Laura McCurdy

About Laura McCurdy

With over 19 years of experience in the professional services at Grant Thornton, Laura is a results-driven resource strategist with deep expertise in all facets of resource management. Her background includes capacity planning, workforce optimization, succession planning, conflict resolution, and strategic operations—all executed with a steadfast commitment to quality.Laura is particularly skilled in aligning resource strategy with business goals, ensuring the right people are in the right roles at the right time. She has a proven track record of designing and implementing scalable resource management frameworks that improve utilization, reduce inefficiencies, and support long-term talent development. Her ability to forecast demand, balance workloads, and manage competing priorities across multiple priorities has made her a trusted advisor to leadership.Her strengths also include crafting clear and compelling business communications, presentations, and training materials; using data to tell insightful stories; and leading high-performing teams—both local and remote.Laura builds trust quickly, fosters collaboration, and consistently delivers innovative solutions that drive performance and minimize risk.

Experience

1. Director, Global Audit Capacity & Resource Management

   Grant Thornton (US)

   Sep 2024 — Present

Skills

• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounting
• Collaborative Problem Solving
• Budgets
• Cpa
• Employee Relations
• People Management
• Relationship Building
• Microsoft Excel
• Training & Development
• External Audit
• Management
• Financial Analysis
• Employee Engagement
• Internal Audit
• Conflict Resolution