Job description

The role involves managing and delivering external audit engagements for asset management clients, including funds, wealth and asset management, private equity, and venture capital entities. The mandate includes leading audit reviews, planning audit strategy, establishing audit objectives, coordinating resourcing, briefing audit teams, and overseeing end-to-end engagement execution. Responsibilities require ensuring compliance with professional standards, IFRS, internal controls, and consolidation requirements, while maintaining audit profitability and timely delivery. The position manages a diverse client portfolio, handles complex group audits, conducts review of audit workpapers, finalises management reports, and acts as a key client contact. The role contributes to business development initiatives, fostering innovation, and helping shape strategic audit activities within Grant Thornton UAE. Extensive interaction across cross-functional teams and stakeholders is required, combined with advanced technical knowledge, team leadership, and ability to work under pressure across multiple simultaneous engagements.