Senior Manager, Special Projects
Job Description Summary: We believe we're best positioned to make a meaningful impact on the economy. Every day, we provide a diverse range of organisations with the kind of business and financial advice it takes to do this. Our ideas and insight empower our clients to make big decisions about the future and unlock sustainable growth. With a relentless focus on quality and integrity, we help businesses, communities and our people to flourish.
Job Description: Let's talk about the job If you enjoy working on a wide-reaching range of projects that will help businesses and communities flourish, you'll fit right in. Here are some things you can expect from this Senior Manager role.
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Own your own work. You will be responsible for establishing and developing the Special Projects function in Scotland. Focussing on both internal and external business development, established external network, generates leads and client meetings for yourself and the region.
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Take responsibility. You will have overall responsibility for the day to day running of the regional operation, leading on the operational strategy for the region and developing the wider national strategy. Taking a personal responsibility for maintaining the quality and excellence of the service line. Developing and securing potential new clients and markets for team and nationally.
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Build your brand. You will be building relationships and carrying out key account management of current, previous and target clients. You will be developing your own brand alongside that of Grant Thornton in the market; involving hosting, speaking at and attending relevant events, and proactively seeking to understand the regional market.
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Be a part of a team. You will be operating as part of the wider national Special Projects and will be the People Manager for core team staff at Manager grade. Across Special Projects we have a culture of feedback and continuous improvement with colleagues motivating & inspiring the highest levels of performance across the department.
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Making quality second nature. This means doing what's right even when no one's looking. The work that you will do has a major impact on our clients and our firm. We pride ourselves on the high-level standards we have for the work that we do.
The minimum criteria Essential • Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
• Knowledge of accounts production and financial reporting
• Experience of Business Development or Key Account Management
• Tenacious and personable, with a passion for relationship building and market development
• Willing to undertake frequent travel around Scotland
Desirable • A mixture of both Practice and Industry experience
• Experience of contracting, project management or interim management
• Existing market knowledge for the region highly beneficial
• Previous track record of developing new markets
Skills to set you apart Here are a few more skills we are looking for. Don't worry if you don't tick every box. It's important for us to support you in your role and help you to develop along the way.
• Strong Business Development skills - Ability to identify potential opportunities, develop relationships and deliver results for our clients.
• Understanding of Project Work - Thorough knowledge of the key aspects to delivery of specific project work, with previous project management experience beneficial.
• Proactive Nature - Following up any potential leads and gathering market information through multiple channels. Collaborating with the wider team to share insights as to how to secure further projects.
Do you care about the same things we do? We have six values we work by. When we meet, we'll want you to show us how they're important to you, too.
Collaboration: We work together, share ideas and always make time to help each other out.
Leadership: Everyone has the chance to lead their own projects.
Excellence: Quality is central to our purpose. We love what we do, and it shows. We sweat the details. We see things through, no matter how tricky.
Agility: The world moves quickly. To keep up, we stay flexible - changing approaches, changing projects, working offline, online, together and alone to get things done.
Respect: A given, of course: we value each other and our clients. We listen, we understand, we care.
Responsibility: The decisions we make and advice we give affects people's lives and livelihoods. We take that seriously and always do well by doing what's right.
Share ideas and profits Unlike most firms, we're also a shared enterprise. So when the firm does well, everyone does well by taking home a share of the profits. Of course, to get those profits, we need to share ideas and share responsibility for our work, too.
Bring your whole self Now you've seen our values, it shouldn't be a surprise that we're creating a respectful, open, diverse place to work. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues, is not just the right thing to do, it helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.
"We are committed to making sure that the opportunities within our firm are equally accessible for everyone - regardless of background or gender." Dave Dunckley, CEO
There's more to life than work Families, children, sports, night classes...the things you do and the people you're with outside work matter. They can inspire, motivate and energise you. Inside the office and out. So if you'd like to work flexibly, let us know. 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.
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