Associate, Audit & Assurance

Grant Thornton International; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight

Fully funded gym membership

Health Insurance discounts

Funded professional membership

Promotion opportunity

Structured learning and development

Diverse and inclusive firm culture

Mental health support

and many more

Job summary

Grant Thornton Australia invites an experienced Associate to join our Sydney Audit Practice. You will drive statutory audits across listed and unlisted entities, delivering insights and robust assurance while upholding independence.

You will leverage IFRS knowledge, foster client relationships, and enhance audit quality. The role supports flexible hours and a hybrid work model, with strong development and a pathway to CA/CPA.

Qualifications

• Experience in Audit & Assurance environment with knowledge of IFRS.
• Working towards CA/CPA qualification.
• Exceptional client relationship skills.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Forward-thinking approach to drive innovative solutions.

Responsibilities

• Drive independent statutory audits of various entities and financial reports.
• Create complete and accurate audit work papers.
• Identify and report on client financial risks.
• Expand analytical review of clients' financial statements for compliance.
• Investigate technical issues to improve client outcomes.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Client relationship skills

Analytical skills

Multi-tasking

Forward-thinking

Education

Working towards CA/CPA

Job description

Job Description

Key Highlights

• Balance work from home with collaborative team connection days
• Build diverse accounting experience within a friendly, supportive team
• Promotion opportunity
• structured learning and development at all career levels

Grant Thornton Australia is one of the world's leading independently-owned and managed accounting, advisory and consulting firms. Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to 'Reach for Remarkable' by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience. In Australia, we're proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people. With six offices nationally and partner firms in more than 145 markets, wherever you want to go, we can take you there.

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Associate to join our Sydney Audit Practice. Our audit process is more than a compliance measure. Our robust, independent audits deliver actionable insights and add substantial value for our clients. We are fiercely independent. We work with ASX-listed companies, privately owned businesses and Not for Profits and take the time to understand the organisation, including its profit drivers and key risks. You will use Grant Thornton's proprietary global audit methodology, the latest technology to drive an efficient and effective audit process to gain a wide range of assurance exposure.

Key responsibilities

• Drive independent statutory audits of public listed and unlisted companies, proprietary companies, incorporated associations and other not-for-profit entities and government bodies' financial reports
• Create complete and accurate audit work papers
• Identify and report on client financial risks
• Expand your analytical skills to examine clients' financial statements and ensure they comply with statutory requirements
• Investigate difficult technical and application issues to improve client outcomes

Skills & experience

• Experience in similar Audit & Assurance environment with sound knowledge of IFRS
• Working towards CA/CPA qualification
• Exceptional client relationship skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks within a fast-pace environment to meet deadlines
• Forward-thinking approach to drive innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, decision-making, and team member experience

Remarkable perks

• 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
• Fully funded gym membership
• Health Insurance discounts
• Funded professional membership
• Promotion opportunity
• Structured learning and development at all career levels
• Diverse and inclusive firm culture
• Mental health support, financial & wellbeing coaching
• And many more!

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply, and we warmly encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, those in the LGBTQI+ community and individuals who identify as having disability or are neurodivergent.

At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible. We're a dynamic and authentic mix of backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking. We're driven by our shared purpose – we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive. We set the bar high to deliver a strikingly different working experience - in what we do but also how we do it. We understand that everyone has different needs and responsibilities outside of work. Here, you can access a range of formal and informal flexible working options including adjusted work hours, part-time roles and hybrid working. We are also the first professional services firm in Australia to trial and permanently implement a 9-day fortnight with no reduction in salary.