Manager, Professional Education Team, Learning, Human Resources, Audit and Assurance ACA Transf[...]

Deloitte LLP; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in the UK seeks a Senior Manager within the Professional Education Team to drive innovation and transformation in professional education. You will engage with stakeholders to align training programmes with business objectives, ensuring high-quality delivery for students. The ideal candidate is a qualified Chartered Accountant with strong project management skills and experience in professional development. This position offers flexible hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Employee wellness programs

Qualifications

• Experience in professional education and development, particularly in accounting qualifications.
• Understanding of early careers development frameworks.
• Experience in supporting qualification programs within a complex organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive transformation of Graduate Audit Training Model.
• Engage with Audit and Assurance partners on training programme vision.
• Oversee operational delivery of the A&A programme with suppliers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or international equivalent

Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW or ICAS)

Tools

Digital platforms

Job description

Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Reading

Overview

Business Line

Enabling Functions

Job Type

Permanent / FTC

Date published

29-Oct-2025

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Connect to your Industry

The development of our people is a key component of our People Priorities, and our Employee Value Proposition. Our role is to support the performance and growth of around 20,000 colleagues that collectively comprise Deloitte UK. Our Talent and Learning mission is to “Measurably improve the experience and performance of colleagues at Deloitte”. Learning is a vital component of our employee experience.

Deloitte is one of the largest student employers in the UK. In total, we support around 4,000 students on Apprentice and Graduate programmes, providing a broad range of work experience and formal learning and development opportunities. Our Professional Education team plays a key role in building the technical knowledge and skills of our Graduates and School Leavers through design and delivery of their Professional Qualification pathways ensuring they respond to business need and are setting our students up to successfully achieve their qualification and progress in their career.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients\' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, fostering inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.

Connect to your opportunity

Investing in our people is paramount to our success. Professional education is a critical component of our early career experience, directly impacting talent development, retention, and ultimately, business outcomes. As a Senior Manager within the Professional Education Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of professional development at Deloitte, driving strategic transformation and innovation to maximise the value we deliver to both our people and our clients.

This high impact role within the Professional Education Team offers the opportunity to shape the future of professional education at Deloitte. You'll drive innovation to maximise value for our people and clients, working closely with the Head of Professional Education and partners across the firm. Your leadership will help to guide a team of qualification managers, aligning with Deloitte's strategic priorities. By leveraging your understanding of professional education and business acumen, you'll contribute to developing and implementing a world-class strategy that supports learners and meets evolving business needs. Collaboration is key, as you'll partner with stakeholders across HR to transform our Professional Education offering and integrate it with broader talent initiatives.

Working with the Head of Professional Education, key A&A business stakeholders and senior Audit stakeholders, your role will include:

A&A ACA Programme Transformation, Design and Development

• Driving the transformation of our Graduate Audit Training Model for September 2026, collaborating with Audit stakeholders to align with evolving business needs and optimise student success. This includes:
• Partnering with third-party suppliers to implement a new ACA pathway for Graduates joining in September 2026, ensuring it meets business requirements, enhances the student experience, and delivers value for money.
• Reviewing and implementing firm policies and processes to support the new pathway and improve the student journey.
• Developing and executing a comprehensive communications strategy to inform candidates and internal stakeholders about programme updates.
• Designing and delivering training for key HR functions and business leads involved in the programme's delivery.
• Creating and implementing an enhanced central support structure and a revised business-led approach to ensure proactive and timely student assistance.
• Acting as a key point of escalation and resolution during the programme's rollout.
• Utilising professional qualification expertise and data-driven insights to continuously evaluate the revised programme's impact and recommend solutions for short, medium, and long-term improvements.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engaging strategically with Audit and Assurance partners to implement the vision and direction of the new A&A Graduate Training programme, ensuring alignment with business objectives and a consistent, high-quality student experience.
• Collaborating with partners and HR to develop and implement robust governance frameworks, policies, and processes that enhance the quality and impact of professional education programmes.
• Building and nurture relationships with key HR stakeholders to optimise the student experience, from recruitment and onboarding through to professional qualification and beyond.
• Representing Deloitte in engagements with external professional bodies, such as the ICAEW, to influence policy development and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Operational Delivery & Third-Party Management

• Overseeing the operational delivery of the new A&A programme with our supplier, ensuring a seamless and high-quality experience for students and their managers.
• Play a pivotal role in the relationship with the Student Advisory Service team and our external supplier to define, monitor, and continuously improve Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW or ICAS) with experience in professional education and development, specializing in accounting and tax qualifications (e.g. ACA, ICAS, CFAB, CIMA) or equivalent.
• Experience of supporting professional qualification programs within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Understanding of early careers development frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to build relationships and collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong business acumen and analytical skills, with experience using data and insights to contribute to strategic decision-making and measure programme effectiveness.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex information to a variety of audiences, both written and verbally.
• Project management experience, with experience of delivering initiatives on time and within budget.
• Strong team working skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively to achieve ambitious goals.
• Proficient in utilizing digital platforms and analytical tools to enhance program delivery and effectiveness.
• Experience of the professional services industry is highly desirable.
• A bachelor\'s degree or international equivalent is essential.

Connect to your business - Enabling Functions

Collaboration is central to everything we do at Deloitte. From IT to HR, marketing and more, our teams help to support the wider business in everything they do. Bringing your individual skills and specialist knowledge, you can make a far-reaching impact. Come join us.

Human Resources

At Deloitte, Human Resources is transforming. We are already an award-winning HR team but we’re not resting there. We want to make an impact that matters for our people, our clients and for society. To achieve this, we\'re firmly embedding HR into the business, advising and innovating along with our business leaders.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"The amount of investment in me in terms of training and development has been incredible - it has undoubtedly helped me to progress my career." - Jim, Enabling Functions

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers