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Timo Warnke

Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Business Analyst, Solution Architect

Timo Warnke
Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Jun 2025 - Dec 2025
7 months

Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Business Analyst, Solution Architect

Service Provider for Heat Quantity Measurement

  • Supporting integration testing

  • Writing and creating the cut-over script

  • Conducting workshops to clarify requirements

  • Gathering business requirements

  • Business process modeling

  • IT design

  • Project planning

  • Supporting migration tests

  • Executing a greenfield S/4HANA conversion. A DATEV application and an AS400 are to be replaced by an S/4HANA system in a public cloud. The DATEV system runs the general ledger and accounts payable. The AS400 handles accounts receivable and business partners. The payables and receivables will be migrated to S/4HANA and the DATEV solution decommissioned.

Jan 2025 - Mar 2025
3 months

Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Test Manager, IT Architect

Development Bank

  • Solution architect, requirements manager

  • Business process modeling

  • Testing BTP requirements in POC

  • Managing and leading requirements management

  • Supporting technical design

  • Cut-over and migration planning

  • Defining transformation steps

  • Determining whether the business functions of the Bank Analyzer can be moved into make-or-buy software. Creating a roadmap to add more functions to the BTP. Optimizing the integration of the old R/3 custom developments, especially accounts receivable, into the BTP. Harmonizing the Murex interfaces in the BTP and mapping them using a modern DWH layering model. Analyzing the transfer of CRRIII data and nettings to ABACUS from the BTP. Defining the key transformation topics and the role of the organizational structure.

May 2024 - Oct 2024
6 months

Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Cut-Over Planning, Test Manager, PMO

Mortgage Bank

  • Complete re-planning of the project

  • Risk analysis and creating the risk matrix

  • Milestone planning including critical path and dependencies on people, systems and software vendors

  • Capacity planning for staff

  • Preparing loan agreements

  • Managing and leading the implementation team and work package owners

  • Supporting the test concept

  • Planning and defining transformations and stakeholders

  • Providing guidelines for planning and defining planning premises

  • Requirements management

  • Cut-over and migration planning

  • Replacing the Bank Analyzer with SAP FPSL. Creating a new Jira-based reporting to show progress against consumption.

Apr 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 9 months

Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Test Manager, PMO, IT Architect, IAM Specialist

Building Society

  • Project setup, ramp-up and project execution

  • Defining solution design requirements for the credit process

  • Re-modeling loan agreements

  • Preparing, managing and leading the implementation team

  • Supporting the test concept

  • Providing guidelines for planning and defining planning premises

  • Requirements management

  • Cut-over and migration planning

  • Test management with the Zephyr plugin in Jira

  • Replacing a HOST-based Schufa solution with an SAP BP add-on. Integrating sales portals with the new Schufa solution. Ensuring existing BP installations and access rights. Generating quality test data. Successfully completing the project after extension in 12/24.

Mar 2021 - Dec 2022
1 year 10 months

Business analysis, PMO, Requirements Manager, IT Solution Architect

Internal

  • Analyzing ESG requirements

  • Analyzing potential banking processes that could be affected by the ESG law

  • Analyzing future reporting requirements

  • Mapping potential banking processes to IT systems and analyzing reporting requirements at each step

  • Creating a specification document for extending the data model to meet ESG reporting requirements

  • Analyzing postings in the sub-ledger (SAP FPSL) and in the general ledger (S/4HANA)

  • Analyzing the required SAP GP extensions

  • Collaborating with SAP to analyze the necessary changes in the relevant systems. Analyzing the impact on postings in S/4 and FPSL. Planning the further processing of the collected data in the BTP and preparing it with PaPM for external and internal reporting. Creating a campaign manager in PaPM to track the activities of the individual companies.

