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If you are motivated towards a professional qualification then we strongly encourage you to APPLY NOW. Your application is considered complete once you submit your CV as well, providing us with additional information in support of your application i.e. exemptions taken, exams taken with respective grades and attempts.

What’s needed?

Our CLEARR (Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, Responsibility) values underpin everything we do at Grant Thornton and we're looking for trainees who are passionate about, and have a connection with, what we stand for as an organization. Academic performance is one part of what we look at, but not the only part of you we consider. We do have minimum academic requirements but if you have achieved lower academic results, you can still apply to us. We're looking for well-rounded candidates who connect with our brand, values and culture and want to make a difference right from the start.

 Minimum requirements

 We accept applications from students from any subject or degree discipline with a strong academic background:

  √ Expected / obtained degree with Minimum grade:

--University of Cyprus and other Greek Universities (7.5)

--UK Universities (2:1)

--USA and Cyprus private Universities (3.4)

√ Proved fluency in English examinations (GCSE, O/A levels, IELTS, TOEFEL)

Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• Formal training A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

If you are motivated towards a professional qualification then we strongly encourage you to APPLY NOW. Your application is considered complete once you submit your CV as well, providing us with additional information in support of your application i.e. exemptions taken, exams taken with respective grades and attempts.

What’s needed?

Our CLEARR (Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, Responsibility) values underpin everything we do at Grant Thornton and we're looking for trainees who are passionate about, and have a connection with, what we stand for as an organization. Academic performance is one part of what we look at, but not the only part of you we consider. We do have minimum academic requirements but if you have achieved lower academic results, you can still apply to us. We're looking for well-rounded candidates who connect with our brand, values and culture and want to make a difference right from the start.

Minimum requirements

 We accept applications from students from any subject or degree discipline with a strong academic background

  √ Expected / obtained degree with Minimum grade:

--University of Cyprus and other Greek Universities (7.5)

--UK Universities (2:1)

--USA and Cyprus private Universities (3.4)

√ Proved fluency in English examinations (GCSE, O/A levels, IELTS, TOEFEL)

Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• Formal training A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

If you are motivated towards a professional qualification then we strongly encourage you to APPLY NOW. Your application is considered complete once you submit your CV as well, providing us with additional information in support of your application i.e. exemptions taken, exams taken with respective grades and attempts.

What’s needed?

Our CLEARR (Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, Responsibility) values underpin everything we do at Grant Thornton and we're looking for trainees who are passionate about, and have a connection with, what we stand for as an organization. Academic performance is one part of what we look at, but not the only part of you we consider. We do have minimum academic requirements but if you have achieved lower academic results, you can still apply to us. We're looking for well-rounded candidates who connect with our brand, values and culture and want to make a difference right from the start.

 Minimum requirements

 We accept applications from students from any subject or degree discipline with a strong academic background.

  √ Expected / obtained degree with Minimum grade:

--University of Cyprus and other Greek Universities (7.5)

--UK Universities (2:1)

--USA and Cyprus private Universities (3.4)

√ Proved fluency in English examinations (GCSE, O/A levels, IELTS, TOEFEL)

Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• Formal training A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

If you are motivated towards a professional qualification then we strongly encourage you to APPLY NOW. Your application is considered complete once you submit your CV as well, providing us with additional information in support of your application i.e. exemptions taken, exams taken with respective grades and attempts.

What’s needed?

Our CLEARR (Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect, Responsibility) values underpin everything we do at Grant Thornton and we're looking for trainees who are passionate about, and have a connection with, what we stand for as an organization. Academic performance is one part of what we look at, but not the only part of you we consider. We do have minimum academic requirements but if you have achieved lower academic results, you can still apply to us. We're looking for well-rounded candidates who connect with our brand, values and culture and want to make a difference right from the start.

Minimum requirements

We accept applications from students from any subject or degree discipline with a strong academic background.

  √ Expected / obtained degree with Minimum grade:

--University of Cyprus and other Greek Universities (7.5)

--UK Universities (2:1)

--USA and Cyprus private Universities (3.4)

√ Proved fluency in English examinations (GCSE, O/A levels, IELTS, TOEFEL)

Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• Formal training A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

Grant Thornton’s Digital Risk Services (DRS) -  Business Risk Services (BSR) team is currently seeking a driven and self-motivated professionals with passion and experience in IT internal / IT external audit, Third Party controls reporting, IT Regulator reviews and IT Risk Management and Compliance to join the team in Cyprus.

