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About the Role
Grant Thornton is growing its team providing Accounting, Financial Reporting and Finance Function Support to Public Sector organisations. This role offers a unique opportunity to be involved in the development and growth of the service, in addition to directly supporting Public Sector organisations through their current challenges.
Responsibilities
- Deliver non-audit engagements across a range of services, ensuring quality standards are met.
- Solve complex technical matters for clients, including accounting issues, new standard implementation, financial reporting review and creation, and financial management/governance.
- Undertake wider team responsibilities through training and pitching new projects.
- Engage in business development and generate ideas for new service offerings.
- Oversee team members in project delivery.
- Support the oversight of project finances and budgets.
- Manage client onboarding.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with the team and clients.
- Continuously strive for self-improvement and business advancement with support.
Requirements
- Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA).
- Post-qualification experience in providing professional services (External Audit/Consulting) to Local Authorities and Health bodies, or from within Local Government or Health finance functions.
- Strong grasp of IFRS accounting standards and their public sector implementation to address client queries.
- Excellent knowledge of public sector financial reporting.
- Project management experience.
- Experience in leading and developing relationships.
- Experience of coaching junior colleagues.
Skills
- Problem solving
- Technical accounting
- Financial reporting
- Finance function support
- Project management
- Relationship management
- Business development
- Coaching
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Professional Accounting qualification
Benefits
- Flexible working options (reduced/condensed hours, job shares)
- Support for work-life balance
- Development programmes and opportunities
About the Company
- Grant Thornton provides audit, tax, and advisory services, empowering clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership.
- The firm empowers its people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture, and work-life balance.
- With over 5,000 people in the UK and a presence in 150 global markets, Grant Thornton is on an ambitious journey.
- The Public Sector Assurance practice includes the FRAS team, which supports non-audit clients in accounting, financial reporting, and finance function support.
- The UK audit practice has over 2300 people across 24 locations.
- The Public Sector Audit team has over 470 people working with NHS Trusts, Local Authorities, and Public Sector bodies.
- Grant Thornton values uniqueness, diversity, and respect, fostering an inclusive culture where employees can perform at their best.
Equal Opportunity
- Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people.
- Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.
- Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm.
- The things that set you apart, we value them.
- We give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.