Grant Thornton
Manager, External Audit
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 28/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
14/10/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 20,000 - 30,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Professional qualification
Expiration date
28/11/2026
Job description
Funds, wealth and asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms make up the client base this External Audit Manager needs to know well at Grant Thornton UAE in Dubai. Working with the Audit Partner, you set audit objectives and scope, then plan resourcing, timetables and budgets. Audit reviews are yours to lead, and work papers and files need to be reviewed and completed on time. Every engagement should run profitably and to the firm's professional standards, with clients and partners satisfied. Senior Associates and Associates on the team rely on you for briefing, coaching and regular feedback. Draft reports for management are finalised by you before they go out. Complex group audits, consolidation and IFRS are everyday territory, and digital asset or crypto experience is a bonus. Expect to bring 6 or more years of External Audit experience in a top international firm and an ACA, CPA or ACCA qualification, along with willingness to work extra hours and travel when needed.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead audit reviews across a diverse client portfolio
- Agree audit timetables and brief the audit team
- Monitor engagement budgets
- Ensure allocated work is completed profitably, on time and to the firm's professional standards
- Coach and motivate team members with regular feedback
- Manage a diverse portfolio of clients across industries and markets
- Set audit objectives and overall scope with the Audit Partner
- Plan all aspects of audit planning, including resourcing requirements
- Check that audit work papers are properly reviewed and files completed on time
- Finalise draft reports for management
- Contribute to business development and strategic initiatives
Experience & skills
- Bring 6 or more years of External Audit experience in a top international firm
- Hold a professional qualification such as ACA, CPA or ACCA
- Demonstrate extensive post-qualification audit experience
- Apply confident knowledge of IFRS, internal controls and consolidation of financial statements
- Show experience on complex group audits, delegating workloads accordingly
- Possess experience in Asset Management, including funds, wealth and asset management, private equity or venture capital
- Handle a large portfolio and multiple audit engagements at once
- Use audit software confidently
- Communicate clearly in written and spoken English
- Work additional hours and travel as needed
- Offer Digital Asset or Crypto experience (a bonus)