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Alexander Päthke

TAX ADVISOR AND CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (IN HIS OWN FIRM)

Customer focus and a high standard of service are in Alexander Päthke’s blood. He successfully completed his apprenticeship as a hotel specialist in 1993 at the Hotel Intercontinental Berlin. He subsequently studied Business Administration with a focus on taxation, auditing and accounting at the Humboldt University of Berlin, where he graduated in 1999 with an MBA (Dipl.-Kfm.). He has been working as a tax advisor since 2004 and a certified public accountant since 1995.

Alexander Päthke started his professional career in 1999 in the auditing department of Arthur Andersen in Frankfurt am Main. After Arthur Andersen, he moved to Ernst & Young in 2002, where he became a Manager in 2004 and was responsible for both national and international clients. In 2008 he was promoted to Senior Manager, heading up a project team for major international clients.

In 2011 he decided to open his own advisory firm, Cilluffo + Päthke, with his long-time friend and colleague Sven Cilluffo.

His primary areas of expertise include:

  • VAT (Value Added Tax)
  • Annual financial statements (HGB (German Commercial Code)/StR/IFRS/Lux) and reporting (e.g. Group reporting, Bank reporting)
  • Supervision and coordination of annual audits
  • Consultancy and financial analysis for hotel operations
  • Advice on accounting processes
  • Internal audits