Emirati Associates & Consultants - Audit, Advisory & Tax

The Role

Grant Thornton UAE provides three core service lines: Audit & Assurance, offering high?quality audit and technical assurance solutions; Advisory, supporting clients with consulting, risk, transformation, forensics, valuations, and digital capabilities; and Tax, delivering corporate tax...

The Role
Grant Thornton UAE provides three core service lines: Audit & Assurance, offering high?quality audit and technical assurance solutions; Advisory, supporting clients with consulting, risk, transformation, forensics, valuations, and digital capabilities; and Tax, delivering corporate tax, VAT, transfer pricing, and compliance expertise tailored to the UAE’s evolving regulatory landscape JOB OVERVIEW Join our dynamic Audit, Advisory, and Consulting teams and kick?start a rewarding career where learning, growth, and meaningful client impact are at the heart of what you do. As an Associate or Consultant, you will work closely with industry experts to support a wide range of projects across diverse sectors. From helping clients strengthen their financial reporting and governance practices to contributing to strategic advisory and transformation initiatives, you’ll gain hands?on exposure to real-world challenges from day one. This role is designed for ambitious UAE nationals who are eager to build professional capabilities, develop technical expertise, and accelerate their career in a supportive, inclusive, and people?focused environment. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Conduct clients research to understand their business operations, risks, and industry context Support planning and execution of audit, advisory, and consulting engagements under senior guidance Review client documentation, perform audit tests, and maintain complete and accurate project working papers Assist in fieldwork for internal audit, regulatory, or risk-focused assignments depending on engagement needs Gather and analyse data to identify gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities Develop structured reports, recommendations, and close-out documentation for client presentations and internal reviews Maintain client satisfaction by responding to queries promptly and professionally Contribute to planning, exit, and discussion meetings while supporting strong working relationships Assist in preparing proposals, methodology materials, and client-facing documents for prospective engagements Collaborate with team members to support end-to-end engagement delivery Communicate clearly and confidently with clients and colleagues both verbally and in writing Uphold firm values, professionalism, accuracy, and high-quality delivery throughout all engagements

Requirements
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Technology, Science or related fields Specialist tracks (FCC, Regulatory, VAT): Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field preferred. Minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 or equivalent Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Strong analytical, numeracy and problem?solving skills Excellent written and spoken English Independent thinker, proactive, able to work under pressure Agile, growth?oriented, strong interpersonal and presentation skills OUR VALUES We’re looking for people who have a strong connection with and share our CLEARR values: 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. OUR BENEFITS We are proud of the benefits we have to offer: Professional Qualification & Training support Flextime hours Remote working flexibility Attractive Bonus incentives Medical & Dental insurance Competitive salary & benefits Support our community Mental Health & Wellbeing support Global Mobility opportunities

About the company
Grant Thornton UAE is a member firm within Grant Thornton International Ltd. Grant Thornton UAE has been providing assurance and advisory services to growth oriented, entrepreneurial companies which are based in all markets and industries since 1966. The extensive local and regional knowledge gained through the years has supported the development of the firms reputation for providing a distinctive client service to its local, national and international client base. The firm adopts best in class international tools, methodologies and independence/ risk management standards across all service lines in order to ensure the service provided is to the highest technical, professional and ethical standards for the benefit of all its clients. The firms mission is to be the adviser of choice to dynamic businesses, whilst being known as a bold and positive leader in its chosen markets.