Sinking ship but will stay afloat for a bit - Consultant Grant Thornton Employee Review

2.0
Oct 18, 2019
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Pros

Recognizable brand that might open doors to bigger firms (think, Big4, obviously not Big3 by any means)

Cons

The company is trying to pivot and do more advisory and technologically advanced work (every day you hear "AI," "machine learning") but has no capabilities to start selling and doing these projects. A abundance of tech-illiterate consultants that can only produce .ppt presentations. Annual lay-offs at the end of the financial year. In 2019, close to 300 people were let go, one of the tech/innovation functions was eliminated at all.

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Grant Thornton Response
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While Grant Thornton disagrees with your assessment, we are truly disappointed to hear about your experience. Grant Thornton continues to combine technology solutions with business knowledge – delivering value to clients. In fact, we posted record revenues of $1.9 billion for our last fiscal, boasting several innovation-related achievements during the year. Most notably, we launched a cloud-based system that increases collaboration among our teams and our clients. And we rolled-out new client tools for accounting and analytics – while also automating tax-credit processes for clients engaged in research and development efforts. In addition, we launched a learning program to prepare our tax professionals for a future where they will prescribe high-tech solutions. Finally, we continue to strategically acquire independent firms that increase our capabilities and offerings.

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