Senior Associate, Audit & Assurance

Grant Thornton Australia Limited; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9-day fortnight with no salary cut

Salary packaging

Salary continuance insurance

Funded professional membership

Promotion opportunity | structured L&D

Job summary

Grant Thornton Australia is seeking an experienced Senior Associate to join our Perth Audit Practice. You will lead independent statutory audits, prepare work papers and assess financial risks for ASX-listed, private and Not-for-Profit clients.

The role requires IFRS knowledge, CA/CPA or overseas qualification, strong client relations, and the ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. We offer a 9-day fortnight, salary packaging, membership support, and structured learning

Qualifications

• Experience in Audit & Assurance with IFRS knowledge and CA/CPA full qualification or overseas equivalent.
• Exceptional client relationship skills and ability to manage multiple tasks under deadlines.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities.

Responsibilities

• Drive independent statutory audits of public listed and unlisted companies, proprietary companies, and not-for-profits.
• Create complete and accurate audit work papers.
• Identify and report on client financial risks.
• Examine clients’ financial statements to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Investigate technical issues to improve client outcomes.

Skills

IFRS knowledge

Client relationship skills

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Forward-thinking

Education

CA/CPA full qualification or overseas equivalent

Job description

Grant Thornton Australia is one of Australia’s leading professional services firms, providing audit, tax, and advisory services to a diverse range of clients. 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 more than 1,500 remarkable people. Backed by six Australian offices and a global network spanning more than 150 markets, we offer the scale, connections and opportunities to help you shape your future, wherever it takes you.

About this role

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Associate to join our Perth 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 CA/CPA full qualification or other relevant overseas qualification
• Exceptional client relationship skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks within a fast-paced environment to meet deadlines
• Forward-thinking approach to drive innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, decision-making, and team member experience

The salary range for this role is $90,000 to $105,000 per annum inclusive of superannuation.

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.

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.

Remarkable perks that put you first:

• 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
• Salary packaging
• Salary continuance insurance
• Funded professional membership
• Promotion opportunity | structured learning and development at all career levels
• And many more!