimates, incomplete settlement rules, incorrect activity allocations, variance-calculation errors and production-order settlement failures.
- Reconcile production-order costs, inventory values, purchase-price differences, work in process, production variances and settlement postings across SAP Controlling, Material Ledger and General Ledger.
- Execute Material Ledger and Actual Costing close activities, including price determination, purchase-price-difference allocation and periodic unit-price validation.
- Analyse manufacturing-cost variances across raw materials, labour, machine activity, subcontracting, production usage and overhead costs, enabling business controllers to identify root causes and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Configure and support costing variants, valuation variants, quantity structures, cost-component structures, overhead-costing sheets and automatic account-determination settings.
- Coordinate annual standard-cost planning, costing runs and standard-price releases with Finance, Procurement, Production and plant-controlling teams.
- Improved indirect-cost visibility through cost-center planning, activity-price calculations, assessments, distributions and cost-allocation cycles.
- Support profitability reporting through Account-Based CO-PA, enabling analysis by product, customer, market, company code and profit center.
- Developed reconciliation controls, standard operating procedures and costing reports that improved financial governance, closing accuracy and audit readiness.
- Facilitate workshops and knowledge-transfer sessions covering standard costing, Material Ledger, WIP, production variances and production-order settlement.
Thomas Dirr
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant; Sub-Project Lead FI/CO
Last position:
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant; Sub-Project Lead FI/CO at J. Wagner GmbH
- Profound knowledge in SAP HANA: FI, CO and PS.
- FI/CO subproject lead for SAP rollout in Vietnam.
- Detailed knowledge in conceptual work, customizing and support of CO and FI-topics.
Thomas Dirr
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant; Sub-Project Lead FI/CO
Last position:
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant; Sub-Project Lead FI/CO at J. Wagner GmbH
- Profound knowledge in SAP HANA: FI, CO and PS.
- FI/CO subproject lead for SAP rollout in Vietnam.
- Detailed knowledge in conceptual work, customizing and support of CO and FI-topics.
- Profound knowledge in SAP HANA: FI, CO and PS.
- FI/CO subproject lead for SAP rollout in Vietnam.
- Detailed knowledge in conceptual work, customizing and support of CO and FI-topics.
Ali Kavacik
SAP-FICO Project Manager
Last position:
SAP-FICO Project Manager at 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.
Ali Kavacik
SAP-FICO Project Manager
Last position:
SAP-FICO Project Manager at 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.
- 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.
- Built a management dashboard for all internal projects.
- Systems used: MS Office; Jira, Confluence.
- Reference: Alexander Knoll, CFO – SAP FICO.
Mehmet Akif Seyfi
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant (Freelancer)
Last position:
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant (Freelancer) at maseyfi consulting
Short profile:
- Active in national and international projects focusing on rollouts, transformations, release upgrades and subproject management
- Supporting the design, implementation, configuration and optimization of accounting processes
- Taking responsibility from functional design through customizing to go-live + hypercare and serving as an interface between the business and IT
- Structured analysis of complex financial processes, clear communication with stakeholders, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach
SAP FI/CO expertise:
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in SAP FI/CO modules, including implementation, configuration and optimization
Project management:
Experience in leading and coordinating SAP projects, including rollouts and system migrations
Process optimization:
Skills in analyzing, consulting and improving business processes in the SAP environment
SAP S/4 HANA & SAP ECC:
Experience with SAP S/4 HANA / SAP ECC implementations and migrations
ABAP programming:
Knowledge in ABAP programming for custom developments and adjustments
Data analysis:
Skills in data analysis and evaluation, especially with SAP tools and Excel
International projects:
Experience in executing SAP projects in various countries and cultures
Service portfolio:
- Functional and technical consulting
- Requirements/data/process analysis
- Creating functional designs, blueprints and solution proposals
- Customizing and support in FI/CO including process optimizations
- Conducting workshops/tests
- Preparing training materials and conducting user training
- Data migration
- Interface support including development knowledge
- Partial/full project management, cutover management and hypercare
Industries:
- Precision mechanics and optics industry
- Automotive industry
- Food industry
- Beverage/food industry
- Mechanical engineering
SAP knowledge:
- Very good knowledge of SAP CO, FI and AA
- Additionally: SAP DRC, Fiori, Concur, DART, DMEE and user exits
- Good knowledge of SAP PS, authorization management and ABAP
- Basic knowledge of SAP components MM, PP, SD
- Basic knowledge of the HR module
- Version experience: SAP R/3 4.7 / SAP ECC / SAP S/4 HANA
- Migration tools: LSMW, Migration Cockpit
Experience with legal requirements:
- Germany
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- China
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Sweden
- France
- Portugal
I am an SAP FI/CO consultant with extensive experience in national and international projects. My focus is on rollouts, transformations, release upgrades, and managing subprojects. In doing so, I take responsibility from functional design through customizing to go-live and hypercare. As an interface between business and IT, I ensure that complex financial processes are analyzed in a structured way, communicated clearly, and implemented pragmatically.
