
Microsoft Dynamics NAV Expert in Germany
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Michael H.
Last position:
Interim Manager (Chief Digital Officer) at Leading German technical wholesale company
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 – implementing Flight Levels 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 – supporting the migration from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as a Project Manager
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
ConnectHub – 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 focused on stable operations and continuous improvement
AI Initiatives – identifying and promoting practical Artificial Intelligence use cases across the IT department
As Interim Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for a leading industrial supplier with a strong e-commerce focus (often described as 'the Amazon for industrial goods') responsible for leading the digital and organizational transformation while reporting directly to executive leadership.
Introduced agile principles and ways of working across the 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.
Implemented Flight Levels practices based on Klaus Leopold to align strategic objectives, cross-functional coordination and operational execution across the organization.
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), Modern Workspace and ConnectHub.
Acted as Interim Product Owner for the operation and enhancement of the existing ERP landscape while supporting the migration from Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central as a Project Manager.
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.
Project language: German
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
Thomas P.
Last position:
Product Owner & AI Automation Architect (B2B) at Ihre-Hygieneberatung
Development of a digital audit application for inspections in medical facilities. The goal is to connect on-site data collection, voice recording, documentation and downstream processes in one end-to-end, AI-supported workflow.
Design and development of a Flutter audit app with Claude Code for the structured execution and documentation of inspections.
Processing of voice recordings captured in the app through automatic transcription and AI-supported creation of structured inspection reports, followed by an approval process
Connecting various data sources such as email, Odoo 19, attendance records and Google Drive via n8n to automate billing and follow-up processes
Automatic provision of required documents and email delivery through n8n-controlled workflows, including the use of LLMs for text creation
Skills: Flutter, Claude Code, LLM Integration, n8n, Odoo 19, Google Drive, Process Automation
Markus H.
Last position:
Interim Manager Finance at Int. Konzern
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.
Manfred P.
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager EfA / OZG Online Services at Senatskanzlei ITD Hamburg, Dataport, Police Hamburg
The online service "Special Use of Streets and No-Parking Zone" was in a partially completed state. The following tasks had to be carried out to reach final completion:
- Preparation of an expert report on the status of the online service, and recommendations for action
- Ensuring that all LEIKAS to be used are available (service catalog / service descriptions of the authorities)
- Creating and aligning concepts for complex IT projects (business/IT concepts, architecture, interfaces, roadmaps)
- Requirements management
- Multi-project management with 3 stakeholders (Police, Dataport, development company)
- Determining resource needs
- Coordination to identify technical requirements through the IT architects
- Creating use cases and test cases
- Creating action items
- Managing external IT service providers
- Coordination and management of all activities
- Conflict resolution / business mediation
- User Acceptance Test (UAT) and acceptance by Hamburg Police (Traffic Directorate, Policy Department, Central Road Traffic Authority)
Technical environment: .NET, EfA minimum requirements, Leikas, Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG), HWG (Hamburg Roads Act), Atlassian Jira, Confluence, MS Office
Ralf R.
Last position:
Program and 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 points overview"
- Coordination with PAYBACK program partners (including American Express, Netto, EDEKA, Marktkauf & Trinkgut), PAYBACK specialist departments and agencies
- Documentation of tasks and processes as well as onboarding of the future role holder
Thomas W.
Last position:
Interim Sales Manager at Inovan GmbH & Co. KG
Situation:
- decline in sales
- need for support in identifying and opening up new sales markets
TASK:
- Expand the B2B network and develop new strategic partnerships to open up additional sales opportunities and new markets.
MEASURES:
- Identify and approach potential B2B customers and partners
- Expand existing contacts in the market environment
- Develop new strategic partnerships
- Customer and market meetings mostly in the field
- Support in opening up new sales opportunities
RESULTS:
- B2B network expanded in a targeted way
- new strategic partnerships initiated
- additional market and sales potential made visible
- stronger presence with customers through personal market work
Mathias H.
Last position:
PMO at Ministry of Infrastructure and Digitalization Saxony-Anhalt
As PMO for the key topics of the IT Planning Council for Saxony-Anhalt, I am responsible for monitoring the four funded projects in Saxony-Anhalt with regard to compliance with the funding guidelines, state budget regulations, project standards, scope, and achievement of goals.
