Advisory FAAS - Financial Reporting - Assistant Manager - FTC 6 months - Dublin/Cork

Grant Thornton; Cork; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland seeks a senior fund reporting specialist to lead the delivery of investment fund financial reporting engagements. You will review statements, manage project plans, and coach teams to meet tight deadlines while ensuring compliance across GAAP frameworks.

You will work with AI-enabled workflows, maintain client communication, and contribute to regulatory reporting activities. The role offers a collaborative environment and growth opportunities within a global network.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified or IFAC equivalent.
• 4–5 years in investment fund financial reporting with team leadership.
• Experience with US GAAP, IFRS and Lux GAAP.
• Strong Excel and Office skills; ability to meet deadlines.
• Understanding of AI risks, data privacy and responsible use.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of fund reporting engagements and allocate work.
• Review financial statements and disclosures for completeness and consistency.
• Manage project plans, deadlines, trackers and client communication.
• Coach team members on fund reporting requirements and standards.
• Embed AI use cases into recurring workflows with proper human review.
• Develop strong client relationships and support regulatory reporting.

Skills

Fund reporting leadership

Financial statement review

Project management

Client communication

Excel

Accounting standards knowledge

Education

ACA/ACCA/CPA

Tools

Geneva

Investran

Yardi

Workiva

Confluence

OneStream

Job description

A Career at Grant Thornton

If you are looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services, at Grant Thornton, we do things differently. We value fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity, building an inclusive working environment open to all. We are here to support you in the development of your career, provide flexibility where required and respect and value your experience.

We want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best – it's how it should be.

Roles and Responsibilities

Will work with asset management clients on financial reporting engagements, business process reviews and remediation projects, and short-term interim staffing assignments. The role involves working within a team environment to deliver high-quality outcomes and meet client deadlines. Responsibilities may include:

• Lead day-to-day delivery of financial reporting engagements and allocate work across preparers and reviewers.
• Review financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules and audit support packs for completeness and consistency.
• Manage project plans, reporting deadlines, open-item trackers and communication with clients, administrators and auditors.
• Coach team members on fund reporting requirements, review standards and practical escalation.
• Embed approved AI use cases into recurring workflows, including prior-year roll-forward, disclosure review, tie-outs and audit-query summaries.
• Review AI-assisted work, document exceptions and ensure appropriate human review before release.
• Will build a strong relationships with client representatives.
• May also be involved in fund accounting engagements and other regulatory reporting activities.

Qualifications & Skills Required

• ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified or equivalent IFAC qualification.
• 4-5 years of relevant experience in investment fund financial reporting, with demonstrated experience leading teams, coordinating projects, and managing client deliverables for at least 1-2 years.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in reviewing investment fund financial statements and applying relevant accounting frameworks, including US GAAP, IFRS, and Lux GAAP.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills. Ability to manage competing deadlines and provide clear review feedback.
• Working knowledge of AI risks, output verification, data privacy and responsible-use requirements.

Desired

• Multi-GAAP or multi-jurisdiction reporting exposure.
• Experience in fund accounting, including period-end and regulatory reporting.
• Exposure to ERP and fund accounting systems such as Geneva, Investran, and Yardi, as well as financial statement production and reporting tools including Workiva, Donnelley/DFIN, Confluence, OneStream, and similar platforms
• Experience delivering financial reporting transformation and automation, developing technology-enabled propositions or client solutions.
• Strong external market awareness and ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into controlled, practical use cases.

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.