Up to 4 framework agreements will be put out to tender for the area of finance with a focus on Change the Bank, as well as other planned or event-related topic-specific support services. The priorities associated with the framework agreements include:

1. Accounting & Payment Management,

2. Reporting,

3. Financial controlling and risk controlling, as well as

4. Overarching topics such as data governance and project management.

The activities in the above-mentioned thematic clusters include technical / technology-related support in the conception, implementation and test execution, e.g. in the areas of product implementation, digitization and standardization, as well as regulatory innovations with a focus on finance and controlling.

Work package 1 - Change the Bank (CTB) - Topics of a change character in the bank: Support of the finance department in the accounting of banking products according to HGB and the general mapping of subject-related topics in the accounting environment

- Analysis and development of technical requirements of banking products (loans, grants, participations, securities and interest rate derivatives/hedging instruments) in accordance with internal bank planning with a focus on accounting in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB)

- Creation of specific posting specifications in financial accounting and bilancing according to HGB for the above-mentioned banking products at the interface between SAP CML and SAP FI

- The posting specifications to be created form the customizing specifications for the development of new products and the adaptation of existing products

- Active support of the implementation of these accounting-relevant issues at content interfaces, e.g. in the data warehouse.

- Support in the conception of further products, also within the framework of the New Product Process (NPP) such as housing promotion funds, as well as other regulatory standards (BFA 3)

- Support in the implementation of a preliminary study on the topic of standardization and introduction of S4 / Hana

- Introduction of new refinancing and hedging instruments as well as further development of trade settlement

- Development of further development potentials for the automation of manual processes in financial accounting

- Digitization of financial processes including reduction of manual workarounds

- Close cooperation with the finance department, in particular payment management (SAP subledger CML), accounting (SAP general ledger FI) and the IT service providers commissioned with customizing

- Participation in projects and, if necessary, assumption of project management tasks

- Know-how transfer, e.g. workshops or training courses

- Documentation of the mentioned activities in technical concepts, test concepts and IT tickets

- Carrying out tests for the balance sheet mapping of banking products (loans, grants, participations and, to a certain extent, securities and interest rate derivatives) and measures with a focus on SAP FI and SAP CML (as well as SAP FSCM)

- Comparison of the test results with the target results and error analysis

Work package 2 - CTB: Support of the finance department in the mapping of payment-relevant issues in the context of product development and general mapping of subject-related topics:

- Analysis and development of technical requirements of banking products (loans, grants, participations, securities and interest rate derivatives/hedging instruments) in accordance with internal bank planning with a focus on payment management: refinancing, AOT transfers, fiduciary returns, special funds, fund reports and fund interest rates, processes, implementation specifications for CML, reports, trade processing

- Creation of concrete specifications for product development with regard to refinancing, mapping of payment-relevant events in the life cycle of products and reporting and fund reporting for the above-mentioned bank products at the interface between SAP CML and SAP FI and other systems

- The specifications to be created form the customizing specifications for the development of new products and the adaptation of existing products

- Development of further development potentials for the automation of manual processes in payment management

- Active support of the implementation of these payment-relevant issues with content interfaces

- Support in the conception of further products and NPPs, such as housing development funds, as well as other regulatory standards

- Trade processing - Analysis and implementation support of activities to optimize trade processing

- Close cooperation with the finance department, in particular payment management (SAP subledger CML), accounting (SAP general ledger FI) and the IT service providers commissioned with customizing

- Participation in projects and, if necessary, assumption of project management tasks

- Know-how transfer, e.g. workshops or training courses

- Participation in the conception and implementation of tests in the area of payment management for the mapping of banking products for the above-mentioned products with a focus on SAP FI and SAP CML (as well as SAP FSCM)

- Comparison of the test results with the target results and error analysis

- Documentation of the mentioned activities in test concepts and IT tickets

Work package: Support of the finance department in the mapping of reporting-relevant issues in the context of product development and general mapping of subject-related topics:

- Analysis and development of technical requirements of banking products (loans, grants, participations, securities and interest rate derivatives/hedging instruments) in accordance with internal bank planning with a focus on regulatory reporting

- Technical and professional support of BAIS and BAIS-SST incl. release changes (approx. 2x per year), support of the change process with regard to consulting, coordination, conception and testing

- Adaptation of the parameterization of BAIS, as well as conception and support for adjustments to the BAIS-SST, e.g. in the event of changes to the product portfolio, changes in the SAP data budget or minor changes in reporting law

- Technical and technical support for the operation and integration of new or modified interfaces in the data management of the reporting system

- Audit-proof and comprehensible documentation of the adjustments made and timely submission as Word documentation

- Support in the technical / professional implementation of internal cross-sectional topics, such as the technical connection of lump-sum value adjustments, the differentiated mapping of fiduciary and proprietary business

- Advice and support in reporting law issues, making assessments, pointing out alternative courses of action

