Microsoft Excel Experts in Austria
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Thomas P.
Last position:
Change Manager / AI-driven Finance Transformation at Agrana
Organizational Change Management for the strategic setup of a hybrid GBS rollout as part of a global, AI-driven Finance Transformation. End-to-end management of the OCM architecture in a highly complex on-, near-, and offshore partner setup [IN, PL, RO]. Successful completion of Phase 1 (Initial Strategy) and strategic pausing by the Executive Board after the early disclosure of critical vendor-side OPEX risks
Systemic Baseline Assessment & Stakeholder Diagnostics: Evaluation of the global organization and analysis of the process landscape across 21 countries [AT, DE, CH, FR, UK, SI, RO, UA, RU, US, CD, CN, AR, MX, ZA, IN, JP] to precisely determine change requirements
Architecting the OCM Strategy & Master Roadmap: Independent development of a comprehensive, AI-centered Change Roadmap for end-to-end management of all change initiatives across every project phase
Data Quality & AI Agent Risk Mitigation: Auditing of Process Data Repositories (Celonis analysis); prevention of the ingestion of 58% synthetic training data to safeguard AI model reliability amid geopolitical supply chain tensions
GBS Vendor BAFO Triage & Contractual Commitment: Critical review of Tier-1 vendor pitches and contractual commitment to a reduced Non-STP rate (from 7% to 4%) to avoid extreme manual rework with a planned FTE reduction (-63%)
Executive Enablement & Board Alignment: Design of the GBS Transformation Executive Board Deck to strategically enable C-level executives and transparently present completely overlooked AI tokenization costs
Targeted Change Communications & Engagement: Design and development of audience-specific communication measures to align the highly diverse, globally distributed stakeholder network
Adoption Velocity & Resistance Measurement: Engineering of quantitative measurement tools (Pulse Check Survey) using Behavioral Dyads to identify resistance based on data and ensure sustainable success measurement
Results:
- Avoidance of disruptive misallocations: Stopping the ingestion of 58% synthetic AI-agent training data after discovering only 42% compatibility with existing processes, preventing critical GBS cascade errors
- Significant OPEX & effort reduction: Reduction of the Non-STP rate in Tier-1 vendor BAFOs from 7% to 4% alongside an impending 63% Finance-FTE reduction; avoidance of thousands of time-consuming manual correction processes
- 100% Delivery of the OCM architecture & ROI protection: Delivery of all OCM artifacts (Change Roadmap, Comms Plan, Executive Board Deck, Pulse Check Survey) and protection of ROI by identifying incalculable LLM runtime token costs
Garrett T.
Last position:
Transformation Advisor for SAP at Garrett Tedeman, CPA LLC
Independent practice serving clients in SAC-P and AI-enabled FP&A transformation, including financial model development for PE firm engagements, data cleansing with PowerQuery, workflow automation Claude Cowork, SAC-P scoping task-based assignments (Micro1.ai & Mercor.ai), and SAP partner network development.
- 2026 – Completed significant upgrade training for Positioning Business AI and SAP Cloud ALM Workshop (In-Person). Live Demos • SAC-P & Excel-Based Reports • Claude Partner • SAP Partner#: 1961209 (OE – Build)
- Fall 2026 – New effort to re-train/update past FI/CO, SAP BPC, SAP Platform to S/4 Finance & Core G/L Accounting
- 2026 – Upskilling for Transformation Toolchain. In-Person Workshops: Cloud ALM & SAP BTP • Joule Demo(s)
- 2025 – FP&A processes • Datasphere & Business Data Cloud • Team Workshops for AI • Toolchain & SAP Cloud ALM
- 2024 – Built key credentials on Deloitte S4 Experience • Group Reporting and SAC-P
Christian W.
Last position:
Lead Developer & Performance Specialist at Groox GmbH
Sole responsibility for the design, development and deployment of the bilingual Qwik platform eventvideo.at. Responsible for frontend performance optimization (PageSpeed 97/100/100/100), SEO engineering with Schema.org, integration of Google Search Console and IndexNow, and building the GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. Requirements gathering and technical implementation.
