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Aviation Advisory
Our dedicated Aviation Advisory team bring best-in-class expertise across modelling, lease management, financial accounting and transaction execution as well as technical services completed by certified engineers.
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Consulting
Our Consulting team guarantees quick turnarounds, lower partner-to-staff ratio than most and superior results delivered on a range of services.
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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.
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Deal Advisory
Our experienced Deal Advisory team has provided a range of transaction, valuation, deal advisory and restructuring services to clients for the past two decades.
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Forensic Accounting
Our Forensic and Investigation Services team have targeted solutions to solve difficult challenges - making the difference between finding the truth or being left in the dark.
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Financial Accounting and Advisory
Our FAAS team designs and implements creative solutions for organisations expanding into new markets or undertaking functional financial transformations.
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Restructuring
Grant Thornton is Ireland’s leading provider of insolvency and corporate recovery solutions.
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Risk Advisory
Our Risk Advisory team delivers innovative solutions and strategic insights for the Financial Services sector, addressing disruptive forces, regulatory changes, and emerging trends to enhance risk management and foster competitive advantage.
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Sustainability Advisory
Our Sustainability Advisory team works with clients to accelerate their sustainability journey through innovative and pragmatic solutions.
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Asset management Asset management of the futureIn today’s global asset management landscape, there is an almost constant onslaught of change and complexity. To combat such complex change, asset managers need a consolidated approach. Read our publication and find out more about what you can achieve by choosing to work with us.
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Internal Audit Maintaining Compliance with New EU Pension Directive IORP IIOn 28 April 2021, the Irish Government transposed IORP II (Institution for Occupational Retirement Provision), an EU directive on the activities and supervision of pension schemes, into law.
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Risk, Compliance and Professional Standards FRED 82 – Periodic Updates to FRS 100 – 105The concept of a new suite of standards for the UK and Ireland, aligning with international financial reporting standards, was first conceived in 2002
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Audit and Assurance Auditor transition: how to achieve a smooth changeoverAppointing new auditors may seem like a daunting task that will be disruptive to your business and a drain on the finance function. Nevertheless, there are a multitude of reasons to consider a change, including simply seeking a ‘fresh look’ at the business.
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Corporate Tax
Our Corporate Tax team is made up of more than 40 highly experienced senior partners and directors who work directly with a wide range of domestic and international clients; covering Corporation Tax, Company Secretarial, Employer Solutions, Global Mobility and Tax Incentives.
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Financial Services Tax
The Grant Thornton team is made up of experts who are fully up to date in terms of changing and evolving tax legislation. This is combined with industry expertise and an in-depth knowledge of the evolving financial services regulatory landscape.
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International Tax
We develop close relationships with clients in order to gain a deep understanding of their businesses to ensure they make the right operational decisions. The wrong decision on how a company sells into a new market or establishes a new subsidiary can have major tax implications.
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Private Client
Grant Thornton’s Private Client Services team can advise you on all areas of financial, pension, investment, succession and inheritance planning. We understand that each individual’s circumstances are different to the next and we tailor our services to suit your specific needs.
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VAT
Grant Thornton’s team of indirect tax specialists helps a range of clients across a variety of sectors including pharmaceuticals, financial services, construction and property and food to navigate these complexities.
Ian joined Grant Thornton in 2015, with more than 22 years’ experience working in the IT industry. He previously served as General Manager of a nationwide IT Shared Service and was responsible for the sourcing, negotiation, implementation, integration, maintenance and support of business-critical and regulatory Management Information Systems.
As part of his role, Ian grew the business from an internally staffed project delivery organisation to a fully multi-sourced and integrated service delivery organisation. He has significant expertise in outsourcing, contract negotiation and review, strategic supplier relationships, strategy development and risk management as well as experience of IT markets in Ireland, UK, US and the EU.
Sector experience
Ian has a particular focus on multi-source service integration, management and governance and has successfully integrated multiple tiers of suppliers and optimised their performance for the client in complex ecosystems.
Ian also has extensive experience in:
- stakeholder engagement;
- IT benchmarking and value for money assessment;
- development and implementation of IT strategy;
- systems integration;
- delivery of IT services;
- sourcing and resourcing;
- negotiation of contracts;
- assessment, development and delivery of management information systems;
- assessment and delivery of business intelligence and data analytics solutions;
- implementation of collaboration solutions;
- development of business cases;
- programme, project and IT service management; and
- change management.
- Member of the Project Management Institute
- Member of the IT Service Management Foundation
- Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) in Information Systems Management from National University of Ireland (NUI)
- Certified in ITIL IT Service Management, ICT Project Management and Service Integration and Management (SIAM)