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Mladen B.
Last position:
Senior SAP BW/4HANA / BPC / SAC Consultant – Freelancer at Company in Berlin and Belgium in the utilities sector
- Implementation of data models in BW/4HANA, ABAP CDS Views, HANA Calculation Views, AMDP Scripts, OData Services, object-oriented ABAP in BW, SAC.
- Adjustments in BPC for BW/4HANA.
Wolfram K.
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
Matthias O.
Last position:
Freelance work at Etengo (fĂĽr Syna AG)
Consulting in the SAP EAM module as part of the migration to EON's S/4 HANA oneERP system
Review and cost estimation of customer-specific developments (e.g. cockpit for EAM orders, document flow display)
Preparation of EAM classification data for technical objects (functional locations, equipment) for migration to new classes
André S.
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
Oliver S.
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
Heiko K.
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
Beserithan M.
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
Sai R.
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.
Juan R.
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
Yassine R.
Last position:
SAP FI/CO Inhouse Consultant at Energy technology company (international, group)
- Central SAP S/4HANA FI/CO contact for business departments and group controlling (DE, AU, USA)
- Traced a ~30 % margin variance (a million-euro amount, 8 months) back to 3 drivers (CO-PA, IC)
- S/4HANA Utilities (IS-U/FI-CA): Placed CO requirements before go-live as a Jira epic with 7 stories
- Month-end/year-end closing: GR/IR, value types, reclassifications; support for the audit
- Product cost controlling: clarified overheads, standard prices, and valuation differences down to the document level
- Replaced Excel/Tableau reports with SAP queries; built owner reporting for 3 companies
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Statistics of experts using SAP CO
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
22 years (Germany: 25 years)
Position duration
1.3 years (Germany: 3.1 years)
Positions per freelancer
25 (Germany: 18)
Top business areas
Business Intelligence, Information Technology, Finance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Quality Assurance
Bachelor's degree or higher
100% (Germany: 89%)
Master's degree or higher
78% (Germany: 57%)
Doctorate
22% (Germany: 6%)
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Arabic
Speak two or more languages
100% (Germany: 97%)
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 Berlin 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.
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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.
SAP CO 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 (80%)
- Manufacturing (80%)
- Professional Services (80%)
- Banking and Finance (60%)
- Healthcare (60%)
- Utilities (60%)
- Automotive (40%)
- Energy (40%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Controlling scope
SAP CO, also known as SAP Controlling, provides the management accounting functions used to plan, allocate and analyze internal costs and revenues. It connects operational transactions with financial insight, helping companies understand cost behavior, margins and responsibility across the business.
Core functions
SAP CO covers several connected areas of internal accounting:
- Cost center accounting for monitoring overhead and departmental performance
- Internal orders for tracking temporary initiatives and assigned budgets
- Product costing and cost object controlling for manufacturing decisions
- Profitability analysis for evaluating markets, products and customer segments
- Profit center accounting for responsibility-based reporting
SAP integration
Strong SAP CO work depends on close integration with SAP FI, the general ledger and accounts payable or receivable processes. Specialists also work with materials management, sales and distribution, production planning and project systems so that logistics and commercial events flow into reliable controlling data. In modern SAP environments, they may support S/4HANA Finance and the Universal Journal.
Typical projects
Companies bring in freelance SAP CO professionals for implementations, rollouts, migrations and process improvements. Common deliverables include controlling structures, allocation cycles, planning models, settlement rules, reporting designs, test scenarios and user documentation. In Berlin, specialists may need to coordinate remote workshops with international teams or join selected on-site sessions.
When expertise matters
A specialist is valuable when reporting does not reconcile, master data has become difficult to govern or business units need a clearer view of profitability.
- Redesign cost centers, profit centers or internal order structures
- Prepare SAP CO data and processes for an S/4HANA transformation
- Improve product costing, variance analysis or margin reporting
- Troubleshoot allocations, settlements and integration with SAP FI
Strong specialists
The strongest professionals combine SAP CO configuration with a sound understanding of accounting, controlling processes and business operations. They can translate management requirements into practical structures, explain trade-offs clearly and validate results with finance and operational stakeholders. Look for experience with testing, cutover planning, documentation and controlled transport management, not only isolated configuration tasks.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about SAP CO.
SAP CO is used for internal management accounting. It supports cost center accounting, internal orders, product costing, profit center accounting, planning and profitability analysis so companies can evaluate performance and control spending.
SAP Controlling focuses on internal costs, revenues, planning and performance analysis, while SAP FI records external financial transactions and statutory reporting. The two areas work closely together, especially through shared master data and integrated postings.
A strong SAP CO specialist usually understands SAP FI and key logistics processes such as materials management, sales and distribution, and production. Experience with S/4HANA Finance, reporting, data migration, testing and business process design is also valuable.
Companies often engage SAP CO professionals during implementations, global rollouts, S/4HANA transformations and complex process redesigns. Freelancers can also help resolve allocation errors, improve profitability reporting or prepare finance teams for a major go-live.
The right level depends on the scope and risk of the work. A focused configuration task may suit a specialist with relevant module experience, while a transformation or multi-country rollout needs someone who has led SAP CO design, integration, testing and cutover activities.
SAP CO work is often suitable for remote collaboration because configuration, documentation and testing can be performed in shared systems. On-site workshops may still help with process discovery, stakeholder decisions and go-live support, particularly for teams operating across Germany and other regions.
For SAP Controlling projects in Berlin, English is common in international teams, while German can be important for local finance processes and stakeholder workshops. Clear communication matters because the specialist must connect accounting requirements with operational data and system behavior.
Ask how the specialist would map controlling requirements to organizational structures, integrations and reporting outcomes. Evidence of disciplined testing, reconciliation, documentation and user enablement is more useful than configuration knowledge alone, especially when the work affects financial close and management reporting.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 858 € 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, 78% hold at least a Master's degree, and 22% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects have 22 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.3 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 (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects are Information Technology (80%), Manufacturing (80%), and Professional Services (80%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used SAP CO in their recent projects are Business Intelligence (90%), Information Technology (90%), and Finance (80%).
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