SAP FI Experts in Germany
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Martin Petermann
Last position:
Business Analyst and Test Manager at ProSiebenSat.1 Tech & Services GmbH
- Analysis of affected business processes taking numerous stakeholders into account
- Interface analysis, architecture and system design
- Communicating and coordinating various subprojects and interface partners
- Creating epics and user stories, maintaining the backlog, workshops and review presentations
- Support during implementation between business departments and development
- Test management including strategy and approach definition
- Test case definition, execution and approval
- Cross-team organization of integration and acceptance tests
- Support of test environments
- Technologies and tools: Java, Angular, Kubectl, REST, AWS SNS/SQS, Kafka, S4/HANA, Bruno
Jürgen Flieg
Last position:
Interim Manager HCM / HR Payroll · Team and Project Lead at TK Elevator GmbH
- Direct reporting line to the HR Director Germany; leading an HCM IT and transformation assignment in a SAP ERP / S/4HANA hybrid landscape.
- Reality check and solid documentation of end-to-end payroll/processing processes; development of an HCM IT roadmap as well as clarification of roles, critical points and interfaces.
- Translating business requirements into architecture-compliant IT solutions; steering SAP in-house, development, key users and external partners.
- Activating the team through knowledge transfer, a skills matrix and a training concept; preparing the organizational transition toward a shared service center.
Arne Zühlke
Last position:
Managing Director and Shareholder at ARNESS GmbH & Co. KG
- Founded the company as a full-service consulting firm focused on purchasing and supply chain
- Commercial management of the company
- Digitalization and automation of work steps to reduce process costs
- Project management for optimization projects
- Connecting German companies with manufacturers abroad to achieve shorter delivery times and lower procurement costs at the same time
- Organizing B2B meetings between international companies
- Research on procurement markets (BestCostCountry) for the production of complex welded assemblies
- Taking on interim management assignments
Martin Hermann
Last position:
Lead Product Owner at Energy
- Team leadership: Prioritization and coordination of four cross-functional teams.
- Platform strategy: Development and implementation of strategies to optimize existing IT platforms.
- Stakeholder management: Active management of expectations and communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Program and innovation management: Prioritization and coordination of cross-department projects as well as innovation initiatives.
- Product Owner consulting: Advising Product Owners with a focus on product development and continuous product improvement.
- Organizational development: Improving communication and decision-making structures across all organizational levels.
- Change management: Implementing best-practice change management methods to ensure continuous optimization and innovation.
- Quality assurance: Ensuring high quality standards in processes, services, and deliverables.
Gerhard Kolar
Last position:
Senior Project Manager and Construction Manager at HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH
- Building the data center in Oberkochen (defense area)
- Planning the fiber optic ring, simulation of Wi-Fi coverage
- Cable routing plan for WAN and LAN cables for office and production (infrastructure)
- Adaptation of the SAP system (R3) for the Oberkochen site (software)
- IT transformation of the SAP system to SAP HANA
- Planning network infrastructure and server technologies in the SAP environment
- Pré-sales support and setting up change management
- Independent coordination of utilities according to time, budget and quality
- Mapping the project in MS Project and SERVICENow
- Development and design of hardware and software
- Demand management and portfolio management
- Building a risk register and migration plan
- Preparation of payment-supporting documents in coordination with the responsible finance and commercial functions
- Budget: 5 Mio. - 34 FTE
Alfons G.
Last position:
Senior Migration Consultant / Technical Project Lead
Europe-wide re-platforming & centralization
- Independently created the migration concept and implementation plan for the Europe-wide centralization and consolidation of IT services for around 20 European companies as part of a re-platforming program.
- Migration assessment: analysis of the existing IT, infrastructure, application, and service landscapes of the companies as the basis for the migration strategy.
- Development of the centralized target vision and target architecture based on a modern technology stack, taking platform and containerization approaches into account.
- Design of a highly available central infrastructure in an active-active model across two data centers; consideration of cloud, infrastructure, application, CMDB, and IAM services.
- Development of the migration and transformation roadmap, including defining migration waves, dependencies, requirements, and priorities for the move from decentralized services to the central platform.
- Analysis of technical and organizational dependencies, identification of migration risks, and development of a structured approach for step-by-step migration and centralization.
- Creation of target, solution, and implementation views for each service domain; design of the end-to-end join-move-leave process as a blueprint for the European rollout (Jira/Jira Asset Management).
- Alignment of migration strategy and roadmap with European companies, management, IT, providers, and other stakeholders; presentation of the 12-month roadmap to the Managing Director Europe.
