German tax and legal advisory firm modernizing through process digitalization
Maisenbacher Hort + Partner is a 70-year-old tax and legal partnership in Karlsruhe running on a DATEV-centric stack (DATEV, Microsoft 365, TOPdesk) while actively digitizing core workflows. The hiring mix—weighted toward finance and legal talent with an embedded IT team lead—reflects a firm mid-transformation: scaling specialist capacity in inheritance tax and payroll while simultaneously rearchitecting backend systems for stability and data exchange.
Notable leadership hires: IT Team Lead
Maisenbacher Hort + Partner is a tax advisory and legal partnership serving mid-market clients across tax compliance, corporate law, and inheritance planning. Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, the firm operates a dual-track business model: client-facing tax and legal services, and an in-house MHP Ausbildungsakademie (training academy) that onboards 10+ apprentices and students annually. The firm is actively modernizing its IT infrastructure and accounting processes to reduce manual work and strengthen data security, while expanding specialist teams in payroll and inheritance tax advisory.
Primary tools: DATEV (tax software), Microsoft 365, Excel, Word, Outlook, Windows Server, and TOPdesk (IT service management). The stack reflects a traditional German tax practice moving toward integrated digital workflows.
Core projects center on digitizing accounting and tax processes, implementing new digital accounting systems, and migrating workflows. Active builds include inheritance tax team expansion, payroll strengthening, and infrastructure modernization.
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