Advisory FAAS - Global Compliance and Reporting Solutions - Associate Director - Dublin

Grant Thornton Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an FAAS Associate Director to lead the delivery of complex financial reporting engagements and guide technical accounting across multiple jurisdictions. You will work closely with Partners and senior leadership, mentoring a team of associates and supporting business development with multinational clients.

The role offers high visibility within a fast-growing FAAS function and opportunities to influence large-scale projects across EMEA, APAC and the Americas,

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent.
• 6+ years’ post-qualified experience in audit or financial reporting.
• Experience in a Top 20 firm or advisory environment preferred.
• Strong IFRS and/or US GAAP knowledge.
• Proven leadership and team-management experience.
• Excellent client relationship management and communication skills.
• Strong project management with ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Commercial awareness with ability to deliver practical solutions.
• Experience with CaseWare and electronic audit packages is an advantage.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Self-motivated, independent and collaborative.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex financial reporting engagements and provide technical accounting guidance.
• Advise on group restructurings, acquisitions, consolidations, impairment, revenue recognition, and lease accounting.
• Oversee project planning, governance, and budgeting while ensuring quality.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships as a trusted advisor to finance leaders.
• Mentor, supervise, and develop a team of associates.
• Contribute to business development, proposals, and client presentations.
• Collaborate across service lines and international teams (EMEA, APAC, Americas).
• Ensure compliance with internal risk management frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Identify process improvements to enhance efficiency and client service.

Skills

Financial reporting

IFRS/US GAAP knowledge

Leadership

Client management

Project management

Communication

Detail-oriented

Independent worker

Education

ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

CaseWare

Audit software

Job description

Job Description

This is a high-profile managerial role within Grant Thornton’s Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS) team. As a FAAS Associate Director, you will work closely with Partners and senior leadership across the firm, as well as senior finance stakeholders in publicly listed companies and multinational organisations.

Job Description

This is a high-profile managerial role within Grant Thornton’s Financial Accounting and Advisory Services (FAAS) team. As a FAAS Associate Director, you will work closely with Partners and senior leadership across the firm, as well as senior finance stakeholders in publicly listed companies and multinational organisations. You will lead the delivery of complex financial reporting engagements, support clients through significant business change, and provide technical guidance on accounting matters. Our clients operate in dynamic and evolving environments, often across multiple jurisdictions, and require practical, commercially focused solutions. This role offers significant exposure to technical challenges, international projects, and career progression within a fast-growing advisory team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage multiple client engagements, delivering high-quality financial reporting and advisory services within agreed timelines and budgets.
• Lead and review the preparation of complex financial statements (IFRS, FRS 102, US GAAP).
• Advise clients on technical accounting issues—including group restructurings, acquisitions, consolidations, impairment assessments, revenue recognition, and lease accounting.
• Manage project planning and resource allocation while ensuring strong governance and quality.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor to finance leaders.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of senior associates and associates, supporting their technical and professional growth.
• Contribute to business development initiatives, proposals, and client presentations.
• Work collaboratively across service lines and international teams (EMEA, APAC, Americas).
• Ensure compliance with internal risk management frameworks and regulatory standards.
• Identify process improvements and innovative solutions to enhance team efficiency and client service.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent).
• Minimum +6 years’ post-qualified experience in audit or financial reporting.
• Background in a Top 20 practice or advisory firm preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and/or US GAAP.
• Proven leadership experience managing teams and delivering complex projects.
• Excellent client relationship management and communication skills.
• Strong project management capability with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to deliver practical solutions to clients.
• Experience with CaseWare and electronic audit packages an advantage.
• High level of attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and collaboratively.

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

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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.