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Gerhard Dorsch

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Last update: 12.01.2024

SAP consultant / system organizer FI/CO ; management accountant

Graduation: master´s degree in business economics
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Native or Bilingual) | English (Limited professional)

Attachments

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business_card_en.pdf
profile-GD-en_120124.pdf
profil-GD_120124.pdf

Skills

SAP (inhouse-)consultant FI/CO

SAP/R3 experience since 1998 as application operator (incl. responsibility  for the
FI module) as well as project experience in freelance positions
practical SAP experience on basis of classical R/3 and on S/4 HANA basis

      1. FI experience
           - FI-GL ("classic" and NEW GL)
           - FI-AR, FI-AP, FI-AA
           - SAX-AZV SAP Add-On for electronic payment processing programme

      2. CO experience
           - CO-OM (cost center, internal orders, profit center)
           - CO-PC
           - CO-PA
           - reporting tools: report painter, -writer, research reports

      3. integration knowledge
           - MM (account assignments, inventory management and valuation)
           - SD (billing procedure, credit management)

      4. general SAP experience
           - ABAP / workbench basic knowledge (comp. programming skills)
           - SAP-Query
           - LSMW (sporadic data transfers)
           - SAPScript

5. Experience in processing of training courses and workshops for end users.


management accountant in operative function

2014 -2016 interim management accountant in freelance position
1988 -1995 management accountant in permanent position
operative roles
   - marginal costing and article-based profitability analysis
   - planning of overheads and cost center accounting
   - inventory calculation and WiP valuation
   - estimates of investment profitability
   - short-term liquidity reporting and determination of liquid asset
ratios (cash-flow calculation, flow of funds statements)
with focus on project accounting
  - controlling of project budgets and project forecasts
  - calculation of periodical project trade results
  - calculation of project balance sheets and valuation of project WiP

conceptual activities:
- redesign of the cost objective accounting for projects
- implementation of an order-based accounting system for the german subsidiary
- functional guidance of the implementation of a warehouse programme
 
special skills:
- experience in accounting systems based on the type of expenditure
  format as well as on the operational format
- knowledge of british accounting rules
- profound knowledge of the german public pricing regulations
  (guideline for public pricing based on cost prices )and
  representation of the company during price audits

 

Project history

references from freelance and permanent positions will be presented when negotiations are in an advanced status.

Local Availability

Open to travel worldwide
temporal availability: available
spatial availability: 100% on-site possible

Other

project activities in freelance position
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since - 10/2023 / consultant company / various end clients
modules:         FI/CO
role:                  team member
tasks:               third level

06/2022 - 08/2023 / automotive company
modules:         CO/PS (on S/4 HANA basis)
role:                  team member
tasks:               testing and documentation of processes for the modules CO and PS
                         with special focus on cost objective accounting and result analysis

IBM Deutschland GmbH since 10/2021 / oil industry end customer
modules:          FI/CO (S/4 HANA basis)
role:                  operational role as well as tem lead
tasks:               second and third level support) for the FI/CO modules;
                         incident management on basis of SAP Solution manager

06/2019 - 07/2020 pharmaceutical company
modules:       FI / CO
project:          revision of the CO module
position:        member of the controlling team
tasks:              preparation of an accounting manual and cleaning of the chart of accounts;
                         revision of the existing management accounting system, in particular cost center
                         accounting;
                         day-to-day SAP system support for the FI/CO modules

01/2019 - 02/2019 metal processing company
modules:      FI / CO
project:         customer care for a new SAP system on S/4 HANA basis
position:       member of the application support team
tasks:             focus on: verification of the FI-AA data migration;
                         fault fixing for the modules FI/CO

11/2014 – 05/2016 Eissmann Automotive GmbH
key figures:  budget volume of largest projects:       > 30 Mio. EUR for each of
                         current projects per mounth:                  ca. 110 projects
                         overall budget of current projects:        ca. 250 Mio. EUR
modules:     CO / PS (S/4 HANA basis)
position:      project controller, member of controlling team
tasks:            management accounting in line function;
                        responsible for balance sheet valuation of projects;
                        revision of commercial project datas at the CO and PS database;
                        preparation of a redesign survey in order to optimize the PS module
                        and to improve the interaction with the modules CO and MM;
                        training-on-the job of the successive permanent management accountant

