Sonja Stotz-Brand
Graduate Economist
Certified Tax Consultant
Born 25.03.1964
Married
2 adult children
Friedensstr. 2/1
72224 Ebhausen
Germany
+49 176 472 484 25
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04/2013 to 03/2021
Mercedes Benz AG
Tax Process Manager
- Focus on Value Added Tax worldwide
- Process responsibility for interdisciplinary tax and customs processes
SAP OneERP (S4Hana)
- Development End-2-End VAT process for introduction of OneERP (concept to customizing)
- Close cooperation with SAP developers on the use of strategic products
SAP cbFC (ERP ECC6.0) - Rollout und Support
- Daimler production companies in Mexico, South Africa, Russia, USA, Japan, India, China, Brazil
- Tax process responsibility, in particular VAT
- Sales Tax und GST
- Change projects and subsequent support (e.B. tax reform in India)
SAP NACOS (ERP ECC6.0) - Rollout und Support
- Daimler production companies in Romania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
- Implementation of regional requirements and changes (accounting and tax law)
Mercedes Benz AG, Daimler Trucks AG and Daimler AG
- Responsible for tax processes
- Presentation of business transactions for multiple VAT registrations in Europe
- Close cooperation with the tax department
10/2011 to 03/2013
Mercedes Benz Regensburg Branch
Head of Business Administration and Controlling
- Member of the Extended Executive Board
- Disciplinary and professional responsibility for 11 employees
- Corporate planning in cooperation with division executives
- Budget management and control (investments/maintenance/material overheads)
- Purchasing/invoice processing
- Supplier-selection and -evaluation, contract negotiations, conclusion and implementation
05/2008 to 09/2011
AutomotiveTraining GmbH (100% subsidiary Mercedes Benz AG)
Head of Finance, Controlling and Cross-Sectional Functions
- Member of the Executive Board,
- Disciplinary and professional responsibility for 4 employees
- Accounting and controlling
- Development of reporting system, balance sheet analyses
- Systematization of the planning process
- Quality management officer, development, and reorganization of the quality management system
- Internal and external audits
07/2006 to 04/2008
Häussler Group, Stuttgart
- Independent accounting of various companies of the Häussler Group;
- Tax and corporate law structuring
- Tax optimisation of the group of companies
- Preparation of tax returns
- Balance sheet analyses for reporting to management, banks and external investors
03/2005 to 06/2006
smart GmbH Boeblingen
Series Controlling Model Forfour
- Material cost controlling in cooperation with purchasing and development
- Monthly reports to the purchasing director smart; forecast and plan-actual comparisons
- Participation in strategic and operational planning
- Restructuring smart
- Management of supplier receivables in a cross-sectional function between purchasing, accounting, and finance
- Development, coordination, and balance sheet implementation of approval processes
03/1999 to 02/2005
Independent tax consultant
Small and medium-sized clients (up to approx. 10 million turnover)
- Financial statements, consolidated accounting, consolidation; tax returns
- Client support in contact with tax office, tax audit, banks; business analysis and consulting
- Tax reports, focus on VAT
- Ongoing payroll and financial accounting
03/1999 to 06/2001
Lecturer
- Lecturer for VAT law - Berufsakademie Stuttgart
- Lecturer for Tax Consultant Training - Akademie für Steuerrecht Neufang, Calw
- Preparation of tax law expertise