SAP Application Interface Framework Experts in Germany
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József Szikszai
Last position:
Interim ABAP-OO Developer at Interdiscount
- Interim ABAP-OO developer in S/4 HANA migration
- Automation of trade calculation (IS-Retail)
- RFC interface between cash register system and S/4 (SD)
- RFC interface between S/4 and R/3 for price comparison (SD)
- Automatic creation and assignment of pricing conditions (SD)
- Automation of setting the standard supplier in the info record (MM/SD)
Beserithan Malabakan
Last position:
SD Development and CRM Interaction Center Development at Sanner GmbH
- Part-time 2-3 days/week
- Developments in the SD module and CRM Interaction Center
- Consulting, customizing in SD module
- Adapting Fiori applications in the SD module
- Approval workflow for credit memos: design, concept, implementation, customizing
- Credit memo request: object type BUS 2094
- If the credit memo request value is below a certain threshold -> automatic release and removal of billing block
- If the credit memo request value is above a certain threshold -> automatic determination of the responsible employee
- The employee receives a work item in their integrated inbox or in My Inbox (Fiori) -> the employee can reject, approve, or edit the credit memo request
- UML modeling in technical documentation
- Creating a Z-table for customer sample line items
- Merging COA1 (delivery) + COA2 (CAQ) forms and adding to the spool request as a single PDF
- Correcting workflow title according to NACE, fixing message "ZBMA title is displayed incorrectly in SBWP (Workplace)"
- Receiving PLM documents from an external PLM system, creating an RFC function module, storing PLM documents in the material master as GOS objects
- On releasing a production order, reading PLM documents from MM and saving them in a shared folder for the MES system
- Displaying the number of inspection methods in a popup when creating an order -> VA01/VA02
- Automatic stock reconciliation LVS IDOC INVCON
- Performing AQUA tests
- IDOC archiving for old IDOCs
- NL_PM_drawings and storing print output, informing MES via ZPPORDER IDOC, writing technical documents
- Using SD user exits, BADIs for various requirements
- Extending screens for customer requests via screen exits
- Creating message types for sales orders, purchase orders, and invoices
- Extending CRM Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> Contract with customer-specific requirements
- New Fiori application departure control with data from Z-table and standard equipment tables, displaying a pie chart, calculating "vehicles in operation"
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for performance feedback, attachments from GOS objects
- Extending Interaction Center Business Partner -> Overview -> new tab on Overview Page with list tables for PM quality notifications, attachments from GOS objects
- Implementing BADIs in CRM
- File storage on SAP server/UNIX server
- Using BOL/GENIL architecture in CRM development
- Project language: German
Florian Strasser
Last position:
ABAP/4 and ABAP Objects Developer at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
- WRICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms and Workflow) in the FI and CO modules of S/4HANA ECC with ABAP OO
- Use of SAP HANA Studio, AIF, SAP Solution Manager, Confluence and Jira
- Environment: SAP S/4HANA on Premise 2020
Düzgün Durkaya
Last position:
Senior Manager at Sabbatical
- Traveling and having adventures overseas with the family
- Further education in artificial intelligence and blockchain
- SCRUM and PRINCE2 certifications
- Sports (endurance and tennis)
Jürgen Von Agris
Last position:
Instructor / Trainer at SAP Training Company
- Instructor / Trainer
- SAP applications in SAP S/4 HANA - Sales, Sourcing Procurement, Logistic Execution, SAP Foundation
- SAP S/4 HANA - Fiori UX and Fiori Launchpad
- Cross-module MM application - Sourcing & Procurement
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Procurement
- Purchasing processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Incoming processes SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Supplier invoicing SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Pricing & plant determination SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA MM
- Business processes SAP S/4 HANA Pre & After Sales
- Sales processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Delivery processes SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Billing SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- Pricing SAP S/4 HANA Sales and Storage Rooms and Lean-EWM
- Automation in SAP S/4 HANA Sales
- SAP S/4 HANA – SAP Private Cloud – Release 2023
Eckhard Rodemer
Last position:
Interim Managing Director - change management - at Gemeinnützige Bildungs- und Kulturgesellschaft, Landkreis und Hansestadt Lüneburg mbH
Timo Götte
Last position:
S/4HANA Project Management, Board and Strategy Consulting at Services
- S/4HANA project management: book project with an online hub to derive an agile project management methodology (Scrum) based on SAP Activate, Solution Manager Focused Build, SAP Enable Now, many SAP project accelerators, community solutions and custom developments.
- Strategy consulting: overview of service providers and product vendors as well as demos and videos to present best practice processes, cloud solutions and SAP community products.
- Sales structure development: scaling the network organization via partnerships, public relations (PR), marketing, digital events etc.
