Associate Director

Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.
Public Services Advisory, Associate Director
Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.
Public Services Advisory
In Public Services Advisory, we have worked on some of the UK's largest and most high profile public sector clients, infrastructure projects and public policy programmes. At their core these assignments focused on creating value across the whole of the UK (and internationally) providing infrastructure and services that deliver economic and social benefits for current and future generations.
Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals. Our purpose is to make a difference by working hand in hand with our public and private sector clients on significant public sector projects and issues.. We are a team that has public service at its heart. Net zero
Real Estate and Assets
Financial modelling and analytics
Consulting
Consulting: Our consulting team seeks to develop long-term partnerships with our clients in order to help them delivery key government policies, programmes and strategies on the ground. We work with clients across the public sector – as well as those looking to effectively engage with the public sector – to help them to make effective strategic decisions; deliver public sector reform; balance short-term financial challenges with medium term investment; We do this by working with clients across the policy lifecycle from identifying the need for change, to making the case for investment, to delivering the invention, to assessing the difference it has made. We have a senior and experienced team who have established our presence and credibility in this vital area of public service. In Public Services Advisory, we help to deliver capital projects, collaborative structures and arrangements, contracting, financial analysis and assurance, modelling, data analytics, strategy development, performance improvement, system transformation and the integration of services across the public sector. We are a single team of over 100 professionals and we support each other across all areas of our business and areas of practice. Our projects and work are varied and complex, and are often at the forefront of the political agenda.
Here are some things you can expect from a role within Public Services Advisory:
Developing and implementing strategy for Public Services Advisory
Making quality second nature. Ensures technical excellence and quality across the team in accordance with the firm’s guidelines
Build, grow and inspire a market leading team – our success is dependent on our people and we need talent which is highly motivated, embraces continuous learning and resilient.
Build and develop a diverse Public Services Advisory team – contribute to achieving this. Our success is dependent on our people which should reflect the diverse communities and
Create a team culture in Public Services Advisory based on inclusion and excellence – seek out and appreciate people’s difference, embrace them and strive to minimise unconscious bias so that everyone working in PSA can realise their full potential
Build your brand –Be known for excellence and clarity in communication both within Grant Thornton and with external stake holders
We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to
As a Associate Director within Consulting in Public Services Advisory, you will:
Support the development and implementation of the strategy for your sector
Demonstrate high quality and professional behaviour in the delivery of your work and challenge others to do the same
Ensure technical excellence and quality in the delivery of work in accordance with the firm’s guidelines
Ensure effective and efficient oversight of your team to deliver high quality work, as well as meeting financial targets
Support the partner and director group to lead complex projects, building strong relationships with client, bringing in the most relevant Grant Thornton people for the work where relevant with or external partners, and deliver high quality client service.
Support the partner and director group on complex proposals through effective business development activities and the development of winning bids. Embed a learning culture in the development of proposals and begin to demonstrate the ability to lead proposals with less support.
Embodying a quality culture, evidenced through active coaching of teams, praising good work and challenging poor work through everyday feedback
Make a significant contribution to business development, building relationships with people and organisations in your sector so they will become clients of the future.
Work with the partners and directors to build a more diverse PSA team
Build and maintain a network in your sector and across Grant Thornton, ensuring your areas of expertise are known across the firm and that you will capitalise on opportunities for PSA and the wider firm
Manage quality and risk in line with the firm’s policies and procedures
Embraces the firm’s core values in relation to diversity and inclusion, behaving in a way that is inclusive at all times
As an Associate Director, the minimum criteria you’ll need are a university qualification or relevant experience. ACA, CIPFA, Prince2, CIMA, CFA ) is desirable and you will have:
Significant experience of working with or within the public sector, or have a desire to work with the public sector
Worked in teams where you have had line management/ oversight responsibilities
Evidence of taking ownership for setting and delivering team goals and monitoring individual project targets in terms of utilisation, revenue and gross margin
Strong understanding and demonstrable experience of contractual requirements and commercial issues relevant to your sector
A commitment to diversity and inclusion
Good project management skills with a record of delivering projects to time, quality and financial deadlines
Good inter-personal skills with the ability to build and develop a network of clients
we’ll help you develop along the way.
Understanding of operations, performance and finance
Awareness of current policy and issues
Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.
The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.
From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations.