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Michael Handl

SAP Certified Solution Architect (CSA) / Executive Consultant SAP Authorizations, Security & Compliance / Senior Consultant

Michael Handl
Vienna, Austria

Experience

Jan 2025 - May 2025
5 months
Linz, Austria

Voest AG

  • SAP S/4HANA authorizations: Project NEXUS, implementation of the authorization concept for Voest branch

  • Implementation of the authorization concept for Voest Bulgaria for the SAP modules FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, QM, WM and Fiori

  • Design, definition and implementation in the rollout

Jan 2024 - Mar 2026
2 years 3 months
Stuttgart, Germany

SparkassenVersicherung (SV & SVS)

  • SAP S/4HANA transformation – authorization concept & GRC (SAST), greenfield

  • Design and implementation of the user and authorization concept for the SAP modules FI, AM, CO, BP, CM, PS, MM, SD (processes O2C and P2P), PaPM, REFX (I2R) and third-party products with transactions & apps (Fiori)

  • Evaluation of workstations for the defined areas/teams

  • Setup of the task role template including Fiori and the workstations

  • Coordination of the business role content with the process owners

  • Support of integration tests and user acceptance tests (end-to-end test)

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
1 year
Linz, Austria

Raiffeisenbank OÖ

  • SAP S/4HANA re-engineering of the authorization concept, design and implementation of the user and authorization concept for the SAP modules FI, AM, CO, MM, CIM, VIM and SD with transactions & apps (Fiori)

  • Evaluation of existing workstations

  • Setup of the task role template including Fiori and the workstations

  • Coordination of the business role content with the process owners

  • Support of integration tests and user acceptance tests

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Mar 2023 - Feb 2024
1 year
Asbach-Bäumenheim, Germany

Grenzebach Group

  • Introduction of SAP S/4HANA authorization concept with SIVIS, greenfield

  • Design and implementation of the user and authorization concept for the SAP modules FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, QM, WM, GTS and Fiori

  • Evaluation of workstations for SCM production, purchasing, finance, controlling, service, shipping, quality management, SCM planning, sales, warehouse management and GTS

  • Setup of the task role template including Fiori and the workstations

  • Coordination of the business role content with the process owners

  • Migration of SAP standard task roles, derived roles and workstations to SIVIS (functions, positions, pooling points)

  • Support of integration tests and user acceptance tests

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
1 month
Linz, Austria

Raiffeisenbank OÖ

  • Analysis of SAP S/4HANA authorizations & coaching

  • Analysis of SAP authorizations and evaluation of the data

  • Presentation of improvement suggestions for a compliant authorization concept

Mar 2022 - Jul 2022
5 months
Wermelskirchen, Germany

OBI GmbH

  • Project management of SAP/ERP in ongoing SAP authorization management to reduce SoD conflicts

  • Project management in the ongoing SAP authorization management project

  • IAM with the SIVIS Compliance Manager tool as an interface to SAP FI and CO in the Finance department

  • Analysis and resolution of SoD conflicts

  • Managing stakeholders in Finance

  • Supporting international accounting

  • Coaching and guiding role management

Feb 2022 - Dec 2022
11 months
Vienna, Austria

ITSV of the Austrian Social Insurance Companies GmbH

  • Designing SAP security detailed concepts for ERP/HANA, creating SAP security detailed concepts for S/4HANA and ERP 6.0 systems

  • Creating SAP security detailed concepts for SAP systems (ERP & S/4 HANA)

  • Creating SAP authorizations (S/4 HANA)

  • Implementing SAP GRC with SAST (S/4 HANA)

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023
2 years
Linz, Austria

Brau Union Austria AG

  • ROAR 2.0 SAP/ERP project, optimizing job positions by reducing SoD conflicts with the new rulebook from the Heineken Group

  • Designing and implementing HCM roles into the task role concept

  • Analyzing job positions and optimizing by restricting at the level of OEs or BOs

  • Evaluating job positions for defined business areas in HCM

  • Building the task role template

  • Aligning business role contents with process owners

  • Supporting integration tests and user acceptance tests

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
3 months
Linz, Austria

Hauser GmbH

  • Implementing a greenfield SAP authorization concept for S/4HANA

  • Collaborating in the design and implementation of the user and authorization concept at a manufacturing company for the financial modules and FISMPM (MDM tool)

