Grant Thornton

Accounting Advisory Manager

Grant Thornton$128K — $193K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or related field; master's preferred
  • 5+ years in financial statement audits or accounting advisory
  • Active CPA license
  • Strong analytical skills including US GAAP and SEC reporting proficiency
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
  • Team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • Effective leader and motivator
  • Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time
  • Excellent verbal and written communication capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Communicate with clients to clarify expectations and resolve issues
  • Oversee and support multiple teams on divestiture solutions
  • Assist in preparing SEC filings and carve-out financials
  • Identify market trends to proactively advise clients
  • Support audit teams with complex accounting evaluations
  • Train and mentor junior staff with consistent feedback
  • Adapt work locations based on client needs and team input
  • Engage in recruiting and networking initiatives

Benefits

  • Personalized and comprehensive benefits packages
  • Flexible work arrangements with a hybrid model
  • Training and development opportunities for career growth
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
  • Access to mentors and firm leaders for support
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Manager, you will be responsible for teams that consult with Grant Thornton accounting advisory clients on complex accounting transactions. You will apply your knowledge of each client's operations, processes, business objectives and risks to enhance each transaction - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. You'll build relationships with clients and your project teams, and engage client stakeholders to identify, assess, and deliver substantiated advice because together is how we succeed. From day one, you'll be empowered with access to firm leaders and mentors, training programs, resource groups, team-based communities, and growth opportunities to help you develop your career and achieve more, confidently.

Your day-to-day may include:
  • Listening and communicating with clients about engagement and service expectations; resolving technical and service issues quickly and thoroughly
  • Overseeing and supporting multiple engagement teams to complete divestiture solutions - from evaluating carve-out readiness, supporting the 100-day planning and operational transition, and assisting in the separation of the business - for financial sponsors and corporate clients
  • Supporting SEC regulatory filings for carve-outs and facilitating the preparation of carve-out financials
  • Identifying market trends in order to be a proactive problem solver and sought-after adviser to clients and colleagues
  • Assisting audit teams in evaluating accounting policies related to new, significant, or complex accounting-related matters
  • Training and supervising less experienced colleagues and providing consistent, regular feedback
  • Working at a client site, with your team in the office or remotely. We empower teams to listen first to expectations of clients and teammates; then you and your team can determine when and where to work. No matter when or where, you will have the support you need to thrive
  • Representing Grant Thornton at recruiting and professional networking events
  • Building your technical and professional skills through formal training
  • Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills, qualifications and abilities:
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting, economics, finance, mathematics, or related disciplines; a master's degree is a plus
  • Minimum of five years of experience providing financial statement audits, accounting advisory, or similar transaction advisory consulting services
  • An active CPA license (required)
  • Analytical and technical skills, including proficiency in US GAAP, SEC reporting rules and standards; accounting, transaction or mergers and acquisition services
  • Can manage multiple engagements and competing priorities
  • Value teamwork, are agile and know the power of building strong relationships
  • Skilled at leading, influencing, and motivating colleagues
  • Can travel on short notice (Travel expectation: 30%)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

The base salary range for this position in New York and Boston, MA only is between $121,000 and $181,400.

The base salary range for this position in Chicago, IL only is between $112,000 and $168,000.

The base salary range for this position in San Francisco and San Jose only is between $128,800 and $193,200.

About Grant Thornton

Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, The Times reported that Grant Thornton is in line to earn millions of pounds for acting as trustees in a bankruptcy case on behalf of the Russian state-owned DIA, who bypassed sanction regimes to obtain funds and assets from abroad in order to fund the war in Ukraine.
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