Frank Gutbrod - Interim Manager Controlling, System Architect

Q: Where is Frank based?

Frank is based in Frankfurt, Germany .

Q: What languages does Frank speak?

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced) .

Q: How many years of experience does Frank have?

Frank has at least 33 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 29 different roles and for 19 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year . Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Frank's latest experience?

Frank's most recent position is Interim Manager Controlling, System Architect at Lapmaster Wolters GmbH .

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

In recent years, Frank has worked for Lapmaster Wolters GmbH , Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH , Exyte GmbH , and REHAU Industries SE & Co. KG .

Q: Which industries is Frank most experienced in?

Frank is most experienced in industries like Professional Services , Pharmaceutical , and Manufacturing . Frank also has some experience in Chemical , Banking and Finance , and Biotechnology .

Q: Which business areas is Frank most experienced in?

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT) , Finance , and Project Management . Frank also has some experience in Human Resources (HR) , Quality Assurance (QA) , and Operations .

Q: Which industries has Frank worked in recently?

Frank has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical , Manufacturing , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Frank worked in recently?

Frank has recently worked in business areas like Procurement and Purchasing , Production/Manufacturing , and Supply Chain Management .

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Frankfurt, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Present

1 year 5 months

Germany

Interim Manager Controlling, System Architect

Lapmaster Wolters GmbH

Review of SAP controlling structures
Focus: production and R&D; fixed/variable cost and activity allocation; selection process for SAP make-to-order production; close coordination with the consolidation team; analysis of group cost centers using Tagetik
Software & systems: SAP CO, Tagetik, Jira

Nov 2021 - Jun 2024

2 years 8 months

Germany

Master Data Coordinator, Tester, Trainer

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Supported an in-flight master data transfer followed by stock migration for R&D in a regulated environment
Analyzed and provided master data and stock information, mainly material master data and technical quantities (recipes, BOMs/material lists, resources)
Coordinated data migration from the legacy system (Nasca) to the new system (SAP)
Tested new logistics processes in purchasing, warehouse management, and production (including scanner use) under GxP conditions
Assisted in moving from unvaluated to valuated materials and implementing product costing
Coordinated with global master data management, supply chain, production, controlling, and senior management
Worked in an agile project organization
Software & systems: SAP MM, WM, PP-PI, CO-PC, Jira

Sep 2021 - Oct 2021

2 months

Germany

Quality Manager

Exyte GmbH

Supported project management during audits
Guided the learning management team through internal audits
Structured and prepared requirements and deliverables
Project involved the migration of a DMS system
Software & systems: UKG Document Manager (PeopleDoc)

Jul 2021 - Aug 2021

2 months

Germany

Strategic Consultant

REHAU Industries SE & Co. KG

Developed a business case for implementing SuccessFactors (cloud scenarios)
Software & systems: SAP SuccessFactors

Feb 2021 - Jun 2021

5 months

Germany

Program Management Coach

Exyte GmbH

Coached on IT implementation, migration, and rollout of a time management system from an HR perspective
Supported the overall project manager in setting up the project and approach
Defined project tasks and resource requirements
Software & systems: UKG (Kronos)

Aug 2019 - Jan 2021

1 year 6 months

Germany

Application Manager (Focus CO/PS) and Test Manager

Helaba

Responsibility for the operational management of SAP applications - focus CO/PS -, in accordance with internal rules and policies in regulated system landscape, ITIL- and EZB-oriented
Participation in projects for the creation of new releases to prepare the operational tasks including the provision of the environments for test, acceptance, and production. Foundation SAP HANA DB
Test Management of corrections and new functionality for the departments
Analysis and troubleshooting of production disruptions
Holding individual trainings for dedicated users
Software & Systems: SAP CO-OM, PS, FI-GL/AP/AR/AA, MM, RE, SRM, BPA; Microfocus ALM, ITSM

May 2019 - Jul 2019

3 months

Germany

Transformation Manager

Origins Consulting gGmbH

Support of the company owner
Advice on changing the corporate form to a gGmbH
Process optimization for sourcing and learning
Software & Systems: Cisco Webex

Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

4 months

Germany

Process Manager and Facilitator

Covestro AG

Plan, prepare and run workshops to achieve HR process optimization regarding governance operations and communications, payroll and authorization
Create a business case for the implementation of a HR correspondence tool replacing an on-premise solution by a SaaS approach
Software & Systems: SAP, Workday, Escriba, PeopleDoc

Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

1 year 6 months

Germany

Test Manager and Trainer

BBS GmbH / Bayer AG

Coordinating corporate system test and user acceptance test for the development of a global prototype in GxP environment
Develop approach, create test plan/protocol and test report
Organize test case development, test case execution and set-up of change requests
Coordinate approval workflows with process owners, system owners, quality assurance and other stakeholders
Design paper free testing approach in underlying validation software
Develop reporting and track progress during testing
Align the testing activities with the business, IT, QA and the SW providers of DMS and validation system
Plan and carry out initial training remotly for the global key users
Project encompasses DMS systems with 25.000 users
Software & Systems: ValGenesis, Generis Cara

Apr 2017 - May 2017

2 months

Germany

Quality Mentor, Facilitator

BBS GmbH / Bayer AG

Client ISO 9001 2015 certification support; Focus: Lessons learned
Guiding learning management team through external audit
Structuring and preparation of requirements/deliverables
Project comprises systems change to SuccessFactors Learning and Development component for 100.000+ users
Software & Systems: MS SharePoint/Office

Jan 2017 - Jun 2017

6 months

Germany

Roll-out-Manager and Migration Manager

BBS GmbH / Bayer AG

Conducting global rollout & migration preparation in GxP environment
Develop and continuously improve the planning concept for the waves
Manage organizational steps in order to realize the rollout in the respective DocUnit
Develop and apply risk and status tracking reports
Align the rollout preparation with the sites and consult the sites in the setup of their project organization and their project plan
Project encompasses DMS systems with 25.000 users
Software & Systems: Generis Cara, MS SharePoint/Office

Aug 2016 - Oct 2016

3 months

Germany

Quality Mentor

BBS GmbH / Bayer AG

Project management audit support
Guiding learning management team through internal audit
Structuring and preparation of requirements/deliverables
Development and preparation of strategic workshops in the change & communication team
Project comprises systems change to SuccessFactors for 100.000+ users
Software & Systems: MS SharePoint/Office

Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

7 months

Germany

Change Manager

BBS GmbH / Bayer AG

Facilitate change and communication processes
Stakeholder evaluation
Change impact identification
Develop master communication road map
Create project storyline and teaser video concept
Project encompasses DMS systems with 25.000 users
Software & Systems: MS SharePoint/Office

Jan 2016 - May 2016

5 months

Germany

Strategy Consultant and Process Consultant

Origins Consulting gGmbH

Sparring partner of the company owner
Service spin-off in a new company
Service definition, analysis and improvements
Modelling by event-driven process chains
Development of pricing models and costing
Software & Systems: EPC modeling software

Apr 2015 - Oct 2015

7 months

Magdeburg, Germany

Strategy Consultant and Process Consultant

SAP UCC, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg

IaaS – service offering for public institutions and SMEs (study for the evaluation of risks and dependencies)
Service definition, analysis and improvements
Depiction of service expansion and positioning in the new business model
Statement of hazards and risks of the new service
Software & Systems: SAP Solution Manager

Mar 2015 - Oct 2015

8 months

Germany

Project Management Support and Quality Mentor

BBS GmbH / Bayer AG

Carve-out of Covestro AG from Bayer AG
Project management support of the HR applications stream
Selectively field support; Delivery, Issue and Risk tracking
Compliance covering for external auditors, Cost controlling
The project stream comprised 140 team members, 81 legal entities in 25 countries, 250 business testers and about 1000 business processes
Software & Systems: SAP HR, MS SharePoint

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

1 year

Germany

Process Consultant

Knick Elektrische Messgeräte GmbH & Co KG

Implementation of a widely holistic process management in the areas of R&D, MDM and Documentation, Purchasing, Production, Sales, Customer Service, CRM, Accounting & Controlling
Software & Systems: MS Dynamics NAV

Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

1 year

Parental Leave

Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

5 months

Germany

Facilitator

Hessian Ministry of the Interior and for Sports

Complaint Management
Schedule, prepare, conduct and follow-up meetings
Mediate between the parties, develop and finalize solutions
Underlaying project: Improvement of the network IT security
Software & Systems: Windows, Linux, Email, Internet, LAN

Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

1 year

Frankfurt, Germany

Project Manager

BearingPoint GmbH

Rollout of 2nd wave CRM to Europe – ‘Marketing processes’ and release change and migration
Conception of services that link client demand, business processes and technology
Case study, prototype development and testing for planning and consolidation scenarios of corporate groups
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: MS Dynamics CRM, Tagetik 3.0/4.0, MS SharePoint

