SAP BW/4HANA Experts in Germany
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Daryoosh Dehestani
Last position:
FP&A Data & AI Architect at Epta Group
Scope: Embedded as FP&A Data & AI Architect within the Finance function of a major European refrigeration manufacturer, leading the transformation of manual, fragmented financial reporting into an automated, governance-driven intelligence platform. Driving the shift from Excel-based controlling to structured data architecture, Power BI analytics, and AI-assisted financial operations.
Financial Data Integrity & ERP Governance
- Initiated and led GL vs. subledger reconciliation investigations, identifying and resolving structural mismatches between General Ledger and subledger data that had gone undetected prior to engagement
- Conducted asset analysis to identify items missing from General Ledger postings, surfacing gaps in fixed asset tracking and period-end completeness
- Validated SAP reports, establishing baseline data quality standards for Finance team consumption
- Established systematic SAP data validation framework ensuring ongoing integrity between ERP postings and downstream reporting outputs
Finance Reporting Transformation
- Designed and implemented a structured Transformation Project approach for converting manual Finance reports into fully automated processes
- Created and owns the Data Reporting Audit Log; a centralized tracking system capturing report owners, stakeholders, data sources, manual effort estimates, and automation opportunity scores across the Finance function
- Mapped the full reporting landscape identifying quick-win automation targets and strategic Power BI migration candidates
- Actively reducing manual Excel and PowerPoint dependency across FP&A workflows; replacing point-in-time snapshots with live, governed data models
Power BI & Analytics Enablement
- Introduced and presented Power BI as the strategic reporting platform to Finance leadership, building internal buy-in for the BI transformation roadmap
- Designed initial Power BI architecture aligned with SAP, Salesforce and Oracle data structures and FP&A reporting requirements
- Established report ownership, governance documentation, and data lineage standards enabling sustainable self-service analytics across the Finance team
Transformation Infrastructure & Collaboration
- Configured and deployed Jira as the transformation project management hub, establishing structured sprint workflows, backlog management, and progress visibility for Finance IT initiatives
- Proposed and initiated a dedicated FP&A Communication & Transformation Hub, a structured cross-functional forum aligning Finance, IT, and business stakeholders around the reporting transformation roadmap
- Positioned the Finance function as an active driver of data governance and digital transformation within the broader organization
Outcomes
- GL/subledger reconciliation gaps identified and investigation framework established within first two weeks of engagement
- Data Reporting Audit Log deployed; first structured inventory of Finance reporting landscape in company history
- Power BI transformation roadmap presented and approved by Finance leadership
- Jira-based project governance live; Finance transformation now tracked with full sprint visibility
Technologies: SAP FI/CO · Power BI · DAX · SQL · Excel (advanced) · Power Query (M) · Power Automate · VBA · Jira · Microsoft 365 · SharePoint · Salesforce (Sales Data) · Oracle HCM · Python
Imane Habitou
Last position:
Assistant Manager People insights/Intelligence at adidas HQ
- Collected, analysed, and interpreted HR data from multiple systems
- Conducted ad-hoc people data analyses for stakeholders
- Supported Employee Listening and ensured actionable survey insights
- Built intuitive dashboards and visualizations in SuccessFactors, PowerBI, and Qualtrics
- Produced regular reports and dashboards on key HR metrics
- Contributed to people analytics projects as a junior team member
- Collaborated with HR Tech and Data teams to improve data quality
- Ensured ethical and governed data use with Legal, Data Privacy, Labour Relations and Works Council
Felix Reimann
Last position:
SAP Analytics & Planning Expert at RWS GmbH
- Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA Embedded Analytics as well as reporting and planning processes with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Integrated production, sales, and inventory planning, as well as financial planning and management reporting.
- Inventory forecasts implemented through SAC Machine Learning.
- Integration of S/4HANA data and HR data (Factorial) into SAP Datasphere (various tables with real-time replication, related data flows, and analytical models)
Luca Pacor
Last position:
ERP Program Manager at Fiserv
The client is undergoing a comprehensive transformation. All SAP ECC landscapes worldwide are being migrated to SAP S/4HANA, with the goal of introducing a global standard template.
