Vacancies

Acountancy Lecturer

Permanent full time/part-time/contractual basis considered

Location – Edinburgh (flexbile)

SALARY depending on experience.

Imagine bringing your lecturing expertise to ICAS. Believe in the difference you can make to students lives. Supports students to Achieve their goals and become the best they can be.

We have a great opportunity for experienced lecturers, with an ICAS CA qualification or relevant equivalent (Level 11 Masters), to join us, as we continue our programme of transformational change within Learning.

We are looking for experienced lecturers, ideally with practice/industry experience to bring real life examples into the blended classroom environment. Although full time is desirable, we recognise this role may suit part time or those looking to join ICAS on a contractual basis.

ICAS have recently launched a syllabus with revised subject disciplines to compliment the traditional areas of Financial Reporting, Audit and Taxation.  These disciplines include Business Acumen, Risk and Technology and Strategic Finance and Modelling. The ICAS CA qualification course syllabus and structure can be found here.

Each discipline requires subject expertise and there is flexibility to teach more than one discipline, depending on teaching requirements and experience.

The right person for us is someone with fantastic interpersonal and communication skills – both verbal and written – who is adept at explaining complex material in a way that can be understood and who can teach the syllabus in a way that really resonates with their students.

Student welfare important to us at ICAS, and we are looking for lecturers who demonstrate an understanding of differing student needs and how they can relate to those differing needs and support where appropriate. This is all part of the passion for teaching.

Our desire is to find lecturers whose values, behaviours and approach resonate with those of ICAS and will drive and foster our culture of equality, diversity, and inclusivity.

The principal accountabilities of the role are detailed below:

• Deliver approximately 50-70 days (this could vary) of tuition, depending on departmental requirements, to CA students in specific areas of the CA qualification syllabus – online for now, and post COVID-19 potentially in several locations and blended.
• Contributing to the preparation and review of technical content of courses taught and becoming a subject expert in these areas (for both students and peers), working under the guidance of the Subject Controller.
• Contributing to the preparation and review and delivery of online tuition to CA students, considering the nature of the material and the most appropriate ways to deliver this. This will involve working closely with the e-learning technologists.
• Marking and feeding back to students and firms on course assessments, providing accurate marking and constructive feedback where required.
• Liaising with students and nominated firms, as required, to provide information and guidance on the routes to becoming a CA, including counselling of students on technical material and their approach to studying.
• Acting as a member of the achievement log team, reviewing approximately 60 student achievement logs per annum, and dealing with student queries in this area. This will involve working with the achievement log specialist team.
• Working with other members of the Learning division to develop and take part in Learning and cross-ICAS projects, involving research, implementation planning, project-writing, and presentation to colleagues.

As Covid-19 restrictions continue and we progress through our transformation journey, we continue to evolve our online presence and creative ways to teach, to keep students engaged and driven to achieve.

Therefore, you will need to be comfortable with different mediums for teaching, marking, and providing feedback rather than solely through traditional face to face classroom learning. Being open and encouraging of the changes ahead is key to success.

This is a great time to join ICAS, if you have a passion for accountancy that you wish to share with others and if you want to be involved in educating the CAs of the future. This is a perfect step which provides opportunity to develop your career in Learning further in roles such as Subject Controller or Internal Examiner.

ICAS places equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of all that we do. With our partner organisations, we are committed to building a diverse membership and workforce that is beneficial for all, and that enables our communities to learn, grow and advance together.

IMAGINE. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE

Please send your CV and covering letter to careers@icas.com.

We very much look forward to hearing

Location: Edinburgh

Closing date: 14 June 2021

The role is not remunerated, but all reasonably incurred travel expenses in relation to the role will be met

Background:

ICAS is seeking to appoint two new members to join its Qualifications Board (QB). We are looking for applicants who have a strong interest in Education, and who will be committed to shaping the future of the CA qualification and ensuring that it continues to hold widespread respect.

As a Member led organisation ICAS is committed to improving equality of opportunity and celebrating the diversity of our Membership. We want to ensure we reflect the increasing diversity of our Membership in our Boards and Committees, and therefore would like to increase the number of Members from all diverse backgrounds, who bring a diversity of experience, thinking styles and values to ICAS and the Qualifications Board. More information on ICAS’ approach to equality, diversity & inclusion can be found here.

The role:

The full responsibilities of the Qualifications Board are set out in ICAS’ General Regulations and include:

• Setting the entry requirements for admission as a CA Student Member.
• Setting the knowledge, skills and values requirements for admission to ICAS as a Member.
• Setting similar requirements for any other qualifications issued by ICAS.
• Ensuring that ICAS effectively discharges its duties as a Recognised Qualifying Body, as set out in the Companies Act.

