Käte Brinkmann - SAP CO Consulting

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Speyer, Germany

Experience

Oct 2024 - Nov 2025

1 year 2 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

SAP CO team enablement mainly in the public cloud for cost object accounting and margin analysis in S/4 HANA.

May 2024 - Present

1 year 9 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Hourly preparation of a core client for S/4 HANA in controlling and related processes, focusing on CO-PA (margin analysis).

Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

7 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

SAP CO team leadership for optimizing the S/4 HANA design phase at a federal agency.

Apr 2023 - Dec 2023

9 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Senior support for the SAP implementation company: enablement for an on-time go-live with a complex allocation model and complex value flow into margin analysis in the automotive sector.

Jun 2022 - Mar 2023

10 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Process optimizations, particularly in profit determination methods within SAP Project System (PS) in an R&D service environment.

Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

9 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Development of specifications for interface concepts in the telecommunications sector.

Jul 2021 - Feb 2022

8 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Setup of an integrated controlling solution in a system that previously only had FI and CO to derive a meaningful margin analysis in the automotive sector.

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

1 year

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Design of a template for CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PCA, and CO-PA with Business Blueprint and its implementation in the pharmaceutical industry.

Sep 2020 - Apr 2021

8 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Carve-in of a new plant with CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PCA, and CO-PA in the automotive sector.

Jul 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year 4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Design of a "Unified Standard Costing" in the existing system across the entire group in the automotive sector.

May 2018 - Mar 2022

3 years 11 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Designing a template for CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PCA, CO-PS, and CO-PA including a business blueprint, implementation, and post-go-live support for customers in the automotive and R&D service environment.

Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

1 year 3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Supporting global harmonization in controlling across overhead controlling and cost object controlling with a focus on profit analysis for a mechanical engineering company.

Sep 2017 - Mar 2019

1 year 7 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Optimizing integrated value flows in CO with a focus on SAP PS and SAP CO-PA for a mechanical engineering and customer service company.

Aug 2017 - Feb 2018

7 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Creating and implementing a global template in CO to standardize processes for an electronics customer.

Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

1 year 1 month

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Creating a business blueprint (BBP) and implementing CO-OM with BW interfaces on S/4 HANA in an electronics/trade environment.

Jan 2017 - Apr 2018

1 year 4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Create a business blueprint and implement CO-OM, CO-PC, and CO-PA on S/4 HANA, mapping the tooling process using SAP template allocation in an electronics/automotive environment.

Sep 2016 - Apr 2019

2 years 8 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Supported global harmonization in controlling for overhead controlling and cost object controlling with a focus on margin analysis in mechanical engineering.

Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Supported global harmonization in controlling for overhead controlling and cost object controlling with a focus on margin analysis in the electronics sector.

Feb 2016 - Jul 2016

6 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Developed a template for a future SAP rollout with SAP PS in plant engineering.

Jun 2015 - Oct 2016

1 year 5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Designed a template for CO-PC, created a business blueprint, and implemented SAP cost object controlling with IM, CS, and QM, including extended returns processing and effort-based billing in mechanical engineering.

Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

7 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Support for the client's internal IT in a template, the business blueprint and the implementation of the SAP Material Ledger (ML) across multiple industries.

May 2015 - Oct 2015

6 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Carve-out project with CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in the automotive sector.

Mar 2015 - Sep 2015

7 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Rollout with optimization of CO processes CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in the automotive area.

Oct 2014 - Oct 2016

2 years 1 month

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Business blueprint and implementation of CO for CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in an MTS and MTO environment, focusing on pre-series processes in mechanical and plant engineering.

Oct 2014 - Dec 2014

3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Design of a template for the SAP Material Ledger in mechanical and plant engineering.

Sep 2014 - Jan 2015

5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Merge and subsequent carve-out project with CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PA and PS in the automotive environment.

Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Extension of characteristics, characteristic derivations and valuations in CO-PA as well as adjustments in CO-PC to prepare for a go-live with an electronics customer.

Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Carve-out project with CO-OM at an electronics company.

Jul 2014 - Dec 2014

6 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Optimization of data flows to CO-PA and adjustments in CO-PC for a new customer in the food industry.

Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

6 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Design of a template for CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PCA and CO-PA in an MTS and MTO environment to prepare for an international rollout to affiliated companies in the metal sector, including controlling with variant configuration.

Jan 2014 - May 2014

5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Design of a template for CO-OM, CO-PC, CO-PCA and CO-PA in an MTS and MTO environment to prepare for an international rollout to affiliated companies in the metal industry.

Jan 2014 - May 2014

5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Redesign, implementation and training of CO-PA actuals and plans, as well as transfer of planning data from SAP APO in the food industry.

Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Design of a template for CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in an MTS and MTO environment to prepare for an international rollout to affiliated companies in the wood sector, including controlling with variant configuration.

Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

SAP CO support and conceptual support for annual planning with SAP APO and SAP BI integration in the food industry.

Sep 2013 - Oct 2013

2 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Go-live support in CO for CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in a discrete industry environment.

Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Training and support for "Fast Close" processes, including a meaningful margin analysis in multiple industries.

Jul 2013 - Oct 2013

4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Conceptual redesign and optimization of value flows in controlling up to CO-PA in the health sector.

Mar 2013 - May 2013

3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Feasibility study and implementation of an SAP migration focused on the CO component in a service environment.

Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Support for optimizing SAP CO processes with a focus on CO-PA in a discrete industry environment.

Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

1 year 5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consulting

SAP Consulting

Conceptual design and implementation of CO-OM, CO-PC, and CO-PA in MTS and MTO environments, with additional customer-specific programming within customer order costing.
Support during monthly closes in CO in the chemical industry.

Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Documentation and optimization of value flows in CO-PA.
Implementation of "Quoting Costing" in a discrete industry environment.

Mar 2012 - Jun 2012

4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Blueprint of the entire controlling value flow for all company-specific requirements to be used as a template for further rollouts.
Development of a group-wide reporting concept in CO-PA in the chemical industry.

Mar 2012 - Apr 2012

2 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Development of a test concept to ensure a stable release change process in the electrical engineering area.

Sep 2011 - Mar 2013

1 year 7 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Design and implementation of CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in an MTS and MTO environment, including SAP Customer Service integration into CO in the discrete industry.

Sep 2011 - Jan 2013

1 year 5 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Design and implementation of CO-OM, CO-PC and CO-PA in an MTS environment in the automotive sector.

Sep 2011 - Nov 2011

3 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

SAP CO support for a rollout at a client's affiliated company based on an existing template in the discrete industry.

Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

2 years 2 months

Germany

Head of Finance

Supported an SAP implementation from the client side.
Performed monthly closings and monthly reporting.
Prepared annual financial statements.
Forecasting and AOP.
Balance sheet reconciliation.
Reorganizing business processes.
Point of contact for all finance matters at the site.

May 2007 - Jun 2009

2 years 2 months

Germany

Manager Quality Management in Financial Processes

Designed, implemented, and supported an integrated alloy surcharge process for 100% pass-through billing to OEMs in an international automotive group.

Sep 2005 - Apr 2007

1 year 8 months

Germany

Sales Controller

Group-level controlling.
Reconciled FI and CO.
Harmonized SD processes.
Automated system-driven validation of master data and its attributes during data maintenance.
Built an integrated profit and loss reporting at the European group level in the automotive sector.

May 2001 - Aug 2005

4 years 4 months

Germany

SAP CO Consultant

SAP Consulting

Responsible for configuring SAP Controlling at the European group level in the automotive sector.
Reorganized product cost calculations.
Point of contact for questions on improving controlling processes.
Three successful "wall-to-wall" SAP implementations with CO.
Unified standard cost accounting, introduced CO-PA and actual costing (Material Ledger).
Supported various departments, including global budget tracking processes.
Created release-independent specifications for customer programs in SAP (ABAPs).

Speyer, Germany

Senior Professional Controlling Consultant

SAP Consulting

CO-OM: In almost all projects I modeled and set up a new cost center standard hierarchy with the customer as the basis for group-wide controlling across all company codes. The new cost center standard hierarchy is fully detailed to cover all company codes and their plants.
CO cost objects (CO-PP, CO-PS, CO-IM) are mapped in the overall concept at each site level.
CO-PA – margin analysis is always a joint concept for the entire group.

Summary

I have extensive experience in SAP Controlling, working on projects across automotive, electronics, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and other industries. I excel in designing and implementing robust CO solutions for cost accounting, margin analysis, and integrated controlling. My work ranges from developing global templates and business blueprints to leading team enablements and system rollouts on S/4 HANA.

Over the years, I have supported multiple SAP implementations, harmonized controlling processes, and optimized end-to-end workflows. My practical approach and clear focus on delivering value allows me to create stable, adaptable solutions that meet diverse business needs in dynamic environments.

Skills

Business Management Focus

Sap Overhead Cost Controlling, Product Cost Controlling, Margin Analysis
Business Consulting
Project Management
Corporate Experience

Sap Skills

Sap Erp And Sap S/4 Hana Controlling (Co)
Sap Erp And Sap S/4 Hana Integration Fi/co, Logistics/co
Sap Erp And Sap S/4 Hana Project System – Co Part (Ps)
Sap Erp And Sap S/4 Hana Investment Management (Im)
Sap Erp And Sap S/4 Hana Cost Of Sales Accounting/functional Areas

Approach

Co-om: In Every Project, I Redesigned And Set Up A New Standard Cost Center Hierarchy As The Basis For Group-wide Controlling Across All Company Codes, Together With The Client. The New Cost Center Hierarchy Is Highly Detailed To Cover All Company Codes And Their Plants.
Co Cost Objects (Co-pp, Co-ps, Co-im) Are Represented In The Overall Concept At The Level Of Each Location.
Co-pa – Margin Analysis Is Always A Common Concept For The Entire Group.

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Education

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General University Entrance Qualification

Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences, Zweibrücken

Sales Engineer (MBA) · Sales Engineer · Zweibrücken, Germany

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