Financial Reporting Advisory Director

GRANT THORNTON; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Team culture development

Opportunities for community engagement

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Birmingham is seeking a Financial Reporting Advisory Director to lead high-quality financial reporting solutions. In this role, you'll provide strategic advice, build long-term client relationships, and develop your specialist team. A professional qualification with significant experience is essential, alongside expertise in IFRS and UK GAAP. This position offers flexible working options and a focus on work-life balance, well-suited for individuals seeking to make a meaningful impact in their career.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification with significant post qualification experience.
• Experience leading substantial portfolios or complex advisory projects.
• Demonstrable experience in technical accounting or financial reporting.
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and deliver high‑quality client service.
• Track record of business development and growth.
• Curiosity, commercial awareness, and a desire to innovate and improve maximising digital tools to create efficiencies

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of financial reporting solutions for organisations.
• Build long-term relationships with clients and understand their business challenges.
• Drive financial performance and identify new business opportunities.
• Act as senior point of contact on complex financial reporting engagements with authoritative technical advice.
• Lead client projects, ensuring outputs are technically sound, commercially insightful, and risk‑managed.
• Build trusted, long‑term relationships with clients by understanding their business model and priorities.
• Develop innovative propositions and tools that position the firm as a market leader in financial reporting advisory.
• Drive the financial performance of the service line, including pipeline development and efficiency improvements.
• Act as an ambassador for the firm at external events and client meetings.
• Provide ongoing coaching and performance feedback to team members; develop future leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Technical expertise in IFRS

Client relationship management

Business development

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Education

Professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA)

ICAS

CA

ACCA

CIPFA

Job description

Alternatively, Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we’re on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

Job Description

NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.

As a Financial Reporting Advisory Director in our CFO Solutions (CFOS) team, you will lead the delivery of high‑quality financial reporting solutions that help organisations navigate complex financial reporting and accounting challenges, adapt to change, and realise their strategic goals. You will shape our market presence, build deep client relationships, and play a pivotal role in the continued growth and development of our service line.

This is a leadership position with significant autonomy, responsibility and influence.

A look into the role

Strategic leadership & department development

• Set the strategic direction of the Financial Reporting offering, ensuring services remain relevant, commercially robust, and aligned to market demand
• Lead, inspire, and develop a high‑performing specialist team, fostering a culture of quality, curiosity, and continuous improvement
• Oversee resource planning and recruitment to ensure the team is appropriately skilled and equipped to deliver

Client advice & delivering excellence

• Act as senior point of contact on complex financial reporting engagements, providing authoritative technical advice on IFRS, UK GAAP, US GAAP, Companies Act, and emerging standards
• Lead client projects, ensuring outputs are technically sound, commercially insightful, and risk‑managed
• Build trusted, long‑term relationships with clients by deeply understanding their business model, challenges, and strategic priorities

Market positioning & business growth

• Develop innovative propositions, thought leadership, and tools that position the firm as a market leader in financial reporting advisory
• Proactively identify new business opportunities through your professional network, industry contacts, and internal firm connections
• Drive the financial performance of the service line, including pipeline development, pricing strategy, and efficiency improvements
• Act as an ambassador for the firm at external events, industry forums, and client meetings

People leadership & coaching

• Provide ongoing coaching, technical development, and performance feedback to team members at all levels
• Create an inclusive, supportive team culture that encourages learning, accountability, and collaboration
• Lead performance reviews for senior team members and actively develop future leaders within the team
• Develop and use an extensive and active internal network which crosses client service boundaries and generate leads

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a Financial Reporting Advisory Director, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA) with significant post qualification experience. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.

• Experience leading a substantial portfolio of clients or complex advisory projects
• Strong technical expertise in IFRS and UK GAAP; US GAAP experience is favourable
• Demonstrable experience in an accounting advisory, technical accounting, or financial reporting specialist function
• Proven ability to lead teams, manage senior stakeholder relationships, and deliver high‑quality client service
• A track record of business development success and an appetite for driving growth.
• Curiosity, commercial awareness, and a desire to innovate and improve maximising digital tools to create efficiencies

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

Beyond the job

Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.