The program also includes the migration and modernization initiative "RISE with SAP", which may involve migrating selected country installations to the SAP Private Cloud.
On the stakeholder side, the program's reporting line extends up to the company's board and the implementation partner's board.
Fiserv Germany's ERP landscape currently includes several non-standard SAP tools and applications that extend the ECC environment's functionality and often integrate with downstream systems. As part of the move to SAP S/4HANA, it is essential to assess the core functionality, integration points, and future viability of these applications to determine their alignment with the target architecture.
The focus of the role is to provide expert advice and assessment to define the scope, strategy, and roadmap for migrating Fiserv Germany's SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA.
SAP's recommended best practices are followed, and a structured approach is used to ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption while maximizing business value.
This assessment forms the basis for a successful SAP S/4HANA transformation, ensuring alignment with industry best practices, regulatory compliance, and future scalability.
Migration strategy definition – evaluating available transition approaches based on business objectives, technical feasibility, and SAP best practices.
Technical readiness assessment – conducting a system analysis to assess compatibility, custom code impact, data volume management, integration points, and infrastructure readiness for SAP S/4HANA.
Business process impact analysis – reviewing the latest business process documentation to define the scope and effort needed to implement required functions in SAP S/4HANA and identify process optimization opportunities.
Roadmap for non-SAP systems and applications – evaluating third-party and legacy applications for SAP S/4HANA integration and recommending consolidation, migration, or replacement strategies.
Deployment & implementation planning – defining a phased rollout approach, including project timelines, risk mitigation strategies, and key milestones aligned with business priorities.
The transformation is carried out in phases: the discovery phase leads to the explore phase, which then leads to the design phase and finally to the implementation phase.
Program management
Change management
Requirements management
Transition management
Stakeholder management
Risk management
Comprehensive coordination
Robert Wunsch
Last position:
SAP Senior Consultant BI/BW at Insurance company
- Controlling reporting/planning application
- Supporting the department in defining change requests
- Testing and accepting developments
Benedict Baur
Last position:
Reporting Application for Participation Information at Freelance
Development of ABAP CDS Views in S/4
Consumption via oData service by reporting tools like Power BI
Zlatko Petricevic
Last position:
SAP BW/4 Hana Project Lead, Program and Application Manager at DB
- Project Argo: SAP BW/4 Hana Project Lead, Program and Application Manager, SAP BW/4 Hana Consultant, Architect, and Developer.
- Migration of FI data models from SAP BW 7.x to BW/4 Hana.
- Revision and implementation of the user and authorization concept.
- SAP S/4 Hana, SAP Basis, SAP BW/4 Hana data modeling and use of the SAP BW Migration Workbench.
- Use of Business Content, BAPI, BW/4 Hana, Hana Studio, HANA Views, Analytical Views, virtual tables, and Hana Native SQL.
- Working with ADSO, Open ODS Views, Composite Provider, Hybrid Provider, SAP Solution Manager, Query Designer, Analysis for Office, Lumira, and Fiori.
- Use of SAP SAC (Stories, Data Models, Data Analyzer, CDS Views) as well as application management and monitoring of process chains and load jobs.
Sai Revuri Venkata
Last position:
SAP Solution Architect & Developer (Datasphere) at PwC US
- Spearheaded the development of BW Bridge and Datasphere models, integrating S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, and BDC to enable real-time analytics in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- Designed and implemented Calculation Views using SAP HANA Modeler, aligning with LEONI's requirement for expertise in BW/4HANA modeling and Eclipse.
- Authored comprehensive technical documentation and RICEFW objects, ensuring clarity and alignment with business requirements.
- Conducted training sessions for internal teams on Datasphere and BW Bridge, fostering knowledge transfer and self-sufficiency.
