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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.
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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.
Now, more than ever, we need empathetic leaders to get us through this crisis, to lead people through this uncertainly to a new reality. A leader who can put themselves in the shoes of others, whether that is customers, employees or colleagues, gains an insight that serves them well and provides valuable context. That awareness changes their perspective, and their empathic connection builds trust with those they lead.
There is an old saying, “People don’t care about how much you know, until they know how much you care.” And this is certainly applicable in our current situation.
We all know leaders who can be aloof – they are emotionally disconnected from those around them, and have a lack of sympathy or awareness of others moods and feelings. They may seem uninterested in other people’s problems, and don’t pick up on social cues. Being aloof can have its advantages – these leaders don’t get caught up in politics or messy people problems. They’re all business, and appear to know what they’re doing. But aloof leaders experience trouble in tough times. History has taught us time and time again, that when the going gets tough, people trust a leader that cares. They want someone they can connect with during periods of uncertainty. They want a compassionate leader.
The word compassion can mean different things to different people, but for most it brings about visions of caring, kindness and consideration. For some leaders this can be an overcomplicated practice as leading with a more emotional lens may be unfamiliar and daunting. Fundamentally leading with compassion means giving consideration to the circumstances of others and applying flexibility and understanding.
Covid-19 has changed our lives and businesses in so many ways. People are concerned for their health, their loved ones, their business, their jobs, and their future. They are juggling working from home (if they’re fortunate), with home schooling, and confined quarters.
It is with this in mind that good leaders can begin to practice compassionate leadership in relation to output and participation. An empathetic leader will check in with their people, to see how they are coping, and what support they need to continue to contribute while working from home. An empathetic leader will make adjustments based on what they hear, and accept that capacity will fluctuate based on individuals’ circumstances and commitments.
Stress can cause some people to withdraw into themselves. When there is too much going on in the outside world, some find it overwhelming and retreat into their familiar cocoon. But what the world needs right now is compassionate leaders who engage, listen, connect with others, and show sensitivity. It is only by putting yourself out there, by showing genuine care and consideration for others, that you will earn the trust and respect of your team. That trust will serve you well not only during this crisis, but in the near future as you begin to rebuild after the storm.