Ethics & Independence Team Assistant Manager (Personal Independence

Job Description:

Ethics & Independence Team Assistant Manager Personal Independence

Permanent role | All UK locations |

Grant Thornton UK is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond.

Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.

Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.

The Ethics & Independence team protects the firm and drives quality by making sure we comply with our independence requirements, supporting and enabling our client facing teams at every stage of the client journey as well as supporting our people in relation to their personal independence.

As part of our firm's Quality and Risk function we are aligned to the needs and demands of the service lines, supporting teams in maintaining independence when we undertake audit and other public interest assurance engagements (PIAEs) - as required by the FRC Ethical Standard and the relevant sections of the ICAEW and IESBA Codes of Ethics, and in line with Grant Thornton International independence policies where relevant.

We are a team of around 100 people, based in locations across the UK, Trinidad and India, led by the Ethics Partner and covering all areas of Ethics and Independence.

We support individuals in complying with their regulatory obligations regarding personal independence, including personal connections, fit and proper considerations, and financial interests.

We conduct UK and International relationship checks for assignment teams as part of the client take-on and continuance processes to ensure that our work does not create any conflicts that could affect our independence or objectivity.

Our team also ensures compliance with regulatory, governance and monitoring obligations, reviewing ethics breaches, and performing compliance monitoring. We also provide digital support and solutions to enhance our practices and processes related to Ethics and Independence.

You will be a member of the Ethics & Independence team working alongside others in the Supporting the Practice (Ethics) - Personal Independence workstream. Through your role you will gain experience of a broad range of areas within our personal independence workstream. You will report to Managers, Senior Managers and Directors in the team and play a key role in helping the firm maintain its independence.

Your areas of focus may include (but are not limited to) responding to / supporting others with responding to formal Ethics and Independence consultations raised by individuals covering a broad range of personal independence matters and conflicts, including outside appointments, fit and proper exceptions and other situations where Ethics review or approval is required supporting the onboarding and ongoing maintenance processes in relation to the recording of individuals' financial interests on the firm's financial interest recording system Supporting on internal monitoring exercises, including periodic monitoring of financial interest records for individuals

An element of the role may also include leading on wider independence activities and ad-hoc projects. This is a varied role with many opportunities for individuals to specialise and focus on areas of interest and expertise and build relationships as part of their continued development.

The role can be flexed if required so that it supports your professional development and we are very happy to talk flexible working to support you and balance your work and life. We are a friendly and approachable team, and we enjoy supporting each other to grow and develop.

Consistently execute work on time at the volume and quality levels expected, in line with the relevant policies and procedures

Demonstrate a "can do" attitude, taking ownership