About the Role
As a Senior Manager in the CFO Advisory practice, you will deliver high-quality advisory engagements, contribute to practice growth, and work with clients and senior stakeholders. You will lead engagement teams, mentor junior members, and identify new business opportunities within a dynamic team specializing in complex accounting and reporting issues.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex accounting advisory engagements from planning through to delivery.
- Analyze technical accounting issues and develop practical solutions.
- Review and interpret accounting standards, contracts, financial information, and supporting documentation.
- Prepare and review client reports, technical papers, and presentations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with CFOs, finance leaders, and key stakeholders.
- Lead engagement teams, providing coaching, mentoring, and development support.
- Manage engagement budgets, work-in-progress, and commercial outcomes.
- Identify opportunities to grow client relationships and contribute to business development.
- Support proposal development and strategic growth opportunities.
- Contribute to thought leadership, market initiatives, and team development.
Requirements
- CA, CPA or equivalent professional qualification.
- Approximately 8-10 years' relevant experience in accounting advisory, audit, or a related professional services environment.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS, AASB and financial reporting requirements.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex client engagements.
- Excellent report writing, analytical and communication skills.
- Experience leading and developing teams in a professional services environment.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
- An interest in business development and growing client relationships.
- The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Skills
- Technical accounting
- Client relationship management
- Leadership
- IFRS
- AASB
- Financial reporting
- Report writing
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Team leadership
- Team development
- Stakeholder management
- Relationship building
- Business development
- Collaboration
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior Manager
- 8-10 years
Education Level
- CA
- CPA
- Equivalent professional qualification
Benefits
- Promotion opportunity
- Structured learning and development
- Fully funded gym membership
- Health Insurance discounts
- Diverse and inclusive firm culture
- Mental health support
- Financial and wellbeing coaching
- 9-day fortnight
About the Company
- Grant Thornton Australia is one of the world's leading independently-owned and managed accounting, advisory and consulting firms.
- Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to ‘Reach for Remarkable’ by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience.
- In Australia, we’re proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people.
- With six offices nationally and partner firms in more than 145 markets, wherever you want to go, we can take you there.
Equal Opportunity
- We warmly encourage applications from individuals from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, those in the LGBTQI+ community and individuals who identify as having disability or are neurodivergent.
- We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible for anyone who wishes to apply.
