UK Financial Reporting - Assistant Manager / Manager

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Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has over 2,500 people in 10 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 130 countries around the world, and a global network of over 62,000 people.

At GT, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed – wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right choice for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter. 

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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. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be. 

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. 

Audit Professional Standards

The Audit Professional Standards team is Grant Thornton Ireland’s centre of technical excellence for audit, assurance and financial reporting. Drawing on our strong relationships with regulators, standard setters, the people in our firm and wider Grant Thornton International network, we provide innovative, practical and robust solutions to auditing and financial reporting matters in addition to annual training that support audit engagement teams with the delivery of high-quality audits for their clients.

Financial Reporting Team

The financial reporting team primarily assist the audit practice with accounting and corporate reporting related consultations and compliance, “hot” reviews of annual reports and accounts prior to signing the audit report. These functions are associated with managing risk and the coaching of the audit practice with the aim of improving audit quality.

Team members will primarily be responsible for reviews of technical accounting queries, hot reviews and responding to mailbox queries, however, they will also be responsible for assisting more senior team members with activities relating to subject matter specialisms and other departmental activities. As a member of the financial reporting team, each member is expected to take ownership of their development in areas of technical accounting and corporate reporting, with the aim of becoming a subject matter specialist themselves.

Main responsibilities

This role will include the following, adapting as required to support the needs of the firm:

• Carrying out technical reviews of the financial statements medium & large UK-incorporated entities, included listed and public interest entities;
• Responding to technical queries raised by engagement teams on UK-adopted International Accounting Standards, UK GAAP and UK company law and regulation;
• Carrying out technical reviews of non-standard audit reports prepared under International or UK ISAs;
• Project-manage the standardisation of templates across various jurisdictions served by the firm;
• Preparation of guidance, including factsheets and templates, as a resource for teams carrying out UK engagements, including delivery of training on these where required; and
• Liaising with other departments, including those within the Risk, Compliance and Professional Standards team, such as Sustainability, Innovation and Legal, where tasks require input from several areas.

 Required skills and experience

• Strong technical financial reporting skills
• ACCA / ACA qualified (or equivalent)
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a small team
• Ability to use own initiative
• Able to train and coach peers
• Confidence and ability to engage with senior staff and partners
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written

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, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so 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 and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

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. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme. 

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