Jul 2020 - Aug 2022
2 years 2 months

Requirements Manager (Chief Product Owner - CPO), Business Solution Architect, Business Analyst, IAM Specialist, PMO

Nord/LB AG

  • Leading a team of 350 in accounting and risk

  • Providing solution design guidelines for bank management based on S/4HANA, FPSL and FSDP

  • Developing a migration and integration scenario for finance applications, especially SAP Bank Analyzer to SAP FPSL

  • Identifying alternative workarounds for functional questions (e.g., FinRep, CRR II, Hedge Accounting, SAP Group Reporting, FV validation)

  • Modeling business processes along the data processing workflow in bank management, especially fair value calculation

  • Defining transformation topics for the organization structure and identifying stakeholders

  • Conducting transformation workshops

  • IT concept design including architecture decisions for the data refinement process

  • Steering implementation teams with functional guidelines (e.g., RWA calculation)

  • Designing products to close software gaps (e.g., interface between FSDP and FPSL)

  • Conducting agile ceremonies

  • Developing the migration scenario for the accounting subledger on an FPSL basis

  • Supporting test concept, migration and cut-over planning

  • Building a new bank management system based on an SAP FSDM with S/4HANA and an FPSL subledger. Integrating risk software from Wolters Kluwer and regulatory reporting from Regnology (ABACUS). Setting up the FSDM as a data hub with process modeling for data refinement and delivery for additional reporting requirements.

Jul 2020 - Dec 2020
6 months

IT Solution Architect, Business Analysis, Requirements Manager

Bayern/LB AG

  • Conducting workshops

  • Reviewing business requirements

  • Creating building blocks for business methods

  • Modeling business processes and process control including defining and preparing transformation topics

  • IT concept design including architecture decisions for a homogeneous system architecture

  • Conducting gap analysis and developing alternatives

  • Project planning

  • Defining roles

  • Creating an implementation approach model

  • Creating migration and integration scenarios

  • Planning cut-over and migration scenarios

  • Conducting impact analysis on the existing architecture

  • Planning the roll-out to foreign subsidiaries

  • Replacing an old R/3 system with S/4. Migrating an IFRS subledger from the host to SAP FPSL. Adding a new data warehouse for raw and refined finance and risk data via an appropriate key. Reconciling and quality-checking present values.

Dec 2019 - Jun 2020
7 months

IT Solution Architect, Business Analyst, Requirements Manager, PMO

Nord/LB AG

  • Conducting workshops

  • Reviewing business requirements

  • Creating building blocks for business methods

  • Business process modeling

  • IT concept design including architecture decisions for a homogeneous system architecture

  • Conducting gap analysis of Bank Analyzer and FPSL, especially SAP Impairment Manager and Asset-Liability Manager

  • Developing alternatives for functional issues in the Bank Analyzer

  • Creating project plans

  • Defining project roles and project hierarchy

  • Creating an implementation approach model

  • Developing alternative migration scenarios and an implementation scenario

  • Planning the go-live and roll-outs to foreign subsidiaries

  • Investigating if and how an FSDM, an S/4 with FPSL, and risk software from Wolters Kluwer can work together automatically with ABACUS

  • Planning reporting and forecasting on SAC, analyzing functional gaps, and integrating new systems with cloud considerations and customer journey in mind.

Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
9 months

Project Manager, Requirements Manager, IT Architect, Business Analyst, PMO

Versicherung

  • Conducting workshops

  • Gathering business requirements

  • Business process modeling

  • IT concept design

  • Presenting alternative scenarios for interface extensions in actual cost postings and controlling

  • Developing an allocation algorithm for cost responsibility in corporate units

  • Switching from aggregated to individual transaction delivery and mass data delivery to S/4HANA Finance or a subledger

  • Project planning

  • Cut-over planning

  • Creating migration scenarios

  • Executing an R/3 to S/4 system conversion by replacing an SAP BW with HANA DB. Adapting interfaces and processes in the existing IT landscape. Porting the BW data model to HANA DB and introducing a layer model. Creating a business case to secure investment and cost-efficiency in operations.

Nov 2018 - Apr 2019
6 months

Business Analyst, PMO

iBS - Innovative Banking Solutions AG

  • Designing various requirements for the BASS product, a building society savings solution (termination, increase, payout, DISPO, recalculation, sub-balances, allocation number)

  • Analyzing various business processes, e.g., building savings contract termination, and capturing system requirements for developers.

