Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager

Join Grant Thornton, a leading professional services firm, as a Financial Reporting and Accounting Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering non-audit engagements, solving complex technical matters, and overseeing project delivery. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to business development and generate ideas for new service offerings. This is an exciting opportunity to support public sector organizations in navigating financial reporting and accounting challenges.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the delivery of a number of non-audit engagements across the range of services provided, ensuring quality standards are met.
• Use problem-solving skills to work with clients to solve complex technical matters, including specific accounting issues and implementation of new standards.
• Oversee members of the team in project delivery, supporting the oversight of project finances and budgets, and responsible for client onboarding.
• Strong grasp of IFRS accounting standards and their implementation in the public sector to be able to respond client accounting and financial reporting queries

Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of financial reporting in the public sector
• Experience in leading and developing relationships
• Experience of coaching junior colleagues
• Professional Accounting qualification (ACA, ICAS, CA, ACCA or CIPFA)

Preferred

• Post qualification experience either in providing professional services (External Audit/ Consulting) to Local Authorities and Health bodies or from within a Local Government or Health finance functions
• Business development experience would be beneficial
• Project management experience