Anastasiya Hoffmann
Freelance Accounting under IFRS and HGB
Experience
Jul 2024 - Present
1 year 1 monthFreelance Accounting under IFRS and HGB
Nov 2020 - Jun 2024
3 years 8 months Germany
Manager Accounting Principles & Projects
Korian Deutschland GmbH
- Leading corporate projects and providing functional team leadership in the accounting department
- Representing the department in cross-functional activities under IFRS and HGB
- Preparing comprehensive analyses on accounting topics in accordance with IFRS and HGB
- Preparing standalone financial statements, from year-end closing entries through disclosure
Apr 2020 - Sep 2020
6 months Germany
Accounting Policies Specialist
Wirecard AG
- Point of contact for the US subsidiary on accounting issues of the card issuing business (Issuing)
- Drafting the IFRS 9 Accounting Manual for Wirecard Bank
- Establishing the documentation system and communication within the accounting department (MS SharePoint, Asana, Slack)
Sep 2014 - Mar 2020
5 years 7 months Germany
Assistant Manager and Project Lead in Audit, Finance Advisory
KPMG AG WPG
- Leading the specialist teams and serving as central point of contact for accounting projects at client sites
- Leading annual and consolidated audit engagements under IFRS and HGB, including internal control systems
- Preparing and moderating technical events
- Supervising interns within the mentoring program
Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
7 months Germany
Audit Intern, Corporate
KPMG AG WPG
- Participating in group and annual audits under IFRS and HGB
- Preparing technical opinions on accounting and valuation issues
- Supporting projects to optimize accounting processes
May 2012 - Aug 2013
1 year 4 months Germany
Working Student in Financial Accounting
Hilti Deutschland AG
- Performing Excel analyses in the “Automatic Accounting” project
- Processing and posting internal cost allocations
- Coding and posting routine invoices in SAP
Interim Team Lead in Accounting
Service Company
- Preparing monthly financial statements in collaboration with Controlling and the Shared Service Center in Poland
- Preparing annual financial statements under German commercial law (HGB) and international standards (IFRS)
- Managing internal and external audits
- Leading a team of six accounting staff
- Serving as point of contact for questions regarding correct accounting treatment of transactions
- Result: Led and optimized accounting processes during the transition; reliable and timely delivery of all financial reports.
Project Lead and Team Member: HGB to IFRS Conversion
Manufacturing, Media, and Telecommunications Companies
- Preparing opening balance sheet, comparison information, and reconciliation statements
- Preparing notes to the financial statements (including additional disclosures under IFRS 1)
- Preparing reporting packages
- Adapting and implementing accounting processes
- Developing IFRS accounting manuals and conducting employee training
- Result: Prepared an IFRS financial statement including the IFRS opening balance sheet; applied IFRS accounting and measurement methods as of the reporting date
Project Lead: Establishing a Policy Department
Manufacturing Company (~ 10,000 employees)
- Designing workflows, creating template documents, and documenting processes
- Developing and updating internal policies and guidelines
- Serving as contact for auditors
- Resolving complex issues in collaboration with relevant departments
- Result: Established a new policy department with five trained in-house staff, implemented processes, built an internal network, and developed professional guidelines.
Project Team Member: Implementing IFRS 15 and IFRS 16
Telecommunications Company (~ 16,000 employees)
- Assessing the impact of the new accounting standards on the company
- Drafting new accounting policies
- Training employees
- Calculating impacts and preparing reports for corporate bodies
- Result: Updated accounting practices to comply with IFRS requirements
Summary
As an expert in accounting under IFRS and HGB, I have experience as a specialist for accounting projects, as a management consultant, and as an audit manager in external audits. My strengths are quickly and independently grasping complex issues, working on them, and presenting results clearly.
My service focuses on independently handling accounting issues, accounting projects at clients including operational accounting, and preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements. I also advise companies on HGB and IFRS accounting. Furthermore, I am a reliable point of contact for your employees, executives, auditors, and consultants.
Languages
Russian
Native
English
Advanced
German
Advanced
Italian
Intermediate
Education
Oct 2010 - Sep 2014
University of Augsburg
B.Sc., focus on Auditing and Controlling · Business Administration · Augsburg, Germany
Sep 2002 - May 2008
Immanuel Kant University
Diploma in Education · Teaching (English) · Russian Federation
Certifications & licenses
SAP User in Management Accounting with SAP S/4 HANA
Scrum Master & Product Owner
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