Andreas Niestroj - CO Consultant (Part-time)

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Münster, Germany

Experience

Feb 2025 - Present

1 year

Münster, Germany

CO Consultant (Part-time)

WestLotto

CO Greenfield introduction on S/4 HANA (margin analysis, contribution margin accounting under two parallel rules)
Data migration design for adding a company code
Setup of parallel contribution margin accounting via extension ledger with alternative valuations
Definition and implementation of derivation strategies
User and key-user training

Jan 2024 - May 2025

1 year 5 months

Ditzingen, Germany

CO Expert (Part-time)

Euronics

Consulting and support for optimizing CO-PA
Optimization of Fiori apps in a controlling context
Design and enhancement of a cost-of-sales report with functional areas

Jan 2024 - Mar 2025

1 year 3 months

Krefeld, Germany

FI/CO Migration Specialist (Part-time)

Saurer GmbH

FI/CO migration
LSMW design and implementation
Data migration design for adding a company code
Migration of open items, balances, profit and loss statements, and balance sheet accounts

Oct 2023 - Present

2 years 4 months

Heidelberg, Germany

CO Expert for Global Costing Solution (SAP Add-on GVC)

EXA AG

Implementation of the Global Costing Solution (GVC - Global Value Chain) for BASF EC (Coatings)
Consulting and support for designing custom customer solutions in GVC
Product costing and integration into global value chains
Mapping complex CO-PA structures in external reporting
Use of material ledger and actual cost valuation

Oct 2022 - May 2024

1 year 8 months

Böblingen, Germany

CO Expert (Part-time)

Wöhrwagpharma

Consulting and support for optimizing CO-PA and PCA reports and structures post go-live
Design and implementation of various custom reports (SAP Queries, Report Painter)

Feb 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 11 months

Mannheim, Germany

CO Expert for CO Migration (Part-time)

Roche

Consulting and support during the migration of CO interfaces from ECC to S/4 HANA
Designing and implementing a solution for the automated data flow between R/3 and S/4 HANA
Overhead cost calculation and ensuring data consistency between the systems

Sep 2021 - Dec 2022

1 year 4 months

Remscheid, Germany

CO Expert for Product Costing (Part-time)

Vaillant

Consulting and support in designing individual customer solutions for a global, group-wide integrated cost accounting
Designing and implementing a solution for the automated data flow between R/3 and S/4 HANA systems to achieve integrated, group-wide costing
Product costing using the Material Ledger

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

4 months

Krefeld, Germany

FI/CO Migration Specialist for Carve-out (Part-time)

Saurer GmbH

LSMW design and implementation for a carve-out
Designing the data migration for the carve-out of parts of the company code
Developing an archiving concept for CO data
Migration of open items, inventories, profit and loss statements, and balance sheet accounts
Aligning the migration results between the two companies

Apr 2020 - Jun 2022

2 years 3 months

Einbeck, Germany

CO Senior Consultant / ML Consultant (20%)

KWS GmbH

3rd-level support in CO (CO-PA, Material Ledger, Product Costing)
Implementation and support of CO processes in the UK and Brazil
Support in an S/4 HANA cloud solution
On-site consulting for S/4 HANA implementation

Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

1 year

Heidelberg, Germany

CO Expert for Material Ledger (spot consulting, 5% on-site)

EXA AG

Consulting and support in designing individual customer solutions in the GVC (Global Value Chain)
Product costing using the Material Ledger
Answering specific questions on the Material Ledger and valuation

Sep 2018 - Jun 2021

2 years 10 months

Berlin, Germany

CO Team Lead – Implementation in the UK (CO-OM, PCA)

Deutsche Bahn / DB Cargo UK

Coordination of a team of multiple international consultants (FI-CO, MM, SD)
Implementation of SAP CO for a number of freight companies in the United Kingdom
Development of a controlling concept to report contribution margins by customer, business areas and destinations (based on COS settlement)
Implementation of profit center accounting
Creation and maintenance of master data (customers, internal orders, cost centers, profit centers, alternate hierarchies, vendor groups)
Use of LSMW for master data maintenance
Development of custom CO/PCA reports

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

8 months

Berlin, Germany

FI Senior Consultant – FI/CO Team Lead for Implementation in Great Britain (40%)

Deutsche Bahn / Arriva

Coordination of a team of 5–7 consultants (FI-CO, MM, SD)
Implementation of a number of bus companies in the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Romania (more than 100 company codes)
Handling of all finance-related topics (chart of accounts, AP, AR, bank setup)
Implementation of local legal requirements and harmonization of finance processes
Implementation of VAT reporting for Romania and Bulgaria
Setup of correspondence processes (customer statements, dunning letters, payment advices)
Creation and maintenance of master data for customers and vendors

