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Stock-take Did the stock-take check out?
Proper and smooth stock-taking is often seen as being the tedious duty of accountants, and a process that obstructs the company’s activities for a few hours or days. In reality, stock-taking does not just concern accountants and can be organised more effectively and reasonably by focusing on the most important things.
6 min read | 22 Mar 2023
Women in Business Women again in the spotlight. But let’s not stop at just women!
Since 2003, the international network of business consultancies Grant Thornton has conducted an annual study to determine what percentage of seats on senior management is filled by women.
4 min read | 08 Mar 2023
Investment and fraud A golden age for fraud: red flags for potential investments
In an era when new and profitable opportunities keep on presenting themselves for investing and many of these are not supervised by Financial Supervision Authority or other regulator, be on the lookout for specific red flags in order to prevent fraud.
9 min read | 15 Feb 2023
Client story For Estateguru, having an internal auditor is a sign of quality
From 2017, Estateguru has expanded outside Estonia to offer real estate investment opportunities in the other Baltic states and elsewhere in Europe. With rapid growth taking place, it started to improve and change the company’s risk management system, which led to a need for an internal auditor.
2 min read | 09 Feb 2023
Client story ESTO: An outside set of eyes gives additional assurance
Financial services are one of the most strictly regulated business areas. It is to be expected that every financial service provider must have an internal auditor, be it a paid staff member or outsourced service. ESTO Group, a credit provider founded in 2017 that expended to Latvia and Lithuania in 2021, went the outsourcing route and partnered with Grant Thornton Baltic for internal audit services.
5 min read | 17 Jan 2023
Client story Hüpoteeklaen AS: Internal auditors help keep companies trustworthy
It’s said it takes years to build trust but just a moment to destroy it. The dictum should be taken especially seriously in the financial sector where big sums of money hang in the balance along with the trust of clients, partners and supervisory authorities.
3 min read | 17 Jan 2023
HR management Sink or swim: well-organized HR work also gives a smaller company a competitive advantage.
Employees are the greatest asset of any company, upon which competitive advantage is built - but they are also one of the largest cost factors. Every business leader should think about on whether we are doing all we can, to preserve this investment and whether we are making the most of our employees' potential.
6 min read | 13 Jan 2023
Client story For the e-Governance Academy, an internal auditor is seen as a good colleague
What do Mauritania, Kosovo, Moldova, Iraq, Kenya and Kyrgyzstan have in common? Answer: the e-Governance Academy has provided advisory services to them and tens of other countries in transition, helping local government institutions and NGOs efficiently develop electronic public services and make democratic processes better.
5 min read | 13 Jan 2023
Our people Grant Thornton Baltic's family of sworn auditors has expanded!
Bert Haabu, our audit assistant manager, successfully passed the sworn auditor exam in December 2022 and became a sworn auditor. Congratulations, Bert!
Less than a minute | 10 Jan 2023
Our news We were recognized for long-term cooperation
In the end of 2022, Grant Thornton Baltic received the Partner Excellence Award from its cooperation partner, the global business services provider ADP, for 15 years of excellent cooperation in payroll processing for ADP clients in the Baltic countries.
Less than a minute | 10 Jan 2023
Case Study Grant Thornton supports pharma company J. Molner’s IPO
This November, the Nasdaq Tallinn exchange’s alternative market First North started trading of the shares of the only Baltic pharmaceutical company J. Molner. Grant Thornton Baltic auditors had an important role in laying the groundwork for J. Molner’s market debut.
2 min read | 21 Dec 2022
Our people Tartu musketeers – one for all and all for one
Tartu is nicknamed the city of good ideas. In Grant Thornton Baltic’s office in Tartu city centre there are not only good ideas but good specialists, satisfied customers and high-quality services.
Less than a minute | 21 Dec 2022
Transaction advisory We advised OÜ Rannu Seeme in the transaction of the exit of a shareholder
Grant Thornton Baltic's transaction advisory team helped OÜ Rannu Seeme develop the conditions for the exit of the partner, including advising on the execution and formalization of the transaction.
1 min read | 21 Dec 2022
Labor law Let the coconuts fall where they will. Remote work is now more precisely regulated
With everything else that is happening in the world, the pandemic era is starting to fade from memory. But remote working is here to stay. That is borne out by the new Occupational Healthcare and Safety Act that entered into force on 19 November 2022, which lays down a more specific framework for employee and employer responsibilities in remote work arrangements.
4 min read | 20 Dec 2022
Financial management Chief accountants and CFOs: don’t forget an important task before Christmas!
Companies’ credit agreements generally contain customer-specific conditions called covenants. December is the last chance to check whether the company is indeed in compliance with these covenants, especially considering how companies’ financial results have been impacted by the current ultra-rapid economic growth, rising prices and supply chain problems.
3 min read | 20 Dec 2022
Financial results Last season was crowned with success
For Grant Thornton Baltic OÜ, the 2021/2022 season in Estonia was very successful - our turnover increased by 24% compared to the previous financial year. The impressive growth took us to the second place in the ranking of auditing companies compiled by business newspaper Äripäev.
3 min read | 28 Nov 2022