Sparkasse Osterode am Harz covers the towns of Bad Lauterberg im Harz, Herzberg am Harz and Osterode am Harz, the municipality of Bad Grund (Harz) and the joint municipality of Hattorf in the district of Göttingen. 236 employees serve private customers and businesses at 15 branches and self-service locations. In view of the demographic development in the business area of Sparkasse Osterode am Harz and the ongoing low interest rate phase, Sabine Schneider, Head of Business Organisation at Sparkasse Osterode am Harz, commissioned Norbert Lieke from ERA Group to examine the bank's own cost structure with the aim of optimising its financial leeway. The focus was particularly on expenditure for cleaning, lift maintenance, repairs and energy.
