Job Description

Alternatively, Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.

With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.

Now’s the time to take everything you know about audit to the next level, with our growing portfolio of clients in Oxford. The constantly evolving landscape calls for an approach that puts what is right first, ahead of what is easy, and you will need to push ideas harder and ask difficult questions, giving our clients the assurance they need.

If you are an ambitious individual looking for an interesting audit position, then this role is for you.

A look into the role

The Commercial Audit team in the Oxford works in the Private Capital space, across a number of sectors leading to a varied and interesting role. Key characteristics of the role include:

• Making quality second nature: The work that you will do has a major impact on our clients and our firm. We pride ourselves on our high standards and we expect high quality from each of our people.
• Growing the business You will be expected to support Partners in BD activity as well as being involved in pitches to win work
• Own your own work: You will oversee audit teams, be a key point of contact to our clients, assist audit partners in establishing audit approach, review audit work papers and ensure that audit files are completed in a timely manner
• Be a part of a team: You will be a part of a dynamic commercial audit team in Oxford, have people manager responsibilities, have responsibility for a group of employees to ensure audit work in appropriately completed to satisfy audit objectives, be a key player in creating the culture of the office and working across service lines to set the tone of the office.

• Take responsibility We will empower you to act as a trusted business adviser to our clients. You will be responsible for managing a significant portfolio of clients and will always strive to build and maintain good working relationships with all colleagues and clients
• Build your brand: You will be expected to build your brand both internally and externally in the marketplace. You will have opportunities to develop yourself and others, driving your own development with the support of your people manager.

Knowing you’re right for us

We’ve set ambitious growth targets for the firm, and we need the right people to help us achieve these. We’re looking for people who will bring ambition and drive to their role. In changing markets, we need to be able to work at pace and be adaptable to change and to be curious, asking questions of ourselves, each other and our clients to ensure we are delivering the services and quality we expect.

Joining us as an Audit Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is a professional qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA) with post qualification experience, and to be confident managing a large portfolio of audit clients. Specifically:

• Experience of managing audits of a range of commercial companies ranging from private equity backed and large listed and international groups.
• Be responsible for a large portfolio of audit clients
• Solve complex technical matters for our clients, and project manage client work
• Oversee and develop your team to the highest standard
• Build and maintain strong working relationship with your team and our clients
• Take opportunities for wider department responsibilities through training and pitching new projects
• Constantly strive to push yourself, and the business, further, knowing you’re supported through every stage

Knowing we’re right for you

The culture at Grant Thornton is what sets us apart, we’re known for our inclusive culture and creating environments where all our people can flourish. The things that set you apart, we value them, and this helps us all to perform at our best.

Our values are the unwavering principles that shape our daily behaviours and decisions, alongside our drive to do the right thing. We’re looking for people who align with our values and are purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind. You can learn more about our values in practice here.

It’s not just about our culture and values, in addition to a competitive salary and reward package, us you’ll also get:

• Tailored development programmes and access to coaching
• Benefits including pension, life assurance and private medical, additional holiday purchasing and health benefits
• Any benefits giving you access to shopping discounts, gym memberships, financial advice

It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.

We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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