- Central PMO for four digitalization and funding projects within the digital strategy of the state of Saxony-Anhalt
- Overall coordination and steering of the projects in cooperation with the ministry, FITKO, and project leads
- Planning, structuring, and tracking of project milestones, dates, and work packages
- Creation and maintenance of project, status, and final documentation
- Establishment and execution of cross-project reporting to ensure transparency and traceability
- Execution of budget and cost controlling as well as support in the financial steering of the projects
- Setup and ongoing maintenance of cross-project risk management including assessment, action planning, and escalation
- Coordination of change management including assessment, planning, and tracking of change requests
- Monitoring of project progress through target/actual comparisons and derivation of optimization and steering measures
- Coordination and communication with all relevant stakeholders via defined contacts
- Support in complying with funding, procurement, and budget law requirements
- Preparation and moderation of status meetings and management reviews
- Ensuring transparent, on-time, and quality-focused project execution across multiple parallel funding projects.
Thomas H.
Last position:
Interim Head of Accounting at F. X. Meiller Fahrzeug- und Maschinenfabrik – GmbH & Co. KG
- Leadership, management, and further development of an accounting team with nine employees
- Responsibility for the preparation, analysis, and quality assurance of monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Ensuring structured intercompany reconciliation and minimizing reconciliation risks using LucaNet
- Coordination of annual closing work and audit preparation while meeting CFO deadlines
- Optimization of accounting processes in the SAP S/4HANA environment in close
Marcus K.
Last position:
Director of Go-to-Market & Operations at Gilion AB
- International expansion & segment strategy: Built Germany footprint from zero, scaling to 1,000+ SaaS customers across four European markets, developing vertical value propositions, use cases, and segmentation models
- Planning, OKRs & single source of truth: Designed forecasting frameworks, pipeline diagnostics, territory/quota structures for a 30+ FTE commercial org, and established OKR-driven execution with shared dashboards and decision logs
- Operational excellence, automation & regulated delivery: Applied Lean Six Sigma methods and implemented automation and AI tooling across CRM and reporting, simplifying end-to-end workflows and reducing manual effort by ~25%
- Growth enablement & CX: Owned cross-functional growth experiments that increased activation by 30% and DAUs by 10% in a hybrid PLG + enterprise model
- Change management & cross-functional execution: Set KPI agreements with shared services, championed internal change programs, and drove adoption of new operating rhythms and tooling
- Risk management & portfolio steering: Established risk-aware customer prioritization and partnered with risk and finance teams on portfolio steering and resource allocation
Kyu-Wang L.
Last position:
Software Architect & Lead Software Engineer at Landesamt für Steuern Niedersachsen
The goal of BIENE is to provide a uniform program for tax collection for all states.
In tax collection, the aim is to collect the assessed taxes. This includes handling due dates, documenting incoming and outgoing payments, triggering reminders or refunds. Statute of limitations and payment reminders also play an important role. All payment transactions with banks and accounting are mapped in BIENE.
Setting up the architecture and coordinating the provisioning of development and test environments at the Hanover location
Installing and configuring environments on Linux servers (Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL)
Interface tasks: coordinating and aligning the integration of software products from other departments and their test data
Upgrading application server, JDK, Maven project structure
Environment coordination and build management
Implementing external interfaces
Implementing business requirements
Designing and implementing RESTful APIs and OpenAPI specifications
Designing and implementing microservice architecture
Setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Deploying applications on OpenShift
Creating technical documentation and diagrams
Working with SQL databases (Oracle and PostgreSQL)
Setting up authentication and authorization for the application and users
Containerizing the application (automated deployment via CI/CD pipeline)
Jörg S.
Last position:
Managing Director at JS CORE UG
- Interim management and management consulting with a focus on sales, brand management, internationalization, business development, and market entry strategies for international consumer goods and trading companies.
Sandra W.
Last position:
Lecturer in Digital Transformation at FOM University of Applied Sciences
- Teaching knowledge about modern technologies
- Interactive teaching using tools such as miro
Acelya S.
