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About the role
What they do
SAP S/4HANA Consultants shape the way a company runs core processes on SAP S/4HANA. They translate business needs into system design, configure modules, and support implementation, migration, testing, and go-live. Common work includes process mapping, fit-gap analysis, data migration, cutover planning, and user support during rollout.
Typical deliverables
- Blueprint and process design for finance, logistics, or procurement
- System configuration and functional specifications
- Migration support for master data and transactional data
- Test scripts, defect handling, and user acceptance support
- Cutover and hypercare planning for go-live
Key skills
A strong SAP S/4HANA Consultant understands both business processes and SAP system behavior. They know how to work with modules such as Finance, Controlling, Sales, Procurement, Materials Management, and Production Planning, and they can explain trade-offs clearly to business and IT teams. Good consultants are also comfortable with SAP Fiori, integrations, authorizations, and coordination with ABAP developers and basis teams when needed.
When companies bring them in
Companies hire freelance SAP S/4HANA Consultants when internal teams need extra capacity, specialist knowledge, or an independent view on a difficult project. This often happens during system conversions from ECC, new rollouts, mergers, carve-outs, and process redesign work. In Germany, they are often brought into industrial, manufacturing, automotive, retail, and service environments where local teams need support in English or German and on-site presence may be required for workshops or go-live phases.
What good looks like
- Clear thinking about processes, not just configuration steps
- Practical experience with real implementation and migration work
- Strong stakeholder management across business and IT
- Ability to document decisions and keep projects moving
- Calm handling of testing issues, defects, and cutover pressure
Adjacent titles
Searches for this role often include SAP S/4HANA Functional Consultant, SAP Consultant, SAP FICO Consultant, SAP MM Consultant, or SAP SD Consultant, depending on the module and project scope. The best freelancers can move between these contexts without losing sight of the end-to-end business process. That is especially useful when one person must support multiple streams in a tight project setup.
Meet FRATCH SAP S/4HANA Consultants
Egon Maier
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Integration Consultant – MES / Siemens Opcenter Integration at Metso Corporation
- Supported an integration project between SAP S/4HANA and a MES / Siemens Opcenter system via Azure Middleware.
- Responsible for SAP-side analysis, mapping and provisioning of relevant data objects such as material master data, production orders and process orders using SAP standard APIs and OData services.
- SAP-side mapping for Material Master, Production Orders and Process Orders
- Usage of API_PRODUCT, API_PRODUCTION_ORDER_2_SRV and API_PROCESS_ORDER_2_SRV
- Consideration of SAP S/4HANA Advanced Available-to-Promise for order confirmation, production availability and downstream MES execution
- Support for SAP Gateway and OData service topics
- Interface coordination between SAP S/4HANA, Azure Middleware and MES / Siemens Opcenter
- Support for testing, monitoring and error analysis
- Worked with BTC Cockpit and Deloitte ASADEV Tool
Farid Alam
SAP_S/4 Hana Senior Consultant & Global SAP Process Expert for MDG/EWM/MM/PP-MES and SAP Data & Cutover Manager
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
Farid Alam
SAP_S/4 Hana Senior Consultant & Global SAP Process Expert for MDG/EWM/MM/PP-MES and SAP Data & Cutover Manager
Last position:
SAP Data Migration & Data Management Consultant for SAP GEMINI at Montblanc
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
The consultant's responsibilities/actions are:
- Consulting on the migration of material master & PP Master data
- Prepare Article List template for Cutover Phase
- Implementation of data cleansing measures using individual and bulk changes
- SAP all mandatory fields data extraction regarding Business needed
- SAP migration, Cutover, Testing, BAT, UAT
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
- Align with the multiple Stakeholders regarding Data from Legacy and SAP System
- Deployed SAP MM best practice (guided configurations, active methodologies and road map for project initiation)
SAP ERP | SAP GEMINI | SAP Fields Coordination | Documentation | SAP IDoc | SAP Integration | SAP End-to-End Process | SAP MM (Material Management) | SAP Functional Consultant | SAP Gap analysis | SAP MDM (Master Data Management) | Data Migration & Management
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.
