Growth‑Focused Associate Director, Business Process Services

Grant Thornton UK; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton UK is seeking a Growth-focused Associate Director in Manchester to lead the outsourcing CFO Solutions team in Business Process Services. You will drive growth, originate opportunities, and shape strategic client engagements across multiple sectors while managing senior relationships and cross-service opportunities.

The role requires strong sales, communication, and commercial awareness, with travel to other offices as needed and a proactive, collaborative mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience of successful sales and business development to support growth.
• Excellent communication to manage client and delivery relationships; travel may be needed.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to engage senior decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategic direction with leadership to understand priorities and growth objectives.
• Drive growth through origination and conversion of high-value outsourcing opportunities.
• Lead proposals and represent the firm at external and internal forums.
• Build senior networks to unlock cross-service opportunities and generate revenue.
• Own account strategies and monitor impact across priority clients.

Skills

Sales experience

Business development

Communication

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Proactive attitude

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/ICAS/CA/CIPFA)

Tools

Dynamics CRM

Job description

Grant Thornton UK is seeking a Growth-focused Associate Director in Manchester to lead the outsourcing CFO Solutions team in Business Process Services. You will drive growth, originate opportunities, and shape strategic client engagements across multiple sectors while managing senior relationships and cross-service opportunities.

The role requires strong sales, communication, and commercial awareness, with travel to other offices as needed and a proactive, collaborative mindset.