Microsoft Dynamics NAV Experts in Germany
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Michael H.
Last position:
Interim Head of IT / Transformation Manager at A German medium-sized industrial distributor, B2B e-commerce
Agile Transformation: introducing agile principles and transforming traditional IT departments into Scrum and Kanban teams
IT Operating Model: redesigning the IT organization and introducing modern delivery structures and roles
Flight Levels: building up Flight Levels practices within IT to align strategy, coordination and operational execution
Leadership & Coaching: recruiting Agile Coaches and coaching Scrum Masters and IT leaders
ERP Operations: acting as Interim Product Owner for the existing ERP landscape and ensuring business continuity
ERP Transformation: reorganizing and supporting the ERP migration as a Project Manager; Phase 1 (financial accounting) live since October 2025
Operational Core (ERP): establishing dedicated teams for ERP Support, Feature Development, and ERP Migration
Modern Workplace: initiating the transition towards a Microsoft 365-based cloud workplace environment
Integration: establishing a dedicated team to drive integration and connectivity initiatives
Warehouse Operations: building a cross-functional team to support logistics and warehouse-related capabilities
Maintenance & Operations (M&O): introducing a dedicated team for system engineering, security, stable operations and continuous improvement
AI Initiatives: identifying and promoting practical Artificial Intelligence use cases across the IT department
As Interim Head of IT for a German medium-sized industrial distributor, I am responsible for 31 IT employees and lead the digital and organizational transformation, reporting directly to executive leadership. I took over an IT department with almost no basic structures – no clear roles, processes, documentation or ticket system – and with significant technical debt that tied up most of its capacity. Introduced agile principles and ways of working in the IT organization and transformed the traditionally structured IT department into cross-functional Scrum and Kanban teams focused on transparency, collaboration, and customer value delivery.
Redesigned the entire IT organization by establishing a modern operating model, introducing new roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Solution Architect and strengthening the organization through strategic hiring and targeted capability development. Recruited and onboarded Agile Coaches to accelerate the transformation and personally managed and coached Scrum Masters as well as IT department leaders to foster servant leadership, self-management and a culture of continuous improvement.
Aligned IT-internal planning across eight teams to three Flight Levels based on Klaus Leopold (strategy, coordination, team), laying the foundation for later company-wide portfolio management. Consolidated the backlog of more than 10 workstreams and prioritized it by business value and cost of delay. Introduced a ticketing system to increase transparency and enable data-driven decision-making, flow-based work management, and greater accountability at all levels.
Established and supported multiple cross-functional teams, including the Operational Core (ERP) domain with dedicated streams for Support, Feature Development and ERP Migration, as well as teams responsible for Warehouse Operations, Maintenance & Operations (M&O) including system engineering and security, Modern Workplace, Data Quality and integration initiatives. Worked closely with Agile Coaches to support team development, remove impediments, and continuously improve delivery effectiveness.
Acted as Interim Product Owner for the operation and enhancement of the existing ERP landscape while supporting the ERP migration as a Project Manager. Reorganized the project organization and had the already negotiated contract with the implementation partner realigned with a focus on approach and overall responsibility; Phase 1 (financial accounting) has been live since October 2025. Collaborated with the selected implementation partner to design and establish the project organization and target operating model for the ERP transformation, introducing agile delivery structures and ways of working. Facilitated the alignment between business, IT and the external vendor and played a key role in negotiating the contractual framework and delivery model to ensure a sustainable foundation for the transformation program.
Initiated the strategic modernization of the workplace environment through the adoption of Microsoft 365 cloud capabilities, establishing the foundation for enhanced collaboration, scalability and future digital services.
Launched AI initiatives to identify practical business use cases and promote the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence across the IT department. Encouraged self-management and empowered teams to take ownership of decisions, delivery and continuous improvement.
Sven L.
Last position:
Project Controller at Iqony
- Acting as project controller for the STEAM sub-project within Iqony's long-term modernisation programme for an industrial water demineralisation plant at the BP refinery site in Gelsenkirchen-Scholven alongside the parallel WATER sub-project
- Managing cost control, SAP PS data integrity and project tracking in a challenging data environment
Christian V.
