SAP FI-CA Experts in Germany
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Meet FRATCH Experts in Germany, who have recently used SAP FI-CA
Songül D.
Last position:
Freelance SAP BW Consultant at DKV Mobility Services
- Designed and implemented enhancements in SAP BW on HANA 7.5 in the context of CRM migration and S/4HANA and BW/4HANA transformation programs
- Migrated SAPI data sources to the ODP framework as part of the S/4HANA migration
- Delivered SAP ECC data to Snowflake using BW data models and Calculation Views for Power BI analytics
- Integrated SAP and non-SAP data sources (including MS Dynamics)
- Improved reporting transparency through consolidated data models
- Optimized data loading processes for FI-CO data sources, significantly improving load times and system performance
Peter S.
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM Consulting at Federal Authority
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 Hana
- Analysis and documentation of SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD customizing
- Analysis, consulting and documentation of S/4 Hana apps for defining and preparing statutory reports
- Clarification of the prerequisites for using S/4 Hana apps to define and prepare statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on the integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (Funds Management), Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM and PSCD for the introduction of new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of required process adjustments
Fabio N.
Last position:
SAP Logistics & Financials Coordinator at AirPlus International
- Leading technical SAP projects in FI/CO and logistics.
- Advanced ABAP analysis, debugging, and validation of complex integrations.
- Optimization of financial and logistics processes in S/4HANA environments.
- Responsibility for demand management, workshops, and technical solution architecture.
Kamlesh J.
Last position:
Solution Architect (MDG & S/4 HANA) at Freelancer
SAP MDG & S/4 HANA Transformation/Migration on BP/MM/FICO & FICA
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
Felix R.
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)
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
Waleri M.
Last position:
Project Manager at WAMOCON Academy
- Project planning and resource planning
- Requirements definition and technology selection
- Data migration and risk management
- Monitoring up to go-live
- Tools: Office365, Jira XRAY, Strato, Onboarding App
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
Patrick K.
Last position:
SAP ABAP Developer for Sales and Network System at adesso Orange GmbH
- Implementation of development tasks in close collaboration with business departments
- Extension of customer portal functions
Jin T.
Last position:
Test Automation Engineer at NetCologne GmbH
- Create and execute regression test cases with TOSCA
- Train internal staff in using TOSCA
- Tools: Siebel CRM, Oracle PL/SQL Developer, TestRail
Malik K.
Last position:
FI-CA Consultant at AFM-IT Consulting
- Coordination
- Logging
- Customizing
- Bug Fixing
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Statistics of experts using SAP FI-CA
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
21 years
Position duration
1.6 years
Positions per freelancer
22
Top business areas
Information Technology, Quality Assurance, Finance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Banking and Finance
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Project Management
Bachelor's degree or higher
89%
Master's degree or higher
78%
Doctorate
11%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Russian
Speak two or more languages
92%
Based on our profile pool as of 19 Sep 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of freelancers in this technology in Germany 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 Germany using SAP FI-CA
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 19 Sep 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
SAP FI-CA 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 (100%)
- Professional Services (75%)
- Banking and Finance (67%)
- Retail (58%)
- Manufacturing (50%)
- Telecommunication (50%)
- Utilities (50%)
- Automotive (42%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Contract accounting scope
SAP FI-CA, short for Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable, handles receivables and payables for industries with large customer volumes and complex billing. It supports contract accounts, business partners, open items, invoicing, payments, dunning, returns and clearing. The solution is common in utilities, telecommunications, insurance, public services and media.
Core SAP ecosystem
SAP FI-CA works closely with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP Convergent Invoicing, SAP Convergent Charging and industry solutions such as SAP Utilities. Strong specialists understand the interaction between master data, invoicing, payment lots, clarification cases and the general ledger. They also work with interfaces, migration tools, authorization concepts and financial reporting.
- Contract account and business partner configuration
- Payment processing, clearing and dunning
- Integration with billing and general ledger processes
- Data migration, testing and reconciliation
Typical project work
Companies bring in SAP FI-CA professionals for implementations, S/4HANA transformations, carve-outs and operational improvements. Typical deliverables include solution designs, configuration, functional specifications, test scenarios, migration concepts and cutover plans. Specialists may also analyze payment exceptions, optimize mass activities or stabilize interfaces after go-live.
When expertise matters
Freelance support is useful when internal teams need focused knowledge for a regulated or high-volume finance process. Common signals include unresolved clearing differences, slow payment runs, inconsistent master data, complex tax treatment or a billing integration that does not reconcile. In Germany, projects may involve collaboration with local finance teams, shared-service centers and business stakeholders across several sites.
- Replacing legacy contract accounting processes
- Preparing an SAP S/4HANA conversion
- Connecting billing, payments and finance
- Resolving production defects and reconciliation gaps
Skills beyond FI-CA
The strongest professionals combine SAP FI-CA configuration with accounting knowledge and process analysis. They can trace an item from source billing through invoicing, payment, clearing and ledger posting. Useful adjacent skills include SAP IS-U, SD billing, ABAP debugging, integration middleware, data quality, test management and SAP authorization concepts.
What good delivery looks like
Quality shows in transparent configuration, controlled transports and test evidence that covers exceptions as well as standard flows. A capable specialist explains posting logic clearly, documents dependencies and protects data during migration. Remote collaboration works well when requirements, system access, workshops and decision paths are organized; on-site work can help during discovery, cutover or complex stakeholder sessions.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions that come up most around SAP FI-CA.
SAP FI-CA manages contract-based receivables and payables for organizations with many customers, transactions or recurring charges. It covers contract accounts, open items, invoicing, payments, clearing, dunning, returns and transfer to the general ledger.
Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable is designed for high-volume, industry-specific processes with frequent postings and complex customer relationships. Standard SAP accounts receivable is often sufficient for conventional order-to-cash processes, while FI-CA adds mass processing, contract account structures and specialized clearing capabilities.
A strong SAP FI-CA specialist should understand SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP Convergent Invoicing and the relevant industry solution. Depending on the project, experience with SAP IS-U, billing, ABAP debugging, integration, data migration and accounting controls is also valuable.
The right level depends on the scope, system landscape and risk of the work. A configuration change may need focused functional expertise, while an implementation, migration or production recovery requires a professional who can connect business processes, integrations, testing and financial reconciliation.
SAP FI-CA work is often suitable for remote collaboration when system access, documentation and workshop tools are available. On-site sessions in Germany can still be useful for process discovery, cutover planning, user training or decisions involving several business teams.
Ask for examples of comparable contract accounting processes, not only general SAP finance work. Check whether the professional can explain posting logic, clearing behavior, integration dependencies, test coverage and migration controls in terms that both finance and IT stakeholders understand.
SAP FI-CA is common in utilities, telecommunications, insurance, public services, media and other sectors with recurring billing or complex customer accounts. The specialist should understand the sector process, such as meter-based billing, usage charges, installment plans or large payment volumes.
A reliable SAP FI-CA professional documents configuration choices, dependencies and reconciliation steps. They validate both standard and exception cases, communicate risks early and leave behind usable test evidence, migration records and operational guidance.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI-CA in their recent projects is 107 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 852 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI-CA in their recent projects, 89% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 78% hold at least a Master's degree, and 11% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI-CA in their recent projects have 21 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.6 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI-CA in their recent projects are German (100%), English (83%), and Russian (17%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI-CA in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (75%), and Banking and Finance (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI-CA in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Quality Assurance (67%), and Finance (58%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used SAP FI-CA
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