My core expertise lies in the SAP FI/CO modules, where I have successfully carried out implementations, configurations, and process optimizations. With in-depth knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and SAP ECC, I reliably support companies in implementations, migrations, and release upgrades. Additionally, I have experience in ABAP programming for custom adjustments and developments, allowing me to flexibly meet individual requirements.
I bring extensive experience in leading and coordinating SAP projects, particularly in rollouts and system migrations. In the process, I carefully analyze business processes in accounting, develop practical solutions, and implement them efficiently. My approach combines structured project management with pragmatic process understanding to achieve tangible results for companies.
I have executed SAP projects in numerous countries, taking into account different legal requirements. This international experience has not only given me technical know-how but also intercultural competence, flexibility, and the ability to successfully manage complex projects in various regulatory environments.
If you are looking for an experienced SAP FI/CO expert to support national and international projects with responsibility, technical expertise and a pragmatic process understanding, I look forward to hearing from you.
Mehmet Akif Seyfi
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant (Freelancer)
Last position:
Senior SAP FI/CO Consultant (Freelancer) at maseyfi consulting
Short profile:
- Active in national and international projects focusing on rollouts, transformations, release upgrades and subproject management
- Supporting the design, implementation, configuration and optimization of accounting processes
Short profile:
- Active in national and international projects focusing on rollouts, transformations, release upgrades and subproject management
- Supporting the design, implementation, configuration and optimization of accounting processes
- Taking responsibility from functional design through customizing to go-live + hypercare and serving as an interface between the business and IT
- Structured analysis of complex financial processes, clear communication with stakeholders, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach
SAP FI/CO expertise:
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in SAP FI/CO modules, including implementation, configuration and optimization
Project management:
Experience in leading and coordinating SAP projects, including rollouts and system migrations
Process optimization:
Skills in analyzing, consulting and improving business processes in the SAP environment
SAP S/4 HANA & SAP ECC:
Experience with SAP S/4 HANA / SAP ECC implementations and migrations
ABAP programming:
Knowledge in ABAP programming for custom developments and adjustments
Data analysis:
Skills in data analysis and evaluation, especially with SAP tools and Excel
International projects:
Experience in executing SAP projects in various countries and cultures
Service portfolio:
- Functional and technical consulting
- Requirements/data/process analysis
- Creating functional designs, blueprints and solution proposals
- Customizing and support in FI/CO including process optimizations
- Conducting workshops/tests
- Preparing training materials and conducting user training
- Data migration
- Interface support including development knowledge
- Partial/full project management, cutover management and hypercare
Industries:
- Precision mechanics and optics industry
- Automotive industry
- Food industry
- Beverage/food industry
- Mechanical engineering
SAP knowledge:
- Very good knowledge of SAP CO, FI and AA
- Additionally: SAP DRC, Fiori, Concur, DART, DMEE and user exits
- Good knowledge of SAP PS, authorization management and ABAP
- Basic knowledge of SAP components MM, PP, SD
- Basic knowledge of the HR module
- Version experience: SAP R/3 4.7 / SAP ECC / SAP S/4 HANA
- Migration tools: LSMW, Migration Cockpit
Experience with legal requirements:
- Germany
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- China
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Sweden
- France
- Portugal
I am an SAP FI/CO consultant with extensive experience in national and international projects. My focus is on rollouts, transformations, release upgrades, and managing subprojects. In doing so, I take responsibility from functional design through customizing to go-live and hypercare. As an interface between business and IT, I ensure that complex financial processes are analyzed in a structured way, communicated clearly, and implemented pragmatically.