Last position:
Founder and Interim Manager at Synqra360
Interim management and temporary leadership for industry and infrastructure. I step in where organizational change has stalled and leadership, structure and execution are needed at short notice.
Projects: AI and transformation strategy for a regional hospitality association (2026): analysis of problem areas and their interdependencies, two prioritized initiatives, metrics and roles for implementation. Result: clearly identified the core issue (the data foundation, not the technology) and delivered a practical plan. Two presentations for the Modell Hohenlohe business network (December 2026) on leadership, structure and effectiveness during periods of change. Preparing a pilot to stabilize leadership structures at a 1st-tier automotive supplier.
Enver B.
Last position:
Interim Manager Data Protection Projects at Telefonica Deutschland GmbH
Management of data protection & IT security-related projects. Adjustments to knowledge management and consulting processes.
Activities:
- Data protection consulting
- Process optimization in in-house consulting
- Interface to specialist departments, IT security, development and management
Serkant T.
Last position:
Interim Manager, License Controlling at Tonies GmbH
- Prepared and reviewed quarterly royalty settlements for licensors across music, publishing and media brands, including minimum guarantees, recoupment, returns reconciliation and process optimisation.
- Reconstructed historical licensing data for an external audit by a major US studio, covering music publishing and recorded music across ROW and AUS, and coordinated the resulting statements with the licensor.
- Supported the reconciliation of music royalties with the German collecting society and its international hub for 2018 to 2024.
- Assessed licensing data for accruals and provisions, and structured metadata for contract negotiations.
- Designed target processes and SOPs for a royalty automation tool and accompanied testing during rollout.
Tobias B.
Last position:
Executive Consultant (C-Level) at klarsolar GmbH (E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH)
- Led sales excellence and post-merger integration project for klarsolar GmbH into E.ON Germany
- Defined strategic integration and transformation: stakeholder alignment, B2B (up to 100 kWp) and B2C (up to 30 kWp) scaling, brand and sales strategy harmonization, synergy realization
- Developed and implemented holistic sales strategy 2025/26 with vision 2030
- Reorganized sales organization: lead generation, presales, inside sales, field sales, sales ops, after sales
- Introduced CRM-based lead qualification, performance monitoring, business rules and low performer management
- Established sales governance, performance reviews, continuous improvement processes, incentive and compensation logic
- Owned sales IT roadmap (ERP, CRM, BI, planning tools) and deployed KPIs, dashboards, control systems
- Professionalized sales recruiting, onboarding, knowledge management and training academy
- Acted as trusted advisor to C-level and shareholders, provided growth potential analyses and board recommendations
- Achieved all project goals on budget and timeline, seamless integration with measurable synergies in 6 months, increased market penetration and sales efficiency
Ornel Franck W.
Last position:
Sales Partner at ERGO PRO
- Industry: Insurance, Trade, IT
- Customers & Projects: Consulting and selling insurance and similar services
- Main tasks: Insurance consulting (health insurance, retirement planning, wealth building); commercial services, inside and field sales; sales data analysis and forecasting; customer consulting and support; opening a new sales headquarters for private and business customers; business development & innovation management; business use case development; process optimization; stakeholder management; team leadership and training; preparation and delivery of trainings;
- Technologies used: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Jira, Draw.IO, Camunda 8, Java (8, 17,21,25), Git, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data REST, Spring Web, Spring Security, J-Unit, Playwright, Lombock, Vaadin, H2, PostgreSQL (16, 17 18), pgAdmin, Docker, LLMs, JasperSoft Studio, JasperReports
Michael S.
Last position:
Senior System Engineer at VCS Value Chain Solutions GmbH
Planning and updating the entire environment to Windows Server 2022 and 2025
- Hardening of DCs and servers, setup of event log forwarding
- Migration of all existing Windows 2019 servers (including Active Directory DCs, DNS and CA) to Windows Server 2022 and 2025
- Automation of security patches for the Hyper-V clusters via PowerShell (CAU)
- Network administration
- Continuous operation and support of the MS Hyper-V environments
Ralf R.