- Development of further development potentials for the automation of manual processes in reporting

- Support in the conception of further product ideas and NPPs - e.g. housing development funds

- Support in the implementation of a preliminary study on the topic of standardization and connection SAP S4 / Hana

- Development of concepts for quality assurance of SPOT result data in the Business Warehouse together with support for implementation

- Development of concepts for the creation of a database for SHEV control, including support for possible implementation

- Participation in the implementation of a preliminary study for the introduction of a management information system

- Close cooperation with the finance department, the commissioning departments and the IT service providers commissioned with customizing

- Participation in projects and, if necessary, assumption of project management tasks

- Know-how transfer, e.g. workshops or training courses

- Participation in the conception of test activities in the field of reporting

- Test execution - Comparison of the test results with the target results including error analysis

- Documentation of the mentioned activities in test concepts and IT tickets

- Support in the implementation of CRR III

- Support for the introduction of new reporting requirements

- Support in the standardization of the database for BAIS and THINC

Work package 1 - CTB: Conception and implementation support of existing and new products with a focus on financial controlling

- Analysis and development of technical requirements of banking products (loans, grants, participations, securities and interest rate derivatives/hedging instruments) in accordance with the bank's internal wave planning with a focus on financial controlling and associated mapping in THINC

- Support in the technical conception for the conversion and the development of project controlling with the BlueAnt application

- Development of concepts for quality assurance of SPOT result data in the NBW together with support of the implementation

- Support in the conception of further products and NPPs, such as housing development funds, as well as other regulatory standards

- Development of concepts for the creation of a database for SHEV control, including support for possible implementation

- Support in the implementation of a preliminary study on the topic of standardization and introduction of S4 / Hana

- Participation in the implementation of a preliminary study for the introduction of a management information system

- Development of further development potentials for the automation of manual processes in financial controlling

- Comprehensive coordination of requirements and handover to the IT development areas

- Active support of the implementation and clarification of technical questions and the associated mapping in the essential systems SAP FI, SAP CO, as well as the data warehouse application

- Definition of test cases, execution and documentation of test activities

- If necessary, participation in projects for the further development of existing products

- Documentation of the mentioned activities in technical concepts, test concepts and IT tickets

Work package 2 - CTB: Conception and implementation support of existing and new products with a focus on risk controlling

- Analysis and development of technical requirements of banking products (loans, grants, participations, securities and interest rate derivatives/hedging instruments) in accordance with the bank's internal wave planning with a focus on risk controlling and associated mapping in THINC, as well as other procedures

- Development of concepts for quality assurance of SPOT result data in the NBW together with support of the implementation

- Support in the conception of further products and NPPs, such as housing development funds, as well as other regulatory standards

- Development of concepts for the creation of a database for SHEV control, including support for possible implementation

- Support in the implementation of a preliminary study on the topic of standardization and introduction of S4 / Hana

- Participation in the implementation of a preliminary study for the introduction of a management information system

- Development of further development potentials for the automation of manual processes in risk controlling

- Comprehensive coordination of requirements and handover to the IT development areas

- Active support of the implementation and clarification of technical issues and the associated mapping in the essential systems THINC, NBW, as well as other applications

- Definition of test cases, execution and documentation of test activities

- If necessary, participation in projects for the further development of the products

- Documentation of the mentioned activities in technical concepts, test concepts and IT tickets

Work package 1: - CTB: Support of the Finance and Controlling departments in overarching technical topics (excerpt):

- Data Governance

o Support for the introduction and further development of data governance in the NBank

o Methodological support in the planning, implementation and control of measures and activities

o Business Analysis - Support in technical conception, implementation support, testing and operational rollout of packages of measures in the field of data governance and data quality framework

- Conception and introduction of a data governance structure / target operating model including roles, responsibilities and committees

- Conception and implementation support of measures to improve the transparency of data. Organization of data acquisition, preparation and interpretation, as well as target-group-specific visualization of knowledge gained (technical data models, data domains and data flows) and transfer into a holistic solution

- Requirements analysis of tools and interfaces for the further development of data governance and DQM (e.g. Data Dictionary, Data Lineage)

- Conception and implementation support of measures to improve data quality and data quality reporting

- Participation in the analysis, conception and implementation support of use cases

- Support in the analysis, conception and optimization of business processes

o Creation of technical concepts

o Preparation and follow-up of workshops

o Other regulatory implementation issues that cannot be clearly subsumed under Lots 1-3 and are related to data governance and data management

o Occasion-related special topics

Work package 2: General overarching consulting services

- project management

o Management and project consulting

o Supporting the project managers in the performance of their tasks

o Support for general operational and organizational tasks related to project management (PMO) such as support in risk analysis, budget control, preparation and editing of presentations and decision papers

o Comprehensive support on organizational, professional and / or technical optimization topics

o Support in the optimization of subject-related tasks, e.g. in the requirements and test process

o Occasion-related special topics