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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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Digital Risk
Grant Thornton offers solutions to the digital risk issues you are sure to face. Our skilled and experienced security team can helping by advising and consulting, giving you peace of mind, clear value for money and an enhanced ability to react to attacks.
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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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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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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 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.
Life in Tax
Lauren Turkington tells us about her time working in tax at Grant Thornton.
I joined Grant Thornton in August 2020. In just over two years, I have watched myself become a confident professional who genuinely enjoys her role. Grant Thornton are an incredibly supportive firm – supportive in my studies and supportive in my personal life as I pursue a training contract with a young child. They allow for flexible working for example if there are any days where I need to work from home or if I need manoeuvre my time around taking my daughter to school or an appointment.
I joined the Private Client Tax department and immediately had exposure to client work. Albeit this exposure was initially indirect, after my first year I was allocated my own client portfolio and had the opportunity to build relationships with them directly. I love that my clients have the confidence in me to call or email with any queries they have and enjoy the fact that every day brings exposure to different work.
During my time at Grant Thornton, I have worked on a variety of taxes (mainly income tax and capital gains tax) however I have begun to specialise in inheritance tax on estates and trusts. I am enjoying the transition of my role as it provides more opportunity for learning. In terms of my professional studies, I chose to pursue the ATT-CTA route and have already attained my ATT qualification. I will be sitting my final CTA exams across November 2022 and May 2023. The firm is especially supportive regarding exams and provides study leave along with revision classes, and a staff-led class which will focus on the CTA case study paper’s pre-seen information.
Aside from exams and client work, Grant Thornton is a social firm and will host multiple events throughout the year: Last Christmas we made wreaths in the office, at Easter there was an office egg hunt, we hosted our first Gay Pride party in the Belfast office this year and most recently we had our Corporate Social Responsibility day in September where we provided donations to our local communities then we went on a treasure hunt around Belfast. Basically if there is an opportunity for an activity, Grant Thornton love to get involved!
