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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.
Approaching work from a different perspective
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I graduated with a degree in International Languages from UCD where I majored in French and German and minored in Spanish. I'm now one year into my grad career with the Forensics and Investigations team at Grant Thornton.
It was a big leap coming from languages and arts to a Professional Services firm but I’m delighted to say I really enjoy the work that I'm doing. I'd heard that Grant Thornton was a great and exciting firm to work for, and I've seen first hand that everyone is so friendly and relaxed. Even though we're busy, the atmosphere isn't stressful at all. Everyone is willing to help, whether they're a trainee, Senior or even Partner!
It was a huge change going from studying languages to working in Forensics and training to become a Chartered Accountant but actually, once I got into it, it's like learning grammar rules. There's a set of things you follow and learn, then apply to the work in front of you. Once I got my head around that, it made it easier!
My background in languages has actually really benefited my career, especially because my work as part of the Forensics team involves a lot of report writing. We often work on fraud investigations or loss of dependency claims and that means we've to do a lot of research and go through paperwork. Then we've to write up reports about what we found and have them ready to present to court. Perfect grammar and spelling is a must and my essay writing in college has come in so handy!
My background means I have a different way of thinking about things compared to others on my team. I approach things differently and offer a take on something from a slightly more creative angle. My team is made up of people with all different backgrounds, too and it's great to part of a team that has so many perspectives and skills.
At the moment, I'm the only trainee who came from a language background but I know this won’t impact my progression in the firm as many of my senior team members come from backgrounds that aren't accountancy.
Even though I didn't think I'd work as an accountant while doing my international languages degree, I’m very happy with my decision!
