Simple First Consulting Gmbh

What Simple First Consulting Gmbh does

Simple First Consulting GmbH is a German professional services firm founded in 2022 by Zach Davis and Leon Sandvoss and headquartered in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Lower Saxony. The firm operates fully remotely and targets a sharply defined vertical: tax accounting practices (Steuerkanzleien) with 1-50 employees that are constrained by the German Fachkräftemangel, internal overload, and efficiency gaps. Its core deliverable is the 4-Säulen-Ansatz (Four-Pillar Approach), a methodology that bundles recruitment consulting, employee retention and performance consulting, profitability enhancement, and leverage-effect (leadership and delegation) consulting into a single capacity-bottleneck engagement.

The product set is delivered via project-based, quote-based engagements rather than recurring SaaS contracts, supplemented by a digital training platform used for client employee onboarding and a specialized DATEV workflow advisory line. Customer-facing technology is effectively limited to the Webflow-based marketing site and video distribution; there is no proprietary software, app, API, or AI component. The GTM motion is sales-led: an inside sales team conducts outreach to Kanzleien, performs needs analysis, and routes warm opportunities to founder-led consultative engagements, supplemented by word-of-mouth referrals and a 2023-intensified partnership program with German tax advisor associations (Steuerberaterverbände). Named reference customers include TaxEagle, Wengert AG, Feldbauer & Kollegen, SWR/Sanacorp, Steuerkanzlei Vecellio, Steuerkanzlei Bach, Steuern & Beratung Laakmann, and MANSKE Rechtsanwälte/Steuerberater, collectively spanning 15+ German states and 300+ historical client engagements.

The business model is straightforward consulting services revenue — pure time-and-expertise billing against fixed-fee projects — generated within the DACH region. The company has no external funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no public disclosure of financials. With ~6 employees (up to 13+ per its careers page), founder-controlled governance, and a reputation- and partnership-driven growth model, the firm's defensibility rests on the breadth and depth of the founders' industry exposure (84 sectors, 20+ years) rather than on technology or capital structure.

Name

Simple First Consulting Gmbh

Legal name

Simple First Consulting GmbH

Website

https://simple-first.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Simple First Consulting GmbH is a German remote consulting firm that helps tax accounting practices (Steuerkanzleien) with 1-50 employees resolve capacity bottlenecks via a four-pillar methodology spanning recruitment, retention, profitability, and leadership leverage, serving clients across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting for Tax Accounting Firms

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAB

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAGAL

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHACAF

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

Keywords

• Tax advisory consulting
• Capacity management consulting
• Organizational consulting services
• Process optimization consulting
• Professional advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Buchholz in der Nordheide

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for tax accounting firms and SMEs focused on solving capacity bottlenecks. Services include organizational consulting, process optimization, recruitment support, employee retention strategies, and profitability improvement. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements and ongoing advisory relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Simple First Consulting provides capacity-bottleneck consulting services to German tax accounting and audit firms (Steuerkanzleien) with 1–50 employees. The core offering is the Kapazitätsengpass-Beratung (Capacity Consulting) service, delivered through a four-pillar approach covering recruitment, employee retention and performance, profitability, and leadership leverage. Supporting offerings include DATEV-specific software consulting and an internal digital training platform for client onboarding and skill development.

Product overview

Simple First Consulting GmbH is a consulting services firm offering a unified consulting approach for tax and audit firms facing capacity constraints. Their primary offering is the Kapazitätsengpass-Beratung (Capacity Consulting) service, delivered through the 4-Säulen-Ansatz (Four-Pillar Approach) methodology comprising four interconnected service modules: Effective Recruitment, Employee Retention & Performance, Profitability Enhancement, and Leverage Effect Consulting. Supporting these core services are a Digital Training Platform for internal knowledge transfer and DATEV consulting for software-related process optimization. The company positions itself as a strategic partner for tax firms (1-50+ employees) across the DACH region, emphasizing pragmatic implementation over theoretical concepts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kapazitätsengpass-Beratung (Capacity Consulting) Core consulting service providing pragmatic, implementation-focused solutions to tax accounting and audit firms (Steuerkanzleien) with 1–50 employees facing capacity bottlenecks, skilled worker shortages, process efficiency gaps, and organizational performance challenges.
• DATEV-Beratung (DATEV Consulting) Specialized consulting service helping tax firms optimize DATEV software for process and structure questions, enabling digital workflow optimization and efficient process implementation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ tax firms supported over the years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tax Advisor Associations (Steuerberaterverbände)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023In 2023, Simple First intensified cooperation with tax advisor associations as part of their strategic partnership development. These associations refer member tax firms to Simple First for capacity optimization consulting services.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/simple-first-consulting-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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