  • Evaluating job positions for defined business areas

  • Building job positions with Fiori

  • Aligning business role contents with process owners

  • Supporting integration tests and user acceptance tests

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
6 months
Vienna, Austria

ITSV of the Austrian Social Insurance Companies GmbH

  • Designing SAP security concept for ERP/HANA, creating an SAP security framework concept for S/4 HANA and ERP 6.0 systems

  • Creating an SAP security framework concept for HANA (SAP FI, CO, MM, SD and PP)

  • Creating an SAP security framework concept for ERP 6.0 (SAP IS-H, SAP HCM and in-house development ALVA with SAP)

Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
3 months
Wiesbaden, Germany

Landesregierung Hessen LH Wiesbaden

  • Analysis of the SAP authorization concept PSCD in SAP/ERP, analysis of the user and authorization concept for the modules PSCD, FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, and QM

  • Analysis of users with their roles and authorizations

  • Preparation of a recommendation for reorganizing or redesigning the authorization concept and roles

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
3 years
Linz, Austria

Brau Union Österreich AG

  • Implementation of the SAP authorization concept for SAP/ERP, taking into account the EU GDPR and compliance (SAP GRC from Heineken) at a beverage manufacturer

  • Design and implementation of the user and authorization concept for the modules FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, and QM

  • Evaluation of workstations for the defined specialist areas

  • Setup of the task role template

  • Coordination of business role content with process owners

  • Support of integration tests and user acceptance tests

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Oct 2018 - Dec 2018
3 months
Linz, Austria

Brau Union Österreich AG

  • Analysis of the SAP authorization concept for SAP/ERP

  • Evaluation of the existing SAP authorization concept for the modules FI, AM, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, PS, QM, and various in-house developments

Jun 2018 - Dec 2019
1 year 7 months
Vienna, Austria

Wiener Krankenanstaltenverbund

  • Implementation of SAP ILM, design and implementation of the ILM concept for personal data (EU GDPR)

  • Identification of ILM objects for the modules FI, CO, MM, SD, APO, RE-FX

  • Basic and module-specific customizing

  • Definition of the blocking and deletion matrix based on the process directory

  • Implementation of retention and archiving periods

  • Testing of the blocking and deletion processes

  • Go-live of the blocking and deletion processes

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Apr 2018 - Jan 2019
10 months
Freilassing, Germany

Frutarom Savory Austria GmbH

  • Implementation of the SAP authorization concept for SAP/ERP with consideration of the EU GDPR and compliance (GRC, SoD) at a food manufacturer

  • Design and implementation of the user and authorization concept for the modules FI, AM, CO, MM, HR, SD, PP, PM, PS, EH&S, GLM, and QM

  • Evaluation of workstations for the defined specialist areas

  • Setup of the task role template

  • Coordination of business role content with process owners

  • Support of integration tests and user acceptance tests

  • Assignment of users and roles via SAP IDM

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
9 months
Vienna, Austria

MediaPrint GmbH

  • Introduction of SAP ILM, design and implementation of the ILM concept for personal data (EU GDPR)

  • Identification of ILM objects

  • Basic and module-specific customization

  • Definition of the block and deletion matrix based on the process directory

  • Implementation of retention and storage periods

  • Testing of the blocking and deletion processes

  • Go-live of the blocking and deletion processes

  • Go-live support during the stabilization phase

Feb 2018 - Aug 2018
7 months
Denklingen, Germany

Hirschvogel Automotive GmbH

  • Revision of the SAP authorization concept

  • Revision and reorganization of the document "SAP Authorization Framework Concept"

  • Identification of new topics related to SAP security, compliance, and GRC

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 Food and Beverage (5.5 years), Insurance (2 years), Healthcare (1.5 years), Banking and Finance (1 year), Manufacturing (1 year), and Information Technology (1 year).

Food and Beverage
Insurance
Healthcare
Banking and Finance
Manufacturing
Information Technology

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 (8 years), Quality Assurance (5.5 years), Project Management (2 years), Human Resources (2 years), Audit (0.5 years), and Finance (0.5 years).

