DATEV Experts in Berlin
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Berlin, who have recently used DATEV
Eyline J.
Last position:
External Financial Accountant at Trench Group GmbH
- Independent training in travel expense accounting (Egencia, Perk, AirPlus)
- Interface management between travel expense tools
- Onboarding and offboarding of employees and vendors
- Advising teams on posting incoming and outgoing invoices
- Documentation and process improvement
Noor A.
Last position:
Interim Accountant at Autohaus
- ➤ Processing a backlog of around six months in accounting, stabilizing day-to-day operations, and supporting a twelve-person finance team as part of a restructuring
- ➤ Handling ongoing accounts payable bookkeeping
- ➤ Reviewing, coding, and posting incoming invoices as well as bank, leasing, and repair invoices
- ➤ Account reconciliation and clarification of accounts payable, general ledger, and clearing accounts
- ➤ Structured processing of existing accounting backlogs
- ➤ Support with day-to-day operations, including processing digital and physical documents
- ➤ Support with monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB, including closing entries
Simon S.
Last position:
Co-Founder and CEO at Sabana Studio & Ventures GmbH
Hands-on CFO services, including but not limited to restructuring financial departments, the development, automation, and optimization of financial tools and processes, implementation of IFRS, and financial consolidation.
Interim management and advising companies in business expansion as well as strategy.
Clients such as DEKOM, HYGH, Choco, SmartPractice, Vagabund, RailWatch, Majestic Records, Impact Plus Ventures, Advocado, Quandoo, or FinCompare
Yahya S.
Last position:
Odoo Software Developer & Consultant at KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH
- Planning and implementing tailored Odoo ERP solutions to support and optimize specific business processes
- Configuring and customizing Odoo modules according to individual customer requirements, including process automation and data integration
- Training and supporting end users and administrators to ensure full use of Odoo features and to enhance user skills
- Providing ongoing post-implementation support, including troubleshooting, maintenance and updates to adapt to new business requirements
- Migrating data and integrating external applications into Odoo environments for a seamless, unified data landscape
- Analyzing and improving existing Odoo systems to boost efficiency and optimize the user experience
Mariam G.
Last position:
Marketing Manager & Team Assistant at TLC GmbH Tax
- Overall responsibility for the concept, setup, and further development of the digital learning modules of the afileon Learning Academy
- Strategic management of all social media channels – from content strategy to target group-specific implementation
- Trusted right hand to management in operational and company-wide initiatives
- End-to-end event management for seminars, workshops, and company events – from concept to performance review
- Central interface between management, specialist departments, clients, and external partners
Claudius K.
Last position:
Freelance Marketing Consultant at Claudius Körber Communications
Peter M.
Last position:
Managing Partner without operational duties at pt plus GmbH & Co. KG
- full-service marketing agency for global technology companies
Robert F.
Last position:
Interim Director of Accounting at Foodspring
- Leading accounting team of 6 FTEs
- Training and development of employees
- Automation of accounting processes with SQL, Python and PowerQuery
- Owning year and month end close
- Taxation topics
- Audits
- Netsuite Admin and further development
Victor W.
Last position:
Project Manager Promotion, Events & Partnerships at Coding Giants Deutschland
- Planning and executing promotions, events and workshops
- Building and maintaining partnerships and collaborations
- Project coordination and stakeholder communication
- Supporting sales and outreach initiatives (lead generation)
Ali A.
Last position:
Intern Financial Accounting at VATAX GmbH
- Processing client accounting using DATEV, ELSTER, and Lexware
- Recording and reconciling financial transactions
- Supporting VAT and income tax calculations
- Preparing documents for audits and ensuring data quality
- Collaborating with tax advisors to optimize tax filings and maintain accounting standards and confidentiality
Ivan N.
Last position:
Consultant at Mid-sized Construction and Real Estate Management Company
- Optimized financial processes for procurement, sales, and valuation of work in progress
- Developed a cash management tool for systematic recording, tracking, and analysis of loan flows
- Improved liquidity planning and control at the group level
- Consolidated individual financial statements of 20 subsidiaries according to HGB
- Created automated workflows to reduce manual effort and increase accuracy
Results:
- Increased efficiency through optimized processes and new valuation standards
- More precise monitoring and control of loan flows, significantly improving liquidity planning
- Timely and HGB-compliant preparation of the consolidated financial statements
Dirk V.
Last position:
Fractional CFO at Lucid Labs GmbH
- Built the finance function from zero for an AI consulting and AI agent studio and run it as one CFO plus Claude-based agents, delivering the equivalent of a full finance team in roughly 40 hours per month across accounting, controlling, reconciliation, rolling liquidity planning, business case modelling and variance commentary. This is the same approach Lucid Labs builds for its clients.
- Made the company due diligence ready for future funding rounds: switched tax advisors, reconciled books, documented contracts and cap table, structured data room and investor-grade reporting.
- Secured non-dilutive funding via Gründungsbonus and Forschungszulage for AI agent development.
- Restructured cost and utilisation reporting around a billable and non-billable model (Consulting, GTM, Tech, Ops), making project profitability visible for the first time.
Jörg H.
Last position:
Managing Director; Data Protection Officer; Information Security Officer at Datenschutz24 (brand of Sovestro GmbH)
- Drafting company agreements related to data protection
- Acting as a mediator between business interests and data subject rights in a corporate context
- Process analysis and evaluation regarding data protection and information security implications according to GDPR, BDSG, BSI baseline protection
- Support for information security audits according to ISO 27001
- Implementation of change management processes
- Analysis of IT infrastructure and deriving recommendations
- Expert support in legal proceedings and communication with supervisory authorities
- Preparation of data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) and procedure and processing documentation (VVZ)
- Training on corporate data protection and information security
- Cooperation with law firms in legal proceedings
Juan R.