04/2013 - 05/2013
modules:     FI / CO
project:        system replacement from non-SAP to SAP
position:      project member
tasks:            preparation of a data migration blueprint for the modules FI/CO

11/2011 – 01/2013 Deutsche Telekom AG
modules:     FI / CO / PS
project:        global SAP redesign project on basis "NEW GL" and roll-out;
position:      project member
tasks:            business process analysis for the modules CO / PS,
                        i.e. adjustment of local business processes to the global;
                        processes and summarisation in a local project documentation;
                        participation in the redesign of the CO and PS authorization concept;
                        testing of business processes using the SAP solution management tool


project activities during permanent positions
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SNP Thebis GmbH 08/2010 – 01/2011
module:    SAP data migration
tasks:         training on the companies´s mdata migration tool,
                     support of data migration projects and testing of data transfer programmes
position:   project member


NESCHEN AG 11/2004 - 12/2009
03/2009 - 06/2009
module:    FI-GL / MM
project:     optimization of the purchase process regarding delivery costs and
                     material account assignments
position:   cooperation with the MM system operator
tasks:         FI-related tasks:
                     correction of material flows i.e. material account assignments
                     correction of GR/IR clearing accounts regarding open item management
                     function; i.e. correction of data sets
                     preparation of the automatic clearing programme for GR/IR clearing accounts

09/2007 - 12/2007
module:   FI-AR / SD
project:    implementation of the credit management function
position:  project management and realization
tasks:        complete process integration with the factoring process
                    and the sales credit insurance process

08/2005 - 06/2006
module:   FI-AR / SD
project:    reorganization of accounts receivable processes
position:  initially team member, later on project responsibility as well
tasks:        reorganisation of the factoring process using and extending the
                    assignment function in SAP including its adjustments in accounts
                    receivable management (dunning procedure, authorized automatic
                    withdrawls, clearing procedures, etc.),
                    in module SD (billing interface, condition programming,
                    message controls, etc.) and in SAPscript forms

12/2007 - 05/2008 and 06/2005 - 08/2005
module:   FI-AA
project:    extension of asset management
position:  realization and project reponsibility
tasks:        implementation of the IFRS accounting rules into the asset management
                    module for the head quarter and rollout into the subsidiaries
                    incl. legacy data transfer using LSMW workbench

03/2008 - 04/2008 and 02/2005 - 03/2005
module:    FI-GL
project:     installion of platforms for electronic report transfers to local authorities
position:  cooperation with the basis support team
tasks:        transfer of EC sales lists on basis of ELMA5 data transfer platform;
                    transfer of VAT tax reports on basis of ELSTER data transfer platform
                    using the business connector interface

02/2005 - 05/2005
module:   MM / FI
project:    redesign of the purchase process for a subsidiary
position:  cooperation with the MM system operator and project management
tasks:        FI-related tasks:
                    correction of price control indicators, revaluation of specific materials
                    also stock taking and complete stock valuation


EMTEC GmbH / MPOTEC GmbH 11/2000 - 10/2004
03/2004 - 06/2004
module:   CO-CCA / CO-PA
project:    implementation of a cost center accounting environment and connection to CO-PA
position:  project management and realization
tasks:        customizing and interim management accounting in line function (month-end closing procedure)

04/2001 - 02/2002
module:  CO-PA
project:    reorganization of the module
position:  project management and realization
tasks:        redesign of the calculatory valuation of cost of sales for
                    manufactured goods and trading goods including the revaluation of
                    historical data sets;
                    substantial improvements in the existing CO-PA information system

09/2001 - 04/2002
module:   FI-AA
project:    reorganization of asset management for the french subsidiary
position:  initially team member, later on project management and realization
tasks:        Customizing and preparation of legacy data transfer

11/2000 - 02/2001
module:   FI / CO
project:    installation of a company in the context of a company split
position:  team member
tasks:        business process analysis and customizing


1999/2000
- realization of several training courses and documentations for end users with
   focus on the module FI especially in accounts receivable and asset management;
- documentation / translation
   translation of the chart of the accounts for the group and its business
   processes (german-->english / english-->german)

03/1998 - 10/1998
module:   CO
project:    migration SAP R/2 -> R/3
position:  team member
tasks:        cooperation in the CO project module (information system of CO-PA);
                    analysis of the existing R/2 job controls and preparation for the
                    R/3 production area; integration tests
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