-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
Inclusivity, flexibility and diversity are key to talent retention
Bronagh Bourke
11 Jun 2019
The working environment is rapidly being transformed through changes in technology, regulation, demographics and sociological trends. To succeed in this ever-evolving environment, both businesses and their leaders will need to be prepared to learn, adapt and flex to the changing requirements of our future economy and workforce.
Two fundamental issues currently facing organisations are; firstly, operational challenges such as cost, productivity, knowledge-transfer and staff retention; and secondly, cultural challenges found in a fluid and diverse workforce that craves and expects autonomy and personal growth.
The many demands on employees today, combined with the different attitudes to work in a multi-generational workforce, will force employers to become innovative and flexible in how they operate and conduct business. Consequently, these shifts will give rise to a departure from the more traditional approach to work that many existing employees are accustomed to. The facilitation of a more flexible working environment will boost diversity by enabling people from different backgrounds and circumstances to continue to work together in new ways and excel.
Fundamentally, by facilitating a more flexible and fluid working environment, we are ultimately creating a culture of diversity. Studies have shown that inclusivity is crucial to unlocking the performance of employees, which can only be viewed as a huge positive for any organisation. Creating a diversified workforce, which encourages independence, initiative and collaboration, will be the key to success, and better decisions are made when diverse views are shared and listened to.
So, does the quest to create a more flexible and diverse working environment render obsolete the traditional centralised office? On the contrary, many business organisations continue to place more value on direct conference and collaboration with others, with a focus on understanding that the consultation process with peers is paramount to successfully facilitating knowledge sharing, collaboration and nurturing of long-standing and trusted relationships. Furthermore, whilst it is widely recognised that technology has and will continue to have a significant impact on the workplace, the value to be gained both personally and professionally from face-to-face contact cannot be under-estimated. It’s not about either working remotely or all together in a centralised office; it’s about both. And it’s about giving people choices that work for them and their organisation.
Ultimately, people at all levels within an organisation want to be heard and trusted: they want the opportunity to continually improve and develop. The first step for any organisation will continue to be attracting great talent, but the organisations that retain that talent will be the ones that actively promote inclusivity, flexibility and diversity.