Our team has grown substantially over the past year and performs a variety of services to clients in the areas of risk management, regulatory compliance, internal audit, attestation reporting, corporate governance, and IT audit.

The role also provides strong candidates with the opportunity to work on exciting projects both locally but most importantly within the GT international network and play a role in successful and growing business unit whilst working closely with colleagues throughout the firm in a rapidly growing area of the business. This role will be attractive to high-performing individuals who can rise to a challenge, who are adaptable and enjoy working in a dynamic environment. The role offers highly attractive career development and progression opportunities.

The Business Risk Services (BRS) Controls Advisory is responsible for delivering all phases of project and engagement management for multiple clients in a wide variety of industries. Responsibilities include planning, directing, and completing internal audits, business process control reviews, activities related to Sarbanes-Oxley 404 internal control projects, and developing and supervising staff. The BRS consultants and senior consultants works closely with senior managers, managers and staff and plays a key role in client management and practice development.

Main Responsibilities

The role will place you at the heart of a high-energy, agile team that is committed to helping clients navigate the ever-changing IT risk landscape. Our key areas of focus include IT general control reviews as part of financial audits, Third Party controls reporting (ISAE3402, SSAE18, SOC2), framework specific controls assurance (SOx, ITIL etc.), ISO270001 audits and regulatory IT reviews. Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver client assignments to include IT external audit, third party controls reporting, IT regulatory compliance and IT risk management reviews and ensure quality delivery as per client requirements;
• Determine that the work delivered is of high quality through quality review/ assurance process with respect to complete and accurate documentation of testing results and review others’ documentation according to regulatory guidelines;
• Conducting tests of Design and Implementation and Operating effectiveness of control Creating process documentation i.e. narratives, flowcharts and Standard operating procedures;
• Mentor, support and review junior team members be willing to develop and support others in their growth journeys and Determine that the work delivered is of high quality through quality review/ assurance process with respect to complete and accurate documentation of testing results and review others’ documentation according to regulatory guidelines;
• Preparation of reports/ deliverables/ status updates/ audit committee presentations etc.;
• Work closely with client management, up to and including board-level directors.

Skills and Attributes

Non-experience / Experienced candidates should have basic / proficient knowledge respectively (both in leading and execution) in the areas of:

• IT General Controls testing (ITGC), including platforms,ERP applications like SAP and databases for:
  • IT General Controls testing for Internal Audits (IA),
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) 302, 404 audits,
  • Third party reporting e.g. SOC1, SOC2 etc.
  • Governance, risk and compliance (GRC)
• Gaining an understanding of the clients' IT applications and infrastructure to determine the effectiveness of the control environment through performing and reviewing processwalkthroughs with:
  • Experience of Windows, Oracle, SQL or UNIX environments
  • Knowledge of IT industry practice methodologies (e.g. COSO, COBIT, ITIL, NIST) is preferable

• Enthusiasm, drive and commitment;
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to plan and manage multiple projects; and
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proficient in English and Greek languages.

Experience

Assistance Consultants:  Up to 2 years post qualification experience in an internal audit department or IT control assurance role.

Consultants:  Up to 4 years post qualification experience in an internal audit department or IT control assurance role. Previous professional services experience is a distinct advantage.

Qualification

• Recognised bachelor’s or master’s degree in Information Technology, or other related field/ discipline.
• Qualification relevant to IT audit, IT risk management, internal audit, consulting e.g., CISA, CRISC, CISM, COBIT 2019 Fundamentals, ISO270001 Lead Auditor etc.
• CISA certification (passed examination) will be consider as an advantage; however, this can also be sponsored by the firm.
• Demonstrate strong understanding and knowledge application of complex information systems.

Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• Formal training A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

Grant Thornton’s Digital Risk Services (DRS) is currently seeking driven and self-motivated professionals with passion in Data Protection and Cybersecurity. We are looking for newly graduates but also, experienced candidates from a diverse background; including but not limited to generalist IT project managers, information security, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, risk, or internal audit professionals.

At Grant Thornton we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and challenging professional services environment. Each member of our team is encouraged and supported to develop their own unique talents and gain experience operating across a wide variety of business sectors including financial services, fintech, public sector, healthcare, and telecommunications.

Our Advisory Team provides a full spectrum of Privacy Services such as Privacy Assessments, Privacy Transformation, Data Protection Outsourcing Services and Data Breach Management. The role of a Data Protection Advisor provides strong candidates with the opportunity to work on exciting projects locally but most importantly within the GT international network and play a role in successful and growing business unit whilst working closely with colleagues throughout the firm in a rapidly growing area of the business.

This role will be attractive to high-performing individuals who can rise to a challenge, who are adaptable and enjoy working in a dynamic environment. The role offers highly attractive career development and progression opportunities. Successful candidates must have excellent problem solving and communication skills and ideally, they should be naturally inquisitive with a keenness to learn and broaden skillsets. They must have a client-centric ethic since, as a consultant with Grant Thornton, they will experience direct client facing engagements and project delivery.

Experienced candidates will ideally have a professional services background with experience of providing practical advice and solutions to companies in meeting regulatory and standards-based challenges, for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Main Responsibilities

As a consultant in the privacy team, you will deliver excellence for clients, including:

• Working on large international and national privacy transformation engagements - these projects often involve working with Grant Thornton colleagues as well as client teams and third-party contractors
• Producing deliverables of high quality on multiple small and medium size engagement simultaneously, often managing your time whilst working with multiple engagement managers these include data protection assessments, privacy impact assessments and privacy implementations.
• Supporting Cyber Security client engagements as required
• Performance of Data Protection Impact Assessments
• Documenting Records of Processing activities
• Supporting in the development of data protection policies and procedures
• Personal Data breach management
• Subject rights requests handling
• Performance of GDPR Compliance Assessments
• Performance of Privacy Audits
• Performance of third-party risk assessments.
• Provide ad-hoc support to client inquiries in relation to Data Protection matters

People Development

As a people business, we place a strong emphasis on the development of our people. Consultants are expected to be committed to developing themselves and others, including:

• Engaging in course based and on the job training to develop their skillset and increase their value.
• Contributing to the development of more junior staff; and
• Accepting effective feedback and embracing opportunities to grow and develop.

Required Academy and Professional experience:

None or up-to three years' experience working in a Data Protection / Information Security related field.

• Strong academic and/or professional qualifications (Academic degree can be from various principles such as Computing, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Law, Business Operations, Risk Management  etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrable experience in a client facing role.
• Strong focus on quality and commitment to excellence.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.

Desired experience

• For experienced hires, experience is required in consulting, preferably in I.T., Cybersecurity, Privacy / Data Protection or Regulatory and Risk Management.
• Relevant data protection qualification will be considered as an advantage (e.g., CIPP, CIPT, CIPM CDPSE).
• Project management qualification will be considered as an advantage (PRINCE2/PMP).
• Ideally delivered elements of a privacy related change programme.

 Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

 Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions such as CIPP, CIPT, CIPM, CDPSE
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

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Join our Tax Team

TAX Associates

Successful candidates will report to a Tax Manager and will work as part of a team demonstrating the required technical knowledge to achieve high levels of client service in the provision of Tax

The Position:  New members joining will be principally involved in the provision of our compliance services and, with the necessary support, will have the day-to-day responsibility for all compliance work undertaken by the Tax team. Eventually, they will be involved in the provision of high-quality advisory work in all sectors of business. The Company will invest towards the personal and professional development of new colleagues to gain knowledge of Tax laws and regulations, skills on how to deal with compliance and consulting across all areas of Direct Taxes focusing on Tax consulting across all sectors of business in Cyprus and beyond, experience in managing Tax risks and the overall ability to make good judgments.

The responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Establishing effective working relationships with colleagues and clients
• Being proactively involved in the Tax compliance management of the client
• Contributing to the development of personal and team knowledge
• Building own network of contacts through regular attendance at internal and external meetings
• Keeping up to date with local and national business and economic issues that might potentially impact on clients and /or their industry

 Skills / Requirements:

• University graduates motivated to pursue a professional qualification, or in the process of pursuing a professional qualification (ACA, ACCA).
• Demonstrate ownership and ease with taking initiatives, planning, organizing and prioritizing tasks.
• Team player and flexible to work on various types of assignments both independently and in a team
• Be highly motivated with interest in Tax.
• Willing to study and learn more about CY and EU Tax legislation
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and agile to work outside normal office hours on demand
• Excellent command of the Greek and English language (written and verbal).
• IT literate with sound knowledge and experience of MS Office.
• Enthusiastic and positive living up to our CLEARR values of Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility

 Benefits

 What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• Formal training A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

If you want to be part of an incredible journey, we have some great opportunities for you. We are seeking to strengthen our existing audit team to meet the needs of current and future clients while supporting our people to reach their full potential.  We are looking for high ambitious and driven candidates, who really care about making a difference and creating value for themselves and others to progress within the firm.

