Audit Director, RI

Grant Thornton UK; Reading; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Audit Director to lead strategic growth within their audit practice. This role emphasizes high-quality audits, team development, and fostering lasting client relationships. With a commitment to quality and inclusion, the firm offers a unique opportunity for career progression and a chance to share in the firm's success through equity units. Join a collaborative environment dedicated to your professional growth and development, where your contributions will directly impact the firm's ambitious growth plans.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Employee Benefit Trust (EBT)

Career development plans

Flexible working arrangements

Innovative training programs

Qualifications

• Existing Responsible Individuals with a high audit quality rating.
• Passionate about coaching teams to success.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and signing off high-quality audits.
• Focusing on strategic team growth and business development.

Skills

Audit Quality

Business Development

Team Leadership

Coaching

Education

ACCA or equivalent qualification

Job description

The UK member firms of Grant Thornton are part of a global network of independent audit, tax, and advisory firms, comprising over 76,000 professionals across more than 150 countries. We are a team of independent thinkers committed to prioritizing quality, inclusion, and integrity. Globally, we bring diverse experiences to our clients, delivering a better, more personalized, proactive, and agile service. That’s Grant Thornton.

Job Description:

Our investment from Cinven marks a pivotal moment in our journey from great to exceptional, positioning us for growth and development through enhanced technology, a larger client base, and more career progression opportunities.

Like you, we have ambitious growth plans.

With record revenues since 2022, we have set ambitious targets for the future while maintaining our partnership structure and ethos.

Our Audit Directors are Responsible Individuals, focusing on delivering and signing off high-quality audits. You will have a strong focus on strategic team growth, business development, and fostering an inclusive culture. We are seeking existing Responsible Individuals with a high audit quality rating, operating in either the listed or larger mid-market space, who are passionate about coaching teams to success and building long-standing client relationships. We are eager to expand our audit practice with individuals who value our collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing culture.

If you are seeking a change, this is an opportunity to take a leading strategic role within a firm that supports your growth and development journey towards becoming a Partner.

Rewards and Culture:

Market-leading performance deserves market-leading rewards.
Our people are the core of our success, and we believe in winning together.

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we plan to introduce an Employee Benefit Trust (EBT), making us the only large UK firm to offer equity units to employees below partner grade, allowing you to share in the firm’s growth and success. A significant portion of equity reserved for future partners has been held back during the investment period to protect the next generation of partners.

Our culture is built on trust, flexibility, and inclusion.
We believe life extends beyond work. We support our teams by encouraging open conversations at the start of each audit to understand individual working styles and personal commitments.

Your development is our priority.
We are committed to your growth from day one, working with you to set clear expectations and career development plans towards promotion.

We are investing heavily in our people’s skills, including a £1.2 million investment in innovative "3D" Data-Driven Digital mindset training.

We prioritize quality.
Delivering for our clients is not just about completing tasks but ensuring excellence. We are proud to have received 100% on file review scores twice, demonstrating our commitment to quality.

This is a unique opportunity to join the firm during an exciting period of growth. If you are interested in learning more, please register your interest, and our internal talent team will contact you for a confidential, informal conversation.

Note to agencies – we operate a direct sourcing model with a formal PSL. We will consider speculative CVs only if directed to our Talent & Recruitment team, not directly to the Audit practice.

About the company

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