Services
Our progressive thinkers offer services to help create, protect and transform value today, so you have opportunity to thrive tomorrow.
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Business Risk Services
Our Business Risk Services team deliver practical and pragmatic solutions that support clients in growing and protecting the inherent value of their businesses.
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Corporate Finance and Deal Advisory
We offer a dedicated team of experienced individuals with a focus on successfully executing transactions for corporates and financial institutions. We offer an integrated approach, with our corporate finance specialists working seamlessly with tax and other specialists to ensure that every angle is covered.
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Economic Advisory
Our all-island Economics Advisory team combines expertise in economics and business with a wealth of experience across the public and private sectors.
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Forensic Accounting
We have a different way of doing business by delivering real insight through a combination of technical rigour, commercial experience and intuitive judgment. We take pride in delivering responsive and tailored solutions to all our clients, capitalising on the wealth of experience housed within our Belfast and wider Forensics team
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People and Change Consulting
The Grant Thornton People & Change Consulting practice works with clients on these issues as well as on all aspects of how they attract, retain, engage develop, deploy and lead their people.
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Restructuring
We work with a wide variety of clients and stakeholders such as high street banks, private equity funds, directors, government agencies and creditors to implement solutions which provide the best possible outcomes.
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Technology Consulting
Motivating and assisting our clients to pursue, maintain and secure the benefits of digital solutions is at the core of our Digital Transformation teams' agenda and goals. We work with business leaders to deliver efficient digital strategies and operating models that provide new or enhanced capabilities.
Our audit services can strengthen your business and stakeholders' confidence. You'll receive professionally verified results and insights that help you grow.
Our tax services help you gain trust and stay ahead, enabling you to manage your tax transparently and ethically.
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Corporate and International Tax
Northern Ireland businesses face further challenges as they operate in the only part of the UK that has a land border with a country offering a lower tax rate.
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Employer Solutions
Our team specialises in remuneration and incentive planning and works closely with employers, shareholders and employees to ensure that business strategies are aligned and goals achieved in the most tax efficient, cost-effective manner.
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Entrepreneur and Private Client Taxes
Our team of experienced advisors are on hand to guide you through any decision or transaction ranging from the establishment of new business ventures, to realising value on exit, to succession planning and providing for loved ones.
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Global Mobility Services
Grant Thornton Ireland offer a different approach to managing global mobility. We have brought together specialists from our tax, global payroll, people and change and financial accounting teams across Ireland and Northern Ireland, while drawing on the knowledge and insights of our global network of over 143 offices of mobility professionals to provide you with a holistic approach to managing global mobility.
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Outsourced Payroll
Our outsourced service provides valued service to over 150 separate PAYE schemes. These ranging from 1 to 1000 employees, working for micro, SME and global employers. The service is supported by the integrated network of tax and global mobility teams and the wider Grant Thornton network delivering a seamless service. Experienced staff deliver a personal service built around your business needs.
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Tax Disputes and Investigations
Our Tax Disputes and Investigation team is made up of tax experts and former HMRC investigators who have years of experience in dealing with a variety of tax investigations. Our expertise and insight can guide you through all interactions, keeping your cost at a minimum while allowing you to continue with the day to day running of your business.
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VAT and Indirect Taxes
At Grant Thornton (NI) LLP, our team helps Northern Ireland businesses manage their UK and global indirect tax risks which, as transactional taxes, can quickly become big liabilities.
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What is the Transparency Report?
This report is designed to help our stakeholders understand us better and to demonstrate that we have the skills, resources, and tools needed to conduct high-quality audit engagements objectively and effectively. Grant Thornton continues to invest in these areas to strive for continuous quality improvement.
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Foreword from our CEO, Steve Tennant
Welcome to the Grant Thornton 2023 Transparency Report. It is a privilege to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer (’CEO’) from 1 January 2024. I am passionate about driving the firm forward with an enhanced focus on innovation, sustainability, and quality.
2023 has been another year of growth and development for our firm. It has been a positive year from a quality perspective in particular, and this demonstrates the effect of our continued focus on and investment in quality.
While it is encouraging to see these results through periods of profound change and disruption – including e.g. geopolitical challenges, the cost of living crisis, the pace of Artificial Intelligence advancement – our firm needs to continue to adapt and evolve to effectively manage the heightened risks and challenges that we face. This will also allow us to continue to support our people, our clients, and our communities.
Steve Tennant
CEO - Grant Thornton Ireland
Quality
Strong Audit Quality Reviews
- 93% of audit and assurance engagements reviewed as part of the internal monitoring process received a grading of either ‘Good quality’ or ‘Acceptable, but scope for improvement’ and therefore our results have remained consistently strong year on year.
- 91% Clients likely to recommend us.
- 94% rate us much better than previous performance.
Quality and Ethics Survey
- 87% of respondents indicated a positive score. This annual survey measures how our people view the firm’s emphasis on quality and ethical standards, as well as measuring individuals’ own attitudes to quality and ethics.
People and culture
Restructure
- Welcoming a new CEO for January 2024.
- Streamlining the service lines to Audit, Advisory, and Tax.
ED&I
- An increase of 44% of different ethnicities and culture within the firm, up from 50 in 2022 to 72 nationalities represented in 2023.
Community
- Celebrating a successful and collaborative first year of partnership with Children in Hospital Ireland, by raising over €50,000 and preparing more than 16,000 care packs.
- Entering our 15th year of partnership with the Trinity Access Programme.
Environmental performance
Sustainability initiatives
- Reduced emissions by more than 35% since 2019 in our own operations (scope 1 & 2).
- +4,640 trees planted by the end of 2023.
- 117,000+ single-use plastic cups eliminated by introducing reusable coffee cups in 2023.
Sustainable travel
- In 2023, over 83% of our colleagues chose sustainable and active travel modes (foot, bike, bus, rail, carpool), reflecting a notable improvement of just under 5% from 2021.
Awards
Green Awards
- Our efforts in 2023 were recognised by the Green Awards in 2024, where we were congratulated for being the leading Green Financial and Professional Services Firm.
ED&I
- Obtained Ireland’s only Equality Mark for Business – Investor’s in Diversity Gold accreditation – as the largest professional services firm to do so.
- We won the National Diversity and Inclusion award for Outstanding Employee Resource Group.
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Further information
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