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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.
It is important to minimise the potential disruption to your ‘Business As Usual’ with respect to Brexit insofar as possible and practicable, and be able to continue to deliver to your clients requirements seamlessly throughout the transitional period.
This may be enabled through a strong people focused strategy, and by ensuring your people have the necessary skills, knowledge and behaviors to continue to deliver results during a time of uncertainty and change.
Firstly, ensure that EU citizens within your workforce are aware of the right to remain and apply before the deadline (31 December 2020 in event of no deal). Your business should consider providing support to employees impacted, such as:
- advice clinics;
- time to complete online forms; and
- giving access to an Android device for uploading documentation.
There are around 3.6 million EU citizens living in the UK, however, by mid- August 2019 only one million people have applied for “Settled Status” under the EU Settlement Scheme – just five months after the Scheme fully opened. Whether or not the UK and EU reach a deal before 31 October 2019, EEA and Swiss citizens living in the UK will have until 31 December 2020 to apply. British or Irish citizens do not need to apply.
Secondly, upskill your current workforce - to ensure your employees have the necessary skills to deal with any future changes as a result of Brexit. This could include specific skills on customs, supply chain or new systems. In particular, you may wish to make use of current government customs training grants of £750 to £1,050 per person and 50% - 70% of the cost of customs training. This can be used to pay for Grant Thornton customs training.
Other skills such as resilience, dealing with uncertainty, and leading change will also be important in the current environment.
Thirdly, seek to position yourself as an employer of choice - by ensuring that your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) is as attractive as it can be. Attract and retain talent by developing and reviewing remuneration packages, benefits and incentive schemes with an increased focus on non-cash benefits. Top talent will help you to navigate the period of transition, so it is important make your EVP as strong as possible.
Finally, communicate clearly - In the absence of information from their employer, staff will reach out to other, potentially less reliable, sources of information. To head this off, create and implement a robust and effective engagement plan with employees, to provide accurate information to reassure and maintain their focus and trust with your organisation. It is important that your staff feel that you will continue to act in their very best interests over the short, medium and long term through this uncertain period, and to know that the organisation is proactively preparing for Brexit.
