{"id":1834,"date":"2026-08-30T22:08:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T20:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/k2advisory.de\/branches\/public-sector\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T11:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T09:03:37","slug":"public-sector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k2advisory.de\/en\/branches\/public-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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\r\n Municipal companies, municipally owned enterprises and public institutions stand between two worlds: budgetary regulations on the one hand, commercial management on the other. On top of this come reporting obligations towards public auditors, supervisory authorities and fee payers. <\/p>\r\n

\r\n Tight budgets, staff shortages and rising requirements for digitalisation and documentation increase the pressure on accounting and administrative processes alike. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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\r\n Processes are formally regulated but not consistent <\/h5>\r\n

\r\n Service instructions describe the target process, but actual handling deviates from it. Procurement and invoicing processes run decentrally, with media breaks and long approval chains \u2013 with corresponding throughput times and lost cash discounts. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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\r\n Responsibilities and deputies are not clearly defined <\/h5>\r\n

\r\n Responsibilities for authorisation, verification and posting have grown historically. Absences and new appointments cause delays because documented procedures and deputy arrangements are missing. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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\r\n Annual financial statements tie up considerable capacity <\/h5>\r\n

\r\n Closing work stretches over months, and auditors’ queries require time-consuming research. The causes are missing closing plans, unclear responsibilities and matters that are only dealt with at year-end. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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\r\n Grown account and posting structures <\/h5>\r\n

\r\n Charts of accounts have been extended over the years and posting logic handled inconsistently. Individual balances can no longer easily be traced down to document level \u2013 every analysis inherits this lack of precision. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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\r\n Valuation and accounting issues without reliable documentation <\/h5>\r\n

\r\n Provisions, accruals, fixed assets and special items require traceable derivations. Where these are missing, discussions with public auditors, supervisory authorities and external auditors regularly arise. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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\r\n Specialist applications and ERP are not properly connected <\/h5>\r\n

\r\n There are interface gaps between specialist applications, ERP and accounting. Data is entered several times, reconciliations are carried out manually, and the level of digitalisation remains low despite existing systems. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\n\n