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
Thomas Von Prondzinski
Last position:
Consulting and project work in fixed asset inventory at tvp-interim
- Independent planning, coordination and operational counting of fixed asset inventories at SGS sites across Germany
- During the count, clarification of differences and booking of the new inventory in the fixed assets of the respective site and company
Abhishek Sharma
Last position:
Business Process Manager / SAP FICO Owner at Dynapac GmbH
- Defined S/4HANA finance solution architecture and led full project lifecycle — Blueprint through Hypercare — for global rollout.
- Designed global finance templates and COPA characteristics, harmonizing financial reporting across business units.
- Implemented role-based authorizations, SOD controls, and master data governance; managed provisioning and training for 200+ users.
- Coordinated cross-module integrations (MM, SD, PP) and third-party systems (Salesforce, SAP DRC, E-Invoicing), reducing month-end close from 5 days to 2 days.
- Prepared functional specifications, supported ABAP development, and drove problem management practices that reduced recurring incidents.
Pavlin Vatev
Last position:
SAP Consultant FI/CO/BPI S4 HANA at Freelancer
- Stream lead - Training
- Trainings – lead of the team & support of the relevant stakeholders
- Management of learning journeys & development of training plans
- Training environment & data – definition & development with the IT team
- Training documentation – management & coordination of the preparation
- Project lead - Germany
- Project management – planning, motivation, communication, execution
- Business process integration – analysis, definition, management
- Rollout management – planning, coordination, deployment
- Governance – template & project
- Test management – definition, findings, solutions, documentation
- Trainings – management of the training programs
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Template & project governance
- Customizing FI
- Definition of the scope of acceptance test cases
- Organizing and execution of the tests – findings, development of design solutions based on business requirements, documentation, etc.
- Trainings – planning, creation, delivery, documentation, etc.
- Business process management – definition of data transfer, etc.
- Preparation and management of template workshops
- Preparation of technical and process documentation
- Agile project management
- Stream lead – process integration & governance
- Business process management – integration, analysis, optimization, etc.
- Management of the rollout quality gates
- Project governance – planning, monitoring, control of project progress
- Template governance – harmonization and standardization of business processes
- Standing governance – master data, chart of accounts, authorizations, customizing, etc.
- Standardization of repeating processes, incl. analysis and optimization, planning the transition to daily business and the activities within the month, interim, annual close, creation of a concept, checklist, etc.
- Participation in defining different interfaces (incl. concept, defining organizational structures, master data, template & standing governance, etc.)
- Definition and structuring of monitoring processes: IDocs, BI folders, etc.
- Participation in the definition and customizing of different areas in FI
Steffen Eschinger
Last position:
Domain Lead FI, CO, HR, Investor Relations at Douglas Group
- Process Owner SAP ERP 8 FI, CO & Investor Relations
- Process Owner SAP Success Factors
- Responsible for 4 teams, 39 FTE
- Full responsibility for end-to-end processes in SAP for Finance, Controlling, HR, Investor Relations
- Interface to certified public accountants for Finance IT (KPMG)
- ITIL-4 implementation for service request change request and project management with Service Now (Project Manager)
Philip Krüger
Last position:
Consulting / Interim Management at self-employed
- Focus areas: restructuring, operations management, commercial management, purchasing, production
- Industries: automotive, metal processing, shipbuilding, electrical, elevators / escalators
Mario Pucko
Last position:
Senior IT Project Manager / Program Lead – Network Strategy 2030 at ALDB GmbH
- Holistic responsibility for modernizing and expanding federal networks and upgrading critical data center and telecom infrastructure in the high-security agency environment of BDBOS
- Planning and management of the expansion of national BOS network infrastructure in the VS-NfD/KRITIS environment with technical decision authority at the architecture and component level (Cisco, Layer 2/3, WAN redundancy)
- Planning, tendering (EVB-IT/UVgO) and oversight of the upgrade of security-critical telecom infrastructure for emergency call 110/112 (ACD)
- Capacity planning, rack integration, structured cabling, power supply, cooling concept (CRAC/In-Row) and DCIM monitoring for data center expansion
- Building the IT department from scratch: structures, governance, processes, team recruiting, vendor selection and long-term IT strategy
- Planning and managing infrastructure and application migrations: migration strategies, batch planning, hypercare stabilization and rollback concepts
- Creating vendor-neutral specifications (telecom systems, signature solutions) according to EVB-IT and UVgO; contract award and vendor management
- Setting up a secure IT environment according to BSI basic protection, ISO 27001 and VS-NfD; developing IT security concepts and CMDB analyses
- Hands-on program leadership: decision papers for management and steering committees, risk management, reporting and change request control
Mubashar Ali
Last position:
Interim Accounting Manager at JOSEPH DRESSELHAUS GmbH
- Report to the head of accounting/finance/controlling and handle ad hoc requirements from all accounting and finance departments in SAP 4, including advance payments, payment plans, master data updates, and intercompany reconciliation
- Manage payment regulators such as Nordwest and Eurobaustoff & EDE reconciliation, AVIS reconciliation, travel expense approvals and reconciliation with credit card statements, factoring reconciliation, payment blocks, etc.