My core expertise lies in the SAP FI/CO modules, where I have successfully carried out implementations, configurations, and process optimizations. With in-depth knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and SAP ECC, I reliably support companies in implementations, migrations, and release upgrades. Additionally, I have experience in ABAP programming for custom adjustments and developments, allowing me to flexibly meet individual requirements.
I bring extensive experience in leading and coordinating SAP projects, particularly in rollouts and system migrations. In the process, I carefully analyze business processes in accounting, develop practical solutions, and implement them efficiently. My approach combines structured project management with pragmatic process understanding to achieve tangible results for companies.
I have executed SAP projects in numerous countries, taking into account different legal requirements. This international experience has not only given me technical know-how but also intercultural competence, flexibility, and the ability to successfully manage complex projects in various regulatory environments.
If you are looking for an experienced SAP FI/CO expert to support national and international projects with responsibility, technical expertise and a pragmatic process understanding, I look forward to hearing from you.
- Taking responsibility from functional design through customizing to go-live + hypercare and serving as an interface between the business and IT
- Structured analysis of complex financial processes, clear communication with stakeholders, and a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach
SAP FI/CO expertise:
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in SAP FI/CO modules, including implementation, configuration and optimization
Project management:
Experience in leading and coordinating SAP projects, including rollouts and system migrations
Process optimization:
Skills in analyzing, consulting and improving business processes in the SAP environment
SAP S/4 HANA & SAP ECC:
Experience with SAP S/4 HANA / SAP ECC implementations and migrations
ABAP programming:
Knowledge in ABAP programming for custom developments and adjustments
Data analysis:
Skills in data analysis and evaluation, especially with SAP tools and Excel
International projects:
Experience in executing SAP projects in various countries and cultures
Service portfolio:
- Functional and technical consulting
- Requirements/data/process analysis
- Creating functional designs, blueprints and solution proposals
- Customizing and support in FI/CO including process optimizations
- Conducting workshops/tests
- Preparing training materials and conducting user training
- Data migration
- Interface support including development knowledge
- Partial/full project management, cutover management and hypercare
Industries:
- Precision mechanics and optics industry
- Automotive industry
- Food industry
- Beverage/food industry
- Mechanical engineering
SAP knowledge:
- Very good knowledge of SAP CO, FI and AA
- Additionally: SAP DRC, Fiori, Concur, DART, DMEE and user exits
- Good knowledge of SAP PS, authorization management and ABAP
- Basic knowledge of SAP components MM, PP, SD
- Basic knowledge of the HR module
- Version experience: SAP R/3 4.7 / SAP ECC / SAP S/4 HANA
- Migration tools: LSMW, Migration Cockpit
Experience with legal requirements:
- Germany
- Hungary
- Turkey
- Switzerland
- China
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Sweden
- France
- Portugal
I am an SAP FI/CO consultant with extensive experience in national and international projects. My focus is on rollouts, transformations, release upgrades, and managing subprojects. In doing so, I take responsibility from functional design through customizing to go-live and hypercare. As an interface between business and IT, I ensure that complex financial processes are analyzed in a structured way, communicated clearly, and implemented pragmatically.
My core expertise lies in the SAP FI/CO modules, where I have successfully carried out implementations, configurations, and process optimizations. With in-depth knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA and SAP ECC, I reliably support companies in implementations, migrations, and release upgrades. Additionally, I have experience in ABAP programming for custom adjustments and developments, allowing me to flexibly meet individual requirements.