- Performance Engineering: Google PageSpeed Score 97/100/100/100 (Performance / Accessibility / Best Practices / SEO) through frontend optimization (lazy loading, thumbnail-first, lightweight media integration)
- Full-Stack Web Development: Sole responsibility for development with the Qwik.js framework from frontend to deployment for the bilingual (DE/EN) platform eventvideo.at, marketing personalized, fully automated participant videos for sports events
- Qwik.js Resumability Architecture: Server-side rendering with minimal JavaScript hydration overhead; the page remains immediately interactive even with extensive video and event content, without a full-page load.
- API Integration: Google Search Console API and IndexNow API for automated indexing and SEO monitoring
- SEO Engineering: Schema.org Structured Data implementation for rich snippets and improved search engine visibility
- Mobile-First with minimal bundle size: CSS3 layout without UI framework overhead, consistently lean use of resources for excellent PageSpeed on desktop and mobile.
- GitHub Actions CI/CD: Automated build, test and deployment pipeline for continuous integration
Technologies: Qwik.js Framework, TypeScript, JavaScript, Internationalization (i18n DE/EN), GitHub Actions CI/CD, Google Search Console API, IndexNow API, Schema.org, Google PageSpeed Insights, Lazy Loading, CSS3, Responsive Design
Chrisabel P.
Last position:
AI Systems & Product Strategy Expert at Webmeisterin
I build. I advise. I think in systems. After years leading digital transformation at scale — Accenture, BP, Lidl — I made a deliberate choice: trade platform dependency for structural independence. My focus is at the intersection of AI systems, product strategy, and venture thinking. I work with operators and founders who want to move fast without losing control — of their data, their stack, their direction.
Marko A.
Last position:
Program Lead | Agile Transformation Coach at EnBW
Technologies: Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, Office 365 (Teams, PowerPoint, Copilot, Excel, SharePoint, Forms, OneNote, PowerAutomate, Word), DataDog, Conceptboard, Python, AWS, Claude, Perplexity Methodology: Scrum
- Steering and supporting the organization in introducing Scrum and a SAFe-inspired quarterly roadmap and portfolio planning at program level.
- Servant leadership for Scrum teams and managers to achieve quarterly goals and measurably increase value creation for internal and external customers.
- Designing and building efficient communication and collaboration structures between multiple development teams and central stakeholders in the organization.
- Moderating and facilitating cross-functional workshops and management meetings to align on shared goals.
- Coaching leaders, Product Owners, and development teams on agile values, role understanding, and scaled ways of working (Scrum, SAFe, Business Agility).
- Removing structural obstacles at team and organizational level through targeted impediment management and escalation processes.
- Enabling teams to become more self-organized, accountable, and end-to-end responsible along the value streams.
- Individual coaching of key people (Product Owners, Chapter Leads, Scrum Masters) to strengthen their impact in the transformation program.
- Organization-wide identification, planning, and implementation of process, structure, and tool improvements to sustainably increase efficiency, throughput, and value creation.
- Close support for Product Owners in stakeholder management, business value prioritization, product strategy, roadmap planning, and effective collaboration with development teams.
- Introducing, governing, and scaling Azure DevOps as the central project and product management tool, including coaching the organization on usage, reporting, and alignment at all levels.
Achievements:
- Clear increase in visibility, transparency, and perceived value creation of the development teams within the overall organization.
- Noticeable improvement in communication between development, business, and other stakeholders.
- Optimization of work processes, workflow, and backlog structures, which reduced lead times, sharpened priorities, and sustainably increased team effectiveness.
Jerry B.
Last position:
Owner at DIGIPM Consulting e.U.
From 02/2023 to 05/2024: IT interim manager within an international construction chemicals group headquartered in Germany as Global TSA Manager in a carve-out project responsible for the IT workstream.
End-to-end management of an international IT carve-out and TSA program, including transition of five service providers, governance and operating structures, service continuity, provider performance, SLA/KPI and cost management, SIAM and supplier management, security services, operational readiness, and transition into stable operations.
From 06/2024: IT consulting in project management and IT service management areas, providing PM/PMO coaching and support.
John A.
Last position:
Software Developer and DevOps Engineer at Bundesrechenzentrum (BRZ)
Refactoring and improving core APIs; implementing client change requests. Setting up metrics, traces, and logs monitoring infrastructure to support operations. Designing GitOps deployment and infrastructure as code. Applications and systems configuration in ArgoCD and Openshift. Confluence documentation of design, approach, and solution. Tech Stack: Java 8 & 21, Spring framework, JSP, JavaScript, Bash scripts, SQL, Grafana Stack, OpenTelemetry, Docker, DB2, Maven, Kubernetes Kompose.
Alexander K.
Last position:
Senior Manager, Project Management, Scrum, Recruiting, Business Development, Sales at Accilium GmbH
- Focus on digital transformation in the energy and mobility sector, including SAP R3 transition to S/4HANA
- Project management and requirements engineering in the energy sector (workshops, requirement specification creation, process development)
- Advice on the mobility strategy for public transport/transport of Stadtwerke Wien
- Development of digital strategies for after-sales program at Daimler-Benz
Gudrun G.
Last position:
Central Procurement, Paper Industry at Anonym
- EUDR/EUTR system adaptation
- Training
- Process optimization/central procurement
- Framework agreements
Paulina H.
Last position:
Senior Product Owner at Cornelsen
- Leading distributed, international team in complex delivery environment (EN/DE)
- Managing multi-stakeholder setup across business and tech
- Driving end-to-end product delivery from backlog to release and operations
- Coordinating releases and ensuring stable product operation (incl. 2nd level support)
- Leading migration of legacy systems into scalable target architectures
- Owning and developing core systems for digital and print production
- Establishing and optimising product management processes (Kanban, refinement, backlog management)
Stefan D.
Last position:
BI Consultant in Controlling at Reutter GmbH
- Extraction, transformation, and cleansing of data from Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Creation of sales reports in Power BI
- Training employees in business intelligence
- Technologies: Power BI, SQL, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Tali T.
Last position:
Production at Allegro Film
Driver on film productions for two parts of the Steirerkrimi series
Picking up and bringing actors
Driving for the crew and catering
Errands and shuttle service
Sometimes also a jack-of-all-trades
Andreas S.
Last position:
Partner at Lemonbee
- Development of a power distribution solution for motorhomes
- Extension and adaptation of the existing prototype software for some parts of the power distribution system
- Development of missing firmware for other modules of the system
- Automation of the firmware build process through continuous integration (CI)
- Technologies used include C, Jira, Confluence, Git, GitHub, STM32, ESP32, CAN, CANopen, UART, and Zephyr
Norbert G.
Last position:
Interim CFO / CEO at Unternehmensberatung Geroldinger GmbH
- Taking on interim CFO mandates and strategic finance projects in medium-sized companies and corporations
- Leading the entire finance function (Accounting, Controlling)
- Responsibility for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including corporate structures
- Identifying and implementing EBIT and cash flow improvements
- Restructuring finance organizations and processes
- Direct interface with banks, auditors, tax advisors, and authorities
- Stabilizing the consolidated financial statements for a medical technology corporation (AG, >100 Mio. € revenue, international)
- Shortening closing cycles and eliminating structural weaknesses in the finance function
- Reorganizing the accounting and reporting structure and implementing new ERP and accounting solutions for a passenger transport group (DACH, >500 Mio. € revenue, 1.800 employees)
- Leading and realigning large finance teams
- Establishing a structured controlling system and introducing new financial processes and ERP setups in commodity trading with R&D (Vienna, >100 Mio. € revenue, 3 foreign subsidiaries)
- Creating transparency regarding earnings and liquidity
- Managing the accounting department, preparing its integration into an international group, and professionalizing closing and reporting processes in sporting goods retail (Innviertel, >25 Mio. € revenue)
Marcel S.
Last position:
Senior AI Engineer - Python at Insurance Company
Project Tech Stack: Python, AWS, Azure, FastAPI, openai, pandas, unittest/pymock
Achievements:
- Engineered automated data extraction pipelines to transform complex Excel datasets into structured formats via LLM-driven workflows.
- Architected a generative slide-deck engine that translates natural language prompts into formatted presentation assets.
- Integrated advanced LLM capabilities with the OpenAI Response API, implementing sophisticated tool-calling and structured output logic.
- Developed and containerized scalable backend microservice using FastAPI, Docker, and OpenShift to host and serve agentic skills.
