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Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has over 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 149 countries around the world. We bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise, and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they’re located.
At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise to help businesses succeed. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right decisions for their organisation now and for the future.
A Career at GT
Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration, and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.
What does this mean for you?
A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow, and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience.
Grow with us
At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.
Department Overview
We, in Audit and Assurance, are looking to expand our Asset Management team due to our exponential growth. This position will give you exposure to exciting industries such as Funds, Aviation Leasing, Structured Finance, and SPV, while also giving you the opportunity to collaborate with clients both locally and globally. We are looking for passionate individuals who are self-motivated, capable of using their own initiative, and have the ability to plan, control and complete audit engagements for a diverse portfolio of clients.
Main Responsibilities
* Take responsibility for a portfolio of clients to ensure delivery of multi-disciplined services in line with engagement objectives, scope, and budget.
* Lead and co-ordinate engagement teams to deliver services to clients within set deadlines.
* Assist and motivate the team, allocating administration tasks (including staff and job allocation, job planning, training needs, staff issues, identification of resources required).
* Act as a technical resource for financial services covering a range of accounting standards to include IFRS, US GAAP, and FRS 102, including training and the production of internal and external technical information.
* Ongoing supervision, training, and development of staff to ensure that firm standards are maintained throughout the entire audit process.
* Manage work in progress, billing, cash collection, and budgeting.
* Participate in business development activities including preparation and presentation of proposals.
* Proactively develop client relationships, working closely with client management to develop commercially focused solutions to issues identified.
* Proactively cross-sell the product offering of the Business Unit and work closely with other areas to identify sales opportunities.
* Lead by example, demonstrating a clear ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities while maintaining the highest standards of quality and risk management.
* Work with client financial and regulatory reporting teams to help manage the preparation and review of statutory financial statements and deliver other financial information.
Skills and Attributes
* ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified with 5+ years’ PQE;
* Audit experience of financial services entities (or any recent audit experience together with other experience of working in the financial services sector);
* Excellent communication skills (written and oral communication, especially report writing skills);
* Strong technical competence including extensive knowledge of auditing and assurance standards and IFRS; working knowledge of US GAAP and FRS 102 are desirable;
* The ability to motivate and manage staff under tight deadlines;
* Project and portfolio management experience;
* Strong interpersonal skills, initiative, and attention to detail;
* Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the financial sector and regulatory agenda.
Life at GT
Reward and Benefits:
Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion:
At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda.
We want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles.
Recognition:
We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours.
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
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