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Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has over 3,000 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.
At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.
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.
The Opportunity
This is a high profile position. It involves working closely with Partners and other senior personnel within Grant Thornton, but also with key finance people in both publicly listed companies and multinational environments.
The FAAS team are a group of proactive accounting specialists who are focused on providing practical solutions to our clients’ complex financial reporting issues. We pride ourselves on our ability to respond quickly to fast moving business processes and timelines – whether assisting with advice related to transactions or working to tight financial close deadlines.
Main responsibilities:
* Project managing outsourced accounting and finance assignments for multinationals including centralised statutory accounting projects, centralised statutory audit projects and global taxation compliance project;
* Ability to work across a portfolio of clients;
* Identify process improvements in client working patterns and suggest remediations;
* Identify new business opportunities and work with internal contacts to convert leads into projects;
* Build and maintain strong relationships with senior finance personnel;
* Manage and coach junior team members; and
* Promote FAAS services internally and externally, articulating the value we bring to our clients.
Skills and attributes:
* Experience in relationship management, negotiating with and influencing senior individuals internally and externally;
* Experience managing audit relationships with knowledge of multi-jurisdictional audit assignments;
* Committed to relationship development and opportunity identification;
* Genuine interest in financial reporting issues;
* Excellent communication and report writing skills;
* Passion for client service;
* Ability to learn quickly and stay updated on financial reporting developments;
* Recognised accounting qualification;
* Minimum of 3 years of practical experience in accounting issues within a plc or similar organisation, in Practice or Industry.
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