What nhs* Group does

nhs* Group is a German auditing, tax advisory, and consulting firm headquartered in Düsseldorf with a second office in Köln. Founded in July 2015 by Mathias Niehaus, Wilhelm Hilgers, and Takeshi Saikachi — and joined in 2016 by Jan Renziehausen — the firm operates through three wholly-owned German entities: NHS GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft (tax advisory), NHS Revisions- und Treuhand-GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (audit, formally licensed in December 2024), and NHS Consulting GmbH (consulting). It serves two primary client segments: German mid-market companies requiring statutory audits, financial accounting, payroll, and tax compliance; and international firms — particularly Japanese companies — expanding into or operating within Germany, who need cross-border tax, transfer pricing, expatriate, and market-entry advisory.

The firm's service portfolio is organized around five pillars: Wirtschaftsprüfung (statutory and consolidated audits under HGB and IFRS), Steuerberatung (tax advisory, tax returns, international taxes, transfer pricing, expatriate taxation), Jahres- und Konzernabschluss (annual and consolidated financial statements), Outsourcing (financial accounting, payroll, VAT compliance), and Analyse und Reporting (corporate planning, profitability analysis, cost optimization, transaction support, due diligence, business valuation). Specialized adjacencies include E-Invoice consulting aligned with Germany's 2025–2028 mandate, and ESG Reporting services, the latter supported by annual sustainability reports published since 2023.

Technology underpins delivery: DATEV Unternehmen Online handles client document exchange, bookkeeping and payroll workflows; Dracoon Cloud provides end-to-end-encrypted file exchange and data rooms (marketed as nhs* Data Room); Apliqo delivers cloud-based FP&A and financial planning with Excel integration; and Candis is recommended for automated e-invoice processing. The firm is an active member of the independent winglobally international network, enabling cross-border mandates through local partners across 20+ countries. It has roughly 40 employees, holds DATEV Digitale Kanzlei 2023, DATEV SmartExpert, Lexoffice Top Kanzlei, Personio Bronze Partner 2023, and Circula Partner Kanzlei certifications, and monetizes primarily through professional services fees on project-based and recurring engagements; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

nhs* Group

Legal name

NHS GmbH Steuerberatungsgesellschaft

Website

https://nhsgroup.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

nhs* Group is a Düsseldorf-based auditing, tax advisory, and consulting firm serving German mid-market companies and international (notably Japanese) firms operating in Germany, delivering statutory audits, tax and transfer-pricing advisory, financial accounting, payroll outsourcing, due diligence, and ESG reporting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Revenue: Revenue generated from audit, tax advisory, financial accounting, payroll services, and consulting engagements. Services range from project-based engagements to ongoing advisory relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

nhs* Group is a German professional services firm delivering audit, tax advisory, financial accounting, payroll, and outsourcing services to corporate clients. The firm combines statutory audit work with recurring tax compliance, bookkeeping, payroll processing, and operational back-office outsourcing, supported by roughly 40 staff across offices in Düsseldorf and Köln.

Product overview

nhs* Group is a German auditing and tax consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of professional services primarily to mid-sized German companies and international businesses operating in Germany. The core offering consists of five main service pillars: (1) Audit Services (Wirtschaftsprüfung) covering annual and consolidated financial statement audits under HGB and IFRS standards; (2) Tax Advisory (Steuerberatung) including tax planning, tax returns, international taxes, transfer pricing, and expatriate taxation; (3) Financial Statements preparation for annual and consolidated reports; (4) Outsourcing Services handling financial accounting, payroll processing, and VAT obligations; and (5) Analysis and Reporting including corporate planning, profitability analysis (IBR), cost optimization, and transaction support. Technology-enabled offerings include nhs* Apliqo (cloud-based FP&A software), nhs* Dracoon Cloud (secure file exchange platform), and DATEV Unternehmen Online integration for accounting workflows. Specialized services include Due Diligence, Business Valuation, E-Invoice consulting (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung), and ESG Reporting. The company operates as part of the independent winglobally network, enabling delivery of core services internationally across multiple countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit Services Statutory and voluntary audit services for corporate clients, providing independent audit opinions and assurance over financial statements.
• Tax Advisory Tax advisory and compliance services covering corporate and fiduciary tax matters for German companies.
• Financial Accounting Outsourced financial accounting, bookkeeping, and reporting services for corporate clients.
• Payroll Services Recurring payroll processing and associated HR-adjacent compliance work for corporate clients.
• Outsourcing Services End-to-end outsourcing of finance and back-office functions, allowing clients to delegate operational finance and compliance work to the firm.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• wingloballycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent international network of audit and tax advisory firms. nhs* Group is an active member providing services internationally through local network partners with relevant expertise in their respective countries.
• DATEVcoreTechnology or IntegrationGerman software provider for accounting, tax, and payroll solutions. nhs* uses DATEV Unternehmen Online for document exchange with clients and holds DATEV Digitale Kanzlei and SmartExpert certifications.
• DracooncoreTechnology or IntegrationSecure cloud platform for file exchange and collaboration between nhs* and clients. Provides encrypted document sharing and data room capabilities.
• LexofficeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccounting software partner with Top Kanzlei certification for cloud-based accounting solutions.
• PayhawkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExpense management software provider. nhs* supports Payhawk's global expansion into Germany, providing compliance advisory for market entry.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• dhpg (formerly dhpg + Dornbach): German mid-market audit, tax and consulting firm focused on Mittelstand clients with cross-border capabilities. Comparable in size bracket, service breadth (audit, tax, outsourcing, advisory) and target customer profile to nhs*.
• Ebner Stolz: Leading German mid-market audit and tax advisory firm offering audit, tax, legal and consulting services to mid-sized companies with a notable Japan-related practice. Closely comparable to nhs* in target segment (German Mittelstand) and service breadth, though significantly larger.
• Rödl & Partner: German-headquartered international mid-market audit, tax and legal advisory with strong Japanese-desk and cross-border capabilities across 50+ countries. Most direct comparable to nhs* in terms of mid-market focus, international partner-network model, and active Japanese client practice, though at materially larger scale.
• Warth & Klein Grant Thornton: Independent German mid-market audit and tax firm with strong focus on owner-managed and family businesses; comparable to nhs* in Mittelstand orientation and service mix, particularly tax advisory and annual financial statements.

Broad incumbents

• BDO Germany: German member firm of BDO Global, providing audit, tax and advisory to mid-market and large clients with cross-border capabilities through the international BDO network. Comparable mid-market audit/tax positioning with global reach, but at substantially larger scale than nhs*.
• Deloitte Germany: Big Four German practice offering full-service audit, tax, consulting and advisory with cross-border capability for Japanese and other international clients. Overlaps with nhs* on enterprise advisory, tax compliance, and statutory audit work, though at fundamentally different scale.
• Mazars Germany (Forvis Mazars): Mid-tier international audit and advisory network with a German practice serving mid-market companies with international tax and cross-border needs. Comparable network-based international delivery model and mid-market focus.
• KPMG Germany (Japan Desk): Big Four German member firm with a dedicated Japan business practice supporting Japanese-headquartered companies operating in Germany. Directly competes with nhs* for Japanese-German cross-border tax and advisory mandates, though at vastly greater scale and brand recognition.
• Grant Thornton Germany: German member of the Grant Thornton international network, offering audit, tax and advisory to mid-market clients. Comparable in targeting German Mittelstand with cross-border tax expertise, though much larger and broader in scope than nhs*.
• Baker Tilly Germany: Mid-tier German audit and advisory firm serving mid-market clients with international tax and cross-border services through the Baker Tilly global network. Similar mid-market positioning with international partner coverage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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