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Our Grant Thornton Luxembourg team can provide you with a full range of audit and assurance services including audit of stand-alone annual accounts, audit of...

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Audit of stand-alone annual accounts
At Grant Thornton Luxembourg, our team of experts is specialised in audits of stand-alone annual accounts.
Audit of consolidated annual accounts
Grant Thornton Luxembourg team of experts is specialised in providing audit services to a lot of multinational which have their administrative center located in Luxembourg for whom the consolidated annual accounts have to be audited.
Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagements
In the case of agreed-upon procedures engagement, Grant Thornton Luxembourg performs procedures particularly requested by the client/bank and reports on the findings.
GDPR-CARPA Certification
Grant Thornton Audit and Assurance is accredited by the Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD) to provide GDPR-CARPA certifications for organisations.
Forensic Audit
Grant Thornton Luxembourg has the forensic and business skills to deal with the most complex situations. A multi-disciplinary team of dedicated accountants in consultation with lawyers, IT consultants, insurance experts, valuation specialists and actuaries may be engaged when necessary.
Supervisory Auditor (Commissaire)
Grant Thornton Luxembourg has a dedicated team of experts committed to deliver services to reserved to Supervisory Auditor or "Commissaire aux Comptes".
Liquidation Audit
Grant Thornton Luxembourg has a dedicated team of experts committed to deliver services to reserved to liquidation audit "Commissariat à la liquidation".
Assurance Engagements
Grant Thornton Luxembourg have a dedicated team of experts committed to work on audit and assurance special engagements.
IFRS Services
At Grant Thornton Luxembourg, our experts can help you navigate the complexity of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Valuation
Grant Thornton Luxembourg helps clients evaluate and implement various strategic alternatives through our comprehensive suite of corporate value consulting services. From opinions, board solutions and services, to valuation and modeling, we can assist you with value added services throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Advisory

As your business grows, our advisory services are designed to help you achieve your goals. Successful growth often means navigating a complex array of...

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Governance, Risk & Compliance
Grant Thornton Luxembourg offers comprehensive services in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tailored to meet the evolving needs of businesses in today's dynamic regulatory environment. Our commitment is to provide personalised guidance and global expertise, ensuring that your company establish robust internal controls and navigates governance challenges effectively.
Structuring & Modeling
Grant Thornton Luxembourg offers workable solutions to maximise your value and deliver sustainable growth. Transactions or reorganisations are significant events in the life of a business, so the stakes are high for both buyers and sellers.
External DPO and Data Protection Compliance
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - The real challenge consists of remaining compliant with GDPR and in being able to prove this compliance (accountability principle). Grant Thornton Luxembourg can help you with a tailored phase approach.
Sustainability & ESG Services
At Grant Thornton, we recognise the need of our clients to operate responsibly and to meet the high standards posed by the sector they operate. We offer pragmatic, tailor-made solutions to our clients and we assist them to make the required transitions towards the implementation of sustainable business practices.
Whistleblowing services
Since May 2023, the Whistleblower Law has become effective in Luxembourg. What does this mean for your business? Our experts can advise and help you to set-up internal reporting channels and to comply with the new law.

Financial Services

In an industry that is constantly facing challenges both from the operational, legal, financial and regulatory perspectives, Grant Thornton Luxembourg is...

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Alternative Investment Services
Grant Thornton Luxembourg is a bespoke business partner to established Alternative Investment Fund (“AIF”) Managers (“AIFM”) as well as independent Managers launching start-up Funds and seeking for a single entry point in Luxembourg in order to set-up and manage their Luxembourg domiciled Funds.
Fund Administration
Fund Administration - Grant Thornton Luxembourg offers a full range of tailored solutions to our clients.
Registrar & Transfer Agency Services, Client Reporting
Grant Thornton Luxembourg provides investors with confirmations, final Contract Notes and regular statements upon finalisation of the Fund’s Net Asset Value, We handle all wire payments and transfers, including the processing of distribution dividend payments, and perform in-depth Anti-Money Laundering Counter Terrorism Financing and Know-Your Client due diligence checks on investors.
Fund set-up, Launch & Corporate life
High-quality product structuring and legal services have become a crucial tool enabling industry players to get through the major changes impacting their business development, strategy and organisation as a whole. Our Investment Management practice at Grant Thornton Luxembourg is your one-stop place for expert advice combining pragmatism and a unique in-depth knowledge of the Luxembourg market.
AML Compliance Services
Grant Thornton Luxembourg helps its Clients to keep compliant with AML-CTF laws and regulations and provide an expert skilled team.
Regulatory Reporting Delivery
Grant Thornton Luxembourg has set up a Business Process Outsourcing Solution that manages and mutualises regulatory expertise, reporting solutions and skilled human resources
Legal Support & Corporate Services
Grant Thornton Luxembourg delivers Legal Support & Corporate services.

