Dennis Kaufmann

• 6+ years of international E&P experience with a strong focus on joint venture audits and cost recovery reviews, audit analytics, and financial support to JV audit processes, including assignments in Northern Europe and the Americas.

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• Professional background includes roles as Senior Expert Corporate Finance at Wintershall Dea, supporting rating agencies (Moody’s & Fitch), bond issuances, providing strong exposure to audit-relevant financial structures, liquidity, and covenant mechanics.

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• Further experience as Senior Associate, Deal Advisory – Valuation at KPMG and with Everscore GmbH, delivering DCF modelling, business plan reviews, purchase price analyses, and IFRS-related valuation support, directly applicable to plausibility checks and audit finding substantiation.

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• Additional background in investment banking and M&A support, including roles at Evercore, Deutsche Bahn (M&A), and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, strengthening expertise in financial modelling, data structuring, VBAbased analysis tools, and transaction-driven financial scrutiny. This skill set enhances JV audit preparation, data analytics, and dispute-supporting financial argumentation.

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• Recognised for a highly analytical, modelling-driven, and detail-oriented audit approach, combining strong financial modelling, valuation, and data-analytics capabilities with a deep understanding of transaction structures to quantify, substantiate, and defend JV audit findings in complex accounting systems and cost recovery contexts.

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• Speaks German, English