Compliance
As a sophisticated buyer of professional services, responsible
for adhering to your own high standards of internal governance
coupled with ever increasing stakeholder expectations, you should
expect similar exacting standards from your independent
auditors.
Our people are committed to delivering the highest standards of
excellence, based on integrity, deep technical skills and
commercial experience. Our approach means that we provide:
- risk-based global audit
methodology: as the UK member firm within Grant Thornton
International Ltd, one of the first international networks to adopt
a truly global audit methodology, we have access to a network of
more than 500 international offices. This enables us to gain
effective audit evidence using a combination of systems/controls
work, substantive audit testing and computer-assisted audit
techniques
- robust independence: we are
keenly aware of the need to establish appropriate mechanisms to
ensure the independence of our engagement teams, we have invested
in automated systems that ensure our firm complies with UK and
international ethical standards
- partner-led service: with more
hands-on input and accessibility at senior level — your engagement
partner will draw upon the firm's depth of specialist resource and
will ensure you receive a prompt, decisive and consistent
service
- technical knowledge, commercial
application: we have 10 specialist sector groups at your
disposal, each with dedicated audit and financial reporting
specialists. Sector-specific audit work programmes allow us to
streamline our approach to enhance audit efficiency and relevance
to you. And you'll also have direct access to on-site support from
financial reporting, narrative reporting and technical
accounting/taxation specialists
- thought leadership: we aim to
lead the debate on emerging accounting issues. Grant Thornton is
represented on key bodies such as The Forum of Firm and the FRC
(Financial Reporting Council), often speaking out on behalf of
their clients
- market credibility: we have the
highest number of listed audit clients outside of the Big 4 and are
the leading adviser on the AIM audit market, so we are ideally
placed to offer the market the greater choice it demands.
Our audit services
- Statutory audit
- Financial reporting advisory services
- Narrative reporting
- Independent review of externally reported
financial and non-financial information
- Companies Act reporting
- Financial accounting
For further details of our services or to discuss your needs,
please contact: Stephen Weatherseed, Head of Assurance Corporate
Advisory Services on +44 (0)1293 554100 or email stephen.weatherseed@gtuk.com;
or contact Steve Maslin, Head of External Professional Affairs on
+44 (0)20 7728 2736 or email steve.maslin@gtuk.com.