Experience - Tax Consultant / Financial Auditor
Senior Auditor
Mazars
March 2002 - August 2002
London, United Kingdom
Hired as Audit Senior on a 6 month contract at age of 23, after applying for a "trainingship" instead of internship
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Tasks:
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Manage solo audits or as part of a team
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​Core Challenges:
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Youngest Audit Junior was 3 years older and had finished university
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Open doubt about qualification by several project manager at start of engagement when discovering my age
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No experience with UK Gap or working in English
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Core Achievements:
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Established myself as valued Audit Senior within the first month
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Got to manage first audit teams with other Audit Seniors and Audit Juniors during third month
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Was offered permanent contract but refused to go to university and pursue a consulting career instead of auditing
Apprentice tax consultant
Treuhandpartner GmbH
September 1998 - February 2002
Krefeld, Germany
Core Achievements:​
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Participated in first audit already after first year of apprenticeship
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Managed solo audits before end of apprenticeship, including a financial due diligence
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Managed data room for company auction


