SAP Experts in Switzerland

Engaged by one of Switzerland’s largest insurance groups for spanish SAP rollout following the acquisition of Caser (Spain), for ongoing support and S/4HANA transformation initiatives covering all Market Units (CH, ES, DE, AT, FR, IT).

Key areas: FI-AP, FI-AR, Payments, Bank Accounting, Cash Management, S/4HANA transformation, eInvoicing, eReporting, Business Partner

• SAP Rollout: Led end-to-end FI-AP, FI-AR, Payments, and Bank Reconciliation rollout for acquired Caser entities in Spain (Dec 2020 – Mar 2022), including full Spanish localisation.
• Integration with FSCD: Redesigned bank statement incoming payments integration in FSCD from custom to SAP standard solution, significantly increasing straight-through processing rates.
• Payments: Retired legacy custom payment trees; implemented SAP standard CGI payment trees and executed migration from ISO 20022 v2009 to v2019.
• Implemented a 1 GL account per House Bank (HBKID) concept with multiple Bank Account IDs (HKTID), reducing the total number of bank GL accounts by over 90%.
• Spanish localization: Configured and deployed Mod 180, 190, 347, 349 and SII Reporting for Spain mainland and Canary Islands using SAP eDocument (DRC) and SAP BTP Webservice, processing 2 million invoices annually, Spanish Direct & Indirect Method Cash Flow Statements (Insurance & Non-Insurance) fully reconciled
• Migration: Used SAP AIF to migrate AR/AP master data, open items, SEPA mandates, and complete GL documents for multiple company code merges (hundreds of thousands of records); leveraged Power BI/Power Query for data transformation.
• Bank Reconciliation: Achieved 60%+ automatic bank reconciliation across MU ES, CH, and DE using CSB43, MT940, and CAMT.053/054 formats, including custom improvements (tax-number-based customer/vendor matching, fuzzy search), and co-implemented the bank statement interface cockpit in SAP AIF. Integrated MX Camt from Swift Finplus and made transition from ISO20022 v2009 to v2019
• Worked on S/4HANA convergence and wrote concept work for SAP Cash Management & Treasury and eInvoicing/eReporting transformation.
• Currently leading the design for Business Partner Migration using SAP DRF and SAP AIF for Helvetia Baloise Integration Project and Harmonization of all BP interfaces.
• Currently leading Requirements Engineering for eInvoicing & eReporting for Italy, France and Spain, modelling Flows in SAP Signavio.

• Established the Enterprise Architecture function from the ground up for Sulzer Group (~13,500 employees, CHF 3.6B revenue)
• Defined the Technical Governance framework, Target Operating Model, and IT PMO foundation now governing architecture decisions and portfolio demand across all divisions.
• Deployed SAP LeanIX as the authoritative application portfolio system of record - catalogued 500 applications group-wide (140 for Chemtech), onboarded business and IT stakeholders, and initiated integration with ServiceNow to embed architecture data into operational workflows.
• Led the divisional & group wide Application Rationalization initiative
• Decommissioned 15% of the 140 applications Chemtech portfolio, delivering CHF 627k in run-rate savings over two years and materially reducing licensing and support exposure.
• Defined and executed the divisional AI Roadmap in partnership with Sales, Legal, and R&D leadership
• Delivered 4 AI solutions into production (including Sales process harmonization and LLM-based IP conflict detection) from a portfolio of 7 prioritized initiatives.
• Built and owned the 3-year IT Strategic Roadmap for Chemtech
• Aligned cloud and technology architecture with divisional business priorities and a CHF 1.5M annual investment envelope.
• Delivered CHF 500k in cost avoidance by challenging and discontinuing funded but low-value initiatives, demonstrated governance discipline and executive influence, with zero implementation spend.

• Stepped into a senior interim mandate with hands-on accountability for a complex business model transformation, taking ownership of execution, operating decisions, and delivery within a highly regulated and complex regional environment.
• Led market access, launch, and go-to-market transformation work, aligning commercial, operational, and governance structures to support entry into new markets under time and regulatory pressure.
• Supported post-merger integration as well as divestiture shaping assignments, working hands-on with executive teams to align operating realities, decision rights, and accountability with transaction intent.
• Took interim ownership of critical transformation and integration programs, resetting priorities, sequencing, and leadership expectations where delivery risk or organizational friction had emerged.
• Acted as a trusted interim partner to CEOs and senior leaders during periods of structural change, providing clear judgement, hands-on leadership, and execution discipline.

• Developed Power BI semantic models and DAX measures, reducing financial reporting time.
• Implemented RLS, strengthening role-based data access and governance controls.
• Delivered automated KPI dashboards, accelerating reporting and decision-making.
• Designed a Fabric Lakehouse with Bronze, Silver and Gold layers, improving data processing.
• Built Fabric pipelines and PySpark transformations, reducing processing time by 40%.
• Built and optimized Power BI semantic models, improving report performance, scalability and usability.
• Optimized UNIX universes, reducing query execution time by 40%.

Environment: Power BI (Semantic Models, DAX, RLS), Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Pipelines, PySpark), SAP BO 4.3/2025, Web Intelligence, IDT/UNX, InfoBurst, 360Suite, GitHub, JIRA.

