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Prof. Dr.Stefan Marx
Stefan Marx teaches how an internal control system is built so it survives an audit, drawing on nineteen years of audit work at KPMG and a chair in auditing and accounting. He is a German Wirtschaftsprüfer and Steuerberater and a partner at Auren Deutschland in Nürnberg, auditing SMEs and groups across the DACH region under HGB and IFRS. He holds the chair at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen, where he leads the M.Sc. CGX in corporate governance and auditing, and he serves as an examiner in the German Wirtschaftsprüfer examination. His teaching covers tax compliance management systems, internal audit, sustainability and climate risk, DSGVO and anti-money-laundering controls.
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Education
- Diplom-Kaufmann, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (1998-2002)Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
School of Business, Economics and Society (WiSo).
- Academic focus at the intersection of accounting, auditing, corporate governance and audit-oriented education
Workshops
- Seminar leader on tax compliance management systems and internal control systems
Also teaches sustainability and climate risk and sustainability management systems.
Qualifications
- Examiner in the German Wirtschaftsprüfer examination
Sits as an examiner in the state examination that admits candidates to the German auditing profession.
- Wirtschaftsprüfer and Steuerberater (German public auditor and tax adviser)
Practising in both professions; auditing examination passed in 2010, tax adviser examination in 2022.
Career
- Chair for Auditing and Accounting, HfWU Nürtingen-GeislingenHfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen
Holder of the professorship in business administration with a focus on auditing and accounting at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen, Faculty of Business and Finance, since September 2015.
- Dean of Studies, M.Sc. Controlling, and programme lead, M.Sc. CGXHfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen
Leads the M.Sc. CGX degree programme in corporate governance and auditing at HfWU alongside the Master Controlling.
- Partner, Auren Deutschland, Nürnberg (since January 2026)Auren Deutschland
Audit and tax practice serving SMEs and groups across the DACH region.
- Nineteen years at KPMG Deutschland, Corporate Governance Services (2002-2020)KPMG Deutschland
Left as Senior Manager, Wirtschaftsprüfer and Prokurist in the Corporate Governance Services practice in Nürnberg.
- Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance, Mauer group (2020-2022), then practice leadership to 2026Mauer group
The firm joined Auren at the start of 2026.
- Head of the Steinbeis Consulting Centre for Corporate Governance and Auditing (since October 2020)Steinbeis
- Professor of Business Administration, Internationale Hochschule Erfurt (2011-2015)Internationale Hochschule (IU) Erfurt
Regulatory
- Governance and risk management for SMEs
Governance structures, internal control systems, compliance, DSGVO and anti-money-laundering.
- Internal audit, ESG management systems and special audits
Internal audit across commercial, legal and sustainability scopes, and special audits with forensic aspects.
- Statutory audit under HGB and IFRS
Financial statement audit experience under both German commercial law and IFRS, with specialised tax advisory work.