Stephan Mauer

Professional experience

• Audit Assistant, Tax Consultant and Auditor at international, mid-sized auditing and tax consulting companies, which are now part of a Big 4 firm, in Stuttgart and Berlin
• 05.1999-07.2010: Partner at regionally leading international auditing, tax consulting and law companies. Close collaboration and cooperation with international network partners in the areas of risk management, internal control, internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley Act 404, particularly in the UK and the USA.
• 2004-2010: Lecturer for Corporate Governance, Internal Audit, Enterprise Risk Management at the European School of International Business (ESB) at Reutlingen University.
• Since 2010: Founder and Managing Partner of the Mauer-Group
• 2012-07.2023: Lecturer for Balance Sheet and Consolidated Balance Sheet Analysis at the Dual University Villingen-Schwenningen
• Since 2013: Certified Risk Manager in Hospitals according to the specifications of the DKI (German Hospital Institute)
• Since 09.2023: Lecturer for Taxation in the Health Management program at DHBW Stuttgart

Focus areas

• Consultation and Audit (HGB and IFRS) of international, capital market-oriented and non-listed medium-sized companies, industry focuses: Biotech, Software/ Multimedia, Media, Trade, Printing, Health Care, Logistics, Textile, Automotive
• 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
• Tax advice and tax declaration for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as healthcare professions
• Restructuring reports (IDW S6), continuity forecasts
• Financial Due Diligence Audits
• Establishment of operational and strategic reporting/risk management systems
• Out-/Co-Sourcing in the field of Internal Audit, Sarbanes-Oxley Act 404
• Special Audits: Fraud Investigation/Corporate Governance Assessments
• External Compliance Officer for large medium-sized companies
• Member of Supervisory Boards
• Tax Planning Advice

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)
• German Institute for Internal Audit (DIIR) e.V.
• The Family Entrepreneurs (ASU) e.V.
• Appraisal Committee of the City of Reutlingen
• Financial Experts Association e.V.
• Economic Council of the CDU e.V.