Last position:
Program & Campaign Management at PAYBACK GmbH
- Project management in the area of “Campaign, Offer and Performance Management Classic” for PAYBACK partners from the retail, FMCG and financial services sectors
- Campaign planning, development and implementation of offer-specific concepts and measures for the channels newsletter, digital advertising (web and app), stand-alone mailings and the print mailing “PAYBACK Punkteübersicht”
- Coordination with PAYBACK program partners (including American Express, Netto, EDEKA, Marktkauf & Trinkgut), PAYBACK departments and agencies
- Documentation of tasks and processes as well as onboarding of future job holders
Mubashar A.
Last position:
External Consultant Group Finance at Verve Group Europe GmbH
Reporting to the Head of Group Accounting / VP Finance.
- Preparing and monitoring weekly cash flow forecasts for four entities
- Handling VAT matters with the tax authorities
- Submitting monthly VAT returns
- Leading the team during the annual audit conducted by Deloitte
- Preparing and analysing monthly financial statements (under HGB and IFRS) for four entities
- Compiling annual financial statements—including management reports and notes—for the auditors
- Conducting segment analyses and associated reporting
Mathias H.
Last position:
PMO at Ministry for Infrastructure and Digitalization of Saxony-Anhalt
As PMO for the key focus areas of the IT Planning Council in Saxony-Anhalt, I am responsible for monitoring the four funded projects in Saxony-Anhalt to ensure compliance with funding guidelines, the State Budget Code, project standards, scope, and objectives.
- Central PMO for four digitalization and funding projects as part of the Digital Strategy of the State of Saxony-Anhalt
- Cross-project coordination and management in collaboration with the ministry, FITKO, and project leads
- Planning, structuring, and tracking project milestones, deadlines, and work packages
- Creating and maintaining project, status, and final documentation
- Establishing and carrying out cross-project reporting to ensure transparency and traceability
- Carrying out budget and cost control and supporting the financial management of projects
- Setting up and continuously maintaining cross-project risk management, including assessment, action planning, and escalation
- Coordinating change management, including assessing, planning, and tracking change requests
- Monitoring project progress through planned-versus-actual comparisons and identifying optimization and management actions
- Aligning and communicating with all relevant stakeholders through designated contacts
- Supporting compliance with funding, procurement, and budgetary requirements
- Preparing and facilitating status meetings and management reviews
- Ensuring transparent, timely, and quality-focused project delivery across several concurrent funded projects.
Rico F.
Last position:
Recruiter / Trainer at Freelance
- Active sourcing and recruiting for individual assignments (Finance, IT, Procurement)
- Training of recruiting departments
- Training of specialists and managers for job application situations and interview techniques
- Application coaching and CV consulting
Markus H.
Last position:
Interim Manager Finance at Int. Konzern
Krisztina T.
Last position:
Head of Finance and Accounting at Segula Technology Services GmbH
- Led a 16-person finance and accounting organization during a restructuring phase; strengthened closing discipline, financial control, cash transparency and accountability.
- Supported cost programs with approximately €2 Mio. in annual savings; established regular KPI reviews for P&L, working capital, POC and cash topics.
- Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual closing under HGB/IFRS, management/group reporting, audit, tax and GoBD compliance.
- Finance automation with clear business benefits: 13-week liquidity planning, cash flow reporting, P&L versus plan, variance analysis and bank reconciliation; reduced manual work by 40–60 %.
- Improved accounts payable processes through OCR-supported invoice processing and three-way matching with exception handling.
- Sparring partner to management on restructuring, liquidity, working capital, risks and process simplification.
Thomas W.
Last position:
Interim Sales Manager at Inovan GmbH & Co. KG
Situation:
- Decline in sales
- Need for support in identifying and developing new sales markets
TASK:
- Expansion of the B2B network and development of new strategic partnerships to access additional sales opportunities and new markets.
MEASURES:
- Identification and approach of potential B2B customers and partners
- Expansion of existing contacts in the market environment
- Development of new strategic partnerships
- Customer and market discussions mainly in the field
- Support in developing new sales opportunities
RESULTS:
- B2B network specifically expanded
- New strategic partnerships initiated
- Additional market and sales potential made visible
- Stronger customer presence through personal market development
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.5 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Project Management, Operations, Information Technology
Top industries
Manufacturing, Professional Services, Information Technology
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Doctorate
3%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
96%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Manufacturing (72%)
- Professional Services (71%)
- Information Technology (61%)
- Retail (43%)
- Automotive (39%)
- Transportation (37%)
- Banking and Finance (31%)
- Food and Beverage (31%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Business platform
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is an enterprise resource planning system for small and mid-sized companies. It brings finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, warehouse operations, manufacturing and service processes into one business application. Companies use it to standardize transactions, improve reporting and coordinate work across locations.
NAV ecosystem
The product was formerly known as Navision and is commonly shortened to NAV. Its ecosystem includes C/AL customizations, the Classic and RoleTailored clients, extensions, SQL Server, reporting tools and integrations with Microsoft products. Strong specialists also understand the transition from NAV to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
Typical projects
- Configure general ledger, accounts payable, receivable and fixed assets
- Set up item, warehouse, purchasing and sales workflows
- Adapt manufacturing, planning, service or project functionality
- Build interfaces for e-commerce, CRM, logistics and payment systems
- Prepare data migration, reporting, testing and user documentation
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance NAV expertise when an implementation needs extra capacity, an internal team lacks product knowledge or a business process no longer fits the system. Specialists can help during company acquisitions, localization work, module rollouts, upgrades and migrations to Business Central. They also support German organizations working with distributed teams, where clear documentation and reliable remote coordination matter.
Skills to assess
Look for professionals who can translate finance or operations requirements into NAV configuration without over-customizing the system. Relevant skills include C/AL, AL, SQL Server, APIs, web services, Power BI, Excel, data cleansing and structured testing. Experience with permissions, closing processes, master data and integrations is often as important as technical delivery.
Quality indicators
A strong specialist starts by mapping the current process, the desired outcome and the data that must remain consistent. They explain whether configuration, an extension or an external integration is the safest solution. Ask for examples of NAV implementations, upgrade planning, issue resolution and knowledge transfer, then check how they document decisions and validate results with business users.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is used to manage finance, sales, purchasing, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing, service and project processes in one ERP system. Companies often engage a freelancer to configure these areas, connect external applications or improve reporting and controls.
Dynamics NAV is the predecessor of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, which is its modern successor. NAV often remains important because of existing customizations and historical data, while Business Central offers a newer cloud-oriented architecture and extension model.
A capable Microsoft Dynamics NAV specialist may also work with C/AL, AL, SQL Server, APIs, web services, Power BI and data migration. Finance, manufacturing, warehouse or supply-chain knowledge helps them turn business requirements into workable system changes.
The right Microsoft Dynamics NAV professional depends on the scope, not on a generic experience label. A configuration change may need strong knowledge of one module, while an upgrade, localization or migration requires broader skills in custom code, integrations, testing and data protection.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV work can often be delivered remotely through secure access, online workshops and structured testing. On-site sessions can still help with warehouse, production or finance processes, and German-language communication may matter when local users and documentation are involved.
A NAV freelancer is useful when an internal team faces a rollout, urgent issue, complex integration or migration deadline. External specialists can add focused product knowledge without requiring a permanent expansion of the team.
For Microsoft Dynamics NAV, ask how the freelancer approaches requirements, configuration, customizations, data validation and user acceptance testing. Strong answers distinguish standard functionality from custom work and include clear documentation, rollback planning and knowledge transfer.
A Microsoft Dynamics NAV freelancer may deliver configured modules, extensions or C/AL changes, integration specifications, migrated data, reports, test scenarios and user documentation. They can also provide upgrade assessments, issue backlogs, process maps and training for internal teams.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects is 117 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 936 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects, 73% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 40% hold at least a Master's degree, and 3% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.5 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are German (100%), English (96%), and French (24%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are Manufacturing (72%), Professional Services (71%), and Information Technology (61%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are Project Management (81%), Operations (66%), and Information Technology (62%).
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