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Financial Reporting and Accounting Senior Manager

Financial Reporting and Accounting Senior Manager

Grant Thornton UKCity Of London, England, United Kingdom
1 day ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Overview

PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING SENIOR MANAGER

Background

Finance functions in the public sector continue to face increasing demands as they balance financial stability with increased complexity, regulatory, structural and accounting changes. These demands place pressure on the capability and capacity of finance teams. As we look forward, these finance functions will continue to face challenges and opportunities while delivering the best service to the people they serve.

Grant Thornton is growing its team providing Accounting, Financial Reporting and Finance Function Support to Public Sector organisations. This is an exciting time to join a growing team passionate about supporting public sector organisations deal with a variety of interesting and complex financial reporting and accounting challenges.

We are looking for a Senior Manager to join the team as it grows and evolves. This will provide the individual with an opportunity to play a key role in the development and growth of the service, in addition to directly supporting Public Sector organisations through their current challenges.

Why Grant Thornton

Our Public Sector Financial Reporting and Accounting Support (FRAS) team sits within the Public Sector Assurance practice. The FRAS team provides support to non-audit clients across accounting, financial reporting and finance function support. The services aim to help Finance Directors and finance teams in the public sector find sustainable solutions to complex financial, accounting and finance function challenges.

Our UK audit practice includes over 2300 people across 24 locations, led by Wendy Russell and supported by 50 audit partners. We value wellbeing, resources and quality. Our open and responsive approach provides the expertise our clients need, enabling them to grow and make the right decisions about their future.

Our Public Sector Audit team (over 470 people) works with NHS Trusts, Local Authorities and Public Sector bodies. This service expands our work beyond audit into assurance, strengthening our reputation and insight.

Our size and culture offer more opportunities within your career. You will have more responsibility for client outputs and more variety in the work and clients you work with, from NHS to Local Government. We’ll support you with development programmes and opportunities along the way.

Life at Grant Thornton

Life is about more than work. We’re open to flexible working options, whether reduced or condensed hours, or job shares, to keep work and life in balance. Everyone is encouraged to work in a hybrid way. The framework for how we work underpins our approach and helps us make decisions that work for us and our teams.

Knowing you’re right for us

We thrive on the contributions of all our people and value difference. Building an inclusive culture where people feel respected helps them perform at their best and realise their potential. Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and what you bring to the firm. You’ll have the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

A look into the role

As a Senior Manager within our Public Sector Financial Reporting and Accounting Support team, you will :

  • Be responsible for a number of non-audit engagements and review project outputs with a focus on quality and reputation.
  • Use problem solving to work with clients and the team to solve complex technical matters such as accounting issues, implementation of new standards, financial reporting review and creation, and financial management / governance.
  • Be proactive in taking wider responsibilities within the team, including additional training to broaden our services.
  • Play a key role in business development and supporting growth, including proactive opportunity creation, proposal preparation, contract drafting and generation of new service ideas.
  • Play key roles in overseeing the team and supporting their development to the highest standard.
  • Management of project budgets and finances.
  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with the team, other lines of service and our clients.
  • Constantly strive to push yourself and the business further, with support at every stage.

Knowing you’re right for us

Joining us as a Senior Manager, the minimum criteria you will need is :

  • 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.
  • Excellent grasp of IFRS accounting standards and their implementation in the public sector to respond to client accounting and financial reporting queries.
  • Excellent knowledge of financial reporting in the public sector.
  • Project management and leading teams experience
  • Experience in leading and developing relationships
  • Experience of coaching junior colleagues
  • Business development experience would be beneficial
  • Beyond the job

    The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through 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 proudly do what’s right for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.

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