Assistant Manager - Global Statutory Audit

Grant Thornton; Ireland; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Ireland is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead and deliver Irish/UK statutory audits and coordinate global audits through the Grant Thornton network. You will work with Managers, Associate Directors and Partners while mentoring juniors.

The role requires ACA/ACCA qualification with 4 years post-qualification audit experience, strong IFRS and Irish GAAP knowledge, and excellent communication. You will oversee planning, fieldwork, and review to ensure quality.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA qualified with 4 years' PQE in audit.
• Experience auditing Irish/UK statutory audits.
• Experience in a top 10 professional services firm.
• Strong IFRS and Irish GAAP knowledge (US GAAP awareness is a plus).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Proficiency with electronic audit software.
• Mentor junior staff.
• Commercial awareness and client focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple audit engagements for multinational clients
• Perform and review complex audit areas, ensuring compliance with relevant standards
• Coordinate with member firms across the globe to deliver consistent and efficient global audits
• Liaise with clients throughout the audit cycle—from planning to completion
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing on-the-job training and feedback
• Prepare and review technical audit documentation, ensuring quality and clarity
• Identify areas for process improvement and support implementation of best practices
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues
• Assist in the development of proposals and presentations for prospective clients

Skills

ACA/ACCA qualified

Audit management

IFRS knowledge

Irish GAAP knowledge

Client liaison

Team mentoring

Job description

Assistant Manager - Global Statutory Audit

About the Global Statutory Audit Team

Our Global Statutory Audit department is a specialist team that services large-scale multinational companies (MNCs) with centralised and coordinated audit solutions. Our diverse and experienced teams are built to solve complex challenges and deliver outstanding results for international clients.

As an Assistant Manager, you will support the delivery of Irish/UK statutory audits and coordinate the execution of global audits through the Grant Thornton international network. You will work closely with Managers, Associate Directors, and Partners while also supporting and developing junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple audit engagements for multinational clients
• Perform and review complex audit areas, ensuring compliance with relevant standards
• Coordinate with member firms across the globe to deliver consistent and efficient global audits
• Liaise with clients throughout the audit cycle-from planning to completion
• Supervise and mentor junior team members, providing on-the-job training and feedback
• Prepare and review technical audit documentation, ensuring quality and clarity
• Identify areas for process improvement and support implementation of best practices
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with clients and colleagues
• Assist in the development of proposals and presentations for prospective clients

Skills and Experience

• ACA/ACCA qualified, with 4 years' post-qualification experience in audit
• Audit experience with large Irish companies or international/multinational entities
• Experience in a top 10 professional services firm
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS and Irish GAAP (US GAAP awareness is a plus)
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Proficiency in electronic audit software and documentation tools
• Enthusiastic team player with a collaborative mindset
• Commercial awareness and client-focused thinking

A Career at Grant Thornton

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration, and diversity are genuinely valued?

At Grant Thornton, we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

• A more inclusive and collaborative working culture
• A more flexible, supported, and empowering role
• More opportunities to grow professionally
• More space to bring your authentic self to work

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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.