Business transformation

Management consulting

Grant Thornton Australia's management consultants assist organisations to successfully implement their strategies by deploying deep expertise to solve complex business problems.

Our consultants provide key insights and experience to successfully execute on priority business initiatives including market, financial, technology and operational strategies.

Skills in market analysis, business process reengineering, financial analysis, service model design and project management are combined to deliver our specialist offerings:

• Market Sustainability: We help position businesses for success by identifying, developing and deploying the capabilities they need to execute against their strategy. Whether it’s determining customer requirements for a new product, or developing business readiness plans, we can provide the relevant skills to help our clients make the right decisions with confidence.
• Service Integration: We can enhance the operation of an organisation’s support functions, so that they provide effective and efficient service to the core of the business. Through service model reviews and design, we ensure that the services are integrated into the core business regardless of whether the delivery model is in-sourcing, outsourcing or shared services.

By clearly understanding the client's market, competitors and opportunities, we provide advice which is meaningful and relevant within the context of the greater market. We work closely with you to foster a partnership dedicated to achieving break-through performance and accelerating the creation of economic value for your business.

Outsourcing

Workforce relations are a challenge. Employee agreements, generational change, varied/flexible work entitlements, legislative changes and loss/lack of skilled resources all create complexity. Such trends will continue to have an impact on workforce management:

• Developing and retaining a pool of skilled resources;
• Matching available resources to roles; and
• Identifying and developing resources to meet future business needs.

Faced with these issues, many organisations identify strategic or financial benefit in outsourcing non-core operational functions.

Grant Thornton Australia offer solutions that assist clients improve how they manage and deploy employees and improve support service delivery. A comprehensive outsourced financial and HR solution – fully supported “back office” infrastructure with timely, practical advice.

Our outsourcing team will help reduce complexity, optimise workforce contribution and enhance management’s access to information, either on an interim or fully-outsourced basis. We are highly familiar with a wide range of the most common systems including SAP, PayGlobal, Frontier Chris21, and Neller, through to more niche programs, enabling us to provide advice from a position of intimate knowledge.

The team provides three key services:

• Workforce Dynamics: People management and deployment to sustain a talented, cost-effective workforce.
• Outsourced Workforce: We can service a wide range of organisations, with an employee base ranging from 20 to 20,000 employees. From a base transactional service (e.g. payment, compliance, etc), through to premium engagement services (e.g. Wealth Management, Tax Planning, etc).
• Interim Workforce: The provision of contract HR/Payroll management and personnel to operate such functions on an interim basis.

Our knowledge, insight and service delivery will provide a strong operational foundation for your people, processes and technologies, optimising your organisation’s ability to acquire, retain, manage and develop your workforce.

For more information about consulting services, contact:

Rob Hughes
Partner - Operational Advisory
T  +61 3 8663 6000
E  rob.hughes@au.gt.com