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.
- 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.
- 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
Mathias Clausen
Business Transformation Lead | SAP S/4HANA Finance
Last position:
Subproject lead data migration and quality assurance at Commerzbank
Migration of financial data from Microsoft Dynamics to SAP ECC for eleven companies, as well as from SAP S/4HANA to SAP ECC for one additional company. At the same time, an interface from an operational leasing tool to SAP S/4HANA had to be tested from a business perspective and aligned in an audit-proof way.
Lead and plan the migration work packages, create the migration concept for accounts payable and accounts receivable with active customer-vendor integration, set up the reconciliation and QA method, test management, cutover planning, and audit-proof project documentation.
SAP/business focus: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, FI, Business Partner/CVI, Finance Data Migration, Reconciliation, Test Management, Cutover
- Traceable and audit-proof migration of multiple companies with clear reconciliation logic, strong QA evidence, and controlled cutover.
Mathias Clausen
Business Transformation Lead | SAP S/4HANA Finance
Last position:
Subproject lead data migration and quality assurance at Commerzbank
- Migration of financial data from Microsoft Dynamics to SAP ECC for eleven companies, as well as from SAP S/4HANA to SAP ECC for one additional company. At the same time, an interface from an operational leasing tool to SAP S/4HANA had to be tested from a business perspective and aligned in an audit-proof way.
Migration of financial data from Microsoft Dynamics to SAP ECC for eleven companies, as well as from SAP S/4HANA to SAP ECC for one additional company. At the same time, an interface from an operational leasing tool to SAP S/4HANA had to be tested from a business perspective and aligned in an audit-proof way.
Lead and plan the migration work packages, create the migration concept for accounts payable and accounts receivable with active customer-vendor integration, set up the reconciliation and QA method, test management, cutover planning, and audit-proof project documentation.
SAP/business focus: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, FI, Business Partner/CVI, Finance Data Migration, Reconciliation, Test Management, Cutover
- Traceable and audit-proof migration of multiple companies with clear reconciliation logic, strong QA evidence, and controlled cutover.
- Lead and plan the migration work packages, create the migration concept for accounts payable and accounts receivable with active customer-vendor integration, set up the reconciliation and QA method, test management, cutover planning, and audit-proof project documentation.
SAP/business focus: SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, FI, Business Partner/CVI, Finance Data Migration, Reconciliation, Test Management, Cutover
- Traceable and audit-proof migration of multiple companies with clear reconciliation logic, strong QA evidence, and controlled cutover.
Philipp Dölker
SAP Architect & Developer (S/4 & BTP)
Last position:
IT Architect & IT Product Manager at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- Optimization of software lifecycle processes for SAP platform apps (BTP CAP)
- Development of template MCP servers for S/4 CALM systems of Porsche AI (BTP)
- Design, development, and IT product management for two MS CoPilot custom agents supporting SAP systems (incl. MCP integration)
- Lead Center of Practice: AI-assisted ABAP development
- Initiation and coordination of the proof of concept implementation of conduct.ai
- Advising application teams on software and integration architecture, clean core principles and implementation, as well as AI use on the SAP platform
Philipp Dölker
SAP Architect & Developer (S/4 & BTP)
Last position:
IT Architect & IT Product Manager at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
- Optimization of software lifecycle processes for SAP platform apps (BTP CAP)
- Development of template MCP servers for S/4 CALM systems of Porsche AI (BTP)
- Design, development, and IT product management for two MS CoPilot custom agents supporting SAP systems (incl. MCP integration)
- Lead Center of Practice: AI-assisted ABAP development
- Optimization of software lifecycle processes for SAP platform apps (BTP CAP)
- Development of template MCP servers for S/4 CALM systems of Porsche AI (BTP)
- Design, development, and IT product management for two MS CoPilot custom agents supporting SAP systems (incl. MCP integration)
- Lead Center of Practice: AI-assisted ABAP development
- Initiation and coordination of the proof of concept implementation of conduct.ai
- Advising application teams on software and integration architecture, clean core principles and implementation, as well as AI use on the SAP platform
- Initiation and coordination of the proof of concept implementation of conduct.ai
- Advising application teams on software and integration architecture, clean core principles and implementation, as well as AI use on the SAP platform
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
Bilal Javed
SAP S/4HANA PP Consultant
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Consultant at perinco GmbH
Initial Situation: Targeted professional development in the SAP S/4HANA environment with a focus on expanding the SAP PP core competency toward SAP MM, supply chain processes and SAP Fiori.
