FS Audit Manager

Alternatively, Grant Thornton - providing audit, tax and advisory services - empowers clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. We bring real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance to our people. With over 5,000 people in the UK and presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey from great to exceptional and need the best people to help us achieve that potential.

Job Description: Within our Audit practice we're very keen to support and hire those who have had career breaks or time away from audit who would like to return to a busy, flexible auditing role. Our vacancies for qualified auditors are all open to supporting the up skilling and re integration of returners to our business.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Centric Approach: Lead engagements in accordance with the firm's methodologies, professional standards, and local legal and regulatory requirements, focusing on delivering exceptional audit services to financial services clients.
• Build and nurture new business relationships, engaging clients, and providing authoritative advice throughout transactions.
• Leadership and Team Management: Effectively lead and proactively manage multi location audit teams, coach and develop individuals, ensure smooth delivery of engagements, and provide performance management.
• Industry Expertise and Market Understanding: Constantly refresh your understanding of current market trends to bring value to client engagements and develop innovative solutions.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• High Profile Contact: Serve as a high profile contact and point of escalation for complex issues, becoming a credible advisor influencing clients and engagement teams.
• Leadership Skills: Experience planning, leading, and delivering major external audit and assurance engagements in a senior managerial capacity, along with project and people management.
• Adaptability and Communication: Flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast paced environment, plus excellent oral and written communication skills.

Qualifications and Experience

• Fully qualified as a chartered accountant (e.g. ACA / ACCA / CA / ICAS / ICAEW or international equivalent).
• Experience planning, leading, and delivering multiple major external audit and assurance engagements in a senior managerial capacity with focus on the financial services sector.
• Excellent technical expertise with proven industry knowledge and sector experience in financial services.
• Experience managing other assurance engagements such as client assets and safeguarding audits.
• Previous professional experience at Manager level or equivalent, knowledge of current market issues in the UK, and experience applying UK GAAP and IFRS.

Knowing You're Right for Us

We're interested in professionals with a genuine creative vision and confidence to make it happen. This role offers plenty of autonomy - seeking out opportunities to improve relationships and processes. If you're serious about auditing and ready to tackle our clients' most complex issues, this role is for you.

Beyond the Job

Life is more than work. We offer flexible working options for all roles and endeavour to keep work and life in balance. The impact you can make goes beyond your day job, from secondments and fundraising for local charities to investing in entrepreneurs worldwide.

Our inclusive culture values difference and respect. Our flexible working policy allows anyone to request a flexible arrangement. Read more about our approach to flexible working.