Deloitte
Big Four auditor
Deloitte is one of the "Big Four" professional services firms, alongside PwC, EY, and KPMG.
The company provides accounting, auditing, consulting, and tax services to corporations and governments worldwide.
Founded in London in 1845, it has become synonymous with high-stakes corporate consulting: The company brought in Deloitte to restructure their operations.
In business contexts, hiring Deloitte signals serious institutional investment in a problem.
Firm promise or certainty
- financial statementsFormal records of transactions
- internal controlsOrganizational oversight procedures
- GAAPFinancial reporting conventions
- Sarbanes-OxleyCorporate governance reform law
materiality · auditor · inspection · verification · certification · risk assessment · forensic accounting · independence
Dominant group of four
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- professional servicesFee-based expert work
- global networkInterconnected system spanning Earth
- officesProfessional work spaces
partners · practice areas · industries · sectors · client service · talent · campus recruiting · analysts
Planned approach to goals
- transformationThorough change in form
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- management consultingProfessional business improvement guidance
- digital transformationAdopting technology across operations
client engagement · solutions · change management · process improvement · restructuring · benchmarking · operations · integration
Protection of digital systems
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
- risk managementIdentifying and minimizing threats
internal audit · controls · fraud · forensics · data privacy · resilience · crisis management · investigations
Compulsory government revenue collection
- tax complianceFollowing taxation laws
- tax planningStrategies minimizing owed levies
- IRSFederal tax collector
- corporate taxLevy on company profits
indirect tax · VAT · GST · tax credits · deductions · tax reform · state tax · tax returns
assurance
Firm promise or certainty
- financial statementsFormal records of transactions
- internal controlsOrganizational oversight procedures
- GAAPFinancial reporting conventions
Sarbanes-Oxley · materiality · auditor · inspection · verification · certification · risk assessment · forensic accounting · independence · attestation
Big Four
Dominant group of four
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- professional servicesFee-based expert work
- global networkInterconnected system spanning Earth
offices · partners · practice areas · industries · sectors · client service · talent · campus recruiting · analysts · managers
strategy
Planned approach to goals
- transformationThorough change in form
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- management consultingProfessional business improvement guidance
digital transformation · client engagement · solutions · change management · process improvement · restructuring · benchmarking · operations · integration · mergers
cybersecurity
Protection of digital systems
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
risk management · internal audit · controls · fraud · forensics · data privacy · resilience · crisis management · investigations · ethics
taxation
Compulsory government revenue collection
- tax complianceFollowing taxation laws
- tax planningStrategies minimizing owed levies
- IRSFederal tax collector
corporate tax · indirect tax · VAT · GST · tax credits · deductions · tax reform · state tax · tax returns · tax optimization
- Famous FoursKPMG, Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta
- Accountantsaccountant, public accountants, auditor, chartered accountants, bookkeeper
- consultingconsultant, strategy, consultants, consulting, advisory
- government contractorsdefense contractors, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Raytheon, shipbuilders
- private companiesstartup, Ltd, LLC, partnership, sole proprietorship
- Defense ContractorsLockheed Martin, Raytheon, RTX, Boeing, Thales
DeloitteOccupy Wall Street
2011 anti-inequality protest movement