Responsibilities & Approach:
- Deepening of integrated end-to-end processes between SAP PP and SAP MM
- Expansion of knowledge in SAP Fiori, SAP Best Practices and process design
- Further training in the areas of data migration, SAP table structures and solution architecture
- Deepening of SAP S/4HANA ePP/DS and Demand Planning
- Expansion of methodological skills in the area of workshop facilitation and requirements analysis
Results:
- Expansion of SAP PP expertise to include SAP MM and supply chain processes
- In-depth knowledge of SAP Fiori and SAP S/4HANA Best Practices
- Expansion of consulting expertise for end-to-end processes in the manufacturing environment
Bilal Javed
SAP S/4HANA PP Consultant
Last position:
SAP S/4HANA Consultant at perinco GmbH
Initial Situation: Targeted professional development in the SAP S/4HANA environment with a focus on expanding the SAP PP core competency toward SAP MM, supply chain processes and SAP Fiori.
Responsibilities & Approach:
- Deepening of integrated end-to-end processes between SAP PP and SAP MM
Initial Situation: Targeted professional development in the SAP S/4HANA environment with a focus on expanding the SAP PP core competency toward SAP MM, supply chain processes and SAP Fiori.
Responsibilities & Approach:
- Deepening of integrated end-to-end processes between SAP PP and SAP MM
- Expansion of knowledge in SAP Fiori, SAP Best Practices and process design
- Further training in the areas of data migration, SAP table structures and solution architecture
- Deepening of SAP S/4HANA ePP/DS and Demand Planning
- Expansion of methodological skills in the area of workshop facilitation and requirements analysis
Results:
- Expansion of SAP PP expertise to include SAP MM and supply chain processes
- In-depth knowledge of SAP Fiori and SAP S/4HANA Best Practices
- Expansion of consulting expertise for end-to-end processes in the manufacturing environment
- Expansion of knowledge in SAP Fiori, SAP Best Practices and process design
- Further training in the areas of data migration, SAP table structures and solution architecture
- Deepening of SAP S/4HANA ePP/DS and Demand Planning
- Expansion of methodological skills in the area of workshop facilitation and requirements analysis
Results:
- Expansion of SAP PP expertise to include SAP MM and supply chain processes
- In-depth knowledge of SAP Fiori and SAP S/4HANA Best Practices
- Expansion of consulting expertise for end-to-end processes in the manufacturing environment
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.
Kamlesh Jaiswal
Solution Architect
Last position:
Solution Architect (MDG & S/4 HANA) at Freelancer
SAP MDG & S/4 HANA Transformation/Migration on BP/MM/FICO & FICA
Kamlesh Jaiswal
Solution Architect
Last position:
Solution Architect (MDG & S/4 HANA) at Freelancer
SAP MDG & S/4 HANA Transformation/Migration on BP/MM/FICO & FICA
SAP MDG & S/4 HANA Transformation/Migration on BP/MM/FICO & FICA
Tobias Stötzer
Project Manager Business Technology Platform BTP
Last position:
SAP S/4 Public Cloud Role Model Expert with License Optimization at TIMETOACT Group
To achieve savings and optimize compliance, apps were restructured to align with identity management assignments, restrictions were defined, and overuse costs were cut. Communication with stakeholders, permission validation with users, and technical implementation provided significant added value for the group. Documentation was also prepared for the financial audit.
