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Audit approach overview
Our audit approach will allow our client's accounting personnel to make the maximum contribution to the audit effort without compromising their ongoing responsibilities
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Annual and short period audit
At P&A Grant Thornton, we provide annual and short period financial statement audit services that go beyond the normal expectations of our clients. We believe strongly that our best work comes from combining outstanding technical expertise, knowledge and ability with exceptional client-focused service.
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Review engagement
A review involves limited investigation with a narrower scope than an audit, and is undertaken for the purpose of providing limited assurance that the management’s representations are in accordance with identified financial reporting standards. Our professionals recognize that in order to conduct a quality financial statement review, it is important to look beyond the accounting entries to the underlying activities and operations that give rise to them.
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Other Related Services
We make it a point to keep our clients abreast of the developments and updates relating to the growing complexities in the accounting world. We offer seminars and trainings on audit- and tax-related matters, such as updates on Accounting Standards, new pronouncements and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) issuances, as well as other developments that affect our clients’ businesses.
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Tax advisory
With our knowledge of tax laws and audit procedures, we help safeguard the substantive and procedural rights of taxpayers and prevent unwarranted assessments.
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Tax compliance
We aim to minimize the impact of taxation, enabling you to maximize your potential savings and to expand your business.
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Corporate services
For clients that want to do business in the Philippines, we assist in determining the appropriate and tax-efficient operating business or investment vehicle and structure to address the objectives of the investor, as well as related incorporation issues.
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Tax education and advocacy
Our advocacy work focuses on clarifying the interpretation of laws and regulations, suggesting measures to increasingly ease tax compliance, and protecting taxpayer’s rights.
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Business risk services
Our business risk services cover a wide range of solutions that assist you in identifying, addressing and monitoring risks in your business. Such solutions include external quality assessments of your Internal Audit activities' conformance with standards as well as evaluating its readiness for such an external assessment.
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Business consulting services
Our business consulting services are aimed at addressing concerns in your operations, processes and systems. Using our extensive knowledge of various industries, we can take a close look at your business processes as we create solutions that can help you mitigate risks to meet your objectives, promote efficiency, and beef up controls.
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Transaction services
Transaction advisory includes all of our services specifically directed at assisting in investment, mergers and acquisitions, and financing transactions between and among businesses, lenders and governments. Such services include, among others, due diligence reviews, project feasibility studies, financial modelling, model audits and valuation.
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Forensic advisory
Our forensic advisory services include assessing your vulnerability to fraud and identifying fraud risk factors, and recommending practical solutions to eliminate the gaps. We also provide investigative services to detect and quantify fraud and corruption and to trace assets and data that may have been lost in a fraud event.
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Cyber advisory
Our focus is to help you identify and manage the cyber risks you might be facing within your organization. Our team can provide detailed, actionable insight that incorporates industry best practices and standards to strengthen your cybersecurity position and help you make informed decisions.
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ProActive Hotline
Providing support in preventing and detecting fraud by creating a safe and secure whistleblowing system to promote integrity and honesty in the organisation.
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Sustainability
At P&A Grant Thornton sustainability is at the core of our mission. We are committed to fostering a healthier planet through innovative practices that reduce our environmental footprint, promote social responsibility, and ensure economic viability for future generations.
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Accounting services
At P&A Grant Thornton, we handle accounting services for several companies from a wide range of industries. Our approach is highly flexible. You may opt to outsource all your accounting functions, or pass on to us choice activities.
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Staff augmentation services
We offer Staff Augmentation services where our staff, under the direction and supervision of the company’s officers, perform accounting and accounting-related work.
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Payroll Processing
Payroll processing services are provided by P&A Grant Thornton Outsourcing Inc. More and more companies are beginning to realize the benefits of outsourcing their noncore activities, and the first to be outsourced is usually the payroll function. Payroll is easy to carve out from the rest of the business since it is usually independent of the other activities or functions within the Accounting Department.
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Our values
Grant Thornton prides itself on being a values-driven organisation and we have more than 38,500 people in over 130 countries who are passionately committed to these values.
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Global culture
Our people tell us that our global culture is one of the biggest attractions of a career with Grant Thornton.
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Learning & development
At Grant Thornton we believe learning and development opportunities allow you to perform at your best every day. And when you are at your best, we are the best at serving our clients
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Global talent mobility
One of the biggest attractions of a career with Grant Thornton is the opportunity to work on cross-border projects all over the world.
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Diversity
Diversity helps us meet the demands of a changing world. We value the fact that our people come from all walks of life and that this diversity of experience and perspective makes our organisation stronger as a result.
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In the community
Many Grant Thornton member firms provide a range of inspirational and generous services to the communities they serve.
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Behind the Numbers: People of P&A Grant Thornton
Discover the inspiring stories of the individuals who make up our vibrant community. From seasoned veterans to fresh faces, the Purple Tribe is a diverse team united by a shared passion.
