Former Deloitte associate Steve Batrouney has joined boutique workforce advisory Prince Consulting as a principal in its tax follow, bringing nearly 4 many years of expertise.
Batrouney joins Prince Consulting in a part-time capability after retiring from the Deloitte partnership final month, having initially kicked off his profession as a graduate at Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co again in 1986.
Batrouney has since ticked off his ‘Large 4’ bingo card, with additional senior management roles centered on employment tax and R&D and authorities incentives at EY and PwC previous to his most up-to-date ten-year stint at Deloitte.
“With greater than three many years’ expertise at Large 4 accounting corporations, Steve will drastically develop our capabilities throughout a variety of employment points,” the agency acknowledged. “He’s a confirmed business chief and nicely recognised as an distinctive practitioner in employment tax legislation, and his choice to hitch Prince assures us of having the ability to provide business finest follow to our shoppers.”
Based mostly out of Melbourne since 2022, Prince Consulting is led by managing companions Michael Polis and Dibya Basu (the latter who can be a Deloitte alumnus), and supplies organisations with specialist workforce advisory providers in areas resembling worker remuneration, regulatory compliance, and workforce administration options, together with as to wage underpayments and remediation.
Batrouney brings deep information on this explicit space, having suggested on one in every of Australia’s most distinguished instances whereas at Deloitte – that of 7-Eleven’s systemic underpayments, which impacted greater than 4,000 workers and noticed the retailer pay again $173 million in wages and advantages. He additionally provides experience in areas resembling payroll, superannuation assure, and staff’ compensation.
Basu mentioned the agency was excited by their new recruit: “Steve has been a trusted associate to a number of employers who’ve relied on his professional recommendation and implementation experience to make sure they meet their fee and reporting obligations. We now have interacted with Steve throughout quite a lot of shopper engagements, and located ourselves aligned in each values and technical capabilities.”
Batrouney mentioned in response: “I’m more than happy to have the ability to convey extra tax experience which enhances the nicely recognised know-how, enterprise methods and mission administration skill-sets already established at Prince Consulting. Integration of all these features is important for companies to satisfy their worker obligations throughout a broad vary of disciplines and authorized frameworks.”