Josef Kroiss
Last position:
Architect / Senior Consultant at vonRoll
- Architecture and design of the target landscape: SAP HANA sizing & SAP sizing
- Transition of the SAP landscapes in several waves: SAP ERP HR (2) - SAP ERP, SAP S/4 and legacy 4.6D systems
- S/4 release upgrade to 2023 and ongoing SPS
- Design of an ADS solution
- Technical project lead
Denis Kirpicev
Last position:
Management Consultant at Freelance Management Consultant
Implementation of custom reporting solutions for financial KPIs aligned with specific business requirements
Development of a machine learning application that achieved a 250% performance improvement
Data Architect "Production-Oriented Quality Assurance" (03/2024–09/2024):
Design and implementation of an analytics platform to detect quality deviations in manufacturing
Build of a scalable data lakehouse architecture on Databricks in combination with SAP ERP data via SAP Datasphere
Close collaboration with the SAP team to harmonize bill of materials and order data
Visualization of KPIs to support shopfloor management
Lead Data Engineer "Sales Performance Monitoring" (08/2023–12/2023):
Design and implementation of a Databricks-based platform for analyzing sales figures and promotion effects
Integration of SAP SD data via SAP BW/4HANA
Use of Azure DevOps to orchestrate ETL jobs and deploy workflows
Technical Project Lead "Cloud Migration & Data Strategy" (02/2023–05/2023):
Migration of a heterogeneous data warehouse stack to a modern cloud architecture on Azure with Databricks as the central processing platform
Development of a governance-compliant data architecture to integrate SAP financial data and non-SAP sources
Technologies: Databricks, Delta Lake, Python, SAP Datasphere, Azure DevOps, PowerBI, SQL
Benjamin Wennmacher
Last position:
SAP Basis at IT Baden-Württemberg (BITBW)
- SAP Basis operations for complex SAP system landscapes (ABAP and Java stacks)
- Administration, monitoring, and optimization of SAP systems with regard to availability, performance, and stability
- Planning and execution of data center moves as well as migrations of SAP systems and databases
- Handling of incidents, changes, and problems according to ITIL processes, including root cause analyses
- Creation of technical concepts, operations documentation, and implementation plans
Technologies: SAP NetWeaver, ITIL processes, technical migrations
Akash Bhandari
Last position:
SAP BW/4HANA & SAC Lead at Nagarro
- Led the design, implementation, and optimisation of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) dashboards, stories, and reports for business users.
- Worked closely with business stakeholders to gather and analyse reporting requirements, translating them into technical designs.
- Integrated SAC with SAP BW/4HANA, SAP S/4HANA, SAP HANA Views, and external data sources.
- Developed SAC Planning models and supported planning processes, including input forms, allocations, forecasts, and simulations.
- Configured live and import connections to SAP and non-SAP data sources.
- Conducted performance tuning, security setup, and ensured data accuracy in SAC environments.
- Provided training, documentation, and best practices for SAC adoption across the organization.
- Led incident management, change requests, and enhancements in SAC landscapes.
Finn Hinrichsen
Last position:
Data Architecture at NTT Global Ltd.
Design and implementation of a big data energy reporting infrastructure for operational data from data centers in EMEA for aggregated client reporting and the energy efficiency register (EnEfG)
Integration of data from over 50 systems, including GridVis, Robotron, Niagara, ShowIT, and Salesforce
Steffen Pollin
Last position:
Senior SAP BI Consultant at SteHe-Consulting
- Further development of BW applications for First Data GmbH
- Migration of 3.x data sources to 7.x
- Adaptation/redesign of existing ABAP coding to ABAP-OO
- Creation of new data flows in BW 7.5
- Support of daily operations
- Operation and monitoring of BW applications
- Authorizations
- Deletion concept for business partners in BW
- Data archiving concept
- Development of program for automatic creation of SD orders
- ABAP, ABAP-OO, BAPI
- SAP BW 7.x
- SAP ERP
Yosr Sahnoun
Last position:
Working Student – Software Development at TenneT
- Developed Python applications for data extraction and filtering using Tkinter and Bitbucket
- Digitized a manual process, making workflows about 20% faster and more efficient
- Collaborated with departments to implement process automation projects
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Statistics of experts using SAP BW/4HANA
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Finance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Business Intelligence
Bachelor's degree or higher
95%
Master's degree or higher
68%
Doctorate
5%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
English, German, French
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP BW/4HANA
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Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
BW/4HANA Basics
SAP BW/4HANA is SAP’s modern data warehouse product for structured reporting and planning on the HANA database. It is used to consolidate data from SAP and non-SAP systems into trusted models for business analysis. Companies bring in specialists to keep the warehouse clean, fast, and ready for decision making.
