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Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) has over 2,500 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 130 countries around the world, and a global network of over 62,000 people.
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 choice 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.
The Opportunity
This is a great opportunity to join our fast-growing, dynamic Financial Accounting & Advisory Services (FAAS) team. This role is based in Dublin, and you will be part of a 300+ person team who specialize in providing compliance, accounting and BPO services to large corporates and multi nationals.
This is a high profile position. It involves working closely with Partners and other senior personnel within Grant Thornton, but also with key finance people in both publicly listed companies and multinational environments.
The FAAS Accounting Advisory team are a group of proactive accounting specialists who are focused on providing practical solutions to our clients’ complex financial reporting issues. Our ‘on call’ ethos means we are able to respond quickly to fast moving business processes and timelines – whether assisting with advice related to transactions or working to tight financial close deadlines.
This role will suit an ambitious motivated person who is willing and interested in getting involved with helping the team. It involves working closely with Partners and other senior personnel within Grant Thornton but also with key people from our multinational client base

You will be responsible for:

• Providing practical accounting advice to clients (in the form of written papers and/or by way of oral communication) on a variety of technical accounting issues such as group reorganisations, business combinations, share options, lease accounting and complex financial instruments;
• Staying updated with changes in accounting standards and regulatory and legislation requirements and advising on their implications on clients in our target market;
• Providing guidance on the application of accounting requirements under IFRS, Irish & UK GAAP and US GAAP, including impact assessment on GAAP conversion;
• Reviewing financial statements and disclosures to ensure compliant financial reporting;
• Supporting other FAAS service lines by providing technical advice and resolving any issues related to accounting policies and financial statements
• Identifying new business opportunities and working with internal contacts to convert leads and opportunities into projects;
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior finance personnel;
• Managing and coaching junior team members;
• Working closely with other Grant Thornton departments, such as Tax and Corporate Finance, to provide accounting advice in relation to group reorganisation projects or business combinations and valuation models for example to address cross-functional accounting issues; and
• Promoting FAAS both internally and externally, articulating all FAAS services and the value that we bring to our clients, and representing FAAS at relevant technical seminars.

Desired Skills and Experience

You will have the following experience:

• Committed to relationship development and able to identify opportunities to deliver the best value;
• A genuine interest in financial reporting issues and able to demonstrate how they keep abreast of changes in the financial reporting arena;
• Experience in drafting technical accounting papers to support a conclusion/accounting treatment within a complex area either in an audit capacity or otherwise;
• Good communicator, highly articulate with excellent report writing skills;
• A passion for client service;
• Ability to learn quickly and keep abreast of the latest developments in financial
• Strong management skills;
• Recognised accounting qualification;
• Minimum of 2 years of practical experience in dealing with technical accounting issues in a plc or equivalent organisation, either in Practice or Industry in areas including share options, complex financial instruments and business combinations; andA strong knowledge of IFRS, Irish/UK GAAP (including FRS 100 – 105), Irish/UK company law, US GAAP (desirable).

Life at GT
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.
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 backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types 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.
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.

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• Providing practical accounting advice to clients (in the form of written papers and/or by way of oral communication) on a variety of technical accounting issues such as group reorganisations, business combinations, share options, lease accounting and complex financial instruments;
• Staying updated with changes in accounting standards and regulatory and legislation requirements and advising on their implications on clients in our target market;
• Providing guidance on the application of accounting requirements under IFRS, Irish & UK GAAP and US GAAP, including impact assessment on GAAP conversion;
• Reviewing financial statements and disclosures to ensure compliant financial reporting;
• Supporting other FAAS service lines by providing technical advice and resolving any issues related to accounting policies and financial statements
• Identifying new business opportunities and working with internal contacts to convert leads and opportunities into projects;
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with senior finance personnel;
• Managing and coaching junior team members;
• Working closely with other Grant Thornton departments, such as Tax and Corporate Finance, to provide accounting advice in relation to group reorganisation projects or business combinations and valuation models for example to address cross-functional accounting issues; and
• Promoting FAAS both internally and externally, articulating all FAAS services and the value that we bring to our clients, and representing FAAS at relevant technical seminars