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Compliance
Assistance in the design, implementation and monitoring of Compliance programs within the framework of local and international regulations (FCPA, Corporate Criminal Responsibility Law), including course delivery.
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ESG & Sustainability
Projects related to ESG (environmental, social and governance) and Sustainability.
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Forensic
The services offer includes expert advice in litigation resolution and the development of procedures in legal/digital forensics and cybersecurity.
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Human Capital solutions
Grant Thornton's Human Capital division has a team of professionals determined to accompany individuals and organizations throughout the relationship between the employee and the organization.
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Organizational restructuring
Advice on operational restructuring to companies in difficulty, their creditors or other interested parties.
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Services to the Government and the Public Sector
Financial audit projects and special technical and concurrent reviews of programs of national and subnational governments financed by International Credit Organizations. Special projects for government entities, public and mixed companies.
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Valuation Services
We provide stock, business, asset, and liability valuations in support of negotiations, account structuring, and tax opportunities.
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Transaction Advisory Services
The service offer includes financial due Diligence, operations services, business and strategic intelligence, ratings, advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and debt advice.
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Academy - Empowered by Grant Thornton Argentina & Perú
Academy is an e-learning platform that emerged as a joint initiative of Grant Thornton Argentina and Grant Thornton Perú. It is designed so that everyone can acquire new skills in accounting, auditing, taxes, technology and business through access to multiple courses and certifications.
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External audit
We offer services of external audit of financial statements; assurance reports, agreed procedures and certifications; due-diligence and take-over of companies.
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Audit methodology and technology
At Grant Thornton we use a single audit methodology across our global network. We apply it through an integrated set of software tools known as the Voyager suite. Meet it now.
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Professional standards and training
Our IFRS advisors can help you navigate the complexity of the standards so you can spend your time and effort on your business.
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Prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism
At Grant Thornton we provide advice to our clients in the development of an Asset Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention strategy that allows them to prevent risks in a comprehensive manner.
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Tax outsourcing
Taxes have a strong impact on your business decisions. At Grant Thornton we will respond quickly and tailor solutions for our clients.
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Payroll
Put your payroll in good hands while you take your business beyond. Learn about our services.
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Accounting, administration and finance services
To achieve the highest business benefits, you need an experienced team by your side. Learn about our services.
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Start-up companies
Learn about our solutions to help build your business.
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Financial statements audit
We offer services of external audit of financial statements; assurance reports, agreed procedures and certifications; due-diligence and take-over of companies.
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FIU Independent External Reviewer - AML/CFT
We participate in the implementation of the requirements of the FIU in leading companies and our services ensure an orderly framework, optimizing the investment.
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Internal audit
An internal audit helps identify gaps, deficiencies, and potential for inherent risk in all facets of the organization.
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Legal audit
The monitoring of the legal area is usually a complex and difficult task for organizations, which however cannot be neglected.
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Creation and acquisition of Financial Entities
We have the knowledge and experience in activities related to the acquisition and creation of financial entities, both locally and internationally.
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Responsible for regulatory compliance
At Grant Thornton we offer the service of acting as "Responsible for Regulatory Compliance and Internal Control" for companies that requested registration as Settlement and Clearing Agent and Trading Agent.
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IT Internal Audit
IT has been, and will increasingly be, a key factor for success and operational efficiency in all industries. Innovations such as the cloud and virtualization, and new threats around data security, have reinforced the importance and increased the risks associated with the use of technology for our clients.
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Global Mobility Services
Sending someone abroad involves liabilities and obligations. We offer interesting solutions to minimize the tax burden for both parties.
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Direct Tax
We provide clear and practical solutions that meet your specific business needs, in the most tax-efficient way possible.
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Indirect Tax
Grant Thornton's tax teams take a rigorous approach to help you meeting your tax obligations, whatever challenges you may face along the way.
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International taxes – Transaction support
We offer our international experience in the field and make available the resources to plan and adequately comply with regulatory frameworks.
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Services to private clients
Wherever you are in the world, our tax specialists can help you with your interests and investments abroad.
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Clean energy and technology
Growing demand, development of new ways of energy and need of a sustainable future: we accompany our client in these changes and to be one step ahead.
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Mining
Our flexible, partner-led teams are dynamic and focused on development. We take time to understand the details of the client’s business and offer unique solutions.
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Oil and gas
Our Oil & Gas teams have the deep knowledge, wide experience and vision needed to offer our clients practical solutions adapted to their businesses.
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Banking
Grant Thornton offers meaningful and accurate solutions for operational and transactional issues, litigation and administrative disputes in banking.
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Private capital
We gather international teams of experts in corporate finance, restructuring and recovery, tax and insurance services to deliver customized solutions from initial investment, through development stages until the end of each project.
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Fintech
We work to take advantage of all opportunities and manage industry risks, allowing our clients to always be one step beyond their competitors.
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Asset management
We have specialized teams in more than 140 markets delivering solutions regarding insurance, taxes and advisory to global, international, regional, local asset managers.
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Insurance
Thanks to our specialized team we offer accurate solutions for operational and transactional matters, litigations and administrative conflicts.
Qualifications
Cristian Bertone is BRS – Financial Services Partner at Grant Thornton Argentina. He is a Certified Public Accountant graduated from the Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) and has taken different training courses on the Basel Accord, Risk Management, Measurement of Economic capitals, prevention of money laundering and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
He has taught training courses of risk management, loans, technical relations and ACL use.
Experience
Cristian has more than 20 years of professional experience in the banking industry, both national and international. He is the partner in charge of the firm’s IT Advisory practice.
He has vast experience leading the advisory teams and in the advice for the implementation of Basel II, risk advisory, prevention of money laundering, process review, continuous audit and specific requirements.
Cristian has been involved in assignments for the development of operational and IT audits making process review, prudential relations, loans, bond, accountancy, debt exchange, foreign trade, purchasing, results and collection for local and international clients, like Citibank Argentina, Bank of America, Banco Itaú, Banco de San Juan, Banco Municipal de Rosario, Banco de Chubut and Banco de la Provincia de Tierra del Fuego.
He helped in the implementation of improvements in the accounting system of Bank of America and took part in the risk and process analysis, the development and coordination of tests in compliance of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Cristian audited Bank Itaú based on COBIT standards.
Cristian collaborated in the implementation of management tools for financial entities and in the development of presentation for international advisories applying cycle approach (COSO reports).
Between 2010 and 2012 he participated as an Implementation Expert in an international project financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for the development and implementation of administrative, technological and risk tools for financial cooperatives in Honduras. He has also been part in some specific projects such as:
- Development of business plan procedures and internal use tools,
- Business plan development for new banks (Banco Bica and Banco Industrial),
- Market analysis and business plan for a new bank (FIE Gran Poder),
- Business plan for adjustments to local regulations (Banco Municipal de Rosario, Banco Industrial, Banco Bica y Banco del Chubut),
- Supply chain audit at Techint.
Some of his most relevant clients are Banco Sáenz, Banco de Santiago del Estero, Nuevo Banco de La Rioja, Banco de la Provincia del Neuquén, Banco Industrial, Banco Interfinanzas and Fiat Crédito Compañía Financiera.
Languages spoken
English and Spanish.