SAP CO Experts in Berlin
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Wolfram Knan
Last position:
AI / Machine Learning Engineer (Projects & Applied AI) at UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHEON-SORBONNE & LIORA
- Designed and implemented a hybrid recommendation system (content-based + collaborative filtering)
- Built end-to-end ML pipelines including data processing, feature engineering, model training, and evaluation
- Developed RAG-based LLM systems using LangChain and vector databases for semantic search and knowledge retrieval
- Established MLOps workflows with MLflow for experiment tracking, versioning, and deployment readiness
- Implemented deep learning models (computer vision & classification) using PyTorch and TensorFlow
Oliver Schulz
Last position:
SAP Sub-Project Lead (SCM, MM, EWM) at Brunata Wärmemesser Hagen GmbH & Co KG
- Responsibility for time, budget and quality targets of the sub-project
- Creation and maintenance of the sub-project plan including dependencies to FI, CO, PP, SD
- Definition of work packages, resource planning and progress monitoring
- Risk and change management within module scope
- Analysis of as-is processes in procurement, logistics and warehouse management
- Design of to-be processes according to SAP standard (EWM warehouse processes such as goods receipt, put-away, picking, goods issue)
- Coordination with key users and specialist departments
- Support for interface development with external warehouse systems and supplier portals
- Organization of test data, error tracking and test documentation
- Support for deployment preparation and key user training
- Participation in the cutover plan (data migration, go-live preparation)
- Support of the department during the hypercare phase after go-live
- Assistance in mapping EWM core processes
- Management of external service providers
- Use of Jira, Confluence, Signavio, MS Teams, Aqua ALM
Christoph Plamper
Last position:
Head of Marketing & Comms at Caspar Health (GOREHA GmbH)
- Led marketing and corporate communications team (8 FTE) with budget and team responsibility to 250+ clinic customers and 150K patients, managing all aspects of marketing, brand messaging and public relations
- Led development of multi-channel demand gen and partner marketing with Sales and CSM (LinkedIn, webinars, email, field marketing, medical briefings in orthopedics, neurology, long-covid, oncology), achieving +180% leads, +120% webinar signups, +35% MQL conversion
- Architected new PLG/app marketing playbook with Product and Data to streamline and leverage product launches, achieving +150% 5-star app reviews from patients and +10 NPS
- Launched ingredient branding strategy, securing two major clinic chain partnerships and patient testimonials. Led proactive PR media and KOL campaigns (+20% sentiment)
- Introduced MarTech AI for marketing automation and campaign efficiency (SFDC, ActiveCampaign, Plausible, Figma), aligned with Legal on GDPR, PDSG, ISO:27001 compliance
Heiko Krain
Last position:
SAP development, Adobe form development at Arvato SE
- conversion of a function-group-based Adobe Interactive Forms framework to an object-oriented Adobe framework for documents in transport/logistics and dunning (FI)
- Adobe Lifecycle Designer 11.0.1 for SAP
- creating new and troubleshooting existing forms, function modules, programs, classes, and methods
- maintaining Smart Forms
- document printing, email sending, and file archiving
- message control for deliveries, orders, invoices, proforma invoices, and transports
- ticket system: Jira
- communication: Microsoft Teams
- migrating customers to a new SAP framework
- handling incident and change request tickets
- software: SAP ERP 6.0, SAP_ABA 7.5G, S4CORE 1.05
André Siegmund
Last position:
IT Consultant SAP® Administration at Lechwerke AG (LEW)
- IT services for the administration of the SAP® systems NETZ/Sales, BW, Core, Portal
- Administration of SAP® authorizations and users via central user administration (ZBV) in SAP® Solution Manager
- Setup and further development of SAP® authorization roles
- Role assignment according to requests
- Creation, change, and deletion of users
- Incident handling and error analysis (e.g. authorization trace, debugging in test systems)
- Cooperation with the SAP® development team on new implementations and process changes
- Special tasks
- Execution of Privileged User Management (PUM) 2023–2025 using Security Bridge
- Decommissioning of the SAP® Core system and migration to S/4HANA
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
Matthias Oehme
Last position:
Freelance Collaboration at Etengo (for Syna AG)
Consulting in the SAP EAM module as part of the migration to EON's oneERP S/4HANA system
Reviewing and cost estimation of customer-developed solutions (e.g., cockpit for EAM orders, document flow visualization)
Preparing EAM classification data for technical objects (technical locations, equipment) for migration to new classes
Juan Rammo
Last position:
Financial & Project Controller at Velero GmbH
- Project controlling including budget monitoring, forecasting, and profitability analyses
- Analyzing financial and project data and making recommendations for action
- Identifying optimization potential in controlling and business processes
- Preparing management reports and dashboards
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Statistics of experts using SAP CO
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
26 years (Germany: 25 years)
Position duration
1.6 years (Germany: 3.1 years)
Positions per freelancer
29 (Germany: 18)
Top business areas
Information Technology, Business Intelligence, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Procurement, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 88%)
Master's degree or higher
57% (Germany: 55%)
Doctorate
29% (Germany: 7%)
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Arabic
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 96%)
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Berlin are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows how many freelancers charge within that range.
