18 | Acquisition International, Influential Businesswoman Awards 2024 Tax & Accounting CEO of the Year 2024 (Germany): Evelyn Krämer velyn Krämer is the innovative CEO of Tax Consulting firm, Steuerberatung Oettinger. Based in Haan near Düsseldorf, the company currently employs 10 people, offering services to entrepreneurs and private individuals. Describing her team as helpful, progressive, and different, Evelyn has carved out an authentic reputation in the business world. She tells us, “The consultancy was founded in 2007. We help our customers prepare financial and payroll accounting and the associated tax returns and financial statements. The key to our business is respect. We treat our clients and each other with respect; everyone is equal.” Each team member at Steuerberatung Oettinger has their speciality, whether a particular product or client niche. In addition to her considerable experience in all tax matters, Evelyn is a specialist consultant on company succession, inheritance planning and gift tax. She says, “I aim to show my clients the options available for passing on their companies and inheritances during their lifetime in the most effective way. My goal is always to master difficult topics with sensitivity and success to achieve the best outcome for everyone involved.” Evelyn’s goals for Steuerberatung Oettinger include increasing the number of employees to around 20, bringing a new partner into the firm, and outlining a new continuous training and development programme for the team. In addition to her thriving tax consultancy, Evelyn has entered the competitive arena of software development. Finding herself and her team continually hitting a wall when it came to obtaining reliable access to customer documentation, Evelyn decided to take matters into her own hands. Following the successful introduction in her own firm, Evelyn has made this software available to the entire tax consultancy market. The name of her software brand is Fastdocs.de GmbH. She explains, “When our clients hired new employees we saw the same practical problems arise again and again. By using Fastdocs intelligent forms, collecting error-free master data from clients and employees is easy. Creating software that brings joy to users and promotes efficiency in the tax consulting industry is immensely satisfying for me.” So much so that Evelyn and her team designed and launched another software package in 2024. Fastdocs Crew (www.fastdocs-crew.de) offers small to medium-sized businesses an affordable one-stop solution for managing employee data, HR documentation, absences and equipment. The company presented its Fastdocs Crew software at TAXtival, a two-day gathering of professional tax consultants and related industries in June this year. Evelyn aims to introduce Fastdocs Crew to the corporate world soon. Throughout her years in business, Evelyn has become adept at understanding and defining how best to use her time and talents. At Fastdocs, her role revolves around developing a solid vision for the company and bringing together a group of talented individuals to make that vision a reality. Evelyn has recently rented new business premises, home to both Steuerberatung Oettinger and Fastdocs. She says, “The new premises is the headquarters of Fastdocs. It’s where all our products are located, as well as being a place where the tax consulting firm can grow. We are entering a period of great potential. We’re enabling our team to grow both personally and professionally and I’m very much looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together.” We ask Evelyn about the challenges she’s faced until now. She tells us, “When I started my first business at 26, my biggest challenge was convincing clients that I wasn’t too young to deliver quality service. In the past, tax consulting was seen as a predominantly male profession. That’s changed over the past 20 years, but even now, women only account for around 38% of tax consultants. In software development, I find men often don’t take me seriously.” Although society is changing for the better, Evelyn is still frustrated to see the difficulty that mothers have in the working world. As an employer, she’s saddened that many women are constantly torn between work and family, often neglecting to develop themselves professionally as a result. So what would her advice to them be? “I worked very hard to get where I am today. There may have been other ways to achieve that success where I wouldn’t have had to try so hard, I know that now. I’d advise women to be brave, assert yourselves and don’t be such perfectionists. You may not have your plan 100% ready, but in my experience, you don’t need it. Believe in yourselves and get a mentor to help you.” Outside of work, Evelyn is a member of the Soroptimist Club Haan e.V. The women’s network actively campaigns for the rights of women and girls for education and equal professional opportunities. Evelyn is Chairwoman of the Board and her companies support the organisation with donations. In the past year, Evelyn also has supported the Löwenstern e.V. association in Düsseldorf and the Association of German Surgeons e.V. The second was close to Evelyn’s heart. She explains, “A friend of mine who is a surgeon flew to Zimbabwe for the association and performed voluntary surgery there. We’re always happy to support projects when we know where the money is going.” With Evelyn as the driving force, there’s no doubt that Steuerberatung Oettinger and Fastdocs will achieve great things for the rest of 2024 and beyond. To find out more about any of Evelyn’s projects please follow the links below. Contact: Evelyn Krämer Company: Steuerberatung Oettinger, Fastdocs.de GmbH Web Address: www.steuerberaterin-haan.de ℓ www.fastdocs.de ℓ www.fastdocs-crew.de Expert Tax Consultant and serial entrepreneur Evelyn Krämer, is all about helping her clients save time, remove stress and concentrate on what’s most important to them. Starting her first business at the age of 26, Evelyn is well aware of the challenges that her clients face and has made it her business to help navigate them with ease. We chat with Evelyn about her businesses and what drives her to achieve greater success. E
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