- Contract terms & general terms and conditions: manufacturing and service contracts, personnel placement contracts, copyrights etc.
David Schievers
Last position:
Consultant SAP PI/ PO/ CPI/ Project Manager/ Service Manager at David Schievers Consulting
- Architecture of SAP landscapes
- Business consulting in the SAP PI/ PO/ CPI/ API Management environment
- Basis administration
- Analysis, planning, implementation and maintenance of interfaces
- EDI connection of customers, suppliers and freight forwarders
- Development of eBusiness solutions
- Project management in the SAP PI/ PO/ CPI environment
- Data migration from external systems
- Service management/vendor management
- Team leadership
- Third-level support SAP PI/ PO/ CPI
- SAP interfaces SOAP, REST, JDBC, OData, IDOC, SFTP
Oliver Kampmann
Last position:
Certified Public Accountant (German Public Auditor) at Self-employed
Internal audit at two credit institutions in the cooperative sector: MaRisk, risk management/overall bank management, accounting according to HGB, reporting requirements, CRR, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, compliance, KWG, capital gains tax, payment transactions, credit examination (system and individual case reviews with collateral valuation), internal control system, institutional compensation regulation, balance reconciliation, electronic banking, data protection, membership matters, account openings, personnel, associated business, inheritance regulations, special matters, goods trading, CSRD/taxonomy regulation/ESRS/sustainability, problem loans and intensive support.
Internal audit at an asset management company: outsourcing, risk management, collective fund management, anti-money laundering, institutional compensation regulation, InvMaRisk, IFRS (2023-2025).
Internal audit at a CRR credit institution including risk management, liability umbrella, procurement: MiFID II conduct of business rules according to §§ 63 ff. WpHG, KWG, HGB, WpHG, WpHG compliance, WpHGMaAnzV, EBA, BaFin (2023-2025).
External report review for financial statements of securities institutions and crypto companies: Securities Institution Act (WpIG), KWG, IFRS, appendix, management report, MaRisk, risk management/overall bank management, accounting according to HGB, reporting requirements, CRR, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, compliance, system and individual case reviews with collateral valuation, internal control system (2025).
Internal audit at a credit institution in the cooperative sector (2023-2024): MaRisk, risk management/overall bank management, accounting according to HGB, reporting requirements, CRR, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, compliance, KWG, capital gains tax, payment transactions, credit examination, internal control system, institutional compensation regulation, balance reconciliation, electronic banking, data protection, membership matters, account openings, personnel, associated business, inheritance regulations, special matters, intensive support and problem loans.
Audit of open-ended investment funds (04/2024-05/2024): AIF, KAGB, OGAW, UCITS, SICAV, management company.
Annual financial statement audit at a leasing institution (2023-2024): KWG, HGB, leasing regulations, appendix, management report, reporting requirements, compliance, anti-money laundering, outsourcing, internal audit.
Audit of regulatory requirements at securities institution according to WpIG, MaRisk, anti-money laundering (2024).
IFRS financial statement preparation for investment funds (07/2019-05/2023): HGB to IFRS conversion, appendix, hedge accounting, provisions, equity, price review, subfunds, poolfunds, SICAV, FCP, IFRS 37, IAS 32, 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 9.
Audit of reporting requirements (banking supervision law) at PIE institution (securities trading bank) (02/2023).
Workstream lead for migration of accounting for closed-end funds including closed-end funds accounting/valuation (real estate, aircraft, infrastructure including hedge accounting), particularly multi-level fund structures at overall fund level as well as individual company financial statements within funds (SPVs) according to HGB/KAGB/IFRS, fund administration (consolidation, NAV calculation, regulatory reporting, asset management, particularly fund accounting of tangible assets such as system expansion, system change, setting up new closed-end funds in existing accounting systems), preparation of decision templates from a business perspective and presentation in a steering committee, board-level communication, interface management between IT and the business department, interim assumption of coordination and continuation of VAT reporting at an asset servicing bank (11/2022-02/2023).
Advisory and support for funding applications at a funding institution (11/2022-01/2023).
Conducting annual financial statement audits for a financial holding, credit institution and securities institution according to HGB and WpIG including banking supervision law review (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, CRR, institutional compensation regulation) (03/2022-07/2022).
Annual financial statement audit of a credit institution with a focus on crypto business/crypto trading according to HGB and WpIG including banking supervision law review (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, CRR, compliance, anti-money laundering, outsourcing) (03/2022-07/2022).
Conducting annual financial statement audits for a financial holding, credit institution and securities institution according to HGB and WpIG including banking supervision law review (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation) (03/2022-07/2022).
Support of internal audit at a credit institution (02/2022-04/2022).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (10/2021-03/2022).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit (including banking supervision law including problem loans and intensive support and executed corporate actions) of a commercial bank (10/2021-03/2022).
