Director - Corporate Audit - Belfast

Grant Thornton UK LLP; Belfast; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned professional services firm in Belfast is seeking a Director - Corporate Audit to lead audit engagements and foster client relationships. The ideal candidate is ACA/ACCA qualified with over 8 years' experience in practice, and will ensure compliance with industry regulations. This role offers opportunities for professional growth in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Recognition programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years' experience in practice.
• Experience working as part of a team supporting others.
• Experience gained in a Big 4 accounting firm would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead large audit engagements ensuring timely delivery of audit services.
• Foster strong client relationships and identify opportunities for value-added services.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and accounting standards.

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualified

8+ years' experience in practice

Strong technical skills

Ability to motivate staff

Portfolio management experience

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA/ACCA qualification or similar

Job description

Director - Corporate Audit - Belfast

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton (GT) has nearly 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 145 countries around the world, and a global network of over 73,000 people.

In 2024 Grant Thornton Ireland announced a merger with Grant Thornton US, bringing together two strong member firms with shared values and complementary strengths. This strategic alignment further enhances our global capabilities and creates even greater opportunities for our people and our clients.

At Grant Thornton, we work as trusted advisors, bringing local knowledge and national expertise, with a global presence, to help businesses succeed - wherever they are located. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships and empowering our clients to make the right choice for their organisation now and for the future. Whether that is working with the public sector to build thriving communities, with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or with a diverse range of businesses to help them achieve their goals, Grant Thornton Ireland work hard to support clients to act on the issues that matter.

At Grant Thornton, we don't just predict your future, we help build it.

A Career at Grant Thornton

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration, and diversity are genuinely valued?

At Grant Thornton, we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

• A more inclusive and collaborative working culture
• A more flexible, supported, and empowering role
• More opportunities to grow professionally
• More space to bring your authentic self to work

We respect and value your experience, and we want you to be at your best. That is how it should be.

Department Overview

Our Corporate Audit department are looking to expand the team due to our exponential growth. This position will give you exposure to a wide variety of public and private clients in industries such as Pharma, Technology, Retail, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications whilst also giving you the opportunity to collaborate with clients both locally and globally. We are looking for passionate individuals, who are self-motivated, capable of using their own initiative and have the ability to plan, control and complete large audit engagements for a diverse portfolio of clients.

Main responsibilities

• Lead large audit engagements, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of high-quality audit services.
• Foster strong client relationships through regular communication, understanding their business challenges, and identifying opportunities for value-added services.
• Ensure audit engagements comply with industry regulations, accounting standards (UK GAAP, IFRS), and the firm's audit methodologies.
• Supervise and mentor audit colleagues, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
• Assist in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the sector.
• Participate in preparing and presenting proposals to prospective clients, contributing to the growth and expansion of the firm's client base.

Skills and attributes

• ACA/ACCA qualified, or similar
• Minimum 8+ years' experience in practice
• Strong technical skills and ability to make professional judgements based on findings
• Ability to motivate and manage staff under tight deadlines
• Portfolio management experience
• Strong attention to detail and analytical assessment
• Experience working as part of a team supporting others
• Commercial awareness
• Experience gained in a Big 4 accounting firm would be advantageous

Life at GT

Reward and benefits:

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we can be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm's best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.