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

8 months

Rehau, Germany

CO Senior Consultant – New Implementation on SAP S/4 HANA (Automotive Industry, 60%)

Rehau

Controlling implementation on S/4 HANA (CO-ML, account- and costing-based CO-PA)
Project structure accounting (PS) and CO-OM calculation on WBS elements vs. internal orders
Design of a new data concept with customer fields in ACDOCA
Migration concept for existing CO/FI structures
Report design and implementation under S/4 HANA

Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

5 months

Bornheim, Germany

FI Consultant – VAT (Interim)

REWE

Support for the implementation of a VAT solution for Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary (deferred taxes)
Design and implementation of VAT reporting

Jan 2016 - Nov 2016

11 months

Mannheim, Germany

Senior Consultant CO (Part-time) – Roll-out Wave II

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Roll-out of the CO solution developed in 2014/2015 to additional locations (incl. USA, Switzerland)
Adaptation and extension of the existing CO/CO-PA template to local requirements
Support for testing, training and go-live

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Bobingen, Germany

Senior FI/CO Consultant

Nextrusion GmbH (formerly Teijin)

Integration of Perlon Dormagen into the existing system
Data transfer in the areas FI, FI-AA and CO
Reconciliation of inventory and asset values after migration

Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

1 year

Rheinbach, Germany

Senior CO / FI/CO Consultant

Vollmar GmbH

Carve-out of the Vollmar Production site into a new company code
Design and implementation of an internal group process for organizational separation
Reconciliation of CO/FI data between old and new company code

Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

1 year 11 months

Mannheim, Germany

Lead CO Consultant

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Drafting and rollout of a template installation for a manufacturing company
CO-PA design (calculation, cost layering, KEDR derivation concept, P&L report, reconciliation report)
Design of an interface to Roche SE (Switzerland) for cost assumption
Design and implementation of various CO programs (assignment, data upload)
Creation of custom planning layouts with Excel integration
Interface concept (IDoc) for transfer of CO master data and actual costs
Execution of the full project cycle from blueprint, reference organization, testing, implementation to roll-out in Mannheim and Indianapolis

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Rheinbach, Germany

Senior FI/CO Consultant

Vollmar GmbH

Support in the carve-out of Henschke GmbH
FI/CO-side conceptualization and implementation of the split including chart of accounts and master data separation

Dec 2013 - Dec 2013

1 month

Ruda Śląska, Poland

Senior FI Consultant (Spot-Consulting)

Leiber GmbH

Training as part of an implementation project in Poland
Training on FI standard processes in Polish
Support in setting up the VAT reporting for Poland

Jun 2013 - Nov 2013

6 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Senior Consultant (Part-time)

SE Tylose GmbH

US-specific settings in FI in an implementation project
Set up check management, posting locks, and payment processes
Design check forms (SAPscript)
Set up a bank EDI interface

May 2013 - Feb 2015

1 year 10 months

Wiesbaden, Germany

Senior FI/CO Consultant (Part-time)

Zertus GmbH

Implementation and consulting for setting up the cost of sales accounting in New GL
Implementation of cost of sales in FI/CO
Update of product costing and reorganization of CO-PA (new costing schema, additional characteristics, redesign of reporting)
Implementation of cost of sales (COS) in New GL
Development of flexible reports for CO and FI

May 2013 - Oct 2013

6 months

Winnenden, Germany

Senior FI/CO Consultant (On-site consulting)

Kaercher GmbH

Consulting for a rollout concept
Design of a rollout concept for product costing
3rd-level support in FI/CO
Review and optimization of MM account determination
Coaching in Material Ledger

Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

2 months

Schramberg, Germany

Senior Consultant – CO-PA Implementation

Karl Lieber GmbH

Gathering and reviewing requirements for CO-PA
Creating the concept and implementing the solution
Building a test scenario and supporting the tests

Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

7 months

Speyer, Germany

Senior Consultant – Restructurings

PFW

Support for minor organizational and CO adjustments in a manufacturing environment
Corrections to MM account determination
Set up IFRS cost of sales reporting in the special ledger

Aug 2012 - Mar 2013

8 months

Bad Vilbel, Germany

Senior Consultant in Implementation Project and Roll-out

STADA AG / Hemofarm

Implementation of a CO-PC template in the pharmaceutical industry
Reengineering product costing and changing cost element structure in an existing Material Ledger installation
New GL installation and integration with existing processes

