SAP Bank Analyzer Experts in Germany

• Migration of SEPA direct debits, credit transfers & card clearing to Worldline's internal platform as part of the outsourcing contract

• Definition of the MIGR strategy

• Mobilization of the community (300+ experts at client & Worldline)

• Creation of the MIGR runbook (100+ workshops)

• Close collaboration with upstream project streams: BUILD & TEST, as well as with the operating units

• Set up of the governance framework, capacity management & reporting

• 100% of SEPA DD, CT & CC transaction traffic migrated (7 months)

• ~80 migrations carried out with a success rate of 70% ("first-time right")

• Set up technical & manual production monitoring

• Established a "fast-track" incident management process in the MIGR & hypercare phases

• Set up 20+ exception handling processes

• Conducted trainings

• Implemented SLAs & billing

• Effective leadership and coordination of agile test teams with a focus on MaKo and MaBiS.
• Development, implementation, and optimization of test strategies and concepts.
• Conducting risk analyses and quality management for MaKo/MaBiS.
• Central coordination of test phases and transparent test closure reports.
• Systematic defect and process optimization, initiation of test automation.
• Setup and consulting for complex test data management (Editor, XML Spy).
• Application of agile test methods (TDD, BDD, exploratory testing).
• Clarification of contract tests, SIT, UAT, penetration tests, LPT, FAT, E2E, and market partner tests.
• Coordination with development teams (GISA, KISTERS) for risk addressing.
• Creation of training materials and knowledge sharing on JIRA/Xray and XML Spy.
• Close alignment with stakeholders and interdisciplinary strategy development.
• Mentoring junior testers and introducing new test tools.
• In-depth knowledge of project management and ITIL V3 / ITIL 2011.
• Experience with Omnitracker, JIRA/Xray, and XML Spy.
• Fluent in German and business-level English.

• Controlling reporting/planning application
• Supporting the department in defining change requests
• Testing and accepting developments

• SAP integration technical consultant
• Internal consultant/developer for SAP ABAP developments (ECC) in MM/SD/PP/HCM/QM/FI modules
• SAP Fiori/UI5 new development and application management services
• Account administrator for all applications in SAP BTP
• New development, enhancement, and maintenance of SAP SapScript, Smart Forms, and Adobe Forms
• Responsible for the SAP HCM module
• Certified Microsoft Power Automate Developer
• Certified Microsoft Azure AI Engineer

• Supporting integration testing

• Writing and creating the cut-over script

• Conducting workshops to clarify requirements

• Gathering business requirements

• Business process modeling

• IT design

• Project planning

• Supporting migration tests

• Executing a greenfield S/4HANA conversion. A DATEV application and an AS400 are to be replaced by an S/4HANA system in a public cloud. The DATEV system runs the general ledger and accounts payable. The AS400 handles accounts receivable and business partners. The payables and receivables will be migrated to S/4HANA and the DATEV solution decommissioned.

• Consulting, planning, and adapting (extension and rebuild) of the existing test framework to cover necessary test cases as part of quality assurance for initiative implementations
• Executing cross-team manual test cases during regular sprint cycles
• Setting up test automation
• Advising front-end and back-end development on quality assurance aspects
• Building a framework for end-to-end test cases
• Performing software quality assurance across various projects within a program
• Supporting the creation of test cases
• Coordinating within the team with all relevant stakeholders

• Practice-oriented coaching on core aspects of data science
• Teaching advanced concepts in Python as well as automation (with Make and n8n) and ETL processes with Apache Airflow
• Weekly preparation and delivery of practice-oriented programming courses using real-world examples
• Promoting practical programming skills among participants through interactive exercises and individual support
• Developing didactic materials and adapting content to participants' skill levels
• Close collaboration with the team for continuous improvement of course quality and learning outcomes

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.

• Coordination of SAP CML, SAP CMS, iBS FIN with Paricon MXF
• Custom development (ABAP, CDS)