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Students
Whether you are starting your career as a graduate or school leaver, P&A Grant Thornton can give you a flying start. We are ambitious. Take the fact that we’re the world’s fastest-growing global accountancy organisation. For our people, that means access to a global organisation and the chance to collaborate with more than 40,000 colleagues around the world. And potentially work in different countries and experience other cultures.
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Experienced hires
P&A Grant Thornton offers something you can't find anywhere else. This is the opportunity to develop your ideas and thinking while having your efforts recognised from day one. We value the skills and knowledge you bring to Grant Thornton as an experienced professional and look forward to supporting you as you grow you career with our organisation.
You’ve done it! You successfully got a client through the front door and delivered a great service. But what happens next? Do you shake hands and wait for the next engagement to come along?
I’ve found that client pursuits are much like courtship. For example, the first meeting is often filled with promise and potential, but it’s what happens after that initial connection that determines the strength and longevity of the relationship. Likewise, in the realm of business development and relationships, the client journey doesn’t end with winning an engagement. Rather, it is the start of a mutually beneficial relationship. When we show up with genuine care, consistency, and creating real value, that’s when trust grows and partnerships thrive. You must make the most out of every opportunity.
With this mantra in mind, the Business Development Group of my Firm, P&A Grant Thornton, held its annual roadshow, Collaborate to Elevate: Driving Client Value Across Service Lines, a timely refresher on how strategic collaboration and internal referrals can amplify the value we deliver to our clients.
As one of the session’s panelists, I was given the opportunity to share my insights as the referrer with the largest won engagement last fiscal year. It was a chance to reflect on what made those referrals successful—and more importantly, how others can replicate that success.
To start, ask yourself: have you really been making the most out of every opportunity? Are you adding value to your clients and helping them grow?
Understanding your clients’ needs
Learning about what exactly a client wants or needs isn’t straightforward: they reveal themselves in moments you wouldn’t expect. Even in a simple lunch out, the dull small talk, or even the rants about their day: these are often where the real business challenges surface.
It turns out, clients don’t always articulate their needs in boardrooms or formal meetings: they often do so in passing, when they feel heard and understood.
The approach that works is, ultimately, having a genuine interest in their business and their success. When you listen with intent, not just to respond, but to understand, you begin to see the bigger picture. That’s when you can truly add value: when you see the goal as not to sell, but to be of service.
Knowing your business inside & out
In my experience, I’ve found that the best opportunity-creators for a business are those who understand not just their own service line, but the full spectrum of what their organisation can offer. This broader awareness allows you to identify opportunities that may not be immediately obvious but are deeply valuable to the client.
In a Forbes article titled “Need For Speed: Business Development In Emerging Ecosystems” , Travis Clinger highlighted how it’s imperative to know the value your company brings, in order to create possibilities for your prospective partners.
“To convince partners to come to the table, talk and think about how they can supercharge their growth by partnering with you, you need to be able to articulate the benefits you bring.” mentioned Clinger, underscoring the importance of communicating your organisations unique value proposition. This principle applies just as strongly within your organisation. When you can clearly communicate the strengths of your colleagues and service lines, you become a bridge between client needs and your firm’s capabilities.
I’d like to emphasize that everyone in an organisation, whether you’re a tenured manager for your business’s core service, or a junior support staff handling admin affairs, is part of the business development ecosystem. Your insights, interactions, and observations all contribute to the client experience and can spark opportunities for your organisation.
Strategic collaboration within
When you bring a client on-board to a single service line, you’re only tapping into a fraction of the value your organisation can offer. What if that initial engagement could open the door to a broader, more integrated solution? That’s the power of strategic collaboration: it transforms isolated wins into long-term partnerships.
For instance, internal referrals are a powerful tool to deepen client relationships and unlock new revenue streams, without starting from scratch. “When implemented strategically, upselling and cross-selling practices can effectively tie two loose ends at once: drive business revenue and boost customer retention.”, said Henry Spitzer, in another Forbes article titled “Finding the Hidden Upsell and Cross-Sell Opportunities to Drive Growth”. Remember: channelling prospective clients to the right people, even if it doesn’t directly result in a win for your team, is a win as a whole for your organisation.
We shouldn’t view collaboration across service lines as a competition; rather, you should see it as a shared opportunity to deliver greater value to the client. When we shift our mindset from “mine” to “ours,” we create a culture where referrals are not just encouraged—they’re expected.
Grab that opportunity
So, when a chance to develop business arises while you're networking with prospective clients, or even in a casual conversation with a colleague, grab it. Opportunities don’t always come with a formal agenda or a clear label. Sometimes, they’re hidden in the everyday moments we might overlook.
Today’s business landscape is much more agile than it was before: likewise, prospective clients and customers have much higher expectations. They’re looking for partners who understand their needs holistically, who can anticipate challenges, and who can offer solutions that span disciplines.
So, when looking at business development today, I implore you to see it as an opportunity for connection. Not only with your clients or customers, but also with all the other divisions of your organisation. Through collaboration, we can truly make the most out of every opportunity.
As published in The Manila Times, dated 13 August 2025