Jan 2007 - Dec 2011

5 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Line Manager

BearingPoint GmbH

Planning, implementation and operation of a Near Delivery Center business model
Change management for the new project delivery group processes
Design and integration of sourcing, recruiting, payroll, accounting, controlling, reporting, treasury, personal IT, ERP (rollout), labor law, asset purchase process, marketing
Organization of service providers (e.g. by SLAs)
Knowledge transfer / training of group processes
ISO 9001 certification
Year-end-closing with financial authorities (US-GAAP, IFRS)
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: SAP FI/CO/PS/HR/SD

Jan 2003 - Dec 2006

4 years

Frankfurt, Germany

Line Manager and Process Consultant

BearingPoint GmbH

Transformation from decentralized to centralized resource management model
Staffing of complex projects
Developing/organizing of company-wide finance, logistics, IT (e.g. SAP, ITIL), process (e.g. Six Sigma) and softskill training academies, internally and with third party service providers
Testing of individual RM software
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: Individual System MDS and PeopleSoft

Apr 2002 - Jan 2003

10 months

Germany

Strategy Consultant and Process Consultant

Bayer AG

Development of a Chemistry Park business model
Modeling, Implementation of service processes
Software & Systems: SAP SM, CS, CO, PM, FI

Jun 2001 - Apr 2002

11 months

Germany

PS Application Consultant, Project Manager

Aventis Deutschland AG

For IT-Controlling a reporting blueprint was designed, tested and implemented in the SAP Project System
US-GAAP/HGB compliance was considered, e.g. percentage of completion method
An upload of PS data to SAP BW was realized by development of a program logic and a comfortable surface
The training was designed and held remote centrally for the controllers
The rollout took place internationally – USA, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brasil, Japan, France, England, Germany
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: SAP IM/PS, ABAP

Feb 2001 - Jan 2003

2 years

Germany

Project Manager

Bayer AG

Steering, contracting, troubleshooting, redesign and implementation - focus SAP Transport Management, APO, authorizations
6 team members
Diverse go-live phases with live-setting of numerous companies
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: SAP Basis

Apr 2000 - Jan 2003

2 years 10 months

Germany

Transformation Manager

Bayer AG

Transformation and implementation of the controlling model
Focus: Profitability analysis, product costing and overhead cost controlling (IFRS/HGB), reporting
20 team members in parallel
Five go-live phases with go-lives of over 50 companies European-wide
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: SAP CO, integration to SAP R/3 (FI, IM/PS, MM, PM, PP-PI, SD)

Mar 2000 - Jan 2001

11 months

Germany

Project Manager

Bayer AG

Within a major BPR, SAP implementation and rollout project support of the test team was carried out (600 members)
The guided team - nine colleagues – treated the reconciliation and technical provision of master data, ca. 40 objects
These tasks were executed on automated basis in a regulated environment – GMP-Compliance, part11, ISO 9001
Master data maintenance processes of the important objects for operations were analyzed and optimized
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: MD in SAP R/3 (FI, CO, IM/PS, MM, PM, PP-PI, SD), BTCI, CATT

Dec 1999 - Sep 2000

10 months

Germany

PS/CO Application Consultant and Project Manager

KPMG Consulting GmbH

Internal project to design the development process of pharmaceutical products by creating and integrating work breakdown structures and networks
Business and SAP concept, customizing, test of the processes, project management
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: SAP PS, FI, CO, PP-PI

May 1999 - Feb 2000

10 months

Germany

Project Manager, Quality Assurance Consultant

Bayer AG

Within a BPR, SAP implementation and rollout project support of the accounting team was carried out (50 members)
The guided team – eight colleagues – handled the valuation and quality assurance – IFRS/HGB- and GMP-Compliance, ISO 9001 – of the created (SAP-Customizing-) documents
Budget responsibility
Software & Systems: SAP FI-GL/AP/AR/AA, CO-CCA/OPA/PC/PA

Nov 1998 - Jan 1999

3 months

Germany

FI/CO Application Consultant and Sub Project Manager

Bayer AG

For a French group company ALE-scenarios were agreed, configured and tested
The results were two communicating systems by ALE on IDOC basis in finance and cost center accounting
The users were ramped-up locally by means of individually created training material
The team had three members
Software & Systems: SAP FI, CO-CCA

Nov 1998 - Dec 1998

2 months

Germany

FI/CO Migration Consultant

Merck KGaA

Development of questionnaires and conduction of workshops for a feasibility study for the migration of R/2 to R/3 with 3500 users
Areas of responsibility were accounting and controlling
Software & Systems: SAP FI-GL/AP/AR/AA, CO-CCA/OPA/PC/PA, IM, PS

