Associate - Innovation and Incentives (immediate start available) (Start ASAP)

A FIRM AS UNIQUE AS YOU

Grant Thornton Australia is a leading audit, tax and advisory firm where care is just as important as capability – because we believe that the experience is just as important as the outcome. With our values at the core, we are creating a unique and constructive culture where we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

YOUR LIFE AT GRANT THORNTON

We understand work is just one aspect of your life so along with a competitive salary you’ll have access to a wide variety of benefits that focus on you and your wellbeing including

• Flexible working options to support you achieve a more balanced approach to life,
• Free annual gym membership to help keep you flexible, fit, and healthy
• Active employee networks and social committees to get you involved in the things you are passionate about
• Family focused support to suit your parental and/or caregiving needs, including 26 weeks parental leave and a parental leave superannuation scheme
• Mental health and wellbeing resources and coaching so you look after yourself both inside and out.

We are proud to be a workplace that champions a culture of inclusion and diversity where our people are supported, connected and heard. We recognise the importance of individual flexible work options and family friendly work practices in maintaining diverse, adaptive and high performing teams. To support you we are committed to growing authentic and inclusive leaders who create a vibrant and collaborative working environment. Leaders encourage your unique perspective and support you to be your whole self every day as you steer the career path you planned. Collaboration, Authenticity, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) are our values and guide us in supporting our people, our clients and our community to thrive.

Grant Thornton strives for equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We strongly encourage female candidates, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTI+ community and people with disability to apply. Click here to see more of our inclusive culture in action.

2021 AWEI Bronze Employer Award : Family Inclusive Workplace Certified 2021/2022 : Diversity Council of Australia Certified Inclusive Employer 2021/2022 

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Australian Government offers financial support to businesses to support their strategic growth ambitions through a wide range of grant and incentive programs. Our Innovation Incentives team help our clients access the funding.

In this role, with the support of your highly collaborative team, you will develop your skills in:

• Technical writing: using your well-developed communication skills to articulate business strategy in terms of its positive impact to Australia's economy and innovation landscape.
• Commercial problem solving: solving business problems through analysis, critical thinking and logical reasoning.
• Business analysis: understanding businesses from multiple perspectives using operating models, commercial strategy and understanding of their external operating environments
• Data analysis: using client data to develop budgets, financial modelling, costings and reporting.
• Information presentation: communicating to clients, internal stakeholders and Government to support and influence decision-making.

SOUND LIKE YOU?

You’ll be agile, responsive and bring innovative ideas to the table. This role will suit someone with the following skills and attributes:

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Robust written communication skills with the ability to gather and analyse information from a range of sources
• Strong work ethic and customer service skills
• Experience working in professional services, technical writing, marketing or business development is highly desirable.

As part of our ongoing commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our people, Grant Thornton has a policy in place requiring all team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or have a valid exemption, in order to work onsite in our workplaces and client premises.