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Statistics of experts using Microsoft Excel
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
23 years
Position duration
3.4 years
Positions per freelancer
14
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
75%
Master's degree or higher
60%
Doctorate
4%
Certifications per freelancer
4
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology in Austria are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts in Austria using Microsoft Excel
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 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Microsoft Excel experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (71%)
- Professional Services (55%)
- Manufacturing (49%)
- Retail (39%)
- Banking and Finance (38%)
- Telecommunication (35%)
- Energy (33%)
- Automotive (30%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What Microsoft Excel does
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application for organizing, calculating, analyzing and presenting business data. Companies use it for budgets, forecasts, planning models, operational trackers, pricing tools and management reports. Its flexible grid supports both quick analysis and structured solutions that connect data, formulas and visual outputs.
Core capabilities
Excel supports formulas, pivot tables, charts, conditional formatting and data validation for everyday analysis. Power Query imports and reshapes data from files, databases and business systems, while Power Pivot and the Data Model support analysis across related tables. VBA can automate repetitive workflows and create tailored forms, buttons and reporting routines.
Typical projects
- Build financial models for budgets, scenarios and forecasts
- Consolidate sales, purchasing or inventory data from multiple sources
- Create dashboards for operational and management reporting
- Automate recurring reports with Power Query, VBA or Office Scripts
- Clean, document and restructure complex workbooks
Excel often sits between source systems and decision-makers. Strong solutions define clear inputs, calculations, controls and outputs so that another person can review and maintain the workbook without relying on hidden logic.
When companies need specialists
Companies bring in freelance Excel specialists when a workbook has become difficult to maintain, reporting takes too much manual effort or important decisions depend on inconsistent data. They may also need support during a planning cycle, an audit preparation phase, a system migration or the rollout of a new reporting process. In Austria, professionals may work remotely or on site with finance, operations and controlling teams, depending on access and collaboration needs.
Connected skills and tools
Useful adjacent skills include financial planning, accounting logic, data modeling, SQL, Power BI and process automation. Specialists may connect Excel with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, SQL databases, ERP exports and cloud storage. Knowledge of regional business terminology and clear communication in English or German can help when workbooks are shared across Austrian and international teams.
What strong experts deliver
A strong Microsoft Excel professional translates a business question into a transparent and testable workbook. They separate raw data, calculations and presentation layers, use consistent naming, protect critical logic and include checks for missing or unexpected values. They also explain assumptions, document refresh steps and test edge cases before handing over the file. The best work reduces manual effort without making the company dependent on one person.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about Microsoft Excel — answered in short.
Companies use Microsoft Excel for budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, data cleanup, planning, inventory tracking and recurring management reports. It is also useful for prototypes and controlled workflows when a full business system would be too rigid or costly.
Microsoft Excel offers deep formula support, mature modeling features, desktop flexibility and strong connections to Microsoft tools. Google Sheets is often better for lightweight browser collaboration, while Power BI is designed for governed, shareable analytics at broader scale; the right choice depends on data volume, controls and collaboration needs.
A strong Excel specialist may also understand Power Query, Power Pivot, VBA, Office Scripts, SQL, Power BI and financial or operational processes. Data modeling, documentation and user training are valuable when the workbook becomes part of a wider reporting workflow.
The required depth depends on the scope. A simple report may need solid formulas and formatting, while a financial model, automated process or multi-source dashboard calls for proven skills in data structures, error handling, testing and stakeholder communication.
Yes, Microsoft Excel work is often suitable for remote collaboration in Austria when files, permissions and source data can be shared securely. On-site sessions can still help with process discovery, user workshops or sensitive workflows that cannot leave the company environment.
An Excel specialist may be more effective on site when the task involves undocumented processes, several departments or restricted systems. This is common during reporting redesigns, handovers and workshops where direct access to users and internal data improves the result.
Ask for examples of structured workbooks, automation routines or dashboards similar to the planned task. A quality Microsoft Excel professional can explain assumptions, show how inputs and calculations are separated, describe testing methods and make the finished file understandable to its future users.
Before working with Microsoft Excel, clarify the business decision the workbook must support, the source systems, refresh frequency, expected users and access restrictions. Agree on ownership, documentation, compatibility requirements and acceptance checks so that the deliverable remains useful after handover.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects is 112 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 896 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects, 75% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 60% hold at least a Master's degree, and 4% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects have 23 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and French (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects are Information Technology (71%), Professional Services (55%), and Manufacturing (49%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Austria who have used Microsoft Excel in their recent projects are Information Technology (84%), Project Management (78%), and Product Development (57%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Microsoft Excel
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home across the DACH region — available on-site in the major business hubs or fully remote. Choose a location to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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