Information Technology
Quality Assurance
Project Management
Human Resources
Audit
Finance

Skills

  • Sap Executive Consultant For Authority And Access Management, Compliance And Sap Grc (Ca & Sod), Sap Acm, Sap Security Idm And Data Protection, Sap Senior Consultant For Logistics, Sap Certified Senior Consultant In Information Technology, Senior Consultant In Business Process Reengineering, Trainer And Organizational Consultant

  • Reviews Of Existing Authorization Concepts, Design & Implementation Of Optimized Authorization Concepts With The 'Task Role Concept', Grc, Audit, Sod & Security Checks Of Sap Authorizations, Sap Security & Sap Penetration Testing Tools, Development Of Authorization Concepts Based On Eu Gdpr Requirements

  • Process & Organizational Consulting With Implementation As Well As Integration Consulting With Functional And Technical Focus, Internet Connection, Integration Of External Systems, Interim Management

  • Operating Systems: Windows Nt, Xp, W7, Win 8.1, Win11, Unix

  • Programming Languages: Abap, Assembler, Cobol

  • Methods / Tools: Livekit-composer (Siemens), Infozoom, Ms Project, Asap, Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint

  • Development Environment: Lsmw, Catt, Ecatt

  • Ticketing Systems: Charm, Jira

  • Sap Knowledge: Bc-auth, Lo, Mm, Im, Le, Wm, Pm, Sd, Sap Ilm (Gdpr-eu)

  • Solution Manager 7.x: Incident Management, Change Request Management, Test Management, Technical Monitoring, Business Blueprint

  • Authorizations / Basis: Authority And User Management, Access Management, Compliance & Grc, Sap Security

  • Sap Modules / Applications: Bc, Fi, Fin, Co, Sd, Cs, Mm, Le, Wm, Ps, Pp, Pm, Qm, Gts, Pscd, Is-h, Is-ps, Re-fx, Hcm, Eh&s, Glm, Idoc, Ale, Rfc, Bw, Dms, Hcm, Wf, Distributed Environment (De), Interfaces

  • Sap Releases: Sap R/3 Rel. 3.0 To 4.6c, Sap Enterprise 4.7, Mysap Erp 2005, Ecc 5.0, Ecc 6.0, Sap S/4hana, Sap Fiori

  • Sap Security, Grc & Sap Access Control Management: Grc 12, Akquinet/pathlock / Sast Grc Suite, Infor/approva Bizrights For Sap, Checkaud For Sap, Sap Ais (Audit Information System), Security Weaver For Sap, Sap Compliance Calibrator 5.4, Werth Auditor Ee For Sap, Onapsis / Virtual Forge System, Code & Transport Profiler For Sap, Sivis Sap Security Management Suite, Xiting Authorization Management Suite For Sap

  • Other Security Tools: Sap Ilm For Gdpr, Sap Zbv

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Commercial Academy · Austria

Certifications & licenses

Certified Data Protection Expert (WKO)

WKO

SAP Certified Solution Architect (CSA)

SAP certified, Executive Consultant

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Where is Michael based?

Michael is based in Vienna, Austria.

What languages does Michael speak?

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

How many years of experience does Michael have?

Michael has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Michael has worked and for 14 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 6 months. Note that Michael may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What companies has Michael worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Michael has worked for Voest AG, SparkassenVersicherung (SV & SVS), Raiffeisenbank OÖ, Grenzebach Group, and OBI GmbH.

Which industries is Michael most experienced in?

Michael is most experienced in industries like Food and Beverage, Insurance, and Healthcare. Michael also has some experience in Manufacturing, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Michael most experienced in?

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

Which industries has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in industries like Food and Beverage, Insurance, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas has Michael worked in recently?

Michael has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Quality Assurance (QA), and Project Management.

What is Michael's education?

Michael attended education in Commercial Academy.

Does Michael have any certificates?

Michael has 3 certificates. These include: Certified Data Protection Expert (WKO), SAP Certified Solution Architect (CSA), SAP certified, and Executive Consultant.

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Michael is immediately available for suitable projects.

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