- Support the annual audit and insolvency reporting
Thomas Hellinger
Last position:
Interim Head of Accounting at F. X. Meiller Fahrzeug- und Maschinenfabrik – GmbH & Co. KG
- Leadership, management, and further development of an accounting team with nine employees
- Responsibility for the preparation, analysis, and quality assurance of monthly and annual financial statements according to HGB
- Ensuring structured intercompany reconciliation and minimizing reconciliation risks using LucaNet
- Coordination of annual closing work and audit preparation while meeting CFO deadlines
- Optimization of accounting processes in the SAP S/4HANA environment in close
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Statistics of experts using SAP FI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
3.1 years
Positions per freelancer
16
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Finance
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Manufacturing
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Accounting
Bachelor's degree or higher
86%
Master's degree or higher
52%
Doctorate
6%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, French
Speak two or more languages
97%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Germany using SAP FI
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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
What SAP FI covers
SAP FI is SAP’s Financial Accounting module. It handles the core accounting records a company needs to close the books and report results. Typical work includes general ledger, payables, receivables, asset accounting, and bank postings.
Where it fits
SAP FI is often used with SAP CO, MM, and SD so financial data stays aligned across purchasing, sales, and controlling. It matters in shared service centers, group accounting, and SAP ECC or S/4HANA landscapes. Strong experts understand both posting logic and the business process behind it.
Common project work
- Chart of accounts setup and harmonization
- Open item management and clearing logic
- Tax, dunning, and payment run configuration
- Asset accounting changes and close support
- FI data checks during migration or rollout
Signs you need help
Companies bring in freelance SAP FI specialists when a close is late, a posting flow breaks, or a rollout needs local finance knowledge. They are also useful during master data cleanup, integration testing, and audits. In Germany, many teams need experts who can work with local finance teams and speak clear business English.
What strong experts do
A strong SAP FI professional maps business rules into clean configuration. They know how to trace a posting from source document to ledger impact, and they document changes clearly. They should also be comfortable with SAP authorization topics, transports, and cross-module impact.
Deliverables that matter
Good SAP FI work ends in something the finance team can use. That can mean a stable configuration, tested fixes, clear process notes, or support during go-live and close. The best specialists reduce rework and keep accounting data consistent across the SAP landscape.
Frequently asked questions
Questions about SAP FI? Start with the answers below.
SAP FI is used for financial accounting in SAP. It supports the main records behind day-to-day posting, period close, and statutory reporting. Companies rely on it for general ledger, payables, receivables, assets, and bank-related processes.
SAP FI records external accounting, while SAP CO focuses on internal controlling and cost tracking. They are tightly connected, especially when postings from sales, purchasing, or payroll must flow into both areas. If you need both finance and cost-center logic, a specialist should understand the FI/CO link, not just FI alone.
A strong SAP FI specialist usually knows SAP CO, MM, and SD because those modules create many of the postings FI receives. Knowledge of S/4HANA finance, asset accounting, tax handling, and migration work is also valuable. For integration-heavy projects, document flow and authorization knowledge help too.
SAP FI projects often need freelance help when the team is short on configuration capacity, close support, or rollout experience. Freelancers are also practical for migration, integration testing, or fixing a specific issue without adding long-term headcount. The best fit is usually a specialist who can start quickly and work with existing finance people.
The answer depends on the task, but SAP FI work rarely fits a generalist who only knows the basics. A simple support issue may need a focused specialist, while a redesign, rollout, or migration needs someone who has handled end-to-end finance processes before. Look for clear project examples, not vague claims.
Yes, most SAP FI tasks can be done remotely, especially configuration, testing, documentation, and issue analysis. For workshops, cutover, or close-critical phases, some teams prefer on-site time in Germany or a hybrid setup. German language skills can help when the work involves local finance stakeholders or end users.
A good SAP FI freelancer explains business impact in plain language and can trace a posting across the process. They should ask about chart of accounts, company codes, tax setup, and downstream reporting before proposing changes. Strong specialists also leave clear documentation and test evidence, not only system changes.
People often search for SAP FI as SAP Financial Accounting, SAP FI/CO, or simply SAP Finance in broader conversations. The right specialist will know when those terms point to the same work and when they refer to adjacent areas like controlling. If your project mentions S/4HANA Finance, make sure the expert understands the current SAP finance model as well.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI in their recent projects is 115 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 921 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI in their recent projects, 86% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 52% hold at least a Master's degree, and 6% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 3.1 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI in their recent projects are German (99%), English (96%), and French (23%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI in their recent projects are Information Technology (76%), Professional Services (74%), and Manufacturing (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used SAP FI in their recent projects are Information Technology (86%), Project Management (83%), and Finance (69%).
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