Articles from Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, has been named a 2025 RippleMatch Campus Forward “Best in Class” Award winner. This prestigious recognition highlights the firm’s achievements across key areas such as recruitment strategies, technology innovation, candidate experience, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEI&B) and internship programming — earning top honors in each category.

A new survey from Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, revealed key insights into the evolving priorities of chief financial officers (CFOs) in the tech industry.

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC in the US (Grant Thornton Advisors) and Grant Thornton Ireland have closed their previously announced transaction to create a global multidisciplinary platform providing audit, advisory and tax services to a growing international client base.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, today announced that Matt Fish has joined the firm as a principal in the Growth Advisory services practice.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, announced that Grant Thornton LLP — the brand’s U.S.-based licensed, certified public accounting firm — has been named the 2024 “U.S. Audit Firm of the Year” by Private Equity Wire.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, has appointed Michael Kempe as its new chief information officer (CIO).

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, has been named the Vertex System Integrator Partner of the Year for 2024. Vertex, Inc., a global provider of indirect tax technology solutions, honored Grant Thornton for its innovative and forward-thinking approach to tax services on Sunday, Oct. 27 at Vertex Exchange, the industry’s premier indirect tax and technology conference.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, has released a survey exploring the latest trends in employee attitudes, desires and concerns. The firm’s 2024 State of Work in America survey engaged 1,500 full-time employees of U.S. companies and revealed the growing mental and emotional toll that economic and global factors have had on workers.

Tournament officials today announced the remaining 12 teams that will compete in the Grant Thornton Invitational, set to return Dec. 13-15, 2024, at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (Grant Thornton Advisors) and Grant Thornton Ireland, today announced an agreement to combine Grant Thornton Advisors with Grant Thornton Ireland’s advisory and tax businesses, with backing from an investor group led by New Mountain Capital, a leading growth-oriented investment firm with approximately $55 billion in assets under management.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has a new award winner in New York City. Alexis Adams, a Tax principal for the firm, has been named to the prestigious “Notable Black Leaders” list published by Crain’s New York Business. The annual awards recognize talented and accomplished Black individuals from a wide variety of industries, honoring them for their professional and communal achievements.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax and advisory services, has appointed Greg Davis to lead the firm’s Workday practice. Grant Thornton has also enhanced its Workday leadership team with the addition of Andrew (Drew) Houts, who joins the firm with nearly a decade of Workday ecosystem leadership experience.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, was recognized by the Brandon Hall Group™ in its 2024 HCM Excellence Awards® — winning Gold for the following programs:

A new survey from Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, revealed that chief financial officers (CFOs) in the energy industry have a positive outlook on the state of the sector.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Jason Perry as the regional managing principal for the Southeast at Grant Thornton Advisors LLC.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has been named one of Seramount’s 2024 ‘100 Best Companies’ for the 19th year in a row.

Rashada Whitehead, Grant Thornton’s national managing principal of Culture, Immersion & Inclusion has been named a “Notable Black Leader” by Crain’s Chicago Business. The award recognizes Black leaders in the Chicago area whose professional and communal achievements positively impact the city and its residents.

Jessica Knott, an Audit & Assurance partner at Grant Thornton, has been named one of San Francisco’s “Most Influential Women in Business” by the San Francisco Business Times. Each year, the publication recognizes leaders in the Bay Area for their impact on their industry and the community.

A new survey from Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, shows that professionals in the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) space are predicting an increase in deal volume, even with the uncertainty of the looming U.S. presidential election.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has a new award winner in Chicago: Arla Lach, the market managing principal of the firm’s Chicagoland headquarters.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Jessica Estrada as the firm’s new market managing principal for Phoenix. In this role, Estrada will drive growth and lead strategy execution in the Phoenix market, while helping her team deliver personalized client experiences.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Will Whatton to lead the firm’s OneStream Software practice.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has released its latest survey, offering insights into how human resources (HR) leaders are tackling major challenges such as talent retention.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands of professionals providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has admitted its annual class of new partners and principals, and promoted a group of professionals to managing directors.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Lawrence Griff to lead the firm’s Retail industry practice and Kelly Schindler to head up its Manufacturing industry practice.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, today announced that Krystn Hammond has joined the firm as a CFO Advisory principal within the Advisory Services practice.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Brandon Young as the firm’s new market managing principal in Oklahoma City. In this role, Young will drive Grant Thornton’s growth in Oklahoma City while helping its professionals deliver personalized services to clients across a range of industries.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Bill Marx as the firm’s new market managing principal for the Washington, D.C., area. In this role, Marx will drive growth in the D.C. market while helping local professionals deliver personalized client experiences across all industries.

A new survey from Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, revealed that chief financial officers (CFOs) are optimistic about the U.S. economy. In fact, at 58%, this is the highest level of optimism since the third quarter of 2021.

Jason Perry, Grant Thornton’s market managing principal in Atlanta, has been named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Admired list. He is one of just two accounting firm executives included on the annual list, which honors Atlanta’s leading CEOs, managing directors and market leaders.

Tournament officials today announced three of the 16 teams who will compete in the second annual Grant Thornton Invitational, set to return Dec. 13-15, 2024, at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has named Money Magnets Club to its Purple Paladin program. Through the program, Grant Thornton helps emerging nonprofit organizations move from “start-up to unstoppable” and provides funding, business advice and volunteer support, while also helping nonprofits raise awareness of their work and mission.

Grant Thornton, one of America’s largest brands for audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, was recognized with two awards for its commitment to engaging employees and promoting diversity:

Officials today announced that the inaugural Grant Thornton Invitational golf tournament will feature three distinct formats when it takes place from December 8-10, 2023, at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida.

Veteran financial crimes leader Sven Stumbauer has joined Grant Thornton LLP as an Advisory Services managing director and leader of the firm’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions practice within the Integrity, Investigations and Restructuring solutions group. Based in Miami, Stumbauer will use his extensive cryptocurrency, AML, sanctions and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act acumen to further bolster and expand Grant Thornton’s growing financial crimes capabilities.