Christoph Q.
Managing Partner and CEO
Experience
Managing Partner and CEO
CMC Audit GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
- Worked as an auditor.
Statutory Auditor and Tax Advisor
Dr. Herberger GmbH WpG StBG
- Mainly engaged as a statutory auditor and tax advisor.
- Focus on tax planning advice and preparation of financial statements for mid-sized companies.
- Consulting on digitization and optimization of national and international accounting, transfer pricing, and reporting.
Interim Head of Accounting
Constructing-Unternehmen
- Led the accounting teams in Germany and Poland.
- Established an international accounting shared service center in Poland.
- Supported national and international tax audits (including transfer pricing).
- Prepared financial statements under HGB, various GAAPs, and IFRS (projects: IFRS 15 and 16 implementation).
- Created monthly closings, forecasts, sales flashes, and budgets under IFRS.
- Handled national and international tax filings (including PE and foreign subsidiaries).
- Optimized and digitized processes, implemented new software.
- Coordinated with controlling, budgeting, and reporting teams.
- Developed and rolled out international tax compliance.
Start-up Advisor and Interim
Runtime
- Supported the introduction of SAP for accounting and reporting.
- Prepared financial closings (fast close).
- Advised on tax and corporate law issues.
- Provided commercial advice and support for start-ups.
Branch Manager/Interim Manager
ETL AG
- Conducted statutory year-end and special audits.
- Worked on due diligence, M&A, and after-merger transactions.
- Led a three-year after-merger project for an acquired construction company in Germany.
- Implemented SAP, restructured accounting and reporting (HGB and IFRS).
- Developed processes and prepared forecast financials.
- Supported tax audits and filings.
Digitalization and ERP Consultant
Freelance
- Advised mid-sized companies on digitalization and ERP.
- Provided tax planning advice.
Auditor
actis ag, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
- Led audits and consulting for an international meat products group.
- Performed business analyses and provided recommendations.
- Prepared expert opinions on restructuring and merging a federal enterprise.
- Prepared financial statements for mid-sized companies and related tax returns.
Audit and Tax Advisor
Freelance
- Project-based auditing and tax planning for mid-sized clients.
- Worked on own mandates and as a consultant for a small private equity firm.
Interim CFO
Private Equity Company
- Managed finance for the parent and subsidiaries.
- Advised management on acquisitions and divestitures.
- Handled business valuations, finance and tax due diligence, contract drafting.
- Developed strategic business concepts and corporate planning.
- Led finance, accounting, liquidity management, and controlling.
- Implemented IT projects.
- Served as contact for lawyers, banks, and external financial service providers.
Tax Advisor and Interim
Self-Employed
- Ran a small part-time practice for family & friends.
- Prepared business valuation reports.
- Led a corporate transaction project.
- Conducted financial statement audits and tax advisory.
- Took on project work and freelance assignments for medium-sized mandates.
Auditor and Tax Advisor, Managing Director
WK Wirtschaftsberatungskanzlei Queling GmbH
- Performed standard audits and consulting for mid-sized companies.
- Advised the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Berlin Trust Agency (1991–2002).
- Consulted for a major waste management group (2002–2004).
- Provided services for a private investment group (2004–2010).
- Delivered transaction services, tax planning, and finance leadership.
- Managed corporate restructurings and succession planning.
- Served on the advisory board of a venture capital firm.
- Optimized internal processes.
Audit and Tax Assistant, Tax Advisor, Auditor
Treuarbeit AG (now PWC)
- Audited and advised medium and large companies.
- Valued a large retail group.
- Supported the implementation of accounting systems, especially SAP.
Summary
Extensive experience as a long-standing auditor and tax advisor providing full support to medium and large private and public-sector companies in audits and/or consulting (excluding banks and insurance).
Tax filings and advisory services up to designing international trusts, transfer pricing, and more.
Financial statement audits, business valuations, and advice on corporate transactions including related contracts for succession and after-merger services.
Head of Accounting and Tax for a large international firm in Munich, primary contact for auditors and banks. Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements, international reporting and consolidation (HGB and IFRS). Optimization and digitization of finance and accounting processes; set up a shared service center in Poland. Responsible for domestic and some international tax law and tax compliance, especially international VAT.
Development of commercial business areas and processes, especially in finance and accounting, budgeting, reporting & controlling, and tax. Project lead for digital transformation and use of IT/AI in finance.
Languages
Education
University of Saarland
Diplom-Kaufmann · Business Administration, focus on Auditing and Tax Law · Saarbrücken, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Public Auditor
Tax Advisor
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