I bring extensive experience in leading and coordinating SAP projects, particularly in rollouts and system migrations. In the process, I carefully analyze business processes in accounting, develop practical solutions, and implement them efficiently. My approach combines structured project management with pragmatic process understanding to achieve tangible results for companies.
I have executed SAP projects in numerous countries, taking into account different legal requirements. This international experience has not only given me technical know-how but also intercultural competence, flexibility, and the ability to successfully manage complex projects in various regulatory environments.
If you are looking for an experienced SAP FI/CO expert to support national and international projects with responsibility, technical expertise and a pragmatic process understanding, I look forward to hearing from you.
Steffen König
SAP Business Process Architect Finance/Controlling
Last position:
SAP Business Process Architect Finance/Controlling at Project work via SAP partners (TSI, cbs, Deloitte, Scheer etc.) and 4SCC
- Conversion of Rewe's business processes to S4 Asset Management and Management Accounting in SAP S/4HANA
- Plan, build, run of SAP finance/controlling processes (S/4HANA, FI/CO, FSCM, PS/IM, WM, Concur) for Daimler, V Zug, Humbaur, WinGD, and others
- Management of carve-out/carve-in in FI(CO) at Megatech (2018) and EnBW (2019)
- Requirement engineering for the R2R stream (2017/18), Douglas franchise integration, Aveniq public cloud transition, and PG-FI stabilization
- Analysis and development of month-end closing in S/4HANA finance projects for ESA, Zür Rose Suisse, Dräxlmaier, Airbus, DB Schenker, GEA, and Bucher AG
- Application of SAP Activate methodology and Advanced Payment Management
- Playbook SAP Financials: Project Insights & Success supplemented
Steffen König
SAP Business Process Architect Finance/Controlling
Last position:
SAP Business Process Architect Finance/Controlling at Project work via SAP partners (TSI, cbs, Deloitte, Scheer etc.) and 4SCC
- Conversion of Rewe's business processes to S4 Asset Management and Management Accounting in SAP S/4HANA
- Plan, build, run of SAP finance/controlling processes (S/4HANA, FI/CO, FSCM, PS/IM, WM, Concur) for Daimler, V Zug, Humbaur, WinGD, and others
- Management of carve-out/carve-in in FI(CO) at Megatech (2018) and EnBW (2019)
- Conversion of Rewe's business processes to S4 Asset Management and Management Accounting in SAP S/4HANA
- Plan, build, run of SAP finance/controlling processes (S/4HANA, FI/CO, FSCM, PS/IM, WM, Concur) for Daimler, V Zug, Humbaur, WinGD, and others
- Management of carve-out/carve-in in FI(CO) at Megatech (2018) and EnBW (2019)
- Requirement engineering for the R2R stream (2017/18), Douglas franchise integration, Aveniq public cloud transition, and PG-FI stabilization
- Analysis and development of month-end closing in S/4HANA finance projects for ESA, Zür Rose Suisse, Dräxlmaier, Airbus, DB Schenker, GEA, and Bucher AG
- Application of SAP Activate methodology and Advanced Payment Management
- Playbook SAP Financials: Project Insights & Success supplemented
- Requirement engineering for the R2R stream (2017/18), Douglas franchise integration, Aveniq public cloud transition, and PG-FI stabilization
- Analysis and development of month-end closing in S/4HANA finance projects for ESA, Zür Rose Suisse, Dräxlmaier, Airbus, DB Schenker, GEA, and Bucher AG
- Application of SAP Activate methodology and Advanced Payment Management
- Playbook SAP Financials: Project Insights & Success supplemented
Cordula Buss
Senior FiCo Transformation & IT Project Lead (Interim)
Last position:
Senior Project Lead Finance & IT (Interim) at Rolls-Royce Powers Systems AG
- Implemented a group-wide project management and project controlling framework (SAP PPM / SAC)
- Designed an earned value based control system (costs, progress, schedule)
- Integrated quotation, product and financial data into SAP
- Led interdisciplinary teams in agile and hybrid setups
Cordula Buss
Senior FiCo Transformation & IT Project Lead (Interim)
Last position:
Senior Project Lead Finance & IT (Interim) at Rolls-Royce Powers Systems AG
- Implemented a group-wide project management and project controlling framework (SAP PPM / SAC)
- Designed an earned value based control system (costs, progress, schedule)
- Implemented a group-wide project management and project controlling framework (SAP PPM / SAC)
- Designed an earned value based control system (costs, progress, schedule)
