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AssociateGood work-life balance encouraged (in 43 reviews)
The flexible working that is being pushed is also very useful for fitting work around your life (in 23 reviews)
Pay feels slightly under market rate but you do get more opportunities and work life balance than competitors (in 22 reviews)
Although the pay is slightly lower than the Big 4 (in 30 reviews)
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
Inclusive, ambitious and worthy vision.
Strong values based culture - doing the right thing.
Great people.
Great clients.
Flat hierarchy and approachable leadership.
Exciting future.
Cons
The constraints of a regulated entity can sometimes frustrate the pace of innovation (we all recognise the rules are there for a purpose).
Advice to Management
Keep the focus on Vision 2020.
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Grant Thornton really encourages you to bring your whole self to work. They really care for their people and will ecourage you to get involved in whatever you feel passionate about whether that be mentoring less fortunate individuals, cleaning up the river Thames or supporting co-workers with mental health issues.
Cons
Whilst Grant Thornton can be a fantastic place to work it does always come down to the team that you work in. Some teams are on board with supporting individuals but others less so
Advice to Management
The behaviours and attitudes of those teams which foster talent and support their members needs to be copied and enforced accross the firm consistently.
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
For me Grant Thornton represents an environment in which there is an uncapped potential to learn and develop and where team and culture is of the utmost importance.
Cons
Grant Thornton claims to pay competitive market rate salaries which are benchmarked against its peers. However, I continuously hear market stories of people earning more competitive rates. I think we would attract and retain staff better if we addressed this shortfall.
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Forward-looking and wonderful female CEO
Excellent corporate culture
Helpful and supportive partners
Treats staff fairly
Flexible working arrangements
Good with staff with children
Excellent client base
Interesting and highly varied work
High quality of outputs and deliverables
Likeable firm
Good cafeteria!
Cons
Pays a little less than Big4 but access to partners is much easier
Advice to Management
Keep on competing with the Big4 for people and talent, we are every bit as good, and our clients love what we do
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Grant Thornton have the right vision, that of a vibrant economy, they are looking to work with people prepared to open their mind and support like minded organisations look for gorwth
Cons
The business is on a journey, some way to go and will depend on each and everyone havign a clear vision
Advice to Management
implement 360 reviews to get real feedback
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Supportive environment from all of your colleagues. People understand what it’s like to be in your position as most were only a few years ago
Cons
Low-ish pay until qualifying, only a 2% company pension match until 2 years of service if you’re under 25 years old
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Amazing training and experience in the field. Lots of opportunity to work on diverse clients and industry’s. Competitive salary, and opportunity to manage and take charge of projects quickly.
Cons
Hard work is required. Long hours is expected, and remunerated in forms of TOIL as long as requested.
TOIL often challenged, therefore most don’t claim (opinion).
Advice to Management
Take care of your people, and the people will take care of the work. Leaders are required to lead, people will follow if there is a desire to, not if they have an obligation to.
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Best things about working at Grant Thornton are:
- flexibility and being able to plan your time around you and the trust that people give you to get the job done;
- people are on the whole all approachable, very nice and are all working to deliver the best job;
- if you push yourself and pro active you can climb the ranks quickly; and
- work is interesting and two engagements are never the same.
Cons
Downsides include:
- too much time spent by senior people on marketing a brand which whilst important should not become the number 1 priority. Due to this i often feel clients and bidding for known opportunities can become secondary to more 'fluffy' stuff which i sometime struggle to see the value add;
- training our people. In some parts of the firm there is an expectation to "get it" and there needs to be recognition that some time is required to be spent developing people.
Advice to Management
Less time on brand, more time on engaging with clients and developing people.
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
There are fantastic opportunities to grow and develop your career at Grant Thornton. The business is growing and means that as individuals we can grow to as people and advisors.
We talk a lot about 'unlocking the potential for growth' in our clients but were certainly do what we say, by trusting employees to act autonomously to get the work done and enhance your career. Using our flexible working environments and allow individuals to seek out new opportunities in their chosen field or in other areas within Grant Thornton.
Grant Thornton is big enough to have a large corporate feel but small enough that you can get to know people on a personal level across a number of offices.
Cons
We have a large international presence - this is not as good as the big 4, and so I feel that at times to service our clients, as many will have international presence, we need to ensure we have identified the correct needs of our member firms.
Advice to Management
To grow the business we need to pull our internal resources and be the best at what we do and try not to compete with the big 4 on areas where we lack the experience or expertise. By trying to compete it may damage our reputation in the long term.
I have been working at Grant Thornton UK LLP full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Good working environment, varied clients and likeminded colleagues. Graduate programme is well structured and you complete the ACA.
Cons
Work can be repetitive, and often over or under challenging depending on the client. There is little consistency in approach in departments that should be fully cohesive.
Advice to Management
Improve the standardisation of approach, what's expected, and appraisal process. The first year was under-challenging, and didn't prepare well for demands of in charging teams.
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