Nov 2017 - Nov 2018
1 year 1 month

Project Manager, IT Architect, Test Management, Business Analyst, PMO

Klarna Bank AB (publ)

  • Connection of the credit card billing system to SAP FPSL

  • Interface analysis and functional requirements for accounting

  • Design of reconciliation

  • Project management and test conception

  • Connection of the loan system to SAP FPSL

  • Functional development of posting templates

  • Design of IFRS 9 requirements

  • Business partner analysis

  • Design and development of a banking platform for payment transactions

  • Creation of object models

  • Mass data processing in the ERP system

  • Analysis for participation in Swedish clearinghouses and definition of SEPA interfaces

  • Integration of a payment service provider into accounting and reconciliation

  • Connection of SAP sAFI to the general ledger with interfaces to the loan and credit card system. Implementation of IFRS 9 in sAFI.

Industries Experience

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Experienced in Banking and Finance (6.5 years), Utilities (0.5 years), Insurance (0.5 years), and Information Technology (0.5 years).

Banking and Finance
Utilities
Insurance
Information Technology

Business Areas Experience

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Experienced in Project Management (7.5 years), Information Technology (7 years), Accounting (2.5 years), Quality Assurance (1.5 years), Finance (1.5 years), and Business Intelligence (1 year).

Project Management
Information Technology
Accounting
Quality Assurance
Finance
Business Intelligence

Summary

I am very empathetic and enjoy working with people. I am a visionary, a leader, a motivator. I am open, curious, and constructive. I am always 100% committed and motivated in what I do. I have solid banking knowledge, products, and software. I am very communicative and report appropriately to the audience.

Skills

  • Enterprise Software: Sap S/4; Sap Bank Analyzer; Sap Fpsl; Sap Hana; Sap Fsdp/m; Sap Papm; Sap Bw; Sap Btp; Sap Bp; Sap Cml; Sap Dm

  • Collaboration Tools: Jira; Confluence; Teams; Sharepoint; Google Drive; Miro

  • Testing Tools: Hp Qc; Jira Zephyr; Sap Solution Manager

  • Project Tools: Jira; Ms Project; Asana; Excel

  • Soft Skills: Project Manager And Test Manager For Software Rollouts At Banks; S/4hana Transformation And Cut-over Expert For Brownfield And Greenfield; Cut-over Expert For Bank Analyzer And Fpsl; Solution Architect For Enterprise Banking Control Architectures, As Well As For Dwh, Finance And Risk Applications With And Without Sap Fsdm/btp; Solid Knowledge Of Data Refinement Processes And Spot (Single Point Of Truth); Application And Operations Management As Part Of Alm; Leadership Experience Including Managing External Service Units; Business Analyst In The Banking Domain For Business And Data Processes, As Well As Interface Analysis; Bridge Between Business And It; Migration And Integration Expert; I Always Follow The Best Practice Approach

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Certifications & licenses

ITIL V3 Certified

Prince2 Certified

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Where is Timo based?

Timo is based in Hamburg, Germany.

What languages does Timo speak?

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

How many years of experience does Timo have?

Timo has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Timo has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 10 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 8 months. Note that Timo may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Timo be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Timo would be well-suited for roles such as: Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Business Analyst, Solution Architect, Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Test Manager, IT Architect, Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Cut-Over Planning, Test Manager, PMO.

What is Timo's latest experience?

Timo's most recent position is Project Manager, Requirements Manager, Business Analyst, Solution Architect at Service Provider for Heat Quantity Measurement.

What companies has Timo worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Timo has worked for Service Provider for Heat Quantity Measurement, Development Bank, Mortgage Bank, Building Society, and Internal.

Which industries is Timo most experienced in?

Timo is most experienced in industries like Banking and Finance, Insurance, and Utility Services. Timo also has some experience in Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Timo most experienced in?

Timo is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Accounting. Timo also has some experience in Quality Assurance (QA), Finance, and Business Intelligence.

Which industries has Timo worked in recently?

Timo has recently worked in industries like Banking and Finance and Utility Services.

Which business areas has Timo worked in recently?

Timo has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Accounting.

Does Timo have any certificates?

Timo has 2 certificates. These include: ITIL V3 Certified and Prince2 Certified.

What is the availability of Timo?

Timo is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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