IFRS conversion of SPACs (05/2021-08/2021).
Advisory and support for funding applications at a funding institution (04/2021-06/2021).
Support of internal audit at a credit institution (02/2021-04/2021).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (10/2020-03/2021).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit (including banking supervision law and executed corporate actions) of a commercial bank (10/2020-03/2021).
Training in IFRS 17 topics (01/2021).
Annual financial statement audit according to HGB (including banking supervision law and corporate actions) at a factoring company (09/2020-11/2020).
Support in preparation of consolidated financial statement at a real estate leasing company according to HGB (08/2020).
Final audit of 4 leasing companies including banking supervision law and executed corporate actions (04/2020-08/2020).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (12/2019-06/2020).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit of a commercial bank (12/2019-04/2020).
Functional quality assurance during preparation of annual financial statement according to HGB and answering technical questions (management report, notes) regarding accounting according to HGB at a commercial bank specializing in project and aircraft financing (11/2019-02/2020).
Support of "Accounting Principles" department at a commercial bank with focus on "consumer credit business" particularly on IFRS 9 (hedge accounting, deferred taxes HGB and IFRS) and IFRS 16 (12/2018-06/2019).
Preparation of model audit report and critical review of fund reports for an audit firm.
Preparation of checklists for WpHG audits (12/2018-03/2019).
Project-related quality assurance and report review during annual financial statement audit of a commercial bank (12/2018-03/2019).
Project-related quality assurance (internal audit, anti-money laundering, compliance, MaRisk, institutional compensation regulation, accounting according to commercial law including executed corporate actions) and report review during annual financial statement audit of a securities trading bank (12/2018-03/2019).
Interim management at an international bank with focus on wealth management: advisory on classification of financial instruments under HGB and IFRS, ensuring IFRS reporting preparation, monitoring and derivation of measures to ensure annual financial statement according to HGB considering Brexit changes, ensuring and documenting expert concepts and process descriptions, advisory on technical questions regarding BFA 2, BFA 3, IAS 39, IFRS 9 (06/2018-11/2018).
Internal inspection (04/2018-05/2018).
Project-related quality assurance during execution of annual financial statement audit (with corporate actions) at a securities trading bank and commercial bank (01/2018-03/2018).
Internal audit at an asset management company (anti-money laundering, KAMaRisk, MAD, MIFIR, PRIIP regulation, WpHG) (12/2017-01/2018).
Participation in monthly reconciliations and plausibility checks of derivative results according to HGB and IFRS including executed corporate actions (IAS 39 and IFRS 9), preparation of reports on development and analysis of derivative results, regular preparation of IFRS reporting package, support of commercial law annual financial statement preparation (appendix, management report), support in SAP Fin introduction relating to derivatives including testing of financial instruments in SAP Bank Analyzer for correct posting and support in basic work and basic questions at a public-law development bank in Frankfurt (11/2016-11/2017).
Report review for WpHG audit at a securities trading bank (10/2017).
Project-related quality assurance during execution of annual financial statement audit at a securities trading bank by a mid-size audit firm (01/2017-04/2017).
Preparation of technical IT concept IFRS 9 for loans and answering technical questions IAS 39, IFRS 9 for loans, treasury, hedge accounting and fair value (05/2016-10/2016).
Audit of consolidated package according to IFRS (01/2016).
Participation in development of a group-wide chart of accounts (including representation of corporate actions) according to HGB and IFRS (07/2014-03/2016).
Participation in preparation of a cross-functional (risk management, controlling, accounting, tax) valid new product hierarchy - financial instruments in the group (07/2014-03/2016).
ECB audit: Asset Quality Review Phase 2 PPA (spring 2014).
Audit according to WpHG and deposit law (including MiFID) (spring 2014).
Audit of annual financial statement of a credit institution (including FinRep) (11/2013-03/2014).
Preparation of annual financial statement at a leasing company (accounting according to HGB) including substance value calculations according to HGB and IFRS (10/2012-11/2013).
Preparation of (consolidated) financial statements of credit institutions, clearing and exchange companies (accounting according to HGB and IFRS), preparation of notes according to HGB and IFRS and comparison of annual financial statement information with FINREP criteria and considering MiFID requirements (11/2010-06/2012).
Management of internal audit at an investment stock corporation and securities trading bank (2012).