The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to develop a multi-channel output system to support their customers on their digital enhancement journey.

• Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
• Trained all ART leadership
• Coached the development of the solution intent
• Established 5 teams in the ART. Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
• Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions

The insurance application service provider in Switzerland intended to transform their claims management BPO and IT team into an agile delivery organization.

• Established an Agile Release Train based on SAFe 6.0
• Trained all ART leadership
• Coached the development of the solution intent
• Established 2 teams in an ART.
• Developed the Epic and Feature Backlog for the team.
• Planned and coached 2 PI planning sessions

• Support for a carve-in project involving 5 sites worldwide (3 in Germany, 3 in the US) as part of a global M&A project
• SAP S/4HANA
• Introduction of structures and best practices, as well as a consistent project management methodology for a global carve-in program
• Optimization of tracking, monitoring, and communication
• Development of a change and communication concept to engage the carve-in sites
• Implementation management, stakeholder management
• Coaching and support for the project team regarding project management and communication
• Establishment of a sustainable communication cascade and structures to support the transformation
• Advising and supporting the client project lead

• Strategic consulting: End-to-end optimization of SCM, processes, and structures based on 30 years of industry experience.
• Interim management: Leadership responsibility to bridge vacancies and stabilize teams during transformations.
• Transformation & Assets: Support for restructurings, asset utilization & brokerage (surplus assets), and digitalization (SAP S/4HANA).

• Leading procurement transformation activities as part of a strategic carve-out program at a global life sciences company
• Responsibility for business separation, IT and operational technology contract management, supplier migration, and Day-1 readiness
• Close collaboration with Legal, IT, HR, PMO, Finance, and business functions to manage contractual risks, ensure business continuity, and successfully deliver the transformation.

• Management of security and governance initiatives
• Development of SAP BTP as an innovation platform
• Trusted advisor to executive management

• Architected and implemented a bidirectional USB-C 3.0 Power Delivery (PD/DRP) system for 24V battery charging, successfully minimizing software integration risks through targeted feasibility studies.
• Integrated CAN, USB 3.0, Gigabit-Ethernet, and Audio-Codec interfaces in Altium Designer, successfully delivering the complete system schematic ready for board redesign.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Rescued a failing (military) legacy project by reverse engineering undocumented hardware, successfully resolving critical design flaws and consolidating the Altium project.

• Lead Solution Delivery workstream
• Serve as IT Operations Manager ad interim
• Define, implement, and continuously optimize the Target Operating Model
• Design and implement incident and problem management processes
• Develop, maintain, and execute business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including DR testing
• Ensure system availability, performance, scalability, and compliance with SLAs
• Liaise between business stakeholders, SAP Basis teams, managed service providers, and cloud vendors
• Oversee incident, change, and problem management processes per ITIL best practices
• Lead service reviews and vendor performance evaluations
• Coordinate patching, upgrades, and enhancement cycles with SAP AG and application operations teams
• Monitor system health, performance, and security using SAP for Me
• Collaborate with IT security, infrastructure, and network teams to ensure system integrity
• Create, track, and manage project-related firewall requests
• Develop, coordinate, and deliver cutover activities for targeted system lines

"ZLF – Future Billing Solution"

Cross-module S/4HANA

• Technical consulting and development in the area of S/4 Master Data Governance (MDG-BP)
• Various developments in HR-BP integration, order-to-cash, SAP CAR analytics data modeling, interfaces from and to third-party systems. (native HANA, CDS, RAP, Fiori Elements, OData)

• Set up and led a PMO to manage 8 Finance and Legal workstreams
• Planned and implemented a 2-stage transformation (7 → 2 companies), including coordination of key stakeholders
• Redesigned business structures as well as Finance and reporting processes
• Restructured the ERP landscape in Abacus, including go-live
• Structured financing initiatives, including Supply Chain Financing
• Established transparent reporting structures and improved liquidity, governance and compliance

(Project Assignment via consulting company HighPerfPeople)

• Lead the Workday Optimization Board, defining and presenting the Workday enhancement roadmap; drive prioritization based on stakeholder input, system analysis, and identified capability gaps.
• Challenge business requirements and proposed solutions to ensure alignment with long-term architecture principles, platform strategy and operational sustainability.
• Own the complete lifecycle of Workday enhancements from business discovery and solution design through implementation governance, testing strategy, deployment and stabilization.
• Act as functional/technical lead for key product areas including Peakon, Workday Learning, and Talent/Performance processes (e.g., year-end cycle, goal setting).
• Define and implement Workday branding and communication standards (templates, notification design, messaging structure) to improve consistency and employee experience.
• Build and enhance manager- and HR-facing tools (reports, dashboards, guidance/Journeys, process support assets) to reduce manual effort and improve decision-making.
• Translate complex system behavior, security/privacy constraints, and process implications into clear options for business stakeholders and leadership.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with HR process owners, IT/security, and vendors to resolve issues and enable scalable solutions.
• Strong focus on adoption: ensure changes are usable, understandable, and actionable for employees, managers, and HR teams.