Typical Work
- Data models, DSOs, ADSOs, and composite providers
- ETL design with transformations and process chains
- Reporting layers for finance, sales, and operations
- Migration from classic SAP BW to BW/4HANA
Strong professionals understand both the technical stack and the business meaning of the data. They know how to balance performance, governance, and usability in one warehouse design.
Tooling And Ecosystem
BW/4HANA sits close to SAP HANA, SAP Analytics tools, and upstream SAP sources such as S/4HANA. It also connects to external files, databases, and cloud sources through standard interfaces. Good experts are comfortable with data flows, authorizations, and transport handling across the full landscape.
When Freelancers Help
Freelance expertise is useful during migrations, urgent fixes, new reporting rollouts, and redesigns of aging BW structures. Many teams in Germany also use external support when internal specialists are tied up or when a project needs short-term BW/4HANA depth. That is especially common in large industrial, logistics, and finance environments.
What Strong Experts Do
- Spot model issues before they become reporting problems
- Keep transformations simple and maintainable
- Tune queries and data loads for practical performance
- Document logic so business and IT can follow it
The best SAP BW/4HANA professionals do more than build objects. They ask how the warehouse will be used, who owns the data, and what can be simplified without losing control.
Migration And Quality
A BW/4HANA project often depends on careful cleanup before the move. Good specialists review legacy objects, replace outdated patterns, and test the end-to-end load and reporting chain. They also check whether the target design still fits business rules after the migration.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about SAP BW/4HANA? Start with the answers below.
SAP BW/4HANA is used to consolidate operational data into a structured warehouse for reporting, planning, and analysis. Companies use it when they need controlled data models, stable load logic, and a clear reporting layer for SAP and non-SAP sources.
SAP BW/4HANA is the newer warehouse product built for the HANA database and a simplified modeling approach. Compared with classic BW, it reduces older object patterns and puts more focus on ADSOs, streamlined data flows, and cleaner governance.
A strong SAP BW/4HANA specialist helps when a migration is stuck, a data model needs redesign, or reporting is too slow or too fragile. Freelancers are also useful for temporary demand peaks, fixed-scope projects, and knowledge transfer to the internal team.
A good SAP BW/4HANA expert usually knows SAP HANA, data modeling, ETL logic, and reporting tools around SAP Analytics. Experience with S/4HANA source data, authorizations, transport management, and basic SQL also helps a lot.
A SAP BW/4HANA project usually needs someone who has already handled real warehouse structures, not just theory. The right depth depends on the task: model cleanup and migrations need deeper hands-on experience than a small enhancement or report fix.
Yes, most SAP BW/4HANA work can be done remotely if access, transport paths, and business contacts are in place. On-site sessions in Germany still help during workshops, cutovers, and stakeholder alignment, especially when migration decisions are complex.
Look for clear examples of model design, migration work, and performance tuning in SAP BW/4HANA environments. Strong professionals explain trade-offs in plain language, document their logic well, and can show how they keep loads, queries, and governance under control.
SAP BW/4HANA is a classic enterprise warehouse product with strong structured modeling and longstanding SAP warehouse patterns. SAP Datasphere is more focused on cloud-based data integration and semantic access, so the right choice depends on governance, architecture, and existing SAP landscape.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP BW/4HANA in their recent projects is 114 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 908 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP BW/4HANA in their recent projects, 95% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 68% hold at least a Master's degree, and 5% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP BW/4HANA in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP BW/4HANA in their recent projects are English (100%), German (95%), and French (27%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP BW/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Professional Services (77%), and Manufacturing (68%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP BW/4HANA in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Business Intelligence (91%), and Finance (68%).
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