Join Us as our US Curriculum Lead in Learning and Development!
Ideas | People | Trust
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy – and directly advise the owners and management teams leading them.
We’ll broaden your horizons
Learning and Development (L&D) is a key enabler of our strategy as an Audit Stream and critical to our success. It supports our ability to attract, develop and retain talented people who take pride in their work and successfully deliver for our business. Effective L&D underpins quality and productivity by supporting our people to develop the necessary knowledge and skills to perform their work, helping them reach their personal and professional potential.
Are you ready to broaden your horizons and make a real impact on the future of learning? We’re looking for an Experienced Manager to join our Audit Stream L&D team to lead on the development of our US Curriculum. This is your chance to shape the future of learning in this important area for the business.
About the Role
As our US Curriculum Lead, you’ll manage the entire learning process for our US offering. You’ll be pivotal in transitioning the curriculum into Audit Stream L&D (it currently sits in the business). You’ll work close with our US practitioners, ensuring our learning meets the needs of the business, remains high-quality and is commercially viable. You’ll be responsible for overseeing our QC 1000 response and liaise directly with global and US colleagues, influencing learning strategy for the future. You’ll report directly to the Audit Stream L&D Leadership Team.
Key responsibilities:
- Support the transition plan for the US curriculum, addressing compliance and delivery risks and managing the change process.
- Develop and deliver high quality, impactful and innovative content that meets learner needs and delivers business outcomes.
- Build strategic relationships with SMEs, Global L&D, and the US firm.
- Support the evaluation of learning impact and effectiveness (lead by our Monitoring, Reporting & Compliance team)
- Bring fresh ideas to support effective learning solutions.
- Support the QC 1000 process, optimising our systems, processes and controls in relation to the US curriculum.
What We’re Looking For
- Experienced Manager with an audit background and recent US experience
- Experience of authoring learning content and/or facilitation would be an advantage but is not essential
- Strong relationship and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team
- Experience with change programmes is beneficial
- Interest in developing self and others through high-quality learning
- Excellent analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Strong data-analytics and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of business strategy and a focus on delivering effectively
This role offers the flexibility to be based anywhere in the UK, with some travel required. If you’re a talented, high-performing individual ready to lead change and support our L&D strategy, we want to hear from you. Apply now and help us redefine service quality in our US sector.
We’re in it together
Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.
Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.
We know that collaboration is the key to creating value and satisfying experiences at work, so we’ve invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.
We’re looking forward to the future
At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.
Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions.
We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
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