Last position:
Financial & Project Controller at Velero GmbH
- Project controlling including budget monitoring, forecasting, and profitability analyses
- Analyzing financial and project data and making recommendations for action
- Identifying optimization potential in controlling and business processes
- Preparing management reports and dashboards
Dennis K.
Last position:
Interim Financial Accounting & Consulting at Self-employed
- Coaching and improving efficiency in financial accounting
- Carrying out monthly closings and financial closing
- Improving efficiency of intercompany reconciliation
- Auditing balance sheet and P&L as part of the Corona aid program
- Developing, implementing, and coaching a new cost center structure
- Automating the DATEV interface; building a management reporting and planning system
- Strategically advancing receivables management with proven success
- Companies: Johannesstift Diakonie gAG, Duden Learnattack GmbH of Cornelsen GmbH, NIRx Medizintechnik GmbH, Gansel Rechtsanwälte, PD – Berater der öffentlichen Hand GmbH, Lendis GmbH, The Quality Group GmbH (ESN)
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Statistics of experts using DATEV
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
16 years (Germany: 22 years)
Position duration
2.5 years (Germany: 2.3 years)
Positions per freelancer
9 (Germany: 13)
Top business areas
Finance, Accounting, Project Management
Top industries
Professional Services, Information Technology, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology
Bachelor's degree or higher
79% (Germany: 77%)
Master's degree or higher
58% (Germany: 48%)
Certifications per freelancer
1 (Germany: 2)
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Berlin are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Berlin using DATEV
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
DATEV experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Professional Services (91%)
- Information Technology (64%)
- Banking and Finance (36%)
- Food and Beverage (32%)
- Healthcare (32%)
- Manufacturing (32%)
- Advertising (27%)
- Media and Entertainment (27%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What DATEV covers
DATEV is a German software ecosystem for tax practices, accounting teams and businesses. It supports financial accounting, payroll, tax workflows, document exchange and reporting, with products such as DATEV Unternehmen online and Kanzlei-Rechnungswesen. Companies use it to connect daily finance operations with professional tax processes.
Core products and workflows
DATEV specialists work across accounting, payroll and document-based processes. Common assignments include:
- Configuring DATEV Unternehmen online for invoices, receipts and approvals
- Setting up Kanzlei-Rechnungswesen accounts, bookings and reports
- Supporting LODAS payroll processes and data exchanges
- Connecting DATEV with ERP, expense and document-management systems
Integration and data quality
DATEV projects often depend on clean master data, reliable interfaces and carefully defined permissions. Professionals may work with APIs, export formats, bank connections, OCR-supported document capture and accounting imports. They also help establish reconciliation rules, audit trails and procedures for correcting failed transfers without disrupting closing work.
When companies bring in specialists
Freelance DATEV expertise is useful during a finance-system rollout, a change from manual processes or a migration between accounting setups. It also helps when a company needs temporary capacity for payroll, year-end preparation, interface testing or process documentation. In Berlin, teams may need someone who can work with local tax practices on site while coordinating securely with remote finance staff.
What strong professionals know
A capable DATEV expert combines product knowledge with a sound understanding of German accounting and payroll processes. They clarify the responsibilities of the company, tax practice and payroll team before changing settings. Strong professionals protect sensitive financial data, test integrations with realistic cases and document every important configuration so internal teams can maintain it.
Choosing the right DATEV support
Assess the specialist against the actual DATEV products, interfaces and business processes in scope. Useful signals include structured discovery, clear handling of permissions and evidence of successful reconciliations or payroll checks. Ask how they manage migrations, reversals, cut-off dates and communication with tax advisers. For Berlin projects, also agree early on language, data-access rules and the balance between on-site workshops and remote delivery.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about DATEV, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
DATEV is used for financial accounting, payroll, tax-related workflows, document exchange and reporting. Companies and tax practices often combine DATEV Unternehmen online with Kanzlei-Rechnungswesen or LODAS to manage connected finance processes.
DATEV is closely aligned with German tax-practice and payroll workflows, while many general cloud accounting tools focus on simpler business bookkeeping and broader international use. The right choice depends on the company’s tax-practice collaboration, payroll requirements, integrations and reporting obligations.
A strong DATEV specialist may also understand German accounting processes, payroll operations, ERP integrations, document management and data migration. Knowledge of permissions, interface testing, reconciliation and secure handling of financial records is equally valuable.
The required depth depends on the assignment. A basic configuration may need focused product knowledge, while a migration, payroll rollout or complex ERP connection calls for a professional who has handled testing, cut-off procedures, exception management and stakeholder coordination.
Yes, much DATEV work can be completed remotely when access, approvals and data protection are arranged properly. On-site workshops in Berlin can still help with process discovery, user training and coordination with finance teams or tax practices.
German is often important because DATEV workflows involve German accounting terminology, tax practices and payroll communication. English can be sufficient for international project coordination, but the required language should match the users, documentation and external advisers involved.
Ask a DATEV professional to explain their approach to permissions, test cases, reconciliations, migration checks and documentation. Good work is traceable, tested with realistic transactions and designed so the finance team can operate the setup safely after handover.
A DATEV freelancer should clarify the products in scope, the role of the tax practice, required interfaces, data-access controls and critical closing or payroll dates. In Berlin, it is also useful to agree on on-site expectations, remote collaboration and the language used for workshops and records.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used DATEV in their recent projects is 114 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 912 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used DATEV in their recent projects, 79% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 58% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used DATEV in their recent projects have 16 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used DATEV in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Spanish (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used DATEV in their recent projects are Professional Services (91%), Information Technology (64%), and Banking and Finance (36%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used DATEV in their recent projects are Finance (82%), Accounting (77%), and Project Management (59%).
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