Tax & Accounting

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is delivering local and international direct and indirect (VAT) tax, payroll, transfer pricing, corporate finance, reporting,...

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Accounting & Reporting Services
Grant Thornton Luxembourg may explore the specific characteristics of your company in order to provide a personalised assistance in the fields of Accounting & Reporting services.
Corporate Tax Compliance
Grant Thornton Luxembourg may explore the specific characteristics of your company in order to provide a personalised assistance in the fields of corporate tax compliance.
Direct Corporate Tax Advice
Grant Thornton Luxembourg understand the complexity of national and international tax laws. We can unlock your potential for local and international growth.
VAT and Other Indirect Tax Compliance
Handling the day-to-day VAT compliance obligations requires being close to your business. Our VAT compliance business line assists you to ensure that long term reporting processes are implemented and respected with the aim of safeguarding a proper and timely VAT filing. This is important for achieving a VAT compliant environment and mitigating local VAT risks.
VAT and Other Indirect Tax Advice
Our VAT advisory business line is dedicated to keeping you up to date with amended VAT legislation and changes in the administrative practice in Luxembourg and worldwide with our Grant Thornton global VAT network. Specialists review and comment on new EU directives and the latest case law by the Court of Justice of the European Union in order to provide you with advice tailored to your specific needs.
Transaction & Reorganisation
Reorganisations - Transaction Planning - Tax Structuring - M&A. Companies strive to improve their market position with take-overs, mergers and demergers. Strategy and financial tactics are important elements in this respect. Grant Thornton tax specialists may intervene in all stages of the transaction.
Transfer Pricing
The laws surrounding transfer pricing are becoming ever more complex, as tax affairs of multinational companies are facing scrutiny from media, regulators and the public. Grant Thornton Luxembourg can help you manage your transfer pricing risks and find opportunities.
Tax - Financial Services & Operational Tax
Our Tax - Financial Services team provides tax advisory services relevant for the Financial Services Industries and Operational Tax assistance. This includes tax advice, automatic exchange of information (FATCA, CRS, DAC 6, DAC 7 and DAC 8), advisory and compliance assistance regarding the US Qualified Intermediary (QI) regime, assistance regarding withholding tax reclaims, investor tax reporting and tax structuring in the context of Islamic finance.
Personal Tax
Our experienced multilingual Personal Tax Team is keen to give you tailored solutions, optimise your situation and help you make decisions. We could assist you with: income tax returns, vat returns, tax assessments, contacts with the tax authorities and assistance by tax audit or tax litigation, tax matters advices, inheritance tax matters, international assignments and trainings.
Cross-Border Tax
Tax policies are constantly evolving and there are a number of complex changes on the horizon that could significantly affect your business. We can help you with practical advice such as VAT and direct tax.
Corporate Finance
Exploring the strategic options available to you as a business or shareholder, advising and project managing the chosen solution, Grant Thornton Luxembourg provide a truly integrated corporate finance offering. Merger & acquisition, buying a business, selling a business, transaction piloting,raising finance to support your business plans.Vendor due diligence, acquisition due diligence, reporting accountant work,operational due diligence, management assessment.
Expatriate Tax
Although international employment has become a standard practice in business life, employers and their assignees are still faced with numerous questions in this area. Grant Thornton Luxembourg can help you to be one step ahead.
Set-up, Restructuring & Business Planning
Grant Thornton Luxembourg is delighted to add value during the implementation of your businesses and to be given the opportunity to grow together with you. Relying on our professionals’ financial expertise will allow you to take dynamic but sustainable decisions.
Corporate Secretarial Services
Grant Thornton Luxembourg provides corporate secretarial services to enable our clients to comply with their legal and administrative obligations in Luxembourg.
Liquidation & Insolvency
Grant Thornton Luxembourg can draw on years of experience in the areas of liquidation and insolvency and then make sensible recommendations on how best to deal with your financial crisis.
Human Resources Management & Payroll
Grant Thornton Luxembourg has been delivering since 1987 Payroll and Human Resources services to private and institutional clients. A team of highly qualified collaborators manages around 7 000 payslips per month and offers related consulting services.

Technology

Our Technology team comprises experienced professionals with expertise in various security domains, including information security strategy, third party risk...

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Information Security
Is your organisation resilient to information security threats? Whether you're a large enterprise or a small business, Grant Thornton is committed to providing comprehensive security services tailored to your needs.

Internal Audit

Grant Thornton’s internal audit department will help you to assess your operational execution, to safeguard your business assets, and to remain compliant with...

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IT Audit
Grant Thornton internal audit team provides IT audit services as part of your internal audit or as part of any specific IT audit that is required (ad’hoc , assurance reports, external audits).

