Marcelo Pinto

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Advisory
Audit
Business Process Solutions
BRS – Financial Services
Tax
International Business Centre

Advisory

Our Advisory teams apply their experience and global knowledge to develop strategies that fit what you need.

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.
ESG & Sustainability
Projects related to ESG (environmental, social and governance) and Sustainability.
Forensic
The services offer includes expert advice in litigation resolution and the development of procedures in legal/digital forensics and cybersecurity.
Human Capital
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.
Organizational restructuring
Advice on operational restructuring to companies in difficulty, their creditors or other interested parties.
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.
Valuation Services
We provide stock, business, asset, and liability valuations in support of negotiations, account structuring, and tax opportunities.
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.

Audit

Our professionals work with you to help you understand what the risks are and how to successfully address them.

External audit
We offer services of external audit of financial statements; assurance reports, agreed procedures and certifications; due-diligence and take-over of companies.
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.
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.
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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Business Process Solutions

Dynamic organizations need to focus their energies on driving the business forward, so outsourcing is a good way to do this.

Tax outsourcing
Taxes have a strong impact on your business decisions. At Grant Thornton we will respond quickly and tailor solutions for our clients.
Payroll
Put your payroll in good hands while you take your business beyond. Learn about our services.
Accounting, administration and finance services
To achieve the highest business benefits, you need an experienced team by your side. Learn about our services.
Start-up companies
Learn about our solutions to help build your business.

BRS – Financial Services

Through our advisory activities we help dynamic organizations manage the operational challenges, risks and opportunities of a rapidly evolving competitive...

External audit
We offer services of external audit of financial statements; assurance reports, agreed procedures and certifications; due-diligence and take-over of companies.
AML - FIU Independent External Reviewer
We participate in the implementation of the requirements of the FIU in leading companies and our services ensure an orderly framework, optimizing the investment.
Internal audit
An internal audit helps identify gaps, deficiencies, and potential for inherent risk in all facets of the organization.
Legal audit
The monitoring of the legal area is usually a complex and difficult task for organizations, which however cannot be neglected.
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.
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.

Tax

Using a combination of reason and instinct, we work with you to develop a strategy that helps you both understand and manage your tax debt in a transparent and...

Global Mobility Services
Sending someone abroad involves liabilities and obligations. We offer interesting solutions to minimize the tax burden for both parties.
Direct Tax
We provide clear and practical solutions that meet your specific business needs, in the most tax-efficient way possible.
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.
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.
Services to private clients
Wherever you are in the world, our tax specialists can help you with your interests and investments abroad.

Agribusiness
Energy & Natural Resources
Life Sciences
Public sector
Financial services & Fintech
Sustainability & ESG

Energy & Natural Resources

We have experience advising teams in companies from the energy and resource industry. Our global network allows us to support our client in the expansion of...

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.
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.
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.

Financial services & Fintech

The secret is to turn challenges into opportunities and at Grant Thornton we work with our clients to achieve it.

Banking
Grant Thornton offers meaningful and accurate solutions for operational and transactional issues, litigation and administrative disputes in banking.
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.
Fintech
We work to take advantage of all opportunities and manage industry risks, allowing our clients to always be one step beyond their competitors.
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.
Insurance
Thanks to our specialized team we offer accurate solutions for operational and transactional matters, litigations and administrative conflicts.

Qualifications

Marcelo Pinto has been Grant Thornton’s Advisory Services Partner since 2021. He is a Public Accountant and has a degree in Business Administration from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), and he also has a degree in Systems Organization Information. He additionally certifies several postgraduate instances, among them a "Diploma in Control and Management of Public Policies" (FLACSO, UNESCO, 2018), certifications in "Project Management for Results (PM4R)" (DoingGlobal & IDB, 2020) and "Evaluation of Impact of Social Programs” (MIT, 2020).

Marcelo also participated as an assistant and speaker in various courses, workshops and seminars related to the subject of his profession, in the country and abroad, including programs of UBA, UADE, IDB, Ministry of Economy of the Nation, Junior Achievement, and different organizations and companies. He is a member of the Professional Council of Economic Sciences, acting on several Commissions (including Anticorruption, Sustainability), the Circle of Fellows of the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange Foundation and the Argentine Association of Ethics and Compliance.

Experience

Marcelo joined Grant Thornton in 2005. He has more than 28 years of experience in accounting, controlling, auditing and consulting, managing and leading projects locally and internationally (including in Chile, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Honduras).

Marcelo has specialized in the following lines of service:

Business diagnosis, including financial evaluation and internal process control (COSO)
Evaluation of improvement of processes and controls, under SOX modality
Internal audit services
Quality certifications
Implementation of processes and systems (COBIT, CMMI, Price2, Agile methodologies)
Business valuation projects, due diligence and corporate finance
Forensic projects, including under FCPA regulations
Services for Government and Public Sector: financial, management, technical and special audit of projects executed by government agencies and co-financed by multilateral and international credit agencies.

Before joining Grant Thornton Argentina, Marcelo worked in different companies and public bodies in the areas of accounting, auditing and controlling (Aguas Argentinas, SIGEN, DGI, among others).