Dipl.-Kfm. Stefan Schmitz

Tax consultant • Auditor • Certified IT auditor (IDW) • Shareholder • Managing Director • Head of auditing


+49 9131 6906-0

info@erlanger-treuhand.de


"As head of the audit department, I audit annual and consolidated financial statements of companies in every legal form and from many different industries. My goal is to conduct the audit of the financial statements in a timely, professional and risk-oriented manner in order to ensure a high-quality audit result. Furthermore, it is my endeavor to provide advice on optimization potentials and control weaknesses to the audited company in order to achieve added value from the audit. Since 2021, I have also been a partner and managing director in the Erlanger Treuhand Group."

My professional career

  • Studies of economics with focus on balance sheets and taxes as well as bank management in Paderborn
  • 2001 Appointment as tax consultant
  • 2004 Appointment as Certified Public Auditor in Germany
  • Worked for a Big Four auditing company in the Audit Services division from 1997 to 2010
  • Self-employed and employed by various medium-sized law firms from 2011 to 2021
  • Since 2021 working for the Erlanger Treuhand Group
  • 2024 Certified IT auditor (IDW)

My main focus

Main areas of activity

  •  Annual and consolidated audits of partnerships and corporations including listed companies
  • Preparation of annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement packages according to HGB or IFRS
  • Special audits, e.g. audits according to § 16 MaBV, EEG or DSD
  • Company valuations and financial due diligence
  • Business management consulting and external controlling

 

Sector focus

  • Mechanical engineering/manufacturing industry
  • Transport companies
  • Construction/real estate
  • Services

Other

Foreign language

  • English