Qualification Content Lead – Management Accounting and Performance Management

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Qualification Content Lead for Management Accounting and Performance Management. This full-time, fixed-term role involves developing high-quality syllabus content and assessments, ensuring qualifications remain innovative and relevant. The position offers a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Up to 9% employer pension contribution

Private healthcare

Flexi time and flexi leave

Qualifications

• Experience in setting a syllabus and developing assessments.
• Experience in developing technical content for learning products.
• Awareness of ACCA content related to Management Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative syllabus content and learning outcomes.
• Lead the assessment process, ensuring high-quality exams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain qualification excellence.

Skills

Technical expertise in Management Accounting

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Strong relationship-building skills

Strong MS Office skills

Education

Fully qualified accountant

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23.05.2025

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07.07.2025

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Job Description:

Qualification Content Lead – Management Accounting and Performance Management

Are you passionate about, and a technical subject-matter-expert in, Management Accounting and Performance Management?

Do you have the experience to design and develop high-quality syllabus content and assessments, that meet global industry standards?

Are you a fully qualified accountant?

Are you looking for a role where you have significant impact, and play a key part in ensuring qualifications remain innovative, relevant, and future-ready?

Would you relish the opportunity to also lead the development and technical content of interactive learning modules and learning support products - aimed at meeting the need of learners and education providers?

If so, we may well have the perfect opportunity for you.

Our client

We are working with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - the world’s most forward-thinking professional accountancy body.

ACCA has a thriving global community of 252,500 members and 526,000 future members across 180 countries. They are committed to innovation, excellence, and upholding the highest professional and ethical values.

We are proud to partner with ACCA to identify talent for this Qualification Content Lead (Management Accounting and Performance Management) 18 months fixed term contract, due to the growing demand for additional team capacity resulting from increased project work.

The role

At ACCA, a ‘Qualification Content Lead’ (QCL), leads the development of both syllabus and assessment and ensure the external examining team deliver innovative, relevant and rigorous syllabuses and assessments for ACCA future members and any additional qualifications required by existing ACCA members globally.

In the QCL team there are various technical specialists (e.g. for tax, audit & assurance, financial reporting, etc).

As the QCL for Management Accounting and Performance Management, your technical expertise will help shape the future of professional qualifications, ensuring ACCA continues to develop future-ready finance professionals.

In this role, you will shape the future of professional education and qualifications, and be part of a team that embraces new ideas and cutting-edge learning methods, while working with a diverse community of experts across different regions.

Key facts:

★ Full-time, fixed term contract – 18 months

★ Starting salary range of up to £70,000 (outside London) - £75,000 p.a. (London)

★ACCA operate a 'digital first' approach. This role can be primarily home based (anywhere in the UK), with occasional travel to either London or Glasgow ACCA offices. NB, if you live in/locally to London or Glasgow, then you are welcomed to work from the office, if you prefer this setting.

★ Benefits Package includes up to 9% employer pension contribution, private healthcare, flexi time and flexi leave.

NB: although it is an 18 months FTC, we welcome applications from candidates with notice periods up to 3 months

Key Responsibilities of the role include:

- Act as the subject matter expert in Management Accounting and Performance Management, developing innovative syllabus content and learning outcomes.

- Lead the assessment process, ensuring exams are of the highest quality, aligned with learning objectives, and meet regulatory requirements.

- Oversee the development of interactive learning modules and other resources to support learners and education providers.

- Keep syllabus content up to date with industry trends, legislative changes, and emerging technologies.

- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including examiners and education providers, to maintain qualification excellence.

- Ensure all materials, exams, and assessments are 100% error-free, high-quality, and delivered on time.

- Lead marking standardisation meetings, providing expert guidance on exam content and evaluation criteria.

- Represent ACCA at external meetings, conferences, and examiner standardisation events.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Excellent technical, and subject matter, expertise in Management Accounting and Performance Management
• Awareness of the ACCA content related to the relevant syllabus subject (Management Accounting and Performance Management)
• Experience in setting a syllabus and developing assessments
• Experience in developing, and technical content, for learning products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects, and deliver reliably to strict deadlines
• Strong relationship-building skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong MS office skills – especially Word and Excel

Interested?

For a confidential conversation with FJWilson Talent before applying, please contact Fiona Wilson on 0203 195 3600, or email us at [emailprotected]

*Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.*

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We encourage applications from all sections of the community. Furthermore, qualifications and/or experience identified are indicative. We will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and/or experience for role advertised.