Tobias Stötzer
Project Manager Business Technology Platform BTP
Last position:
SAP S/4 Public Cloud Role Model Expert with License Optimization at TIMETOACT Group
To achieve savings and optimize compliance, apps were restructured to align with identity management assignments, restrictions were defined, and overuse costs were cut. Communication with stakeholders, permission
To achieve savings and optimize compliance, apps were restructured to align with identity management assignments, restrictions were defined, and overuse costs were cut. Communication with stakeholders, permission validation with users, and technical implementation provided significant added value for the group. Documentation was also prepared for the financial audit.
validation with users, and technical implementation provided significant added value for the group. Documentation was also prepared for the financial audit.
Onik Mia
SAP SuccessFactors & S4HANA Consultant
Last position:
SAP SuccessFactors & S4HANA Consultant at Banking Industry
Extracted relevant infotypes from SAP HCM for migration to SuccessFactors Employee Central and mapping to ECP fields.
Configured P2P integration including BAPI setup and secured data exchange with HTTPS and OAuth protocols.
Set up foundational settings in Recruiting (REC) including roles, permissions, and job requisition templates.
Implemented Career Site Builder to create a branded candidate experience and integrated external job boards.
Configured candidate application workflows, screening, interviewing, and hiring communication templates.
Set up pre-screening questions and assessment tools including DHB sanction list checks.
Implemented automated background check and KYC integration with external vendors in the REC module.
Localized job requisition templates to reflect regional job titles and regulatory compliance.
Customized onboarding document templates and localized document archiving protocols (DRTM).
Adjusted onboarding forms to capture country-specific employee information including Form I-9.
Enabled Form I-9 remote document verification and integrated eVerify with SuccessFactors.
Set up automated reminders for employees and HR to complete I-9 sections within deadlines.
Configured pre-Day 1 access for new hires to complete tasks and mandatory trainings prior to start date.
Enabled e-signature integration for onboarding documents to support remote verification.
Technologies: SAP SuccessFactors, BTP, CPI, HCM onPremise, EC, ECP, REC, ONB, Form I-9, eVerify, S4HANA.
Onik Mia
SAP SuccessFactors & S4HANA Consultant
Last position:
SAP SuccessFactors & S4HANA Consultant at Banking Industry
- Extracted relevant infotypes from SAP HCM for migration to SuccessFactors Employee Central and mapping to ECP fields.
- Configured P2P integration including BAPI setup and secured data exchange with HTTPS and OAuth protocols.
- Set up foundational settings in Recruiting (REC) including roles, permissions, and job requisition templates.
Extracted relevant infotypes from SAP HCM for migration to SuccessFactors Employee Central and mapping to ECP fields.
Configured P2P integration including BAPI setup and secured data exchange with HTTPS and OAuth protocols.
Set up foundational settings in Recruiting (REC) including roles, permissions, and job requisition templates.
Implemented Career Site Builder to create a branded candidate experience and integrated external job boards.
Configured candidate application workflows, screening, interviewing, and hiring communication templates.
Set up pre-screening questions and assessment tools including DHB sanction list checks.
Implemented automated background check and KYC integration with external vendors in the REC module.
Localized job requisition templates to reflect regional job titles and regulatory compliance.
Customized onboarding document templates and localized document archiving protocols (DRTM).
Adjusted onboarding forms to capture country-specific employee information including Form I-9.
Enabled Form I-9 remote document verification and integrated eVerify with SuccessFactors.
Set up automated reminders for employees and HR to complete I-9 sections within deadlines.
Configured pre-Day 1 access for new hires to complete tasks and mandatory trainings prior to start date.
Enabled e-signature integration for onboarding documents to support remote verification.
Technologies: SAP SuccessFactors, BTP, CPI, HCM onPremise, EC, ECP, REC, ONB, Form I-9, eVerify, S4HANA.
Implemented Career Site Builder to create a branded candidate experience and integrated external job boards.
Configured candidate application workflows, screening, interviewing, and hiring communication templates.
