Audit Learning & Development – Learning & Development Experienced Manager / Senior Manager (Dev[...]

TieTalent; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in accountancy seeks an Experienced Manager/Senior Manager for their Learning & Development team. This role involves designing and curating innovative training content, supporting programme delivery, and coaching junior team members. Ideal candidates will have a robust background in audit and L&D, with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Experienced Manager / Senior Manager with a background in programme development.
• Practical audit experience and understanding of financial reporting.
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop impactful content aligned with business needs.
• Support programme delivery through project management.
• Coach and develop junior team members.

Skills

Relationship Building

Problem Solving

Coaching

Teamwork

Communication

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Formal L&D Qualifications

Tools

Data Analytics Tools

Job description

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

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 Britain’s high-growth, ambitious, and entrepreneurial companies that fuel the economy, directly advising their owners and management teams.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy and critical to our success. It helps us attract, develop, and retain talented people who take pride in their work and deliver results. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by developing the necessary knowledge and skills, enabling our people to reach their full potential.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Experienced Manager / Senior Manager or equivalent to join our Learning Development team. The role suits a talented, high-performing, and ambitious individual eager to support current initiatives and shape future L&D strategy during a growth phase. This role reports to the Development and Monitoring Lead (DAM).

The Learning Development team (LD) designs and curates content for the Audit programme, aiming to develop impactful, innovative solutions that meet learner needs and deliver business outcomes. The team includes technical and non-technical specialists responsible for authoring activities.

Lead authors collaborate with the Business Partnering team (BP) and Audit Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to understand business objectives, translate them into learning objectives, and design effective learning interventions using various methodologies and innovations. They also support project management and may facilitate programmes as needed.

The successful candidate will lead a portfolio of programmes, review content created by others, coach junior team members, drive team workstreams, and support initiatives like our Learning Library and Learning Culture programmes.

This role can be based anywhere in the UK, with travel to London and other offices, external venues, and occasional residential stays required.

Responsibilities include:

• Developing impactful, innovative content aligned with business needs
• Reviewing content produced by team members to ensure quality, objectives, and innovation
• Building and maintaining relationships with content SMEs
• Supporting programme delivery through project management and facilitation
• Designing, curating, or creating technical and non-technical content
• Supporting the wider L&D team with development, delivery, and evaluation activities
• Training facilitators and hosts to deliver content effectively
• Leveraging audit experience and understanding of accounting to develop relevant learning
• Coaching and developing junior team members and building L&D expertise
• Collaborating with BP and LI teams to understand learning needs and develop suitable content
• Working with the Innovation and Technology team to incorporate latest tools and design thinking

Required skills and experience

• Experienced Manager / Senior Manager with a background in programme development, including audit-technical and non-technical content, preferably with regulatory reporting experience
• Practical audit experience and understanding of financial reporting, ethics, and professional conduct
• Formal L&D qualifications are advantageous but not essential if experience is proven
• Knowledge of design thinking, innovation, tools, technology, and data analytics
• Strong relationship-building, influencing, problem-solving, and activity-driving skills
• Teamwork, collaboration, coaching, and independent working abilities
• Experience with behavioural change or cultural programmes is beneficial
• Interest in developing self and others through high-quality learning interventions
• Ability to translate learning needs into objectives and develop appropriate responses
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect are core values at BDO. We offer mentoring, coaching, and a supportive culture, along with state-of-the-art collaboration spaces and opportunities to build your network and skills.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses succeed, fueling the UK economy. Our success relies on our people, and we invest in your growth. We are committed to evolving and building on our strengths, fostering innovation, integrity, and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, empowering creative thinking to improve our ways of working.