Senior Associate - Financial Reporting Advisory Services

We’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 750 people across the UAE and experiencing exciting growth! We truly care about our colleagues, our clients, and the communities where we work and live.

As a Senior Associate, you'll dive into planning, directing, completing audits, providing accounting advice and implementing new accounting standards while supervising junior colleagues. As well as collaborating closely with senior colleagues on client engagements to drive success.

Discover your purple and join our Financial Reporting Advisory Services Team today!

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Imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexibility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back.

Imagine working for an organization that believes in the power of authenticity in everything that we do. Whether you're steering discussions in a client meeting, tackling your fear of heights at the top of the Burj Khalifa or ziplining across Jebel Jais – bring your true self to work. Be a part of a team driven by a purpose of shaping the world that we live in, based on trust and integrity in markets, dynamic businesses, and communities where businesses and people thrive.

Join us to expand your horizons, be inspired, face challenges, and most importantly, be yourself.

About the Financial Reporting Advisory Services (FRAS) Service Line    

Where precision meets passion! Our GT UAE FRAS team provides essential advisory services in financial accounting, focusing on complex reporting standards, transaction support, and optimizing financial controls. Joining our team means being part of a dynamic group that empowers companies to achieve transparency, compliance, and excellence in financial reporting.  The FRAS team sits within our Assurance service line and works closely with a range of clients across different industry sectors.

As a Senior Associate some of your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting senior colleagues on financial accounting engagements
• Leading in preparing work papers and drafts for financial accounting engagements
• Leading in audit plans with a focus on identifying and addressing key financial reporting risks
• Leading in preparation and review of financial statements, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting standards (eg., IFRS, US GAAP)
• Staying updated on new accounting standard and advising clients on the implications for their financial reporting
• Supporting accounting for new standards, entity restructuring, and conversions
• Providing hands-on client support that exceeds client expectations

Think you've got what it takes to be a Senior Associate? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we're also hoping you can tick:

• 3+ years of experience in Accounting Advisory in a top international consulting firm
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• ACA/ACCA/CPA qualified (or equivalent)
• Solid understanding of IFRS requirements and practical knowledge around the application of accounting standards
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office
• Strong written and spoken English; Arabic speaking is advantageous
• Willingness and ability to work additional hours, as needed, and travel to various client sites

At Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, our purple.

Are you ready to Discover Your Purple? We are committed to electronically confirm with all applicants when an application has been received. If your application is shortlisted, then the next stage will be a technical assessment using the software TestGorilla.