What is Grant Thornton known for?

ChatGPT names Grant Thornton most often on the question “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, where it appeared in 7 of 25 sampled responses (28.0%). Across the 8 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, Grant Thornton cleared the reporting threshold on 1.

Is Grant Thornton a good fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firm?

This measurement cannot answer that. It counts how often ChatGPT names Grant Thornton when asked buyer questions, which follows how much has been written about the firm online rather than how well it works. Grant Thornton was named in 7 of the 25 responses sampled on the questions it appears in. A firm named rarely may still be excellent, and a firm named often may not suit a given brief.

Why is Grant Thornton in tier 3?

Grant Thornton reaches tier 3 at its best. Tiers group firms the sample cannot statistically separate from that tier's leader, using McNemar's test at 95%. A lower tier means the sample could separate the firm from the leading group on that question.

Which firms compete with Grant Thornton?

Grant Thornton appears on too few questions in this sample for a reliable overlap with other firms to be reported.

Firm profile

Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton was named in 1 of the 8 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured by The Shortlist Report, appearing in 7 of the 25 AI responses sampled across those questions (28.0%).

As described in the answersProvides outsourced accounting, advisory, tax, and finance transformation services for mid-market and larger companies.

grantthornton.com · Last measured August 8, 2026 · how we measure

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Grant Thornton is strongest on “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, where it was named in 7 of 25 responses (28.0%), placing it in tier 3 of that report.

Where Grant Thornton was named

One row per report in which Grant Thornton cleared the reporting threshold. Reports where it was not named often enough to clear that threshold are not listed. Each report states its own sample size and collection window.
Question	Tier	Responses	Share
What are the best fractional CFO firms?	3	7 of 25	28.0%

What Grant Thornton gets named for

Across the 8 fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms questions measured, Grant Thornton is named most often on “What are the best fractional CFO firms?” — it appears in 7 of the 25 ChatGPT responses to that question, or 28.0% of them.

That is the only question in this set where Grant Thornton cleared the reporting threshold, so its visibility is concentrated in one kind of buyer question rather than spread across the category.

What Grant Thornton’s tier placings mean

On “What are the best fractional CFO firms?”, Grant Thornton sits in tier 3 of 3, named in 7 of 25 responses (28.0%). That places it below the leading group on this question, where the top firm was named in 92.0% of responses against Grant Thornton’s 28.0%. It shares tier 3 with BDO, PwC, Toptal, Acuity, Genpact and KPMG, which the sample cannot separate from it.

Where Grant Thornton does not appear

Grant Thornton was not named often enough to clear the reporting threshold on 29 of the 8 questions: “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies?”, “Which agencies specialize in TikTok Shop affiliate and creator programs?”, “What are the best agencies for TikTok Shop creator sourcing and management?”, “Who can help me set up and manage a TikTok Shop for my brand?”, “What are the best US-based TikTok Shop agencies?”, “What are the best TikTok Shop agencies for a small brand with a limited budget?”, “Which agencies work with supplement, apparel, food and home goods brands on TikTok Shop?”, “Our TikTok Shop sales stalled after a strong first month. Who can we hire to fix it?”, “What are the best Amazon agencies?”, “Who can manage our entire Amazon business for us?”, “Which agencies are best at Amazon PPC management?”, “Which agencies do Amazon listing optimization?”, “Which agencies help brands launch on Amazon for the first time?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with large consumer brands?”, “Which Amazon agencies work with small sellers?”, “Our Amazon account was suspended. Who can help reinstate it?”, “Which fractional CFO firms work with venture-backed startups?”, “What is the best outsourced accounting firm for a small business?”, “Which fractional CFOs help prepare a company for fundraising?”, “Which outsourced accounting firms specialize in particular industries?”, “Which firms provide outsourced controller services?”, “Who can implement NetSuite or a real ERP for a growing company?”, “Our books are a mess and we have an audit coming. Who can help?”, “Which Salesforce partners work with small businesses?”, “Which Salesforce partners specialize in particular industries?”, “Who can migrate us from another CRM to Salesforce?”, “Which partners integrate Salesforce with other systems?”, “Which firms provide ongoing Salesforce managed services?” and “Our Salesforce implementation failed. Who can fix it?”.

An absence here is a fact about visibility, not about capability. It means that when buyers put that question to ChatGPT during the sampling window, Grant Thornton was not among the firms it reached for — which is worth knowing if that question describes the work you are hiring for, and worth nothing as a judgement of how well the firm does that work.

What this page is, and is not

It is a count of how often AI assistants named Grant Thornton when asked buyer questions about fractional CFO and outsourced accounting firms. Nothing here is a review, a rating, or an assessment of the firm’s work.
Grant Thornton did not submit this listing, was not contacted about it, and cannot pay to change it, move up, or be removed.
A firm named in few responses may still be excellent. Share follows what has been published about a firm online, which is what an AI assistant reads.
Wrong details, or a firm merged with another of a similar name? We fix those.

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