Oct 2009 - Present

16 years 4 months

Germany

SAP Consultant for Finance and Controlling

Self-Employed

Independent work as an SAP FI/CO consultant
Focus on product costing (CO-PC), group costing, intercompany settlements, profit center inventory valuation (Material Ledger including actual costing)
Design and implementation of CO-PA reporting, including valuation with different costing methods and additional costs (cost center allocations, top-down distributions)
Profit center accounting including transfer prices
Interfaces to Materials Management (MM account determination, inventory valuation)
Coverage of all FI areas (AP, AR, GL, AA)
Parallel valuation under local GAAP, US GAAP, and IFRS
Roles as implementation consultant, reengineer, template designer, 2nd and 3rd level support, and IT governance in FI/CO
Coaching and training of key users, creation of training materials
Use of LSMW, Report Painter, Report Writer, and SAP queries
Projects on ECC and since 2020 on S/4 HANA

May 2006 - Jan 2013

6 years 9 months

Ludwigshafen, Germany

IT Governance / Senior Consultant FI/CO and Material Ledger

BASF SE

IT governance role for FI/CO and Material Ledger
Third level support for financial services
Design and implementation of special solutions, including:
Hard currency solution for transfer prices (currency types 40 and 42)
Alternative valuation run for Brazil, Russia, and Turkey
Statistical cost elements in cost components
Development of CO-PA reporting
3rd level support for shared service centers in Berlin, Kuala Lumpur, Freeport, and São Paulo
Fit-gap analyses and analysis of local requirements
Concept, design, and rollout of a standardized and harmonized product costing and transfer pricing setup in the global system
Parallel valuation in Material Ledger and parallel inventory valuations (tax, IFRS, local)
Integration of more than 100 companies into a central system
Training on CO topics, especially product costing (standard and actual costing) and transfer pricing
2008–2009: Integration of logistics and accounting into a single R/3 system (review and adjustment of processes for inventory valuation, product costing and transfer pricing, adapting logistics processes to ML, transfer pricing, and CO-PA)
2006–2007: Rollout of a common controlling model for multiple European countries based on Material Ledger

Mar 2006 - Dec 2006

10 months

Albstadt, Germany

Subproject Lead Finance and Controlling – Greenfield Implementation

Guehring GmbH

Subproject lead for finance and controlling in a Greenfield implementation (pilot for roll-out)
Implementation of financial processes including VAT (US jurisdiction codes), check payments, and bank accounting (electronic and manual bank accounts)
Product costing, profit centers with transfers, and CO-PA
Legacy data transfer for FI-AA
Development of extended revenue reporting in CO-PA and via LIS

Feb 2006 - May 2006

4 months

Tolyatti, Russian Federation

Senior Consultant – Investment Management

GM-Avtovaz

Full implementation of investment management
Conducting analysis, blueprinting, implementation, go-live, and user training

Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

1 year 1 month

Ludwigshafen, Germany

Senior Consultant, CO Project Management, Reengineering

BASF IT Services GmbH

Project management in CO and reengineering of controlling processes
Implementation and optimization of CO-PA and PS as well as CO-OM
Creation of comprehensive reports
Training key users in CO/PS

May 2004 - Dec 2005

1 year 8 months

Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Senior Consultant – comprehensive CO implementation

Ultrastar

Implementation of cost center accounting and internal orders
Introduction of profit center accounting and sales and profitability analysis
Implementation of the cost of sales approach
Mapping Russian legal requirements for reporting and inventory valuation

Dec 2003 - May 2004

6 months

Stuttgart, Germany

Consultant – redesign of authorization management

Allianz AG

Redesign of authorizations and roles according to audit requirements
Focus on FI-AA, cost center accounting, and purchasing in MM

May 2003 - Dec 2004

1 year 8 months

Tolyatti, Russian Federation

Consultant – CO-PA implementation / product costing

GM-Avtovaz

Redesign of product costing
New implementation of CO-PA
Development of reports for profitability analysis

Apr 2003 - Aug 2003

5 months

United States

Consultant – implementation

DPGM (Deutsche Post Global Mail)

Design and realization of a new implementation of CO-OM
Setup of detailed internal order reporting with extensive use of user parameters
Result analysis and design of a profit center concept with transfer prices
Transfer of external data (mass data uploads with Batchman)
Creation of extensive planning layouts with Excel uploads
Integration of CO data into BW

Mar 2003 - May 2004

1 year 3 months

Rathenow, Germany

Consultant – Full CO/CO-PA Implementation

Fielmann AG

Introduction of cost center accounting
Product costing including extensive calculation of production orders
Profit and loss accounting and profit center accounting
Design and implementation of interfaces to subsystems

Jan 2003 - Sep 2009

6 years 9 months

Heidelberg, Germany

SAP Consultant for Finance and Controlling

CIBER

Consulting in numerous international SAP R/3 implementation projects in the chemical, automotive, manufacturing, and transportation industries
Focus on FI/CO with emphasis on product costing, CO-PA, profit center accounting and interfaces to MM
Took on roles such as implementation consultant, reengineering, template creation, and 2nd/3rd-level support

Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

1 year

Hanover, Germany

CO Consultant / CO Subproject Lead

Bosch Rexroth AG

R/2 to R/3 migration (Release 4.6A)
Product costing and implementation of internal orders, cost center accounting, and profitability analysis
Setup of profit center accounting

Jul 2001 - Jan 2002

7 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant – CO/PCA Implementation and Transfer Pricing

KoSa GmbH

Implementation of CO-PCA and transfer pricing
Creation of a profit center balance sheet
Setup of a special ledger for the cost of sales accounting
Conceptual review of CO-PA and reports to improve reconciliation of FI, PCA, and CO-PA
Design of regression tests
Redesign and configuration of reporting (Report Painter and Report Writer)

Jan 2001 - Jun 2001

6 months

Bobingen, Germany

Consultant – Implementation

Teijin Ltd

Merging three separate business units into a single one
Process analysis and design of a new organizational model
Planning and execution of data migration (legacy data transfer)
Reengineering of controlling and asset accounting under parallel HGB and US GAAP valuations
Redesign of reporting in CO and FI-AA
Training end users and IT key users

Jul 2000 - Dec 2000

6 months

Wertheim am Main, Germany

Consultant – Implementation

Johns Manville Corporation (formerly Schuller GmbH)

Adaptation of organizational units and processes in CO and FI/AA
Coordination of processes with the IT department
Maintenance of master data
Training users in the operational departments

Sep 1999 - Dec 2002

3 years 4 months

Mannheim, Germany

SAP Consultant for Finance and Controlling

OSCo Consulting GmbH

Advising clients in FI/CO
Implementation of product costing, cost center accounting, CO-PA and profit center accounting
Support for R/3 implementations and roll-outs

Sep 1999 - Jun 2000

10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Consultant – Implementation of Profit Center Accounting

KoSa GmbH (formerly Hoechst)

Introduction of profit center accounting (EC-PCA)
Design of the organizational structure in controlling
Execution of mass data changes using CATT
Integration of processes in SD, PP, FI and CO
Design and implementation of US GAAP reporting
Posting internal profit center revenues at transfer prices

Apr 1999 - Sep 1999

6 months

Schweinfurt, Germany

In-house Consultant for Finance and Controlling

Mannesmann-Sachs AG

In-house consulting for FI and CO
Support in the implementation and optimization of controlling and financial processes
Collaboration with business units and IT on process and system adjustments

Apr 1999 - Aug 1999

5 months

Schweinfurt, Germany

Internal Consultant for CO/FI-AA

Mannesmann Sachs AG

Support in controlling and in FI-AA
Migration of legacy data into FI-AA
Pilot implementation of FI-AA
Implementation of parallel valuation of assets according to HGB and US GAAP

Apr 1998 - Apr 1999

1 year 1 month

Schweinfurt, Germany

Training as an SAP FI/CO Consultant

IBB mbH

Training as an SAP FI/CO consultant
In-depth training in FI (AP, AR, GL, AA) and CO (Cost Centers, Internal Orders, CO-PA, PCA)
Basic training in customizing and implementing SAP R/3 FI/CO solutions

Nov 1989 - Nov 1997

8 years 1 month

Wrocław, Poland

M.A. in English Linguistics, Economics, and Political Science

University of Bamberg / Roehampton Institute of Higher Education / University of Wroclaw

Studied English linguistics, economics, and political science
Earned an interdisciplinary M.A. degree at universities in Germany, the UK, and Poland

Summary

Overview of ERP consultant for SAP R/3 since 1998. Senior FI/CO expert with a special focus on: product costing (CO-PC), group costing, intercompany clearing, profit center inventory valuation (ML) including alternative valuation run (AVR), periodic/cumulative profitability and cost-of-sales reporting (CO-PA). Extensive CO-PA reports, reconciliation with FI, valuation with various costing methods, valuation with additional costs (cost center allocations, top-down). Profit center accounting (PCA) including transfer pricing. Interfaces to materials management (MM account determination, inventory valuation). All FI areas (AP, AR, GL, AA). Parallel valuation under local GAAP and US GAAP or IFRS. Experience in many international SAP R/3 implementation projects for major global companies in chemicals, automotive, manufacturing, and transportation. Played various roles in projects: implementation consultant, reengineering, rollout, creating a global template, 2nd and 3rd level support, and IT governance for FI/CO, coaching and training of key users, defining and creating training materials. Expert in specific R/3 tools: LSMW, reporting tools: Report Painter, Report Writer, SAP Queries. Strong interpersonal and intercultural communication skills. Proven ability to work analytically and communicate with decision makers. ECC and S/4 since 2020