Experienced Manager / Senior Manager, Grant Thornton UK

• You’ll hold a professional accountancy qualification (ACA, CA or ACCA)
• Experience in listed audits, audit quality control and/or audit inspection
• In depth knowledge of IFRS and/or UK GAAP
• Excellent insight and analytical skills so that you can evaluate a significant amount of information, understand the bigger picture and identify what is important to ensure that high quality standards are achieved
• Strong IT skills including proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint and can demonstrate adaptability and a willingness to adopt and effectively use emerging technologies, including AI
• Highly motivated and passionate about audit quality with a desire to seek new ways to drive improvement
• A willingness to work flexibly both as part of a close-knit team and as a self-directed individual
• Here are a few more skills we are looking for. Don’t worry if you don’t tick every box. It’s important for us to support you in your role and help you to develop along the way:

Desirable

• At Grant Thornton we believe we’re best positioned to make a meaningful impact on the economy. Our ideas and insight empower our clients to make big decisions about the future and unlock sustainable growth
• We are currently looking for an exceptional Manager/Senior Manager – to join our Quality Audit team to drive our relentless focus on quality and integrity, to help businesses, communities and our people to flourish
• Our commitment to audit excellence remains constant. Audit quality isn’t left to chance; As a member of the Quality Audit team, you will be part of developing and maintaining a high priority service within our business, with a real opportunity to add value and shape the way our firm embeds quality within our culture and creates a high-quality service for our clients
• To successfully deliver this role, team members will need to demonstrate an ability to deliver quality audits, an ability to constructively challenge and integrity
• On a day-to-day basis, you will be working closely with our audit partners, teams and engagement quality review partners to perform “hot reviews” of audits. This will involve applying excellent technical and practical skills, while developing strong relationships quickly, where you can deliver challenging messages in a positive and confident way
• You will challenge the execution of audit procedures and documentation of audit work performed, whilst supporting and coaching teams to implement identified improvements in audit quality
• You will identify issues and matters where firm-wide action may be required, as well as other ad hoc projects related to improving audit quality
• As the team grows it will also have the potential to deliver training alongside the audit standards team, provide support the firm during FRC inspections and lend support to the legal team