Technical Consultant / Audit and Accounts Lecturer

Job Role: Technical Consultant / Audit and Accounts Lecturer

Location: Homebased with UK travel

Salary: Competitive

Why do we want you?

We want you because you are a ACA / ACCA Qualified Accountants or you have technical training experience and you're looking for a move out of practice into something varied and a bit different.

A bit about us.

Wilmington plc is a company with a difference. Over the years we’ve grown by acquisition and as such we have many unique businesses in our portfolio.  Mercia Group is one of them!

MerciaGroup is one of the leading providers of training and support services to the UK accountancy profession, working with over 8000 firms nationwide. 

We are always on the lookout for ACA or ACCA Qualified Accountants or those who have other relevant experience (such as technical training) looking for a move out of practice and want to try something a bit different.

If you would you like to work for a business that truly values and trusts their employees, while working in a vibrant and growth-focused professional organisation we’d like to hear from you.

We don’t have a ‘one size fits all’ team or client base and can offer flexibility and choice around the structure of the role you do and the hours that you work to suit your area of accounting expertise and/or family situation.

To give you a flavour, our team can get involved in some or all of the below depending on their areas of expertise:

Consultancy

• Audit consultancy and compliance services to firms who outsource their quality control
• Visiting firms throughout the UK from national practices to sole practitioners to provide hot and cold file reviews
• Conducting file reviews remotely from one of our offices or home and providing debrief of findings by phone

Training

• CPD courses on national face-to-face, online and in-house course programmes 
• Keeping up to date with latest technical changes across a wide range of subjects and presenting this in an interesting and engaging style
• Writing and developing technical yet practical course materials for use on face-to-face and online events. Influence over course content (and due to the practical nature of the courses there are no syllabus restrictions)

Technical Writing

• Developing and updating of our range of technical manuals, methodologies and paperless systems
• We have a range of titles including auditing, money laundering and financial reporting

Marketing support products

• Contribution to editorial and development of our range marketing support products and services. These can be articles for websites, newsletters, social media blogs or our popular annual budget report

We always support colleagues to develop their skills but to be successful in this job you really do need to already be able to tick most of these boxes...

We know it’s not a skill, but the successful candidate must have permission to work in the role’s location by the start of their employment.

You will also need;

• ACA or ACCA Qualified Accountants or those who have other relevant experience
• Good experience of UK Accounting and Auditing Standards
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to explain this in a way which is easy for others to understand
• Hands on or management experience within a professional practice or relevant professional body
• Interest in technology and the opportunities this creates for development
• Enthusiastic self-starter and team player with a desire to help others
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK
• Ideally familiarity with non-audit regulations that impact on accountancy practices
• Good communication skills and ability to apply technical issues to a range of practice situations

You need to be the kind of person who…

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong technical knowledge with the ability to explain this in a way which is easy for others to understand
• Hands on or management experience within a professional practice or relevant professional body
• Interest in technology and the opportunities this creates for development
• Enthusiastic self-starter and team player with a desire to help others
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK

Thanks for reading our job advert. We’ve tried to bring to life what it’s like working as part of Wilmington plc but we do so much that it’s tough to distil into a single page. We also recognise that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job unless they think they match every requirement. Don’t let that hold you back. If you are excited about the role and think you can do much of what we have described but aren’t sure if you are quite who we’re looking for… give it a try. Nothing ventured nothing gained!

Come join us!

We offer a great benefits package which includes standard things like performance related bonus, pension with life assurance etc., but also Wilmington Choices which allows you to tailor your benefits package with offerings like holiday purchase, discount vouchers, heavily subsidised gym membership, cycle to work schemes and dining cards.

We offer variety, development and an opportunity to be part of a committed group of colleagues. We operate an open environment where you’ll be encouraged to make an impact. At Wilmington, our collaborative approach means your great ideas will be welcomed and your great work recognised. 

We are focused on ensuring that Wilmington remains a great place to work. We value our people and we continue to invest in their career development. We encourage learning, and career opportunities are possible across all Wilmington companies

“We are committed to equality, equality of opportunity and valuing diversity”

The Legal Bit!

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

*Please note that this role may remain advertised until an offer of employment has been made.