Ali Kavacik - SAP FICO Project Manager

Q: Where is Ali based?

Ali is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

Q: What languages does Ali speak?

Ali speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Ali have?

Ali has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Ali has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 22 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months . Note that Ali may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Ali's latest experience?

Ali's most recent position is SAP FICO Project Manager at BAHAG AG .

Q: What companies has Ali worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ali has worked for BAHAG AG , BNP Paribas Germany , Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients , APELONA GmbH , and AUSY Technologies Germany GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance , Education , and Automotive . Ali also has some experience in Advertising , Professional Services , and Information Technology (IT) .

Q: Which business areas is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in business areas like Finance , Accounting , and Project Management . Ali also has some experience in Procurement and Purchasing , Customer Service , and Sales .

Q: Which industries has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance , Automotive , and Advertising .

Q: Which business areas has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in business areas like Accounting , Finance , and Project Management .

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Feb 2025

5 months

Mannheim, Germany

SAP FICO Project Manager

BAHAG AG

Finance: project control and leadership of multiple cash flow-related initiatives.
Introduction of a unified project management organization, including a resource plan.
Led the VAT change project in Slovakia.
Built a management dashboard covering all internal projects.
Systems used: MS Office; Jira, Confluence.
Reference: Alexander Knoll, CFO – SAP FICO.

Apr 2024 - Aug 2024

5 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Interim Senior Accountant

BNP Paribas Germany

Finance: Senior Accountant.
Operational support for the month-end closing for the legal entity asset management.
Preparation of the monthly closing in the general ledger.
Processing of prepaid and accrued items.
Performing recalculations.
Variance analysis and initiation of corrective actions.
Systems used: MS Office; Oracle.
Reference: Tim Browning, CFO – German Branch.

Mar 2024 - Jun 2024

4 months

Basel, Switzerland

Senior Controller

Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients

Finance: zero base budgeting finance expert.
Implementation and execution of zero based budgeting (ZBB) at two sites to identify savings opportunities.
Development of the governance and procedures for the ZBB process.
Creation of ZBB tools (X-Matrix; workload & cost-benefit analysis).
Training employees.
Support of the ZBB process at sites in France and Belgium.
Systems used: MS Office; MS SharePoint.
Reference: Katarzyna Marjankowska, Director – Project Management.

Oct 2023 - Jan 2024

4 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Business Analyst

BNP Paribas Germany

IT Finance: project lead.
Redesign of a uniform IT daily rate for charging the business division.
Documenting the current state by involving all stakeholders.
Quantitative analysis of the impact of a uniform daily rate on relevant parameters.
Determination of all possible calculation bases for the new daily rate.
Redesign of a mixed calculation based on three different scenarios for decision approval, including implementation planning.
Systems used: MS Office; Clearity.
Reference: Ellen Götschel, Head of Change & Organisation PI IT C&O.

Sep 2023 - Jan 2024

5 months

Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Multiple Project Leader

APELONA GmbH

Corporate Finance: project lead.
Responsible as project manager for harmonizing the month-end closing and creating a concept for the PMI of contract management.
Documenting the current state of all departments to be integrated (at the work level per employee).
Workload analysis.
Evaluation and critical review of the current state.
Designing the efficient target state, including new workflows (Brownfield approach).
Implementing the target state (defining RACI, handover, training, access rights, testing).
Systems used: MS Office; Box.
Reference: Holger Stork, CFO.

Apr 2023 - Sep 2023

6 months

Munich, Germany

Interim Project Controller

AUSY Technologies Germany GmbH

PM: Interim Project Controller.
Responsible for project controlling for various business units.
Preparing business unit invoices and project overviews as part of the monthly closing.
Rebuilding the process and necessary tools for project controlling.
Setting up and executing forecasting and budget planning.
Systems used: MS Office; Prima; Confluence.
Reference: Andreas Kraus, CFO.

Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

4 months

Wuppertal, Germany

Interim PMO

Gebr. Becker GmbH

PM: Interim Project Management Officer.
Responsible for a multi-program of more than 100 individual projects as part of the transformation.
First-time setup of the organizational unit for project work (creating governance and building the team).
Setting up data for reporting (project briefs and status reports) and training project stakeholders.
Preparing and leading SteerCo meetings and advisory board sessions, including analyses.
Systems used: MS Office; PPM Model.
Reference: Dorothee Becker, CEO.

Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

6 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Manager

Lofino GmbH

Strategy and project management: launch of the first nationwide car subscription program for employees via salary conversion in the mobility budgets area.
Led the 'Tesla Move' project to provide tax-optimized company cars for Tesla employees.
Project initiation, planning, monitoring, and closing of projects following PMP.
Participated in drafting various contracts as required legal conditions and safeguards.
Developed and implemented the process and IT architecture to meet product requirements.
Designed and implemented a landing page and an HR portal as the basis for the ordering process and HR-related processes.
Systems used: MS Office; Jira; Confluence.
Reference: Oliver Hagen, Partner - Lofino.

Jan 2022 - Apr 2023

1 year 4 months

Berlin, Germany

Finance Director

M&C Saatchi GmbH

Accounting & Finance: Interim Finance Director in Controlling.
Responsible for the accounting and controlling departments.
Preparing the annual and monthly financial statements and providing internal consolidated reports for the three German entities to the parent company (London) under IFRS.
Responsible for budget planning and forecasting, including all cash flow and working capital calculations.
Continuous improvement of all finance-related processes (introducing cash pooling, migrating to NetSuite, contribution margin accounting & other KPIs).
Systems used: MS Office; DATEV; Personio; NetSuite/Oracle.
Reference: Jannis Klausch, CEO.

Jun 2021 - Sep 2021

4 months

Bonn, Germany

Senior Consultant

DAAD

Department of finance controlling and fund management: auditing the finance controlling and fund management of the DAAD National Agency.
Workshop 'Knowledge Transfer on Finance Management Structure'.
Strengths and weaknesses analysis of processes and structures in the current state.
Defining action areas for the target concept.
Developing process and action recommendations for the overarching finance management of the DAAD National Agency.
Creating a catalog of measures.
Systems used: MS Office.
Reference: Mr. Geifes, Director DAAD National Agency.

Mar 2021 - Jun 2022

1 year 4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

Project Manager

Athlon Germany

Accounting: Non Performing Loans – MaRisk.
Managed the “NePaLs” project to sustainably reduce the stock of non-performing loans.
Project initiation, planning, monitoring, and closing of projects according to PMP.
Developed strategy to reduce non-performing loans (early and late collection processes).
Designed and implemented sustainable optimization measures for billing processes (invoice creation, invoice distribution, and invoice correction processes).
Systems: MS Office; Jira; Confluence.
Reference: Axel Baum, CFO.

Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

8 months

Berlin, Germany

Senior Consultant

Humboldt Universität Berlin

Dept. planning and control: SAP S/4HANA implementation as part of the “Humboldt Gemeinsam” project.
Consulting services/workload analysis during ERP implementation.
Recording the workload of current processes in faculty administrations.
Estimating workload for new/changed ERP-supported processes.
Designing the new tasks with ERP.
Systems: MS Office.
Reference: Dr. Ludwig Krontahler, Vice President.

May 2020 - Aug 2020

4 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Business Analyst

Deutsche Bank AG

AML: AFC – FCO Effectiveness and Efficiency Program.
Transaction Monitoring: Implemented the GIST system – PMO & created business requirements.
Global FCO process standardization & procedures: Implementation of a global FCO procedure.
Deviation analysis of the new procedure against the two existing ones (Investigations and SII/SAR Filing).
Gap analysis of KODs across all locations (40 countries).
Systems: MS Office.
Reference: Jens Bischhoff, Director.

Nov 2019 - Apr 2020

6 months

Berlin, Germany

Project Manager

Gansel Rechtsanwälte

Controlling: Interim project manager in controlling.
Set up and expanded the strategic finance department.
Created a financial planning process with related tools (personnel, revenue, cost planning 2020 – 2025).
Optimized and improved current processes.
Commercial preparation for the company’s renaming.
Systems: MS Office, Confluence, DATEV, TeamDrive.
Reference: Dr. Timo Gansel, CEO – Gansel Rechtsanwälte.

Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

5 months

Germany

Senior Cost Controller

BNP Paribas Deutschland

Controlling: Interim manager in cost controlling.
Carried out monthly closing and prepared financial analyses of operating expenses.
Created OpEx budget planning 2020 – 2022.
Ad-hoc analyses and reports for senior management.
Systems: MS Office, Komban, ILON Nisma.
Reference: Francesca Palmeri, Head of Controlling – Consors Finance.

Feb 2019 - May 2019

4 months

Düsseldorf, Germany

PMO

Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf

Operational transformation within digitization.
Support in project coordination.
Preparation & processing of data for analysis & reporting.
Support in project controlling.
Systems used: MS Project, MS Office.
Reference: Thomas Tepper, Consultant – Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf.

May 2018 - Dec 2018

8 months

Bonn, Germany

Business Analyst

Postbank AG

Strategic consulting: second-level KYC controls under the 4th EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
Analysis of the 1st-level KYC design & testing its effectiveness.
Design & implementation of 2nd-level controls.
Systems used: SAP CML, MS Office, Doc Direct.
Reference: Benjamin Rink, Head of Compliance – Postbank.

Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Test-Manager / PMO

Commerzbank AG

Sub-project management of integration tests for the “IFRS 9” project.
Design of the integration test for group reporting.
Creation of test scripts and workshops for each testing phase.
Monitoring and involvement in error resolution and project closure.
Systems used: MS Project, MS Office, HPQC, HPALM, Jira.
Reference: Martin Kanis, Senior Manager – KPMG.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Management Intelligent Certificate (PMI)

Haufe Akademie

Intensive seminar for PMP exam preparation.
Earned 35 contact hours for the PMP exam.

Oct 2013 - Sep 2017

4 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Manager

Deutsche Bank AG

Sub-project management in the “Operational Excellence” project: responsible for initiating and planning sourcing-driven cost-saving measures; executing and reviewing procurement-related ongoing cost optimizations with a savings target of €115M in the Private & Business Clients division; leading contract negotiations with master service providers.
Sub-project management in the “Operations Renewal” project: responsible for planning and coordinating individual lever streams for staff reduction; co-developing business cases for strategic decisions in back-office units.
Sub-project management in the “PBC Channel Compliance Governance” project: overall coordination of cost governance in the PBC area; developing and delivering workshops for back-office units on system or policy changes.
Interim department head: independently prepared the monthly cost forecast for PBC Banking Services GmbH with a volume over €600M; prepared and reported variance analysis; created ad-hoc analyses.
Systems used: MS Office, MS SharePoint, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Essbase.
Reference: Seydi Sevinc, Vice President; Johannes Förster, Director.

Apr 2012 - Sep 2013

1 year 6 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Change Manager / PMO and Senior Controller

Deutsche Bank AG

Sub-project lead in the "Post-Merger Integration Postbank" project: harmonizing reporting processes between Deutsche Bank and Postbank; transferring Deutsche Bank's UBR cost logic to Postbank's business units; planning and running workshops with the IT department to create a new reporting tool using Jedox software.
Cost analysis in retail banking: cost-related analyses and reports for the CFO; monthly creation of cost-based forecasts.
Systems: MS Excel, Essbase, GGL REP Plus, Jedox.
Reference: Aron Semere, Vice President.

Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

8 months

Wuppertal, Germany

Graduate Trainee

Deutsche Bank AG

Customer advisory in retail banking.
Rotations in various departments like personal banking, private banking & business clients.
Systems: various front-end systems.
Reference: Martin Wolf, Regional Head.

Mar 2011 - Feb 2016

5 years

Essen, Germany

Master of Arts in Finance, Accounting and Taxation

FOM University

Final grade: 2.0.
Master's thesis: "Purchase price determination in M&A transactions: a critical comparison of the residual income valuation approach with the basic DCF method variants".

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

6 months

Fullerton, United States

Semester abroad

California State University Fullerton

Focus on finance and economics courses.

Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

3 years 3 months

Bochum, Germany

Bachelor of Science in Management and Economics

Ruhr University Bochum

Final grade: 2.1.
Bachelor's thesis: "Subsequent measurement of derivative goodwill under the impairment-only approach".

Aug 2004 - Jan 2007

2 years 6 months

Bochum, Germany

Apprenticeship as a Bank Clerk

Sparkasse Bochum

Final grade: 1.4.

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Banking and Finance (12.5 years), Education (9 years), Automotive (1.5 years), Advertising (1.5 years), Professional Services (1 year), and Manufacturing (0.5 years).

Banking and Finance

Education

Automotive

Advertising

Professional Services

Manufacturing

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Finance (13 years), Accounting (12 years), Project Management (10 years), Procurement (4 years), Customer Service (3 years), and Information Technology (2.5 years).

Finance

Accounting

Project Management

Procurement

Customer Service

Information Technology

Summary

Confident at all levels of hierarchy.

Flexible generalist with extensive project management experience in the financial sector, PM methodologies and technologies. Efficient in onboarding, structuring and optimizing complex project situations and issues without loss of quality. Question-based solution and goal orientation have been implemented. Entrepreneurial thinker, proactive and responsible. Confident at all levels of hierarchy.
Several years of professional leadership experience in international project management and consulting as well as in business analysis and interim senior controlling in banking topics such as Cost & Doresn (group accounting, implementation of selected IFRS standards, cost controlling, compliance & regulatory management (KYC & GDPR)) or various business development topics.
Extensive experience managing the interface between the business and finance departments. Strong in PM methodologies, project setup and experienced in communicating with different business areas, developers and testers.
Creation of business concepts, functional specifications, test concepts and test cases as well as support and management of change management.

Skills

Ms Office (Expert)
Ms Project, Ms Sharepoint, Hpqc, Confluence, Teamdrive (Advanced Knowledge)
Essbase, Ggl Rep Plus, Jedox, Sap Cml, Hpalm, Jira, Ilon Nisma, Doc Direct, Prima (Comprehensive Knowledge)
Outlook, Lotus Notes (Comprehensive Knowledge)

Languages

German

Native

Turkish

Native

English

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

French

Elementary

Education

Mar 2011 - Feb 2016

FOM University Essen

Master of Arts · Finance, Accounting and Taxation · Essen, Germany · 2,0

Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

California State University Fullerton

Finance and Economics · Fullerton, United States

Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

Ruhr University Bochum

Bachelor of Science · Management and Economics · Bochum, Germany · 2,1

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Certifications & licenses

Project Management Intelligent Certificate (PMI)

Haufe Akademie, Frankfurt

Honorary Lecturer (Group Accounting)

Profile

Created

March 2025

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Ali based?

Ali is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.

What languages does Ali speak?

Ali speaks the following languages: German (Native), Turkish (Native), English (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Ali have?

Ali has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Ali has worked in at least 20 different roles and for 22 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Ali may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Ali be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Ali would be well-suited for roles such as: SAP FICO Project Manager, Interim Senior Accountant, Senior Controller.

What is Ali's latest experience?

Ali's most recent position is SAP FICO Project Manager at BAHAG AG.

What companies has Ali worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Ali has worked for BAHAG AG, BNP Paribas Germany, Lonza Capsules & Health Ingredients, APELONA GmbH, and AUSY Technologies Germany GmbH.

Which industries is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Education, and Automotive. Ali also has some experience in Advertising, Professional Services, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Ali most experienced in?

Ali is most experienced in business areas like Finance, Accounting, and Project Management. Ali also has some experience in Procurement and Purchasing, Customer Service, and Sales.

Which industries has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance, Automotive, and Advertising.

Which business areas has Ali worked in recently?

Ali has recently worked in business areas like Accounting, Finance, and Project Management.

What is Ali's education?

Ali holds a Master in Finance, Accounting and Taxation from FOM University Essen and a Bachelor in Management and Economics from Ruhr University Bochum.