Average rates of experts in Berlin using SAP CO
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 30 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
About the technology
What SAP CO covers
SAP CO, also called SAP Controlling, is the part of SAP that tracks costs, plans budgets, and explains where profit comes from. It helps companies connect operational activity with financial control. Teams use it to keep management reporting clear and consistent.
Typical delivery
- Cost center accounting for departments and shared services
- Internal orders for project and overhead tracking
- Profitability analysis for products, customers, and channels
- Product costing and variance analysis for manufacturing
- Month-end close support and management reports
Core ecosystem
Strong SAP CO work rarely stands alone. It often links with SAP FI, MM, SD, PP, and BW, plus reporting tools and planning layers. Good professionals understand how master data, document flow, and integration points affect every controlling report.
When companies bring in experts
Companies usually need freelance SAP CO expertise during S/4HANA transformations, reporting redesign, or when current structures no longer match the business. Berlin teams often look for help when finance, operations, and project control must work across locations and time zones. Clear communication in English and German is often useful.
What strong specialists do
Strong specialists do more than configure screens. They map business rules to controlling structures, validate allocations, and test whether reports support real decisions. They also handle user questions, data quality issues, and the handover of stable documentation.
Signs you need help
- Cost reports do not match finance or operations data
- Profitability views are hard to trust or explain
- New company codes, plants, or projects need clean setup
- Interfaces or master data changes break controlling flows
- The team needs support during cutover, testing, or close
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SAP CO.
SAP CO is used to track costs, plan spending, and analyze profitability inside SAP. It helps managers see how money flows through departments, products, projects, and customers. Many companies rely on it for planning, internal reporting, and month-end control.
SAP CO focuses on internal control and management reporting, while SAP FI focuses on external financial accounting. The two work closely together because costs, postings, and reconciliations often flow between them. A strong freelancer should understand both sides, especially where integration and month-end close meet.
You usually need SAP CO expertise when reports no longer reflect the business, structures are changing, or a rollout needs clean controlling setup. It is also common during S/4HANA migrations, reorganizations, and fixes to allocation or profitability logic. If users cannot trust the numbers, it is time to bring in help.
A strong SAP CO freelancer usually also knows SAP FI, master data governance, and at least one planning or reporting layer. Skills in cost center accounting, internal orders, profitability analysis, and product costing are especially useful. Business understanding matters as much as configuration, because the work is about decisions, not just postings.
No. SAP CO is common in manufacturing, but it is also used in services, consumer goods, logistics, and project-based businesses. Any company that needs disciplined cost tracking and management reporting can benefit from it. The setup changes by industry, but the controlling logic stays relevant.
With SAP CO, quality shows up in clean master data, consistent allocation logic, and reports that users can explain without guesswork. Good work also survives testing, close activities, and real business scenarios, not just configuration checks. Ask for examples of how the expert handled variance analysis, profitability issues, or reporting gaps.
Yes, much of SAP CO can be done remotely, especially analysis, configuration, testing, and documentation. For Berlin teams, remote collaboration is common, but on-site sessions can still help during workshops, cutover, or sensitive close periods. The best setup depends on how much business input and stakeholder alignment the project needs.
Yes, SAP CO is the abbreviation most people use for SAP Controlling. Searchers often use both names when looking for help, so a good freelancer should be comfortable with either term. In practice, the work covers cost control, profitability analysis, allocations, and planning.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects is 113 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 904 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 29% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects have 26 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Arabic (13%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Manufacturing (88%), and Professional Services (88%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects are Information Technology (88%), Business Intelligence (75%), and Operations (75%).
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