Alternatively, Grant Thornton

At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. 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. A true alternative.

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.

Job Description:

Our valuation specialists often find themselves working as part of restructuring, corporate finance, tax or audit teams, allowing them to bring the associated technical, regulatory and commercial insights to the valuations. Our valuation advice covers all aspects of valuing companies, income generating assets, listed and unlisted securities, derivatives, debt, asset backed securities, intellectual property, and intangible assets.

The UK Valuation team is a key member of Grant Thornton’s global valuation practice. This provides access to a global tam of dedicated valuation professionals in most major geographic markets and jurisdictions.

We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.  

A look into the role  

As an Assistant Manager within our Valuations team, you will:

• Focus on successful project delivery, understanding the overall project objectives, manage tasks and prioritise commitments and effectively communicate with the wider project team and in client interactions.

• Have a good commercial awareness and understand how trends in markets, industry and valuation techniques will impact your valuation conclusions.

• Provide supportable valuation conclusions informed by a good working knowledge of the main valuation techniques, valuation standards, guidelines and financial reporting standards

• Be inquisitive, research solutions and proactively seek support from other team members to meet all deadlines.

• Be a part of team development by providing timely feedback during projects and by assisting with on the job training with more junior members of the project and overall team

• Seek out opportunities to develop your own network and contribute to the preparation of marketing materials

Knowing you’re right for us  

Joining us as an Assistant Manager, the minimum criteria you’ll need is to have:

• Experience of working on multiple assignments in professional services environment

• Interest in developing a good working knowledge of Valuations

• Strong attention to detail and be focused on delivering high-quality work and analysis

• Self-motivated and proactive

• Good IT and communication skills, adaptable and able to deal effectively with a range of clients and internal teams

It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.  

• ACA / ACCA / CFA qualified or equivalent

• A genuine interest in our clients. We want to provide a distinctive service and unlock potential for growth in dynamic organisations.

• A confident and highly motivated individual with client facing work experience.

• Analytical skills combined with an ability to manage several projects simultaneously.

• Comfortable working in a team and independently when necessary

Knowing we’re right for you

Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone.  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.

Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.

We’re also committed to supporting you through different life stages, with a range of family friendly and wider leave policies. You can find full details of our reward, benefits and leave policies on our website: Reward and benefits.

Beyond the job 

Life is more than work. 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.

The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.