Outline: The role of an Assurance Manager is extremely important for the success of our audit team and above all in the daily creation of an exceptional client and people experience for all our clients and colleagues reinforcing our CLEARR values of Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect & Responsibility. To be successful you should be a qualified professional (ACA/ACCA) with solid experience within practice (minimum two years post qualification). You will report to a Partner and will work closely with the rest of the team to ensure that all work is carried out profitably and on a timely basis in accordance with the firm’s professional standards. You will assume responsibilities for project management leading and developing your own team, working on your own initiative to plan, control, and complete audit engagements for a diverse portfolio of clients.

Duties & responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of clients to ensure delivery of services in line with engagement objectives, scope, and budget.
• Lead and co-ordinate engagement teams to deliver services to clients.
• Actively participate in the management of the audit team, including the review of work of team members.
• Proactively develop client relationships, working closely with Partner in charge to develop commercially focused solutions to issues identified.
• Strengthen technical knowledge in field of expertise, continually sharing this knowledge with their immediate teams.
• Act as a mentor within the team, balancing the needs of the team with the commercial requirements of the firm.
• Leads by example, demonstrating a clear ability to manage multiple projects while maintaining the highest standards of quality and risk management.
• Prepare client reports detailing issues found and recommendations for corrective and preventative actions to resolve them.
• Is resilient in times of change, keeping teams motivated.
• Displays confidence and an ability to influence at all levels, both internally and externally.

 Skills/attributes - The right candidates must have / be:  

• High levels of integrity living our CLEARR values
• A vision and drive for success and be motivated towards their personal and professional development.
• A positive can attitude, high degree of responsibility and take ownership of their assignments, clients, and careers.
• Eager to learn and follow the Company’s methodology to meet and exceed client expectations
• Team oriented personality with proven managerial experience and people skills / client relation skills
• Able to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with strong focus on quality.
• Strong technical competence including extensive knowledge of IFRS and ISAS
• Experience of using Microsoft packages other computerised audit packages
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written (Greek and English) 

Benefits - What will we offer to you?

• Friendly and dynamic working environment, in which you can develop your skills and competencies
• A workplace with a strong focus on values and work-life balance and the joint aim to provide the best possible solutions for our clients
• A Learning & Development path, which focuses on both technical & soft skills. You will also have access to coaching and mentoring
• Your professional and personal success is our commitment.

Other benefits for you:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits package, including recognition schemes and 13th salary
• Medical insurance
• Provident fund
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Parental leave allowance
• "Flexible Working Arrangements" scheme
• "Dress For Your Diary" scheme
• Afternoon off on Fridays
• Sponsorship of professional subscriptions
• Several opportunities for professional and personal growth through our Grant Thornton International network

Areed

We are proud to collaborate with the University of Cyprus  offering 3^rd year students of Accounting and Finance a  paid ‘five months placement program’ as we are always looking for ‘Talent’. A great opportunity for us to attract talented young students looking to convert in to our new trainees and tomorrow Business Advisors. A great opportunity for YOU to develop new skills and strengthen your CV finding out what is really like doing the work of a proper trainee in one of our service lines, while be supported throughout your placement by a ‘People Manager’ and an assigned ‘Buddy’. 

We aim for each of our placement to be a 100% win win outcome. That is why our placement program has been specifically designed to give YOU a real insight into our business, our clients and our culture. Time spend with us will help you determine whether you want a career like this and whether Grant Thornton is the right place for you. 

By the end of your placement and before returning to the University you will know if you are offered a training contract (ACA, ACCA, CFA) that is have an employment contract signed from your 3rdyear of studies. You will also have the option to come back for a second placement in your final year. 

Academics certainly unlock doors, but you need more than that to secure a placement with us. We are looking for people who can take ownership of their assignments, clients and career and who really care of making a difference, creating value for themselves and others and have a ‘Stand up and Go Attitude’.

So, if you are really motivated to make things happen for you and the enthusiasm to work for the best interest of our Company while your instinct tells you that Grant Thornton is the right place for you we urge you to APPLY NOW on line