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Digital and Analytics
We have developed distinctive capabilities in digital advisory and data analytics that are key to the success of dynamic organisations.
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Business Consulting
Our business consulting services help organisations improve operational performance and productivity throughout the growth life cycle.
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Corporate Finance & Restructuring
We combine our insights and experience to provide a comprehensive range of advisory and corporate finance and restructuring solutions.
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Internal Audit
Our internal audit service is designed to provide both assurance and consulting assistance on the adequacy and effectiveness of an organisation’s system of internal controls.
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Business Risk Services
Our service is focused on enabling broader risk coverage and proactive management of risks for the achievement of organisational strategy.
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Business Process Solutions
We work with a multitude of organizations to improve their finance function efficiency, reduce costs associated with business processes and provide a complete solution to the challenge faced by South African organizations.
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Programme Assurance & Advisory
Our aim is to protect shareholder value by providing Assurance and Advisory services on change portfolios and large-scale programmes to assist organisations.
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Forensic Services
Our forensic capability is integrated with our wider advisory services – not an add-on.
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Cyber Advisory
Our Cyber Advisory service is designed to help you identify, protect, detect, respond and recover from cyber-attacks.
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IT Advisory Services
We help clients to navigate the complexities and provide you with robust independent assurance that your IT risks, key management priorities and core systems are being appropriately managed.
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SNG ARGEN
We have a dynamic actuarial team set to assist businesses to comply with the audit standards where actuarial services are required.
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General Audit
We provide a sound statutory audit of financial statements specialising in both listed entities and state-owned organisations.
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Financial Services Group (FSG)
The Financial Services Group (FSG) offers specialised audit and advisory solutions to the banking, treasury and financial services sectors.
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Technical Excellence
We have a well-established specialized technical division, with in-depth, local and international knowledge and experience, which consists of three units namely; Accounting, Audit and Sustainability reporting.
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Corporate Tax
We offer your business access to a global network of tax specialists in over 130 countries with extensive corporate tax technical skills to provide meaningful advice and adding value to your organization.
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Value-Added Tax
We can manage your overall exposure to indirect taxes, guide you through complex South African Value-Added Tax (VAT) legislation.
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Global Mobility
Taxes can be complicated, but the SNG Grant Thornton approach is to assist the new assignee with a clear and easy process.
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Customs and Excise Tax
Our Customs and Excise team assist traders with driving cost-effective supply chains while maintaining legitimate trade.
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Tax Technology
This is the lynchpin of our tax audit and advisory approach in making the tax function of our clients effective in data management tools.
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International Tax & Transfer Pricing
Our team is ideally suited to serve large multinationals and other global companies that need on the ground expertise in multiple jurisdictions, given our extensive network of offices around the globe.
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Specific Focus Areas
We have a team of dedicated tax specialists with deep knowledge to bring practical and cost-effective tax solutions to our clients and assist entities operating within these sectors to effectively manage their tax needs.
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Business Consulting
We provide fit-for-purpose solutions to address major challenges the Education sector faces by supporting our clients.
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Employees’ Tax Services
Its important to ensure that the institution complies with the tax legislation and that all payroll records are accurate and complete.
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Programme Assurance & Advisory
The need for sound project management and effective solution delivery gives you the edge in competitive markets.
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Forensic Services
Fraud detection review and forensic investigation for Higher Education
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Digital and Analytics
The digitalisation of processes within the higher education sector leads to increased data generation. This data can be an essential asset when leveraged correctly.
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Cyber Security Services
There is no one-size-fits-all security solution to preventing all attacks, but we have cybersecurity strategies that education institutions can use to minimise cyber threats.
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Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs)
SDG Impact Standards Training Course
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While progress on the overall number of women in senior leadership continues, this year’s research shows it is concerningly slow. On a global level, 32.4% of senior management positions in medium-sized businesses are now held by women, an increase of just half a percentage point (pp) since 2022 and only 13pp since our research was first undertaken in 2004. At this rate, just 34% of senior leadership positions will be held by women in 2025.
According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap report, it will take another 132 years to address the global gender gap. Our research suggests that medium-sized businesses must push for parity, and quickly. Intentional action from businesses is needed to accelerate progress. Our research identifies a number of factors which could support this acceleration.
Firstly, globally more women now hold the most senior positions than ever before – 28% of medium-sized businesses now have a female chief executive officer (CEO) or managing director (MD), up from 15% in 2019. In South Africa, the percentage of female CEOs increased from 11% in 2019 to 30% in 2022.
This trend is likely to lead to new diversity strategies, focused on increasing diversity
at a senior management level and taking more businesses towards gender parity.
Graph : Summary of positions that women in senior management held in 2022 in South African medium-sized businesses
At SNG Grant Thornton, we firmly believe that increasing diversity, at a senior level and beyond, is the responsible thing to do and the right thing to do commercially, being a proven driver of performance. To take the next step, and push for parity we must learn from our experiences, avoid the pitfalls which could derail progress and ensure there is long-term commitment to the new ways of working. Our 2023 Women in Business report provides key insights into why and how medium-sized businesses can do this.
Download your copy of the Women in Business 2023 - Push for Parity report