Associate Director – Corporate Audit – Limerick
Grant Thornton Ireland is expanding its Audit and Assurance team in Limerick. This senior leadership role offers direct access to Partners, the chance to lead major client engagements, and a platform to shape the future of our growing practice. Whether your background is Big 4 or Top 10, this is an opportunity to take the next step in your career with a firm that values both expertise and individuality.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead large audit engagements, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of high-quality audit services.
* Foster strong client relationships through regular communication, understanding their business challenges, and identifying opportunities for value-added services.
* Ensure audit engagements comply with industry regulations, accounting standards (Irish GAAP, IFRS), and the firm\'s audit methodologies.
* Supervise and mentor audit colleagues, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
* Assist in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the sector.
* Participate in preparing and presenting proposals to prospective clients, contributing to the growth and expansion of the firm\'s client base.
Skills and Attributes
* ACA/ACCA qualified, or similar
* Minimum 8+ years’ experience in practice
* Strong technical skills and ability to make professional judgments based on findings
* Ability to motivate and manage staff under tight deadlines
* Portfolio management experience
* Strong attention to detail and analytical assessment
* Experience working as part of a team supporting others
* Commercial awareness
* Experience gained in a Big 4 accounting firm would be advantageous
Life at GT
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 can 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.
For further information, and to apply, please visit our website via the “Apply” button below.
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