Dr Benita Hayn - Senior Manager in the Audit & Assurance service line
Dr Benita Hayn is Senior Manager in the Audit & Assurance division at our location in Hamburg. She is a member of the IFRS expert team of Grant Thornton AG.
Since her time at the Institute of Public Audits in Germany at the University of the Saarland (Director: Professor Dr Karlheinz Küting), Benita has gained more than 25 years of experience in auditing providing accounting-related advice to international listed groups as well as medium-sized companies.
Her specialist focus lies in advising on complex accounting and reporting issues in the context of auditing annual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In addition, Dr Benita Hayn supports companies in the context of expert opinion work.
Fields of expertise
- Supporting the audit of annual and consolidated financial statements according to HGB and IFRS
- Assistance in complex HGB and IFRS issues, particularly in the areas of consolidation and corporate transactions
- Expert opinions on technical issues relating to IFRS and the German Commercial Code (HGB)
Publications
- Author of Beck's IFRS Handbook (7th edition, 2025)
- Regular columns: ‘IFRS News’ in the *Zeitschrift für internationale Rechnungslegung* (IRZ) and ‘DStR Report on International Accounting’ in the *Zeitschrift Deutsches Steuerrecht*
- Diplom-Kauffrau [Master's-level graduate in business administration]
