Senior Associate | Financial Reporting Advisory Services | Dubai

Grant Thornton UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UAE is seeking a Senior Associate for the Financial Reporting Advisory Services (FRAS). You will plan, direct, and complete audits, provide accounting advice and implement new standards while supervising junior colleagues.

You will collaborate with senior teammates on client engagements to drive success in a dynamic UAE market. As part of our FRAS team, you’ll focus on complex reporting standards, transactional support, and strengthening financial controls for diverse clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• CPA/ACCA or equivalent preferred.
• Experience in financial accounting engagements.

Responsibilities

• Support senior colleagues on financial accounting engagements.
• Lead in preparing work papers and drafts for financial accounting engagements.
• Lead in audit plans with a focus on identifying and addressing key financial reporting risks.
• Lead in preparation and review of financial statements, ensuring compliance with IFRS/US GAAP.
• Stay updated on new accounting standards and advise clients on implications for financial reporting.
• Support accounting for new standards, entity restructurings, and conversions.
• Provide hands-on client support that exceeds client expectations.

Skills

Auditing experience

IFRS knowledge

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Job description

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 750 people across the UAE and experiencing exciting growth! We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As a Senior Associate, you'll dive into planning, directing, completing audits, providing accounting advice and implementing new accounting standard s while supervising junior colleagues. As well as collaborating closely with senior colleagues on client engagements to drive success .

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Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Financial Reporting Advisory Services (FRAS) Service Line

Where precision meets passion! Our GT UAE FRAS team provides essential advisory services in financial accounting, focusing on complex reporting standards, transaction support, and optimizing financial controls. Joining our team means being part of a dynamic group that empowers companies to achieve transparency, compliance, and excellence in financial reporting. The FRAS team sits within our Assurance service line and works closely with a range of clients across different industry sectors.

As a Senior Associate some of your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting senior colleagues on financial accounting engagements
• Leading in preparing work papers and drafts for financial accounting engagements
• Leading in audit plans with a focus on identifying and addressing key financial reporting risks
• Leading in preparation and review of financial statements, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards (eg., IFRS, US GAAP)
• Staying updated on new accounting standard and advising clients on the implications for their financial reporting
• Supporting accounting for new standards, entity restructuring, and conversions
• Providing hands‑on client support that exceeds client expectations