- Integrated quotation, product and financial data into SAP
- Led interdisciplinary teams in agile and hybrid setups
- Integrated quotation, product and financial data into SAP
- Led interdisciplinary teams in agile and hybrid setups
Nicole Fotso
SAP FI Consultant & Tester
Last position:
SAP FI Consultant & Tester at DZB Bank
- Analysis and optimization of business processes in financial accounting
- Customizing in SAP FI (e.g., company codes, chart of accounts, payments)
- Integration with other modules such as CO, MM, SD
- Advising on legal requirements (e.g., GoBD, UStG)
- Support for monthly and year-end closing
- Creation of test plans (system test, integration test, UAT)
- Definition of test cases (e.g., postings, payment runs, dunning runs)
- Selection of appropriate test data and scenarios
- Manual testing of posting processes (e.g., customer invoices, payment runs)
- Validation of automatic postings (e.g., in MM credit memo)
- Checking interfaces (e.g., to subsystems or non-SAP solutions)
- Documenting defects in the test tool (e.g., Jira, ALM)
- Analysis and feedback to developers or customizing team
- Retesting after defect fixes
- E2E tests with SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
- Using tools such as SAP CBTA or Micro Focus UFT
Nicole Fotso
SAP FI Consultant & Tester
Last position:
SAP FI Consultant & Tester at DZB Bank
- Analysis and optimization of business processes in financial accounting
- Customizing in SAP FI (e.g., company codes, chart of accounts, payments)
- Integration with other modules such as CO, MM, SD
- Advising on legal requirements (e.g., GoBD, UStG)
- Support for monthly and year-end closing
- Creation of test plans (system test, integration test, UAT)
- Analysis and optimization of business processes in financial accounting
- Customizing in SAP FI (e.g., company codes, chart of accounts, payments)
- Integration with other modules such as CO, MM, SD
- Advising on legal requirements (e.g., GoBD, UStG)
- Support for monthly and year-end closing
- Creation of test plans (system test, integration test, UAT)
- Definition of test cases (e.g., postings, payment runs, dunning runs)
- Selection of appropriate test data and scenarios
- Manual testing of posting processes (e.g., customer invoices, payment runs)
- Validation of automatic postings (e.g., in MM credit memo)
- Checking interfaces (e.g., to subsystems or non-SAP solutions)
- Documenting defects in the test tool (e.g., Jira, ALM)
- Analysis and feedback to developers or customizing team
- Retesting after defect fixes
- E2E tests with SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
- Using tools such as SAP CBTA or Micro Focus UFT
- Definition of test cases (e.g., postings, payment runs, dunning runs)
- Selection of appropriate test data and scenarios
- Manual testing of posting processes (e.g., customer invoices, payment runs)
- Validation of automatic postings (e.g., in MM credit memo)
- Checking interfaces (e.g., to subsystems or non-SAP solutions)
- Documenting defects in the test tool (e.g., Jira, ALM)
- Analysis and feedback to developers or customizing team
- Retesting after defect fixes
- E2E tests with SAP Solution Manager (SolMan)
- Using tools such as SAP CBTA or Micro Focus UFT
Yunus Basardal
Subproject Manager CVI/BP, Consulting and Implementation of Business Partner Processes and Readiness Check
Last position:
Subproject Manager CVI/BP, Consulting and Implementation of Business Partner Processes and Readiness Check at Emons Group
- Responsibility for executing the CVI at Emons Group, including the target design and implementation of the new business partner processes
- Focused on migrating vendor and customer master data to business partners, as well as leading and coordinating the functional and technical master data cleansing
- Used SAP ERP ECC, SAP Query Reporting, LSMW, SAP Readiness Check, and SAP authorizations
Yunus Basardal
Subproject Manager CVI/BP, Consulting and Implementation of Business Partner Processes and Readiness Check
Last position:
Subproject Manager CVI/BP, Consulting and Implementation of Business Partner Processes and Readiness Check at Emons Group
- Responsibility for executing the CVI at Emons Group, including the target design and implementation of the new business partner processes
- Responsibility for executing the CVI at Emons Group, including the target design and implementation of the new business partner processes
- Focused on migrating vendor and customer master data to business partners, as well as leading and coordinating the functional and technical master data cleansing
