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

We respect and value your experience, and we want you to be at your best. That’s how it should be.

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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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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.

Assistant Manager – Global Statutory Audit

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