Audit Director

Director – Corporate Audit Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.
Grant Thornton (GT) has nearly 3,000 people in 9 offices across Ireland, The Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, with a presence in over 145 countries around the world, and a global network of over 73,000 people.
In 2024 Grant Thornton Ireland announced a merger with Grant Thornton US, bringing together two strong member firms with shared values and complementary strengths. This strategic alignment further enhances our global capabilities and creates even greater opportunities for our people and our clients.
At Grant Thornton, 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 choice 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 Grant Thornton, we don’t just predict your future, we help build it.
A Career at Grant Thornton Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration, and diversity are genuinely valued?
At Grant Thornton, we do things differently.
What does this mean for you?
A more inclusive and collaborative working culture
A more flexible, supported, and empowering role
More opportunities to grow professionally
More space to bring your authentic self to work
We respect and value your experience, and we want you to be at your best. That is how it should be.
Department Overview Our Corporate Audit department are looking to expand the team due to our exponential growth. This position will give you exposure to a wide variety of public and private clients in industries such as Pharma, Technology, Retail, Manufacturing, and Telecommunications whilst also giving you the opportunity to collaborate with clients both locally and globally. We are looking for passionate individuals, who are self-motivated, capable of using their own initiative and have the ability to plan, control and complete large audit engagements for a diverse portfolio of clients.
Main responsibilities Lead large audit engagements, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of high-quality audit services.
Foster strong client relationships through regular communication, understanding their business challenges, and identifying opportunities for value-added services.
Ensure audit engagements comply with industry regulations, accounting standards (Irish GAAP, IFRS, US GAAP), and the firm's audit methodologies.PCAOB audit experience would be an advantage.
Supervise and mentor audit colleagues, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment.
Assist in identifying and pursuing new business opportunities within the sector.
Participate in preparing and presenting proposals to prospective clients, contributing to the growth and expansion of the firm's client base.
Skills and attributes ACA/ACCA qualified, or similar
Minimum 8+ years’ experiencein practice
Strong technical skillsand ability to make professional judgements based on findings
Ability to motivate and manage staff under tight deadlines
Portfolio management experience
Strong attention to detail and analytical assessment
Experience working as part of a team supporting others
Commercial awareness
Experience gained in a Big 4 accounting firm would be advantageous
Life at GT Reward and benefits:
Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.
Equity, diversity and inclusion At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.
We are all at our best when we can be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.
Recognition We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our Shout Out recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.
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