- Used SAP ERP ECC, SAP Query Reporting, LSMW, SAP Readiness Check, and SAP authorizations
- Focused on migrating vendor and customer master data to business partners, as well as leading and coordinating the functional and technical master data cleansing
- Used SAP ERP ECC, SAP Query Reporting, LSMW, SAP Readiness Check, and SAP authorizations
Münevver Yilmaz
SAP FI/CO Lead Consultant
Last position:
SAP HCM Project Lead at Provinzial Versicherungen
Münevver Yilmaz
SAP FI/CO Lead Consultant
Last position:
SAP HCM Project Lead at Provinzial Versicherungen
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Experience
22 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
13
Top business areas
Information Technology, Finance, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Accounting, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
59%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Turkish
Speak two or more languages
100%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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A SAP FICO Consultant translates finance and controlling requirements into SAP processes that work in practice. That includes configuration, testing, issue analysis, and support for reporting, close, and integration topics. The work is usually split between Financial Accounting and Controlling, so the consultant must understand both sides.
A strong SAP FI/CO Consultant needs solid accounting knowledge and hands-on SAP customizing skills. They should understand month-end close, cost centers, profit centers, asset accounting, taxes, and integrations with MM or SD. Clear documentation and calm problem-solving are just as important as system knowledge.
The title SAP FICO Consultant usually covers both Financial Accounting and Controlling in SAP. Some companies say SAP Finance Consultant, SAP FI/CO Consultant, or simply FI/CO Consultant when they mean the same profile. The exact scope depends on whether the project is more focused on reporting, closing, or controlling design.
A freelancer makes sense when you need specialist help for a defined phase, such as a rollout, migration, design workshop, or stabilization after go-live. SAP FICO Consultants are often brought in when internal teams are busy or when the task needs senior judgment fast. It is also a good option if the need may not last beyond the project.
Many tasks can be done remotely, especially customizing, testing support, and documentation. For workshops, process design, and sensitive finance topics, some on-site time helps, particularly in Germany-based organizations with local accounting teams. A good consultant should be able to work well in both settings.
A good SAP FICO Consultant should deliver more than advice. Typical outputs include solution design, configuration changes, test support, issue logs, transport coordination, and clear handover documentation. For bigger projects, you should also expect support during UAT and go-live stabilization.
Look for practical examples of finance process work, not just a long list of SAP modules. A strong SAP FI/CO Consultant can explain how they solved real issues such as reconciliation gaps, CO allocation problems, or close delays. Good signs are precise questions, clean documentation, and the ability to work with both finance and IT.
People sometimes mix up SAP FICO Consultant with SAP ABAP developers, SAP Basis specialists, or general ERP project managers. Those roles can support the project, but they do not own finance process design in the same way. If the task is about accounting logic, controlling setup, or financial reporting, FI/CO is the right profile.
The average hourly rate for SAP FICO Consultants in Germany is 110 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 883 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as SAP FICO Consultants in Germany, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 59% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as SAP FICO Consultants in Germany have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as SAP FICO Consultants in Germany are German (95%), English (95%), and Turkish (32%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as SAP FICO Consultants in Germany are Information Technology (84%), Manufacturing (63%), and Professional Services (63%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as SAP FICO Consultants in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Finance (95%), and Project Management (95%).
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