Additional topics: WpHG compliance audit, anti-money laundering and notification requirements, risk management systems (MaRisk and InvMaRisk), compliance, contingency plan, outsourcing, trading book – investment book, trading and settlement, investment limits, management fees and performance calculations, accounting topics particularly financial instruments including hedge accounting, fair value measurement, pensions, disposal of business segments, interest effects on long-term provisions and liabilities, deferred taxes, subsidiary and associated companies, impairment, foreign currency translation, support of accounting during planned merger of two exchange companies, support of accounting during implementation of full banking license requirements, support of accounting during integration of a majority-owned company into group chart of accounts, risk management audit, audit of processes for restructuring and workout loans, portfolio audit according to WpHG, technical project responsibility for central price provision project for securities/active market, organization and management of meetings and preparation of decisions on this project, development/preparation of IFRS expert concepts considering accounting modernization law on equity-debt, impairment, market price use according to IAS 39/active market considering exposure draft fair value measurement, deferred taxes, operational support in determination of notes according to HGB in a securities and loans group, technical contact person for IFRS questions in the Financial Instruments department, preparation of seminar materials on foreign currency translation according to BilMoG, ad hoc special investigations.
Eric Männer
Last position:
Consulting and Development at MIGROS
- Development of SAP R/3 7.5 (FI/SD) to S/4HANA
- Focus: Customer-specific system conversion and extension of SAP R/3 (FI/SD) to S/4HANA (AIF, Report, Dynpro, BAPI, SAP HANA Studio)
Andreas Rudi
Last position:
Development at Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall
- Coordination of SAP CML, SAP CMS, iBS FIN with Paricon MXF
- Custom development (ABAP, CDS)
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Statistics of experts using SAP Application Interface Framework
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
27 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Finance, Project Management
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Automotive
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
60%
Master's degree or higher
40%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
91%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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About the technology
Interface control
SAP Application Interface Framework, often called SAP AIF or AIF, helps teams monitor and control business messages inside SAP landscapes. It gives specialists a structured way to validate, route, log, and correct interface data without jumping between tools.
Typical work
- Set up message monitoring and alert handling
- Configure error correction for business users
- Map fields and transform interface content
- Support IDoc, XML, and service-based flows
- Document interface ownership and process steps
Where it fits
AIF is used in SAP environments where many interfaces need clear business context, especially around SAP S/4HANA, integration scenarios, and high-volume message handling. It is useful when technical errors need to be translated into business terms that support teams can act on quickly.
Key skills
Strong SAP AIF specialists understand interface design, ABAP basics, message processing, and SAP integration patterns. They also know how to work with monitoring, error handling, authorization concepts, and the surrounding SAP middleware landscape, including SAP PI/PO and newer SAP integration options.
When companies need help
Companies bring in freelance expertise during interface rollouts, support stabilization, upgrades, or when custom monitoring becomes hard to maintain. In Germany, this often matters in complex SAP estates where internal teams need short-term help for project delivery, cleanup, or production support.
What good specialists deliver
A strong SAP Application Interface Framework professional does more than configure screens. They design clear ownership, reduce manual reprocessing, and make interface failures easier to find and fix. Good work is clean, documented, and practical for both technical and business teams.
Frequently asked questions
The facts hiring teams ask for most often when it comes to SAP Application Interface Framework.
SAP Application Interface Framework is used to monitor, validate, and correct interface messages inside SAP systems. It helps make technical message processing easier for business users and support teams, especially when interfaces fail and need guided reprocessing.
Yes. SAP AIF is the common short name for SAP Application Interface Framework, and people also search for the full product name. You may also see it referenced in SAP contexts as AIF when teams talk about interface monitoring and error handling.
SAP Application Interface Framework is not a replacement for integration middleware. PI/PO or SAP Integration Suite move messages between systems, while AIF helps monitor, validate, and correct business-relevant messages after they enter SAP or pass through SAP processing.
A strong SAP Application Interface Framework specialist usually knows ABAP, SAP integration patterns, IDoc handling, and message processing. Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, authorization concepts, and adjacent tools such as SAP PI/PO or SAP Integration Suite is often useful too.
SAP Application Interface Framework work can start quickly if the interface scope, message types, and error-handling rules are clear. For custom setups, the specialist should also see the surrounding SAP objects, business process owners, and existing monitoring rules before making changes.
Most SAP Application Interface Framework tasks can be done remotely if system access, transport rules, and business contacts are set up well. On-site time in Germany can help at the start of a rollout or during workshops with process owners, but it is often not required for steady support.
Look for practical experience with real interface scenarios, not just theory. A good SAP Application Interface Framework professional can explain how they set up monitoring, structured error handling, and business-friendly reprocessing, and they document changes clearly for support teams.
The most common problems are unclear ownership, weak error messages, and mappings that do not match business rules. In SAP Application Interface Framework projects, quality improves when the specialist defines who fixes what, keeps the monitoring model simple, and tests reprocessing with realistic data.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 834 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects, 60% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 40% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects have 27 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 SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects are German (100%), English (82%), and French (45%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (82%), Professional Services (73%), and Automotive (64%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP Application Interface Framework in their recent projects are Information Technology (91%), Finance (73%), and Project Management (73%).
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