Advisory - Deal Advisory – Assistant Manager - Dublin

Grant Thornton; Dublin; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an Assistant Manager to support financial due diligence across corporate, private equity and lender engagements. You will work with managers and directors on live assignments, preparing analyses and client deliverables while meeting tight deadlines in a fast-paced advisory environment.

The ideal candidate has transaction services experience and a professional qualification (ACA/ACCA/CFA or equivalent), with strong numerical and report-writing skills, and a

Qualifications

• Experience in transaction services and financial due diligence.
• Professional qualification such as ACA/ACCA/CFA or equivalent.
• Strong numerical, analytical and report-writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• A proactive, team-oriented attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of financial due diligence engagements across sectors.
• Prepare analysis on earnings, working capital, cash flow and other deal metrics.
• Identify key issues, risks and value drivers through thorough financial review.
• Assist in due diligence reports, client deliverables and presentation materials.
• Collaborate with senior team members to deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines.
• Contribute to team development and broader business development activity where appropriate.

Skills

Transaction services

Financial due diligence

Analytical skills

Report writing

Education

ACA/ACCA/CFA or equivalent

Job description

The Assistant Manager role is focused on supporting the execution of financial due diligence assignments and contributing across multiple stages of the transaction process. The successful candidate will work closely with managers and directors on live engagements, helping to prepare key analysis, identify issues and ensure work is delivered to a high standard in a fast-paced advisory environment.

Key responsibilities:

• Support the execution of financial due diligence engagements for corporate, private equity and lender clients across a range of sectors;
• Prepare analysis on earnings, working capital, cash flow, net debt and other transaction-related financial matters;
• Assist in identifying key deal issues, risks and value drivers through detailed financial review and interaction with management teams;
• Support the preparation of due diligence reports, client deliverables and presentation materials to a high standard;
• Work closely with senior team members and clients to deliver high-quality outputs within tight deadlines; and
• Contribute positively to team development, collaboration and broader business development activity where appropriate.

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Relevant experience in transaction services;
• A professional qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CFA or equivalent;
• Strong numerical, analytical and report-writing skills;
• An ability to work effectively across multiple assignments and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment; and
• A positive, team-oriented attitude and a strong willingness to learn and develop.

About Us

We are Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they’re located.

At GT, 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 decisions 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 GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

Our Benefits

Please follow this link (https://www.grantthornton.ie/careers/benefits/#faq_5953339_3) for information on our generous benefits package.

About the Team

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 individuals present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to 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.

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.

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.