Set up pre-screening questions and assessment tools including DHB sanction list checks.
Implemented automated background check and KYC integration with external vendors in the REC module.
Localized job requisition templates to reflect regional job titles and regulatory compliance.
Customized onboarding document templates and localized document archiving protocols (DRTM).
Adjusted onboarding forms to capture country-specific employee information including Form I-9.
Enabled Form I-9 remote document verification and integrated eVerify with SuccessFactors.
Set up automated reminders for employees and HR to complete I-9 sections within deadlines.
Configured pre-Day 1 access for new hires to complete tasks and mandatory trainings prior to start date.
Enabled e-signature integration for onboarding documents to support remote verification.
Technologies: SAP SuccessFactors, BTP, CPI, HCM onPremise, EC, ECP, REC, ONB, Form I-9, eVerify, S4HANA.
Stefan Weiß
Head of SCM Organization and Local S4H Implementation
Last position:
Head of SCM Organization and Local S4H Implementation at Aakamp GmbH
- Comprehensive analysis of the site in terms of organization and processes, information and data flow, creation of a fit/gap analysis for S4H implementation, optimization of the entire supply chain including production planning and related QM activities
- Modules: SD, MM, PP, QM, EWM, EPPDS, S&OP
- Designing and holistically transforming the goods flow concept
- Establishing a Kanban system
- Increasing posting accuracy in the legacy system by 75%
- Creating a planning matrix for prioritizing production orders based on optimized production sequence or urgency
- Analyzing the product portfolio by revenue, volume, EBITDA to optimize purchasing costs (-17.5%), production utilization (+27.5%) and working capital (+32.8%)
- Leading and restructuring the organization to optimally prepare for the S4H implementation, including training and hands-on instruction from C-level to shop floor
- Preparing data using AI and introducing sanity checks to prevent and quickly resolve errors across all production areas
Stefan Weiß
Head of SCM Organization and Local S4H Implementation
Last position:
Head of SCM Organization and Local S4H Implementation at Aakamp GmbH
- Comprehensive analysis of the site in terms of organization and processes, information and data flow, creation of a fit/gap analysis for S4H implementation, optimization of the entire supply chain including production planning and related QM activities
- Modules: SD, MM, PP, QM, EWM, EPPDS, S&OP
- Comprehensive analysis of the site in terms of organization and processes, information and data flow, creation of a fit/gap analysis for S4H implementation, optimization of the entire supply chain including production planning and related QM activities
- Modules: SD, MM, PP, QM, EWM, EPPDS, S&OP
- Designing and holistically transforming the goods flow concept
- Establishing a Kanban system
- Increasing posting accuracy in the legacy system by 75%
- Creating a planning matrix for prioritizing production orders based on optimized production sequence or urgency
- Analyzing the product portfolio by revenue, volume, EBITDA to optimize purchasing costs (-17.5%), production utilization (+27.5%) and working capital (+32.8%)
- Leading and restructuring the organization to optimally prepare for the S4H implementation, including training and hands-on instruction from C-level to shop floor
- Preparing data using AI and introducing sanity checks to prevent and quickly resolve errors across all production areas
- Designing and holistically transforming the goods flow concept
- Establishing a Kanban system
- Increasing posting accuracy in the legacy system by 75%
- Creating a planning matrix for prioritizing production orders based on optimized production sequence or urgency
- Analyzing the product portfolio by revenue, volume, EBITDA to optimize purchasing costs (-17.5%), production utilization (+27.5%) and working capital (+32.8%)
- Leading and restructuring the organization to optimally prepare for the S4H implementation, including training and hands-on instruction from C-level to shop floor
- Preparing data using AI and introducing sanity checks to prevent and quickly resolve errors across all production areas
Felix Reimann
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert
Last position:
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert at RWS GmbH
- Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA Embedded Analytics as well as reporting and planning processes with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Integrated production, sales, and inventory planning, as well as financial planning and management reporting.
- Inventory forecasts implemented through SAC Machine Learning.