The Qualifications Board also fulfils an important strategic function, through discussing developments in education, closely monitoring ICAS’ relationships with third parties (including its regulators, sister institutes, universities and Authorised Training Offices).

In discharging its responsibilities, the Qualifications Board seeks to act in the public interest, whilst also promoting and protecting the interests of students and firms. It discusses emerging issues, and ICAS risks at every meeting as well as ensuring the Business Plan of the key Learning Division is on target.

The Qualifications Board reports to the Council of the Institute.

Appointments will be for an initial term of up to three years, which may be extended for a further three-year period, provided the Board Member still meets the requisite criteria.

Time commitment:

The commitment required is to attend six meetings per year (two of which are shorter check-in meetings, held virtually). Each meeting is scheduled well in advance and can expect to take 2-3 hours, with all but two meetings taking place in Edinburgh. The role is not remunerated, but all reasonably incurred travel expenses in relation to the role will be met.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter setting out your skills and experience relevant to the position by 31 May 2021 to Iona Riddick, Policy, Research & Standards Officer at iriddick@icas.com.

ICAS places equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of all that we do. With our partner organisations, we are committed to building a diverse membership and workforce that is beneficial for all, and that enables our communities to learn, grow and advance together.

IMAGINE. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE

Please send your CV and covering letter to iriddick@icas.com.

We very much look forward to hearing from you.

Content and Communications Specialist

12-month fixed term, Full Time

Edinburgh (Maternity cover)

Salary: c.£27,000

Who we are:

ICAS is a global professional body for Chartered Accountants. We educate, examine and lead, enabling excellence whilst always working for the wider public good. Formed by Royal Charter in 1854, we have trained a lot of CAs since then, and in any given year thousands of students are working with us to achieve the ‘chartered’ goal. We have a membership of over 22,000 qualified CAs – a qualification that has shaped an international business community spanning industries and continents.

Who do we need?

Ideally, we are looking for a communications ‘all-rounder’ with experience and skills in copywriting and content creation to meet business and communications objectives for varied target audiences and formats.

Experience in creating video and other multimedia content would also be very useful.

Educated to degree level, you will be a dedicated, self-starting team player. Not only confident with the written word, you will also be a clear and concise communicator, comfortable with presenting to stakeholders at all levels with an ability to adapt your style to ensure you take people with you.

Whilst able to work effectively and creatively on your own, relationship building and stakeholder management will be key to success in this role as you will work across various teams within Member Engagement & Communications and across functions within ICAS.

The role:

The Content and Communications Specialist will be responsible for creating highly engaging and impactful content for ICAS’ channels, including ICAS.com, social media, content-led events, emails and CA magazine.

This role will involve working with content creators and policy experts from across ICAS to create relevant and targeted content for audiences across the UK and core international markets, as part of the ICAS content strategy.

Principal accountabilities

• Create and edit engaging, impactful, relevant and shareable content for ICAS’ channels, including planning, content ideation, interviewing, writing, editing and promotion to support strategic business objectives.
• Develop, produce and edit video and multimedia content for digital channels.
• Upload and publish content to ICAS’ channels, including the content management system (CMS) and other digital platforms.
• Undertake research to identify and understand audience needs, devise content ideas and ensure content is accurate and factual.
• Sub-edit and repurpose content from ICAS authors, ICAS Members, CA magazine and other sources to optimise for search and user experience, and to ensure adherence to tone of voice and best practice guidelines.
• Track, measure, analyse and optimise content performance, and create reports using Google Analytics and other digital dashboards and tools.

Key experience

• Experience in writing and editing content including short and long-form content, thought leadership, blogs, emails and social media.
• Strong skills in using Google Analytics to measure, track, analyse and report on content performance.
• Strong skills in using photo, audio and video editing software and production equipment.
• Ability to work quickly under pressure and manage deadlines and priorities.
• Desire and ability to work collaboratively as part of a team, as well as independently.

The opportunity is there to really make this role your own, to use your initiative and innovation and to exercise your judgement on the best messages, channels, and activities to engage with ICAS Members and Students.

ICAS places equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of all that we do. With our partner organisations, we are committed to building a diverse membership and workforce that is beneficial for all, and that enables our communities to learn, grow and advance together.

Please send your CV and covering letter to careers@icas.com.

We very much look forward to hearing from you.