Job Description

Manager – Asset Management

Service Line: Audit & Assurance – Financial Services
Location: Dublin or Cork

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton Ireland is a leading professional services firm with over 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda, and a global network spanning more than 145 countries. We work as trusted advisors, combining local insight with national expertise and global reach to help organisations succeed. At Grant Thornton, we don’t just predict the future, we help build it.

The Opportunity

Due to continued growth within our Financial Services Audit practice, we are seeking a Manager to join our Asset Management team in Dublin or Cork. This position offers exposure to a diverse portfolio of asset management and investment management clients, including investment funds, fund management companies, aviation leasing structures, SPVs and complex group structures.

This position is suited to an experienced audit professional with strong Financial Services knowledge, who is ready to take ownership of engagements, lead teams and build trusted client relationships within a growing practice.

Key Responsibilities

Audit Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and manage the delivery of high‑quality audit engagements across Asset Management clients.
• Take responsibility for engagements from planning through to completion, ensuring deadlines, budgets and quality standards are met.
• Design and execute robust audit strategies in line with IFRS, Irish GAAP and relevant financial services regulations.
• Act as a key point of contact for clients throughout the audit process.

Client Relationship Management

• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with clients and key stakeholders.
• Proactively manage client expectations and respond to technical and commercial queries.
• Identify opportunities to add value through insights, recommendations and improved processes.

People Leadership & Development

• Manage, coach and mentor audit teams, including Assistant Managers, Seniors and trainees.
• Review work, provide constructive feedback and support team development.
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive and high‑performance working environment.

Technical & Practice Contribution

• Ensure audits are completed in compliance with professional standards, firm methodology and regulatory requirements.
• Stay up to date on technical developments in Asset Management and Financial Services.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across audit methodology, tools and processes.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• ACA / ACCA (or equivalent) qualified.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience within Asset Management / Financial Services audit, gained in a professional services environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, Irish GAAP and auditing standards.
• Experience managing audit engagements and leading teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and exercise sound professional judgement.

Why Join Grant Thornton?

• Opportunity to work with a high‑quality Asset Management client portfolio.
• Clear progression pathway within a growing Financial Services practice.
• Flexible and hybrid working environment.
• Competitive Manager‑level reward and benefits package.
• Supportive, inclusive culture that values experience, diversity and individuality.

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We are Grant Thornton
Grant Thornton Ireland is rapidly approaching 3,000 people, in 9 offices across Ireland, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and Bermuda. With a presence in over 149 countries around the world and a global network of 73,000 people, we bring our clients the local knowledge, national expertise and global presence to help them succeed – wherever they’re located.

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 decisions 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
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