Deloitte buys Australian workforce management solution consultancy ATEO

Deloitte Australia has acquired Melbourne-headquartered workforce management consultancy ATEO for an undisclosed fee.

Founded in 2016, ATEO provides consulting services covering UKG Dimensions, Kronos WFC, compliance automation, smart scheduling, integration and development, implementation and project support.

With a presence in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra, the firm claims over 100 clients in more than 20 countries across the consumer products, retail, wholesale, logistics and healthcare sectors.

Deloitte said ATEO's entire team of 39 will formally join the company's consulting arm on 1 April 2024, with its founder Scott Gavens to become a Deloitte consulting partner.

“This is an exciting move for our ATEO team. We pride ourselves on our out-of-the-box problem-solving expertise and ability to deliver high quality, tailored, easy-to-use workforce management solutions," Gavens said.

“In a short time, we have built a great and well-regarded business. Now, we are now looking forward to joining Deloitte Australia and becoming an integral part of what is clearly a strong, market-leading and client-focused workforce management and optimisation team.”

The acquisition follows the team from HR and payroll management specialist Enforce Consulting joining Deloitte’s human capital consulting team in mid-2023.

“Getting workforce management right is a critical part of business transformation, in terms of investment, managing risk and delivering opportunity and value," Deloitte's consulting managing partner Ellen Derrick said. 

“We continue to build a strong human capital consulting footprint and deep specialisation across multiple technology platforms."

“The arrival of the team from ATEO represents another important growth investment for our firm, and further strengthens our ability to deliver proven technology-driven solutions for our clients.”

Deloitte's workforce and payroll solutions lead partner Glen Detering said the company "has a deep understanding of the workforce challenges facing Australian businesses." 

“This is built on making a market-leading portfolio of leading-edge, human resources, workforce management and payroll technology solutions available to our clients."

“The ATEO team specialises in providing practical, end-to-end advisory and implementation services that support critical business transformation needs across workforce strategy, system automation, cost optimisation, enabling entitlement compliance, risk mitigation, reporting and transparency."

“Their arrival will further strengthen our market position as a leading human resources, workforce management and payroll technology services provider.”