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Consulting Finance Transformation Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager - Advisory, Cork
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Cork, Ireland
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
30.06.2025
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14.08.2025
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We are seeking an experienced Finance Transformation Senior Consultant/Assistant Manager to be part of our Consulting practice. The role offers a chance to contribute to and support a variety of client engagements, helping drive project team success within the finance transformation, project management and change and innovation space. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in Finance Transformation, Operational Excellence and Finance Technology Implementation as we continue to drive impactful change across these key sectors.
You will be self-motivated, capable of working off your own initiative and can lead with the delivery of Programme/Project milestones. You will be required to operate as a key member of our team, playing a lead role in the delivery of business-focused solutions to a wide range of Financial and Non-Financial clients, as well as supporting the strategic development of the wider Consulting business.
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Embrace the possibility to apply – at Grant Thornton we are constantly upskilling our staff. If you do not meet all of the listed requirements, please do not be discouraged from applying. We value a growth-oriented mindset and are dedicated to supporting you in reaching your full potential.
Roles & Responsibilities
Collaborate within a multi-disciplinary team to successfully deliver and manage projects across a range of key areas, including:
Project Management Delivery
1. Supporting the delivery of complex projects and programmes for key clients ensuring high-quality outputs and successfully meeting tight deadlines.
2. Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and an ability to work to strict deadlines.
3. Supporting projects across all stages of the project life cycle.
4. Working with cross-functional teams spanning multiple business units and functions.
5. Identifying and implementing innovative process improvements and solutions.
6. Building client relationships and interacting proactively with key stakeholders to gather information, resolve issues, and provide analysis to inform client deliverables; and
7. Apply learnings from ongoing / prior projects and prior career experience to provide innovative and holistic solutions to clients.
Business Development
8. Acting as a key liaison between multi-faceted project teams to ensure seamless communication and alignment.
9. Supporting the facilitation of workshops to define project scopes and business requirements, documenting and sharing outcomes with relevant stakeholders.
10. Engaging stakeholders across various disciplines to drive project momentum and success.
11. Supporting and driving business development initiatives, including the preparation of proposals and tenders for new client opportunities.
Skills and Experience
Education and Certifications
12. A third level degree, with a strong academic record.
13. It is highly desirable to have or be working towards or have a recognised accounting qualification e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, QFA, etc
14. Minimum of 2- 3 years of relevant experience.
Skills and Competencies
15. Experience working on projects that deliver business change in one or more of the following areas would be perferredpreferred:Finance process improvement and automation in a finance setting (e.g., Order to Cash; Procure to Pay; Record to Report; Budgeting and Planning)Shared Services and Outsourcing programmesEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementationsFinance systems such as Oracle, SAP, MSProgramme/ project management for large scale business and finance transformationsFinance Reporting including Value & Performance Management.
16. Strong financial management experience for example, financial analysis, processes, procedures, people, systems and structures.
17. Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to professional and client service excellence and developing effective working relationships.
18. Strong multi-tasking abilities and the ability to meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
19. A natural curiosity to explore new business opportunities.
A creative, problem-solving mindset and initiative-driven approach
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 individuals 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.
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.
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 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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