Advisory FAAS - Financial Reporting - Assistant Manager - Dublin/Cork

A Career at Grant Thornton

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Roles and Responsibilities:

Will work with asset management clients on financial reporting engagements, business process reviews and remediation projects, and short-term interim staffing assignments. The role involves working within a team environment to deliver high-quality outcomes and meet client deadlines. Responsibilities may include:

• Lead day-to-day delivery of financial reporting engagements and allocate work across preparers and reviewers.
• Review financial statements, disclosures, supporting schedules and audit support packs for completeness and consistency.
• Manage project plans, reporting deadlines, open-item trackers and communication with clients, administrators and auditors.
• Coach team members on fund reporting requirements, review standards and practical escalation.
• Embed approved AI use cases into recurring workflows, including prior-year roll-forward, disclosure review, tie-outs and audit-query summaries.
• Review AI-assisted work, document exceptions and ensure appropriate human review before release.
• Will build a strong relationships with client representatives.
• May also be involved in fund accounting engagements and other regulatory reporting activities.

Qualifications & Skills Required:

• ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified or equivalent IFAC qualification.

• 4-5 years of relevant experience in investment fund financial reporting, with demonstrated experience leading teams, coordinating projects, and managing client deliverables for at least 1-2 years.

• Strong knowledge of and experience in reviewing investment fund financial statements and applying relevant accounting frameworks, including US GAAP, IFRS, and Lux GAAP.

• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills. Ability to manage competing deadlines and provide clear review feedback.

• Working knowledge of AI risks, output verification, data privacy and responsible-use requirements.

Desired:

• Multi-GAAP or multi-jurisdiction reporting exposure.

• Experience in fund accounting, including period-end and regulatory reporting.

• Exposure to ERP and fund accounting systems such as Geneva, Investran, and Yardi, as well as financial statement production and reporting tools including Workiva, Donnelley/DFIN, Confluence, OneStream, and similar platforms

• Experience delivering financial reporting transformation and automation, developing technology-enabled propositions or client solutions.

• Strong external market awareness and ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into controlled, practical use cases.