Job Introduction
Head of Financial Reporting
Department: Professional Development
Location: United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? BPP is on the hunt for an ambitious and dynamic Head of Financial Reporting within our Professional Development department, to spearhead our goals for 2024.
As the Head of Financial Reporting, you'll be at the forefront of shaping the future of financial education, empowering professionals to excel in their field.
What you’ll be doing
Joining BPP as the Head of Financial Reporting within our Professional Development team offers a dynamic opportunity to delve into the intricate world of financial reporting while nurturing a diverse clientele. Specializing in IFRS with a comprehensive grasp of both UK GAAP and US GAAP, you'll play a pivotal role in guiding learners through the complexities of financial standards.
Your role will extend across the UK, seamlessly blending online and face-to-face sessions, ensuring a flexible yet engaging learning experience. As the Head of Financial Reporting, you'll take the lead in delivering comprehensive training sessions, tailored specifically to RFS, UK GAAP, and US GAAP, for both public and in-house courses. Cultivating and curating a robust portfolio of Financial Reporting courses will be central to your responsibilities, ensuring BPP remains at the forefront of professional development in this field.
Beyond the classroom, you'll be instrumental in maintaining BPP's strong client relationships and affiliations with major accounting institutes. Your strategic input will shape the development process, collaborating closely with key stakeholders to set budgets, forecasts, and targets. Driving the implementation of large-scale client programs will be in your capable hands, overseeing every aspect from project management to commercial support, and ensuring alignment with market needs.
Your role will also involve close liaison with relevant professional bodies and clients, ensuring alignment with industry standards and evolving needs. Managing the academic content and pedagogy of specialized modules and programs will be a key focus, alongside continuously refining course outlines and content to enhance learning outcomes and market relevance. As the Head of Financial Reporting, you'll be at the forefront of shaping the future of financial education, empowering professionals to excel in their field.
What we’re looking for:
- Knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP are essential.
- Relevant professional accounting qualification (ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA, CIMA).
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills and an innovative approach to training.
- Willingness to contribute, learn and develop and a willingness to travel.
- Prior experience in training and professional practice – desirable but not essential
Company Benefits
- Learning and Development - As you would expect from a leading education provider, BPP invests heavily in your career development. We provide a comprehensive in-house leadership and management training programme and a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities. Brilliantly, you can also study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.
- Pension - up to 5% matched by employer
- Life Assurance - 4x basic salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private Medical Cover
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Dental Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Will Writing Service
- Income Protection
- Give as you earn - You can make tax-efficient contributions to a charity of your choice.
- BPP Rewards - A company-funded scheme that offers genuine discounts and allows you to make significant savings each year on everything from your petrol, groceries, holidays, clothing , and home insurance.
- 25 days holiday per year plus 3 company nominated days over Christmas + bank holidays, you can also buy up to 10 additional days per year.
Sound like the perfect fit? Apply today.
If role requires DBS, please put the below at the end of the advert text:
- Please note successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 – successful candidate will be required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings that are not protected, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013).
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- Please note successful candidates will be required to undergo a Basic DBS Check OR Credit Check (depending on role).