Jul 1998 - Sep 1998

3 months

Germany

CO-PC Application Consultant (Architect) and Sub Project Manager

SAP AG

Product costing was blueprinted, customized and tested for the creation of a preconfigured Pharma Industry Solution
Software & Systems: SAP CO-PC, ASAP, CATT

Aug 1997 - Jul 1999

2 years

Switzerland

CO/EC Application Consultant (Architect) and Sub Project Manager

Hoffmann-La Roche AG

Optimization of the cost accounting plus use of standard reporting and design in SAP for a European-wide rollout for the group, a business unit and three subsidiaries
Implementation, testing and migration of SAP CO with integration to FI, MM, PP-PI and SD
Training documentation was created and the users of the sites were trained locally
Sites and project locations in Switzerland, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom
Software & Systems: SAP CO & EC

Nov 1991 - Apr 1997

5 years 6 months

Berlin, Germany

CO / Application Consultant (Architect), Sub Project Manager, Application Manager

Telefunken Sendertechnik GmbH

Blueprint creation and configuration, testing and training of Controlling in SAP
Implementation of R/2 CO-CCA/OPA/PC with integration to FI, MM, PP and SD
Logistics migration support
Integration of the new system, processes and reporting into the organization
The go-live was carried out for the headquarter / site in Berlin
After the go-live the system was operated with the external supplier related to the designed SLA
Part of it was the support of upgrades, settlement of production disruptions, continuous improvements of processes and of the system configuration
Software & Systems: SAP CO & EC

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Professional Services (12 years), Pharmaceutical (10.5 years), Manufacturing (8 years), Chemical (4 years), Banking and Finance (1.5 years), and Biotechnology (1 year).

Professional Services

Pharmaceutical

Manufacturing

Chemical

Banking and Finance

Biotechnology

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 Information Technology (24 years), Finance (17.5 years), Project Management (14 years), Human Resources (10.5 years), Quality Assurance (4.5 years), and Operations (4.5 years).

Information Technology

Finance

Project Management

Human Resources

Quality Assurance

Operations

Skills

Consulting Focus: Project Management, Process Management, System Architect, Change Management, Organizational Design, Compliance
System Implementation: Carve-out, Controlling, Reporting, Hr Integration, Logistics Integration (Procurement, Production, Sales & Distribution), Operations, Dms, Crm
Processes: Configuration, Migration, Testing, Training (Temp. Sap Co Lecturer), Compliance, Closing, Ifrs, Gxp, Computer Systems Validation
Software & Systems: Sap Fi/co/im/ps/bi; Logistics-/hr-/successfactors-integration, Tagetik, Bpa, Generis Cara, Valgenesis, Ms Dynamics, Jira, Microfocus Alm, Itsm
Industries: Chemicals And Life Science, Consulting, Telecommunications And Measuring Technology, Banking, Public Authorities

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

TU

Diploma in Industrial Engineering · Business Administration, Engineering

Certifications & licenses

Agile Process Optimization

BC Berlin GmbH

Controlling With Management Reports And KPIs

GfC e.V.

Conversion To SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA Finance - Upskilling For SAP ERP Experts

SAP SuccessFactors Hire to Retire – Strategy, Implementation and Operations

UKG Certificate Learning-Path Partners Enablement

Profile

Created

July 2025

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Where is Frank based?

Frank is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

What languages does Frank speak?

Frank speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Frank have?

Frank has at least 33 years of experience. During this time, Frank has worked in at least 29 different roles and for 19 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year. Note that Frank may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Frank be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Frank would be well-suited for roles such as: Interim Manager Controlling, System Architect, Master Data Coordinator, Tester, Trainer, Quality Manager.

What is Frank's latest experience?

Frank's most recent position is Interim Manager Controlling, System Architect at Lapmaster Wolters GmbH.

What companies has Frank worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Frank has worked for Lapmaster Wolters GmbH, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Exyte GmbH, and REHAU Industries SE & Co. KG.

Which industries is Frank most experienced in?

Frank is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Pharmaceutical, and Manufacturing. Frank also has some experience in Chemical, Banking and Finance, and Biotechnology.

Which business areas is Frank most experienced in?

Frank is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Finance, and Project Management. Frank also has some experience in Human Resources (HR), Quality Assurance (QA), and Operations.

Which industries has Frank worked in recently?

Frank has recently worked in industries like Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Frank worked in recently?

Frank has recently worked in business areas like Procurement and Purchasing, Production/Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Management.

What is Frank's education?

Frank holds a Bachelor in Business Administration, Engineering from TU.

Does Frank have any certificates?

Frank has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: Agile Process Optimization, Controlling With Management Reports And KPIs, and Conversion To SAP S/4HANA.

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