Associate Director – Corporate Audit
Location: Dublin / Cork / Limerick
Grant Thornton (GT) has nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 people in 145+ countries.
In 2024 Grant Thornton Ireland announced a merger with Grant Thornton US, bringing together two strong member firms with shared values and complementary strengths. This strategic alignment further enhances our global capabilities and creates even greater opportunities for our people and our clients.
At Grant Thornton, 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 Grant Thornton, we don’t just predict your future, we help build it.
Our Audit and Assurance team is expanding due to significant growth. This means greater opportunity for ambitious professionals to take on meaningful client work, collaborate across industries, and develop their careers in a supportive and inclusive environment.
We are looking for a highly motivated Associate Director – Corporate Audit to join our Corporate Audit team.
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.
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Skills and attributes:
- ACA/ACCA qualified, or similar
- Minimum 8+ years’ experience in practice
- Strong technical skills and ability to make professional judgements 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
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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 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.
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