Stefan Marx

Professional experience

• Degree in Business Administration, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
• Ph.D. in Economics, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
• 10.2011-08.2015: Holder of the Chair of Business Administration, especially Tax Advisory and Auditing at the International University (IU) Erfurt
• Since 09.2015: Holder of the Chair of Business Administration, especially Auditing and Accounting at the University of Economics and Environment (HfWU) Nürtingen-Geislingen
• Since 10.2020: Head of the Steinbeis Consulting Center for Corporate Governance and Auditing
• 01.2002-09.2020: Senior Manager at a Big 4 company
• 01.2021-12.2022: Authorized Officer at Mauer
• Since 01.2023: Managing Partner of the Mauer-Group

Focus areas

• Consultation on the establishment, optimization and audit of Corporate Governance issues, especially in the area of risk management IDW PS 981, Internal Control System IDW PS 982, Compliance Management IDW PS 980 and Internal Audit IDW PS 983, Tax Compliance Systems, GDPR, Money Laundering and Technical Compliance
• Consultation on the establishment, implementation and optimization of sustainability management systems according to CSRD/EU Taxonomy/ESRS as well as sustainability risk management and internal control systems
• Conducting internal audits, particularly with a focus on business, commercial law, corporate governance and sustainability
• Conducting special audits, including those with forensic focuses
• Strategic Corporate Governance advice for supervisory boards and executives
• Audit-related consulting in the creation of cost accounting systems, controlling systems and key figure systems, as well as in the conversion of financial reporting or the improvement of the financial reporting process
• Extensive experience in auditing individual and consolidated financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
• Tax advice and tax declaration for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as healthcare professions
• Seminar leader for the following seminars:
  – "Establishment, Documentation and Audit of TAX CMS"
  – "Establishment, Documentation and Audit of Internal Control Systems"
  – "Establishment, Documentation and Audit of Sustainability Risks"
  – "Identifying, Measuring and Managing Climate Risks"
  – "Sustainability Management Systems"
  at Haub + Partner, Management-Circle and DIIR (German Institute of Internal Audit)

Memberships

• Chamber of Auditors (WPK) public corporation
• Chamber of Tax Advisors (StBK) public corporation
• Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW) e.V.
• wp.net e.V. (Association for medium-sized auditing firms)

‍