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The Digital Audit Team's Innovation quadrant designs, builds and maintains apps to automate existing tasks and audit tests, as well as creating completely new audit approaches. The increasing suite of apps improve audit efficiency and audit quality, making the Grant Thornton audit more valuable and the life of the Grant Thornton auditor better. We're happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we'll support you to balance your work and life. A look into the role As an Assistant Manager within the Innovation quadrant of our Digital Audit Team, you will :

• Assist with planning and delivering self-serve solutions, working with manager and senior managers in the team
• Develop proficiency in Python so that you can write quality code that is consistent with the firm's best practice and PEP 8 (Python's style guide)
• Write discrete sections of code to be included in AAA tools, as well as complete self-serve code for simple tools
• Use your own initiative to research solutions to coding challenges
• Learn and help to implement a range of technologies including machine learning, APIs, Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft Power Apps
• Follow the firm's processes, for example the app development checklist and the New Initiatives Process
• Consider the needs of the audit practice and opportunities for digital improvement as the driving force behind all your activities
• Work alongside the other Digital Audit Team quadrants of Implementation, Methodology, Operations and Support
  
  Joining us as an Assistant Manager, the minimum criteria you'll need is to be driven and determined to find solutions to audit challenges regarding data and analytics. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don't worry if you don't tick every box, we'll help you develop along the way.
• Experience in Python, the primary programming language of the department, would be ideal, but we have established a comprehensive training program to support any candidate who has not coded in Python before
• An ability to think laterally, identifying opportunities for automation or transformation
• A systematic, analytical approach to work, being able to take a task or problem and turn it into a digital solution
• An interest in maintaining and developing your technical knowledge
  
  Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.
Our open and accessible culture means you'll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That's why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work. Beyond the job Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you're with outside of work matter, that's why 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. The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you'll be giving back to society. It's that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our CLEARR values - Collaboration, Leadership, Excellence, Agility, Respect and Responsibility. We're looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what's right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It's how it should be.