Overview

Financial Reporting and Accounting Senior Manager role at Grant Thornton UK. This role is part of the Public Sector Financial Reporting and Accounting Support (FRAS) team within the Public Sector Assurance practice. The FRAS team provides support to non-audit clients across accounting, financial reporting and finance function management, helping Finance Directors and teams in the public sector find sustainable solutions to complex financial, accounting and governance challenges. The UK member firms of Grant Thornton form part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms with around 76,000 people in more than 150 countries. Our aim is to deliver a different experience—personal, proactive and agile—focused on quality, inclusion and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for a number of non-audit engagements and review of project outputs, with a focus on quality and reputation.
• Use problem solving skills to work with clients and the team to solve a number of complex technical matters, including accounting issues, implementation of new standards, financial reporting review and creation, and financial management/governance.
• Be proactive in taking wider responsibilities within the team, including additional training to broaden services.
• Play a key role in business development and supporting the growth of the business, including opportunity creation, proposal preparation, contract drafting and generation of new service ideas.
• Play key roles in overseeing the team and supporting their development to the highest standard.
• Management of project budgets and finances.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with the team, other lines of service and clients.
• Continually strive to push yourself and the business forward, with support from the firm at every stage.

Requirements

• Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA).
• Post-qualification experience either in providing professional services (External Audit/Consulting) to Local Authorities and Health bodies or from within a Local Government or Health finance function.
• Excellent grasp of IFRS accounting standards and their implementation in the public sector to respond to client accounting and financial reporting queries.
• Excellent knowledge of financial reporting in the public sector.
• Project management and leading teams experience.
• Experience in leading and developing relationships.
• Experience of coaching junior colleagues.
• Business development experience would be beneficial.

Life and culture

Life Is About More Than Work. The firm supports flexible working options for all roles, including reduced or condensed hours or job shares, and a hybrid working approach. The framework we work under enables decisions that support work-life balance, and we encourage interaction with leaders and the opportunity to bring your whole self to work.

Beyond the job

The impact you can make goes beyond your day-to-day role, including opportunities such as secondments, fundraising for local charities, and supporting entrepreneurs in the developing world. It’s the drive to do the right thing that runs through our firm’s values—purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

Job details

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Accounting/Auditing and Finance
• Industries: Accounting