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Our business consulting services can help you improve your operational performance and productivity, adding value throughout your growth life cycle.
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The relationship between a company and its auditor has changed. Organisations must understand and manage risk and seek an appropriate balance between risk and opportunities.
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Cybersecurity
As organisations become increasingly dependent on digital technology, the opportunities for cyber criminals continue to grow.
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At Grant Thornton, we have a wealth of knowledge in forensic services and can support you with issues such as dispute resolution, fraud and insurance claims.
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Mergers and acquisitions
Globalisation and company growth ambitions are driving an increase in M&A activity worldwide. We work with entrepreneurial businesses in the mid-market to help them assess the true commercial potential of their planned acquisition and understand how the purchase might serve their longer- term strategic goals.
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Recovery and reorganisation
Workable solutions to maximise your value and deliver sustainable recovery
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Transactional advisory services
We can support you throughout the transaction process – helping achieve the best possible outcome at the point of the transaction and in the longer term.
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Valuations
We provide a wide range of services to recovery and reorganisation professionals, companies and their stakeholders.
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IFRS
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are a set of global accounting standards developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for the preparation of public company financial statements. At Grant Thornton, our IFRS advisers can help you navigate the complexity of financial reporting from IFRS 1 to IFRS 17 and IAS 1 to IAS 41.
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Audit quality monitoring
Having a robust process of quality control is one of the most effective ways to guarantee we deliver high-quality services to our clients.
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Global audit technology
We apply our global audit methodology through an integrated set of software tools known as the Voyager suite.
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Corporate and business tax
Our trusted teams can prepare corporate tax files and ruling requests, support you with deferrals, accounting procedures and legitimate tax benefits.
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Direct international tax
Our teams have in-depth knowledge of the relationship between domestic and international tax laws.
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Global mobility services
Through our global organisation of member firms, we support both companies and individuals, providing insightful solutions to minimise the tax burden for both parties.
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Indirect international tax
Using our finely tuned local knowledge, teams from our global organisation of member firms help you understand and comply with often complex and time-consuming regulations.
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Innovation and investment incentives
Dynamic businesses must continually innovate to maintain competitiveness, evolve and grow. Valuable tax reliefs are available to support innovative activities, irrespective of your tax profile.
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Private client services
Our solutions include dealing with emigration and tax mitigation on the income and capital growth of overseas assets.
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Transfer pricing
The laws surrounding transfer pricing are becoming ever more complex, as tax affairs of multinational companies are facing scrutiny from media, regulators and the public
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Tax policy
Tax policies are constantly evolving and there are a number of complex changes on the horizon that could significantly affect your business.
Catherine Dahl, CEO and co-founder of accounting software provider Beanworks, argues the business case for gender diversity – and says those who don’t recognise it will be left behind.
Q: How can businesses make a connect between diversity and their business goals? |
Recent studies have shown that having a gender diverse workforce is a strategy for business growth. A McKinsey & Company report has found that an extra USD12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 by simply creating gender-diverse workforces. And, organisations that are gender diverse are 15 percent more likely to be profitable. Therefore, striving for a gender equal team or company board should be a top priority for all businesses, not just for compliance reasons but for business opportunity and growth. |
Q: Does the overall interview process need to be re-thought to eliminate interview bias? |
Interview bias can be curbed through various candidate assessments, including personality tests, screening platforms, AI tools etc. At Beanworks we use plum.io, which uses artificial intelligence and organisational psychology to assess a candidate’s fit for the role. It provides insight that goes beyond traditional screening. It’s important to rely heavily on these new, “unbiased” methods in the whole recruiting process, to help uncover candidates that you may not usually consider. |
Q: How can diversity data be used to drive a change in business culture? |
The narrative of gender diversity in business culture, and the way this data is presented, first needs to change. Up until recently, the focus on female empowerment has often revolved around obligation, or about the treatment of women in the workplace (stemming from responses to the #MeToo movement). To really drive change, CEOs need to be presented with diversity data which shows that having females in leadership positions actually improves business, just as they would be presented with a software that improves company cash flow on investment. Treating diversity as a business gain, rather than an HR issue, is the way forward. |
Q: Are there ways of making routes to development and advancement more ‘female friendly’? |
One way that routes to development and advancements will be opened up to more women is if companies, HR professionals and CEOs make a conscious and active effort to encourage, promote and support women. This could involve creating career advancement plans at the time of hire, or starting a female mentorship program internally. |
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