HR Business Partner

We are Grant Thornton. We go beyond business as usual, so you can too.

Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and Grant Thornton Ireland (GT) have recently come together to form a powerful multinational, multidisciplinary platform that delivers premier advisory, tax, and independent audit services. With $2.7 billion in revenues and nearly 60 offices across the U.S., Ireland, the UAE, and other territories, our combined platform brings enhanced solutions and capabilities supported by cutting-edge technologies and a team of nearly 13,000 quality-driven professionals.

Grant Thornton Ireland contributes nearly 3,000 people across 9 offices in Ireland, the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, and Bermuda, and is part of a global network of over 68,000 professionals spanning more than 149 countries. Together, we offer a truly global reach backed by deep local knowledge and national expertise.

By joining forces, we strengthen our ability to act as trusted advisors who make business more personal — investing in relationships and empowering clients to make the right decisions for their organisations today and into the future. Whether working with the public sector to build thriving communities, partnering with regulators and financial institutions to build trust, or supporting diverse businesses to achieve their goals, Grant Thornton now provides a singular, seamless client experience grounded in collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to the issues that matter most.

At GT Ireland we don’t just predict your future, we build it.

A Career at GT

Looking for a more fulfilling role in professional services? One where fresh thinking, collaboration and diversity are valued? At Grant Thornton we do things differently.

What does this mean for you?

A career in a more inclusive working environment, a more collaborative work culture, a more supported, flexible working role, more possibilities to grow and more opportunities to help shape the future for your clients. We respect and value your experience. And we want you to bring your authentic self to work and be at your best. It is how it should be.

Grow with us

At Grant Thornton, we care about our people and work hard to make you feel valued. If you are looking to deepen and develop your skills, knowledge, and experience throughout your career, then that is what you will get, and more.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our HR team. The successful candidate will have a high level of personal credibility and the ability to build excellent relationships at every level in the firm. We’re looking for a team player with passion for providing a professional HR service.

The successful candidate will work alongside senior stakeholders across the business and with HR leadership in delivering a comprehensive HR service in a fast-paced environment and will actively drive continuous improvement across the business. This will be both a challenging and fulfilling opportunity with the potential to develop your range of skills significantly.

Main Responsibilities :

Responsible for partnering with specified business units; building strong relationships with key stakeholders to provide HR expertise

Develop a good business partnering relationship within specified business units and ensure decision-making is consistent within the HR framework

Act as a trusted advisor to people managers, empowering them to continuously strengthen their capabilities in delivering people management processes (e.g. performance & talent management)

Ensure alignment of localised people initiatives to the firmwide people strategy

Support the HRBP team on the delivery of key operational processes and strategic HR projects

Implement HR policies, procedures and initiatives that succeed due to high stakeholder engagement whilst ensuring they are in line with changing legislation and HR best practice

Partner with our HRIS colleagues on the upcoming system transition from Workday to Oracle, driving engagement across assigned business areas

Collaborate with all functional areas across the wider HR team to drive continuous improvement of the People Experience across Grant Thornton

Skills and attributes :

2-3+ years progressive HR experience, ideally in a HR Admin / HR Generalist role

Strong knowledge of HR best practice policies and procedures

Strong business focus and commitment to client service

Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)

Demonstrated experience across a wide range of HR competencies with a history of delivering in a fast paced, agile environment

Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail

Third level qualification in HR / other relevant business related discipline (CIPD)

Desirable :

Previous experience working in a professional services environment

Oracle experience

Work Location : Dublin, City Quay / Hybrid

Life at GT

Reward and benefits :

Our reward and benefits are designed to create an environment where our people can flourish. We are committed to building a culture where our people have access to the necessary benefits to help promote a healthy lifestyle and thrive.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

At Grant Thornton, we provide equitable opportunities for all our colleagues. We are a responsible, sustainable business where equity, diversity and inclusion (ED&I) is at the forefront of our workplace culture agenda, and today, we continue to build and develop on our existing ED&I structure and strategy to meet our workplace culture needs. People are at the heart of our business and teams built with varied backgrounds, racial differences, cultures, sexual orientations, religious orientations, ages, gender identities, abilities and family types present diverse viewpoints, which need to be heard and valued.

We are all at our best when we are able to be ourselves and we view integrity and authenticity as integral values to bring to our day-to-day work-life at the firm. We are excited to see the personality and perspectives you will bring to our team because we know we will all benefit from them. Diversity of thought, background and experience enables better decision-making, improves the quality of our delivery, and helps us to meet the needs of our clients. Our firm is built on people and their ideas, so we want to hear all the new perspectives and fresh thinking you have to offer. You form the bedrock of our firm’s best-practice principles and we will champion you as leaders from day one.

Recognition :

We want to create a culture of recognition and celebrating success, by saying thank you to people who surpass our expectations and recognising the right values and behaviours. Our recognition scheme is our way of highlighting and promoting achievements. Whether you simply want to say thank you, celebrate a special occasion or give an award for doing something exceptional, you can do all of this and more through the scheme.

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