Financial Reporting Training Manager

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Financial Reporting Technical Training Specialist to join their dynamic team. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of training for accountants and auditors, focusing on innovative delivery methods and collaboration with various stakeholders. You'll leverage your expertise in financial reporting to create engaging training programs that bridge theoretical knowledge with practical application. If you're passionate about training and eager to make an impact in a fast-growing firm, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Excellent project management skills to design and deliver training.
• Experience in training design and delivery across various mediums.

Responsibilities

• Develop training strategies to meet audit training needs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to design targeted training courses.

Skills

Project Management

Training Design

Stakeholder Engagement

Financial Reporting Knowledge

eLearning Development

Education

ACA/ICAS or equivalent qualification

Tools

eLearning Platforms

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Client:

RSM

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Finance

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Posted:

01.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.06.2025

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Job Description:

As one of the world's largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions -- we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.

AtRSM, we want training to be more than just a transfer of knowledge. Training is a vital ingredient of everyindividual’s development. It is highlyvalued and respected by the business.

Toearn that respect, we design our courses in collaboration with the business toensure we meet their needs. We are constantly striving to develop more engagingand innovative forms of training delivery to ensure that those who attend ourcourses want to keep coming back for more.

The role of Financial Reporting Technical Training Specialist isa fantastic opportunity for you to be a senior member of the FinancialReporting Training team and contribute to the development of the nextgeneration of accountants and auditors at RSM. The growth of the business across all service lines gives rise toever-increasing volume and complexity of financial reporting training needs.

Why is training unique at RSM?

At RSM, we believe that high qualitytraining is achieved when the trainer is involved at every stage. The trainingteam are involved from the very start, collaborating with the business to scopethe training needs. They bring innovation in the design of the training andultimately, are involved in delivery of the finished product. The team havefull responsibility for training projects and are supported throughoutincluding technical reviews, a separate team of eLearning developers and peerreviews within the wider training team.

The training team work closely withvarious stakeholders from the business to develop and deliver a programme oftraining that both responds to the regulatory rigours of the profession andcomplements the professional development of every member of the team.

Role description

RSM’s Financial Reporting training team works in partnershipwith audit, tax and consulting contributing to the success of our firm and, inturn, our clients.

The team helps to empower our frontline colleagues throughthe design and delivery of clearly scoped, targeted training courses. Ourtraining is built on a foundation of core financial reporting knowledge withbespoke design tailored to meet the specific operational needs of the serviceline, helping to bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and real worldpractical application.

As a trainer of financial reporting for audit, you will:

• Develop close working relationships with the director ofaudit training and a range of stakeholders acrossthe audit business to identify FR for audit training needs.
• Design and implementa training strategy to meet those needs.
• Work in close collaboration with thewider financial reporting team to identify economies of scale where training content has cross-service line relevance and benefit.

The successful candidate will:

• Be an excellent project manager with the ability to design and deliver complex training content meeting strict deadlines;
  
• Have experience in the design and delivery of training across a range of mediums, with specific focus on live online and eLearning with minimal in-person training; and
  
• Be able to influence a range of senior stakeholders, achieving the goal of delivering premium training that meets the needs of the audit service line.
  

About the ideal candidate

Being a trainer is much more thanteaching people what the standards say. It’s about using your understanding ofthe subject matter to bring the content to life. Therefore, being a confidentpresenter who is able to relay sometimes complex materials in a way that isboth engaging an easy to understand is an important attribute for every trainer.

In addition to the delivery oftraining, you’ll also be involved in supporting the wider training team in thedevelopment and coordination of the training programme. Therefore, strongproject and time management skills are essential.

The role requires:

• You will be ACA, ICAS, or equivalent qualified.
• Knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP is highly desirable, as is an interest in Non-financial (narrative) reporting.
• Previous training experience is desirable, but not essential.
• The role is home-based with an option to work flexibly from your local office. Delivery of training is predominantly online, but occasionally in person. Therefore, there is a requirement to be able to travel anywhere nationally. Substantial advance notice of all travel requirements is generally given.

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