Patrick Bhend

BSc (University of Applied Science), Swiss certified accountant, licensed audit expert

+41 44 298 88 51

p.bhend@otgzh.ch

Education and experience

Patrick Bhend has been active in the finance industry since 2012 and has multiyear experience in the areas of trade finance as well as auditing. He worked multiple years for a trade finance enterprise abroad as well as for a large audit firm and joined Ostschweizerische Treuhand AG in January 2022 serving numerous national and international clients in various industries with Swiss and international accounting standards.

Areas of expertise

Ordinary and limited audits of SMEs

Audit of banks as well as companies in the areas of trade, industry and services in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations (OR), Swiss GAAP FER and IFRS

Audit of banks in accordance with regulatory standards (Basel 3 / FINMA) as well as in accordance with the FINMA agreed audit strategy

In-depth knowledge of various accounting standards

In-depth knowledge of valuation-, accounting- and interpretation questions around cryptocurrencies, blockchain and other digital assets

Execution of special assignments and audits in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations

Conducting company valuations and due diligence procedures