Katharina Engels

Expertise

Industries

• Energy sector (grids & producer)
• Automotive (OEMs & suppliers)
• Chemical and pharmaceutical industry
• Real Estate
• Media
• Trade
• Tourismus

Professional experience

• Senior Manager (with proxy) PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main
• Lectureship in IFRS at the University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main

Professional education

• Certified Public Accountant (Germany)
• Studies of business law, University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt/Main
• Sustainability Auditor IDW
• CINA® (Certificate in International Accounting)

Selected publications

• "Auswirkungen der EBA-Leitlinien auf das Management von ESG Risiken und die Finanzierung von Unternehmen", Die Wirtschaftsprüfung, issue 02/2026
• "Klimarisiken integriert managen", Die Wirtschaftsprüfung, issue 05/2025
• "Die IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards IFRS S1 und S2 – Reglungen und Einordnung aus europäischer Perspektive", IRZ, issue 12/2023 
• "Accounting Managed Services – Vorteile und Herausforderungen", in Betriebsberater, issue 11/2022

Further information

• Member of the IDW working group on "FAQs on Article 8 of the EU Taxonomy"
• Member of the Wirtschaftsprüferkammer KdöR (Chamber of Public Accountants in Germany)
• Lecturer / Visiting Lecturer in Sustainability Auditing at Leuphana University of Lüneburg
• Lecturing on corporate reporting, financial reporting and audit procedures