Senior or Assistant Manager, Technical & Training (2 days per week)

Senior or Assistant Manager, Technical & Training

The role

Accountancy is a highly regulated field, and it’s important that we have processes in place to ensure we comply with all legal and ethical requirements. This not only ensures we meet professional standards, but shows that we are a trustworthy firm for our clients. We’re also passionate about developing our people, both in terms of soft skills and technical skills, including the trainees that join AG.

Our Technical and Training team provide, facilitate and co-ordinate training and development for all of our people and support the implementation of change projects, efficiency, regulation and quality improvements throughout Albert Goodman. We’re looking for a qualified individual to join this specialist team at either Senior or Assistant Manager level.

This role will be working 15 hours per week, ideally across 2 days, and we are flexible on which days of the week these are.

You’ll be supporting with a number of key activities including practice assurance, compliance, technical support and rolling out new processes. You’ll also play a pivotal part in delivering training reviews to trainees across AG, and supporting with the delivery of training topics such as ethics.

Day to day you may be developing technical training materials, supporting with the upkeep of our shared technical content, completing quality checks and annual reviews, and interacting with colleagues across the firm.

Our ideal candidate is someone proactive, and with the confidence to be an ambassador for compliance and processes. Naturally, being detail oriented helps with this, along with sound communication skills and flexibility to meet the changing needs of our business. From a training perspective, you’ll need to be comfortable coaching and supporting our trainee population, as well as delivering training on a wider basis.

What we need from you

• For you to be ACA or ACCA qualified
• A minimum of 3-4 years of practice experience
• Experience or an interest in financial reporting
• Experience of supporting and influencing a variety of stakeholders
• Confidence, and great communication skills with people of all levels
• High attention to detail; use of initiative and ability to work to deadlines
• Good planning, organisation, and prioritisation skills, with flexibility to adapt to changing needs
• A collaborative approach

We understand that not everyone will come with these exact requirements. If your experience isn’t a complete match but you feel you could bring a lot to AG, we’d still encourage you to apply so that we can learn more about you!

What we can give you in return

We offer a fantastic place to work with a competitive and flexible benefits package. This includes:

• A minimum of 25 days holiday which increases with length of service. Plus the option to buy and sell holiday
• An annual salary review
• Group pension scheme
• Life assurance, which includes access to a smart health app
• An employee assistance programme for you and your family
• One volunteering day per year
• Cinema society discounts
• GymFlex discounts
• Bupa health and cash plans available
• Electric car and cycle to work schemes

About AG

Albert Goodman is a firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax Consultants and Financial Planners, providing high-quality advice to over 5000 local and national businesses and individuals.

We are friendly, fair and forward thinking with a can-do attitude. We collaborate to achieve, and pride ourselves on being trustworthy, progressive, and impactful.

Albert Goodman are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion amongst our people. We are an equal opportunity employer and offer an environment where candidates and colleagues feel valued. We ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, race, religion or belief, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy, sex or sexual orientation. We welcome applicants who can bring new perspectives and experiences, that not only help drive our business forward but make this an exciting firm to be part of.

What sets us apart

A career at Albert Goodman can be a varied and rewarding one. We embrace future change and development. By hiring from within and investing in a range of training programmes, we give you the chance to develop and evolve your career, no matter which route you want to take.

We form inclusive relationships that deliver. We celebrate difference and empower people to bring new ideas, solutions, and perspectives.

We make a positive difference to those with whom we work, as well as in our communities and the environment, and were immensely proud to have secured B Corp status in 2023.

We were named the Best Companies number one accountancy firm to work for in the UK in 2022, as well as a “World Class Place to Work” in 2024.