The Chair of Business Administration, Accounting and Auditing supports you during as well as after your studies acting as your contact for several funding opportunities. We also offer support during the application procedure.
Moreover, we provide you with an overview of possible fields of work and employers in case you are pursuing a specialization in accounting and auditing.
All information provided refers to former academic staff members of the Chair of Business Administration, Accounting and Auditing at the University of Mannheim. They were employed as student assistant, academic staff member or Akademischer Rat (senior instructor with tenure).
Supporting Scholarships
Career path: Research
Your profound knowledge in accounting and auditing is the ideal requirement for an academic career in finance and accounting. You do not only have the opportunity to take on executive positions in the national education and higher education system but you can also profit from various international opportunities.
Several of our alumni who were employed as student assistants, academic staff members or Akademischer Räte (senior instructors with tenure) work for:
Dr. Peter Küting
Field of work: Habilitation candidate at the Chair of International Accounting
Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Career path: Consulting and Auditing
As a graduate of the chair with profound knowledge of accounting, auditing and due diligence you have the opportunity to work for consulting and auditing companies. Your economic understanding as well as specialized knowledge in finance and accounting gives you a broad range of opportunities to choose from. Anything from strategy consulting to consulting with a focus on auditing or tax consultancy to general auditing is possible.
Several of our alumni who were employed as student assistants, academic staff members or Akademischer Räte (senior instructors with tenure) work for:
Career path: Industry
With a specialization in accounting and auditing you have a number of opportunities in the industry. Besides positions as experts in various departments, it is possible to take on executive positions with responsibility for other employees in finance and accounting.
Several of our alumni who were employed as student assistants, academic staff members or Akademischer Räte (senior instructors with tenure) work for:
Dr. Sigrid Dexheimer-Elgg
Field of work: Manager Business Process Controlling and Financial Controls
Institution: Novartis
Career path: Finance
Profound knowledge and expertise in accounting are valuable skills for a career in finance, banking and other areas e.g. private equity, venture capital etc.
Several of our alumni who were employed as student assistants, academic staff members or Akademischer Räte (senior instructors with tenure) work for:
Dr. Matthias Maucher
Field of work: Internal capital adequacy assessment process/
Bundle management
Institution: LBBW
Career path: Public Institutions
