Audit Learning & Development – Learning & Development Experienced Manager / Senior Manager

BDO UK

Greater Manchester

Hybrid

GBP 65,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness Programmes

Pension Plan

Private Medical

Income Protection Plan

Holidays

Bike to work scheme

Job summary

BDO UK is seeking a Senior Manager in Learning & Development to lead the design and curation of impactful audit learning solutions. You will collaborate with L&D colleagues and SMEs to translate business objectives into effective programmes, manage a portfolio, coach junior members, and drive learning culture initiatives across the UK.

You will bring a background in programme development, experience in a regulated environment, and strong relationship-building and coaching skills to enable

Qualifications

Senior Manager or Experienced Manager level with background in programme development.
Auditing or regulated environment experience is desirable.
Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential (subject to proven experience).
Strong relationship, collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to coach, develop, and inspire team members; excellent analytical and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

Design and curate impactful learning solutions for the Audit curriculum, ensuring objectives and outcomes.
Build and maintain business relationships to translate objectives into learning interventions.
Lead a portfolio of programmes, coach junior members, and drive initiatives like Learning Library and Learning Culture.
Introduce innovative approaches to learning design and on-site delivery where needed.

Skills

Senior leadership

Programme development

Relationship management

Coaching & mentoring

Communication & presentation

Education

Formal L&D qualifications (advantage)

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.

Why Join Us?

Innovative environment: Be part of a team creating impactful and innovative learning solutions that meet learner needs and deliver clear business outcomes, using the latest tools and technology to support effectiveness and engagement. You'll be at the forefront of designing and curating content, sharing insight and promoting continuous learning.
Collaboration: Work with L&D colleagues, technical and non-technical subject matter experts, and other key stakeholders in the stream to translate business objectives into effective learning interventions. Partner with the business to deliver sustainable outcomes.
Leadership and development opportunities: Lead a portfolio of programmes and support broader team activities and initiatives. Coach and upskill junior team members.
Flexibility: Join a geographically diverse team. Work from anywhere in the UK with regular travel to our exciting London hub expected and other UK locations as needed. Support on‑site programme delivery and engaged with L&D professional in the marketplace.

Key responsibilities

Design and curate impactful learning solutions for the Audit curriculum, ensuring they meet learner needs and deliver business outcomes. Review of content written by other members of the team to maintain quality control of content, ensure learning objectives have been met, challenge learning efficacy and innovation, and drive consistency, whilst ensuring programmes always meet business needs. Covers both technical and non-technical programmes.
Develop and maintain relevant business relationship to enable you to translate business objectives into effective learning interventions, leveraging cutting‑edge tools, methodologies and insights as appropriate to support our offering. Collaborate with L&D and subject matter expertise as needed to optimise learning design and underlying programme quality.
Lead a portfolio of programmes and support broader team activities, including content reviews, coaching junior members, and driving key initiatives such as the Learning Library and Learning Culture. Support wider L&D activity, such as Faculty briefings, training for facilitators and hosts and on‑site implementation. Some delivery of programmes may also be required as part of the role.
Bring the latest thinking and innovation to develop high‑quality learning solutions and advocate for change where needed. Lead by example and seek support where needed.

What we’re looking for

Senior Manager (or Experienced Manager or equivalent) with a background in programme development
Audit experience / experience working in a regulated environment
Formal L&D qualifications would be an advantage but are not essential (subject to proven experience)
Strong relationship and collaboration skills
Ability to coach, develop, and inspire team members
Skills in translating learning needs into learning objectives and key learning outcomes, and then coordinating an appropriate response to these
Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Focus on delivering high‑quality learning interventions and business outcomes.

Join us to make a significant impact in learning development and drive excellence in audit training programmes.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people‑centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state‑of‑the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions. We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.

Rewards & Benefits

We offer a wide range of core and voluntary benefits, with a few examples below.

Health and Wellness Programmes

We promote a positive working environment where our people can thrive.

Pension Plan

A Group Personal Pension Plan, with matched employer contributions.

Private Medical

Access to private medical treatment for you and your family.

Income Protection Plan

Provides a proportion of your basic salary if you suffer a loss of earnings because of illness or injury.

Holidays

Our holiday benefit enables you to purchase up to 10 days of additional leave.