Industries

Asset management

At Grant Thornton Luxembourg we provide the expertise and support that the asset management industry needs to thrive in today’s evolving market.

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Banking

Grant Thornton Luxembourg offers dedicated services to banks in Luxembourg including: lifecycle of legal entities, governance improvement and transformation...

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Consumer products

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is dedicated to provide services to consumer products companies.

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Energy & natural resources

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is committed to becoming an eco-friendly participant by supporting companies investing in the use of natural resources and in the...

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European Institutions Desk

The Grant Thornton EU Institutions Desk’s knowledge of public sector combined with Grant Thornton local and global network reach is helping to develop the...

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Expatriates

International mobility - Expatriates' desk from Grant Thornton Luxembourg can provide organisations, HR departments and individuals with a follow-up to help...

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Healthcare

We can help all types of healthcare clients, including hospitals, nurseries, pharmaceutical laboratories, foundations and personal assistance organisations to...

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Liberal professions

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is dedicated to providing a full range of services to liberal professions and freelancers.

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Not for profit

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is dedicated to provide a full range of services to not for profit organisations and charities.

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PFS

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is dedicated to support Professionals of the Financial Sector (investment companies, investment firm, specialised PFS) and create...

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Real estate & construction

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is dedicated to providing a full range of services to Real Estate Investors in Luxembourg, valuations, structuring business,...

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Services to SME

Grant Thornton Luxembourg is dedicated to providing a full range of services to SME and private-owned enterprises.

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MySmartOffice
Grant Thornton Luxembourg offers a new complete online accounting and consulting solution for SMEs named MySmartOffice to access financial and operational information instantly online.

Experience

Sabika is Head of Information Security at Grant Thornton Luxembourg.

Sabika is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Grant Thornton Luxembourg where she is leading the internal security program the firm since the start of 2023.

With more than 15 years of experience in a number of different industries including the United Nations, she joined Grant Thornton in 2021.

Sabika has been involved in transformative security initiatives where she combined her strong business focus with deep analytical background to bring constructive change.

As the President of the Women CyberForce in Luxembourg, she actively promotes diversity in the field of cybersecurity.

Presentations

Keynote Speaker in the ABBL's FinTech and Innovation Forum in Luxembourg – May 2024
Keynote Speaker at the Wealth Management Matters 2024 event in London – May 2024
Expert on Demo of DORA online compliance tool (Grant Thornton Luxembourg webinar) – May 2024
Keynote Speaker at 10x6 Leading CIOs' Challenges 2024 Paperjam – March 2024
Expert on NIS1 to NIS2 : A smooth transition? (Grant Thornton Luxembourg webinar) – March 2024
Speaker at the Grant Thornton EU services meeting: Bridging Worlds – March 2024
Panelist at The Role of the DPO: an European perspective (Grant Thornton Luxembourg event) – February 2024
Expert on Navigating Success with Grant Thornton's Online DORA Tool (Grant Thornton Luxembourg event) – December 2023
Interviewer for Translating DORA into practice (Luxembourg for Finance online event) – June 2023
Keynote Speaker on AI & Social Engineering – Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST) at University of Luxembourg – 2023
Panelist at Benelux CISO Executive Forum 2023 in Amsterdam – AI & ML: Using emerging technologies to reinforce security defence efforts
Opening panelist at Luxembourg Internet Days – The Machine Stops: Threat Actors, Threat Vectors and why do we need do not learn lessons from the past – 2022
Panelist at NISDUC conference: Good Governance: A necessary evil for business – May 2022

Publications

NIS 2, sujet technique ou de management – Article for Solutions Magazine, May 2024
Frauen in technischen Berufen – Article for Revue Magazine, April 2024
Harnessing the power of AI while mitigating its potential drawbacks – Article for Paperjam, March 2024
Top 100 Tech executive in Luxembourg – Delano 2023-2024
What keeps CISOs awake – Article for 100th Anniversary of Delano 2023
Enhancing Cybersecurity through Diversity & Inclusion – Article for LawyersNow Magazine 2023
20 Years of Financial Service Support: A Milestone in the Realm of Financial Services and Support – Article for 20th anniversary of Support PFS Luxembourg, June 2023
Cybersecurity: From backroom IT concern to Boardroom issue – Article for ICT Spring Luxembourg 2023
Renforcer la présence des femmes dans la cybersécurité (Women in CyberForce) – Article for Paperjam, June 2023

Memberships

President of Women CyberForce Luxembourg
Member of notable security platforms in Luxembourg

Certifications

C-level Management - European Women on Boards (EWOB)
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - ISC2
Cyber Leadership Program - Cyber Leadership Institute
ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, Information Security Certification - PECB

Qualifications

Certified CISO
Master's degree in Information Security and Management (London School of Economics and Political Sciences)

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