Where are you playing to win and grow, now and into the future? What – and, importantly, who – do you need to get there?

It’s essential that owners and leaders bring a strategy to life. That is, taking a thorough approach to strategy design and execution in order to set the long- and short-term course, considering the capabilities and resources required, and building the systems and processes that will ensure success.

Grant Thornton works with you to devise and implement the right strategy to deliver sustainable growth. We make it our business to deeply understand your business and industry and take a hands-on and practical approach to the design and delivery of all advice. Above all, we are committed to delivering the outcome, working with you to ensure your success wherever in the world you operate.

Our Management consulting services

Strategy

We are specialists in the design and delivery of executable strategy as well as Board advisory, C-Suite support and sustainable growth advice.

Digital transformation

Our digital transformation team works with corporate and government clients to determine how best to leverage innovative digital technologies.

Performance improvement

We help clients achieve performance improvement by developing and implementing new structures, models and plans to reach their strategic goals.

Data and analytics consulting

We review and analyse your data points to give valuable operational and strategic insights to key stakeholders.

Project & program management

We offer a full suite of project and program management services, including PMO, governance frameworks, and change management to meet your business’s needs.

Jamie Downs
Partner & National Head of Management Consulting
Jamie Downs
Case study: Trading terms optimisation

Case study: Trading terms optimisation

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Client challenge
David Jones had not formally reviewed its supplier trading terms from a corporate end-to-end view for several years and their trading income was not growing in line with sales. An initial ‘discovery’ phase quantified a significant...
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The solution
David Jones required additional capacity to support them in the quantification, planning and execution of a structured supplier trading terms negotiation program. The team at Grant Thornton drove the following activities and tasks:...
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The outcome
A key outcome of this engagement was to assist David Jones to run a program of works aimed at improving overall margin through collaborative negotiations with strategic partners (ie suppliers). As a result, David Jones was able to achieve...
Case study: Operations transformation

Case study: Operations transformation

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Client challenge
Target Australia was facing stalling revenue and steadily growing costs, with core functions not aligned and working together across the business. The merchandise and supply chain functions were driving significant excess stock volume to...
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The solution
The Grant Thornton team worked with the Target Australia leadership team to instigate an end-to-end process alignment and profitability improvement program which we called FACTORY-TO-CUSTOMER. The program was designed to streamline...
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The outcome
The project resulted in: major cost reduction through the supply chain, through improved operations, removal of inefficient process and the incorporation of automation in two major distribution centres; enhanced product margin through...
Case study: Workforce planning

Case study: Workforce planning

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Client challenge
Super Retail Group had announced a significant underpayment of employees over several years, based on inadequate processes underpinning time and attendance. The client wanted to lock down its compliance in this area, and then explore how...
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The solution
The team at Grant Thornton worked closely with the core HR and project delivery team to establish a process by which the best system solution could be selected, and to develop an investment business case for the Board. The challenge of...
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The outcome
The project resulted in a fully compliant system and process covering employee time and attendance and significant streamlining of processes which will drive significant labour cost savings.
Case study: Responding to Japanese listed-Parent’s complex compliance regime

Case study: Responding to Japanese listed-Parent’s complex...

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Client challenge
Our client was a subsidiary of a US-listed entity, which was then acquired by a Japanese company (Parent company). While its immediate parent was the US entity, the client was deemed out-of-scope due to size. Certain processes were tested...
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The solution
In the second year, Grant Thornton challenged the identified key risks and controls and optimised the matrix, which resulted in a saving of two-week people-hours. During the third year, the outbreak of coronavirus restricted site visits....
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The outcome
The outsourced CFO services offering engaged by the Parent Company ensured they had the support of experienced professionals to manage all finance needs in the interim period. This also meant they had the time and space to enter the...