Tim Lipp

Trainer/speaker profile

"As an auditor on leave & in my role as director of a PE-backed CFO consulting firm, I know both the requirements of auditing and the challenges of practice. My vision is to passionately transpose the requirements of national and international accounting so that they can be understood and yet practicably applied."

Brief profile

Director in the financial reporting department of a CFO consulting firm and mainly advise companies on IFRS/HGB/US-GAAP, IPOs and the development of accounting-related solutions for M&A deals. As a certified public accountant, I am therefore also familiar with the technical and practical requirements.

Main areas of work

Sound knowledge of accounting in accordance with HGB, IFRS and US-GAAP; many years of experience in auditing and preparing individual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with HGB and IFRS in the automotive supply sector, listed companies, energy supply companies, mechanical engineering and trading companies as well as the defense industry; publicly appointed auditor (on leave) by the WPK; excellence in post-merger integration services, experience in M&A transactions (buy/sellside).

Professional experience

Since October 2024 Director in the financial reporting department of a PE-backed CFO consulting firm
2021-2024 Head of Group Accounting & Reporting of a PE-backed mechanical engineering company
2012-2021 Auditor|authorized signatory at an auditing and management consulting company (BIG 4)