- Integration of S/4HANA data and HR data (Factorial) into SAP Datasphere (various tables with real-time replication, related data flows, and analytical models)
Felix Reimann
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert
Last position:
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert at RWS GmbH
- Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA Embedded Analytics as well as reporting and planning processes with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Integrated production, sales, and inventory planning, as well as financial planning and management reporting.
- Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA Embedded Analytics as well as reporting and planning processes with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Integrated production, sales, and inventory planning, as well as financial planning and management reporting.
- Inventory forecasts implemented through SAC Machine Learning.
- Integration of S/4HANA data and HR data (Factorial) into SAP Datasphere (various tables with real-time replication, related data flows, and analytical models)
- Inventory forecasts implemented through SAC Machine Learning.
- Integration of S/4HANA data and HR data (Factorial) into SAP Datasphere (various tables with real-time replication, related data flows, and analytical models)
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SAP S/4HANA Consultants statistics
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Experience
22 years
Position duration
1.8 years
Positions per freelancer
18
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Supply Chain Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Finance
Bachelor's degree or higher
90%
Master's degree or higher
59%
Doctorate
3%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
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Frequently Asked Questions
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An SAP S/4HANA Consultant supports the design, setup, and rollout of business processes in SAP S/4HANA. The work often covers workshops, fit-gap analysis, configuration, testing, training support, and go-live preparation. In many projects, the consultant also helps resolve issues that appear once users start working in the new system.
A strong SAP S/4HANA freelancer understands process design, module configuration, and project delivery. They should be able to work with business teams, write clear documentation, and coordinate with ABAP, basis, and integration specialists. For many roles, hands-on knowledge of Fiori, data migration, and testing is also important.
The term SAP functional consultant is often used as a broader label, while an SAP S/4HANA Consultant focuses on SAP's current core suite and its project patterns. In practice, the difference is often about platform depth, migration experience, and knowledge of S/4HANA-specific processes. Many companies use both terms when they search for the same kind of expert.
Freelance support makes sense when the need is tied to a project, such as a conversion, rollout, or recovery phase. It is also useful when you need specialist module knowledge quickly or want an outside perspective on process decisions. A permanent hire is better when the work is stable, repetitive, and long term.
Yes, much of the work can be done remotely, especially design workshops, configuration, testing coordination, and documentation. On-site presence is often helpful or required for key workshops, user training, cutover, and go-live support. In Germany, clients frequently expect a mix of remote collaboration and selective on-site days.
Ask which modules they have actually delivered, what type of project they supported, and how they handled data migration, testing, and go-live issues. For an SAP S/4HANA Consultant, it also helps to ask about industry context, stakeholder communication, and whether they have worked on ECC to S/4HANA conversions or greenfield setups. The best answers are specific and tied to real project situations.
Look for clear examples of past project decisions, not only a list of modules. A good SAP S/4HANA Consultant can explain how they handled scope changes, testing defects, and business process trade-offs. References, sample deliverables, and a focused interview with the relevant business owner usually reveal quality quickly.
Freelancers should understand the client’s system landscape, project phase, and decision structure before they start. For an SAP S/4HANA Consultant, it is also important to know whether the work is a conversion, a new implementation, or a local rollout, because each one needs a different approach. Clear access, defined scope, and fast stakeholder feedback make delivery much smoother.
The average hourly rate for SAP S/4HANA Consultants in Germany is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 919 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers working as SAP S/4HANA Consultants in Germany, 90% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 59% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers working as SAP S/4HANA Consultants in Germany have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.8 years.
The most common languages among freelancers working as SAP S/4HANA Consultants in Germany are German (97%), English (91%), and French (26%).
The most common industries among freelancers working as SAP S/4HANA Consultants in Germany are Information Technology (91%), Manufacturing (82%), and Professional Services (74%).
The most common business areas among freelancers working as SAP S/4HANA Consultants in Germany are Information Technology (100%), Project Management (88%), and Supply Chain Management (62%).
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