Brian Murphy, Partner in the Consumer & Technology Business (CTB) team within Deloitte Ireland’s Audit & Assurance practice, led the transformation of the accounts production process for more than 1,000 clients within Deloitte’s Private business. By adopting Silverfin, Deloitte improved efficiency and introduced a more consistent approach to data.
About Deloitte Ireland
Deloitte Ireland employs approximately 3,000 people across audit, tax, consulting and corporate finance, supporting both public and private clients across a wide range of industries. The firm focuses on delivering the insight and solutions required to address complex business challenges.
As organisations continue through significant digital transformation, the need for accurate data analysis and evaluation has become critical to maintaining compliance. Deloitte continually reviews its ecosystem to identify innovative partners — both emerging and established — that can help deliver best-in-class solutions to meet client needs.
Challenges Deloitte addressed with Silverfin
The accounts production process for clients within Deloitte’s Private business had previously relied on time-consuming manual methods, which no longer met the expectations around speed, accuracy and efficiency.
“It was important to identify a solution that would work for multiple teams and that everyone could get behind”
My role focuses on identifying potential solutions, testing whether they deliver genuine value to Deloitte, and then supporting their rollout across the firm. Finding a platform that could be adopted consistently by multiple teams, without friction, was a key requirement.
Deloitte Ireland needed a solution that would allow financial statements to be prepared more quickly, accurately and at scale. Data plays a central role in professional services, and being able to access, analyse and interpret client data efficiently is essential to delivering meaningful insight. We were looking for a technology partner that could support this at pace and across a growing client base.
Over a number of months, we reviewed several tools on the market to identify the right fit — one that could support a more streamlined and reliable accounts production process for our Deloitte Private clients.
“When we spoke to Silverfin, the team took the time to understand our particular challenges. A key differentiator with Silverfin was the ability to customise the tool according to what we needed”
What impressed you about Silverfin?
From the outset, Silverfin demonstrated a strong understanding of our specific challenges. The flexibility to customise the platform was a significant differentiator, allowing us to shape the solution around our requirements rather than changing our internal processes to fit the technology.
“Our partnership with Silverfin has helped us add value to the services we offer our clients”
What was the impact of Silverfin
Working with Silverfin has enabled us to enhance the value we deliver to clients. By introducing repeatable processes and standardised templates, our teams can focus more on insight and advisory work, rather than the mechanics of accounts production.
This gives us the confidence to move forward efficiently, concentrating on what matters most to both our clients and our business.
