The no-regrets CFO
Discover how CFOs can drive resilience, manage risk and unlock confident decision-making with future-ready finance strategies.
The role of finance continues to evolve. You need a clear strategy and role of finance that fits with where you're headed as a wider business. From there, you will want a view on how to deliver - informed not just by leading practices but by pragmatic realities.
You need clarity on your future role, an honest picture of your starting point, and a realistic plan to close the gap. Our finance consulting team works alongside you to find that better way, drawing on the CFO scorecard and value driver frameworks that underpin finance, with the right blend of theory, practical experience, and realism to get you there. Whether you need challenge to assess where you are starting from; pragmatic input on your future design; or "sleeves rolled up" support to fix issues - we can support your finance improvement plans.
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We truly collaborate
We work we with you, to understand your business and finance strategy, and obtain acceptance and buy-in for change.
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Support that flexes
Our approach adapats to fit your team size, skills, or the balance of 'do vs. review.'
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Blend, and pragmatic, practice guides
Our blend of industry experience, regulatory requirements knowledge, and expertse in finance functions means we can help you reach solutions that work best for you - not just in theory.
Why Grant Thornton
Clients tell us our collaborative and empathetic approach to finance transformation consulting is different, and we think that's exactly why the work holds up. Guided by our CFO Scorecard and Value Drivers frameworks, we cover the full infrastructure and characteristics of finance - not just systems, data, process or organisational design in isolation. So every part of your target operating model works coherently together to make your future happen. We do that with you and your team in mind – we recognize the realities of life at the coal face and our support reflects that.
We bring in specialists from other teams when you need them, including colleagues from Architecture and Systems, Data and Digital, Programme Management or Culture.
We're a senior team of qualified accountants who've worked across sectors, in industry, and in finance function transformation, so we can give you the clarity you need, quickly.
Plus we form part of the wider CFO Solutions Platform, allowing us to bring you seamless, holistic support across the whole of the finance agenda.
Testimonials
“Grant Thornton have been flexible, responsive and agile in helping Leonard Cheshire navigate our turnaround plan. They have assisted in bringing additional expertise and capability into our organisation. Grant Thornton have provided strong, independent advice and their team have been engaging and easy to work with. They fully understand the needs of their clients are sensitive in avoiding creating unnecessary pressure. Grant Thornton’s expertise have added value to Leonard Cheshire and I would recommend their services and support.”
“Involving Grant Thornton was hands down the best investment I have made in the finance team here”
“They always bring a pragmatic approach, delivering what I ask for and not over-complicating or creeping on scope.”
“What Grant Thornton has brought has been a breath of fresh air. The right mix of design experience, sleeves rolled up “doing”, and the empathy needed to make this a very human effort rather than being cold theory.”
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