Accounting Skills Trainer

Our client, an established and forward thinking accountancy firm has a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and passionate Accounting Skills Trainer to join their Learning and Development Team to shape, lead and deliver a comprehensive technical training strategy to support the development and progression of their technical team members.

This is a permanent full-time role with hybrid and flexible working options, including flexibility on location in one of the firm's key offices. This role will involve once/twice weekly day travel to other offices across the Group.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and Lead the Training Strategy: Design and execute a comprehensive technical training programme for trainees and technical team members.
• Support Trainee Development: Guide early-career professionals through their first three years, bridging the gap between classroom knowledge and workplace experience.
• Design and Deliver Engaging Training: Deliver interactive, hands-on training (virtual and in-person) that integrates core technical topics (e.g. VAT, bank reconciliations) with software applications
• Build Training Resources: Create walkthroughs, manuals, Loom videos, and digital content that explain both functionality and accounting rationale
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work with client managers, heads of department, and the integration team to ensure training is aligned with client deliverables and firm objectives.
• Maintain Compliance Standards: Manage relationships with professional bodies and stay abreast of regulatory changes.
• Continuously Improve: Use feedback, engagement metrics, and training data to enhance and refine training content and delivery.
• Optimise External Resources: Promote and drive adoption of training tools and content.

About you:

• We would like to hear from you if you are fully ACA/ACCA qualified.
• You will have a strong background in Accounting or Audit with hands-on experience in audit methodologies and accounting standards (IFRS, UK GAAP)
• Proven ability to design and deliver training programmes to technical teams
• Strong understanding of regulatory developments in the accounting and audit space
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and/or confident in delivering engaging training sessions to diverse audiences.
• Experience using accounting software such as Xero, Dext, Silverfin, CaseWare
• Ability to explain complex technical information in a clear and engaging way, both verbally and in writing
• Experience working with or understanding of professional accounting qualifications (AAT, CTA, ACCA, ICAEW)
• Strong IT skills, PPT, MS Office

We would love to hear from you if you are in a similar role or looking to move into a training led role and are now considering your next move.

Apply today if you are keen to be part of a progressive, forward thinking firm that is committed to developing high performing teams and where all employees receive training and development to increase their technical knowledge and their commercial and management skills.