Last position:
Interim Senior Accountant at Gustavo Gusto GmbH & Co. KG
- Independently manage financial accounting
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
- Create monthly reports
- Prepare booking documents and calculate provisions
- Submit VAT advance returns, annual tax returns, and summary reports
- Consolidate all relevant financial data from multiple entities in SAP BYD
- Optimize AP and AR processes
- Manage general ledger and fixed asset accounting
- Serve as direct contact for internal and external finance topics
- Prepare monthly forecasts, intercompany and account reconciliations
- Manage accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank accounting
- Submit factoring reports to banks
- Provide cash flow report to the CFO
- Train new finance staff
- Prepare and ensure compliance with financial statements
- Liaise with auditors and tax advisors
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years

Position duration
2.4 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, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
73%
Master's degree or higher
38%
Doctorate
4%

Certifications per freelancer
3

Most common languages
German, English, French

Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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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.
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 (72%)
- Information Technology (59%)
- Retail (40%)
- Automotive (38%)
- Transportation (37%)
- Banking and Finance (31%)
- Food and Beverage (30%)
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 finance, purchasing, sales, inventory, manufacturing and warehouse operations. It centralises business data and supports workflows that can be adapted to company-specific processes. The product was formerly known as Navision and is now part of the Microsoft Dynamics product family.
Core capabilities
NAV supports general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, budgeting, purchasing, sales orders, inventory control and production planning. Its modules can cover:
- Financial management and reporting
- Warehouse, item tracking and logistics
- Manufacturing and capacity planning
- Sales, purchasing and service workflows
Ecosystem and extensions
Specialists work across different NAV versions, localisations and customisation models. Depending on the installation, this includes C/AL and C/SIDE in older environments, or AL and Visual Studio Code for extensions connected to the modern Microsoft ecosystem. Integrations may involve Microsoft 365, Power BI, SQL Server, web services and APIs.
When expertise matters
Companies bring in freelance NAV professionals during implementations, upgrades, migrations and periods of operational change. They can help when a legacy customisation blocks an upgrade, reporting is unreliable, or finance and logistics teams need one consistent process. German organisations may also need support for local accounting workflows and collaboration in German or English.
Typical project work
A specialist can assess the current solution, map business requirements and configure modules without disrupting daily operations. Common deliverables include:
- Fit-gap analysis and solution design
- Data migration, cleansing and reconciliation
- Custom reports, pages, workflows and extensions
- Interfaces for e-commerce, logistics or banking
- User training, documentation and go-live support
Strong professionals
The strongest NAV professionals combine product knowledge with practical understanding of accounting, supply chain or manufacturing operations. They distinguish standard functionality from custom code, document dependencies and test changes against real business cases. Look for clear upgrade planning, careful data handling and the ability to explain technical choices to both business users and IT teams.
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, purchasing, sales, inventory, warehousing, manufacturing and service operations in one ERP system. A specialist can configure these areas, connect them to other applications and adapt workflows to the company’s operating model.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV is the predecessor of Dynamics 365 Business Central, with many installations still running on-premises or in privately managed environments. Business Central is the newer product direction, so a project should assess version compatibility, existing customisations and whether a staged migration is practical.
NAV work often requires knowledge of accounting processes, supply chain operations, SQL Server, Microsoft 365, Power BI and integration design. For newer environments, AL, Visual Studio Code and extension development are valuable; older installations may require C/AL and C/SIDE expertise.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV projects need a specialist familiar with the relevant version, localisation and business module. A short configuration task may need focused product knowledge, while an upgrade, migration or manufacturing rollout requires experience with data, custom code, testing and change management.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV work is often suitable for remote collaboration when secure system access, documentation and a clear test environment are available. On-site workshops can still help with process mapping, warehouse observation or user acceptance, while German and English language skills may matter for local teams.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV expertise should be assessed through relevant project examples, version knowledge and evidence of successful upgrades or integrations. Ask how the specialist handles customisations, data migration, testing, documentation and rollback planning rather than relying only on module names.
NAV can exchange data with e-commerce shops, warehouse tools, banking services, CRM systems and reporting solutions through APIs, web services, database interfaces or middleware. The right integration approach depends on the NAV version, transaction volume, data ownership and security requirements.
Microsoft Dynamics NAV projects become risky when undocumented customisations, inconsistent master data or unclear ownership are ignored. Weak testing, direct changes to the core application and no upgrade path can create avoidable maintenance problems.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects is 118 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 941 € 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, 38% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are German (99%), English (96%), and French (25%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are Manufacturing (72%), Professional Services (72%), and Information Technology (59%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used Microsoft Dynamics NAV in their recent projects are Project Management (82%), Operations (67%), and Information Technology (63%).
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