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Imagine where we could go together
ICAS is a global professional body for Chartered Accountants. We educate, examine and lead, enabling excellence whilst always working for the wider public good. Join us now at a challenging, interesting and rewarding time and imagine where you can get to if we put our minds to it.
Here are our current opportunities. If your ideal role isn’t here, email us at careers@icas.com with your specialism and we’ll get back to you should it arise.
Qualification Technical Lead (Assessments) (QTL)
Qualification Technical Lead (Assessments) (QTL)
Permanent: Full time /Part Time
Location – Edinburgh/Hybrid
Salary range: £49,5000 – £64,500 (dependent on experience)
We are proudly committed.
Our newly created specialist Qualification Technical Lead (Assessments) (QTL) roles offer an experienced qualified accountant a great professional opportunity to join ICAS and be part of our exciting new journey and change programme – and play an important role as we all work together to deliver our new CA24, which launches in April 2024.
We are looking for QTLs with demonstratable expertise in at least one of the following areas:
*Taxation
*Financial and non-financial reporting
*Audit and assurance
*Data, risk, technology
*Strategy
If you are seeking a new career opportunity to use your technical expertise in an education and learning environment - our new QTL role may be the role for you.
Foundation Administrator
Foundation Administrator
Join Our Team as a Foundation Administrator and Make a Difference!
Are you ready to embark on an engaging journey where you'll play a vital role in providing administrative support across the team including board meetings and tackling the day-to-day challenges of a dynamic charity? You will support all areas of the charity such as, Programmes and Volunteering, Fundraising, Marketing and Communications and Governance. The ICAS Foundation is on the lookout for a passionate and very organised individual to join us as a Foundation Administrator.
Who We Are: The ICAS Foundation is an independent charity that collaborates closely with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) to champion equity, diversity, and inclusion among its members. For the past decade, we've been dedicated to empowering university students studying accountancy and finance, having granted over £2 million in funding. Each year, we support approximately 100 students across universities in Scotland and England, welcoming around 35 new Scholars annually and guiding them through their university journey for up to 4 years.
Our core mission is to enable academically talented young people from less privileged backgrounds to pursue accountancy or finance-related degrees. We accomplish this through financial bursaries, a mentoring scheme, and facilitating internships and graduate job opportunities.
The Job: As a Foundation Administrator, you'll dive into a multifaceted role that involves diary management, meeting coordination, minute-taking, data collection, and thanking donors for their donations. You will be skilled in the use of Microsoft Word and Excel, and supporting the administration needs of our volunteers, students and donors.
You'll help to organise board meetings, manage the mailbox, student bursary and grant enquiries administration and coordinate updates from mentors, students, and alumni. Additionally, you'll support fundraising initiatives, administering donations, writing thank you letters to donors and support at events to elevate our charity's visibility and income.
Your work will directly contribute to our mission of supporting young people from diverse backgrounds in the UK, enabling them to pursue higher education and a broader range of career opportunities, including becoming a Chartered Accountant.
Who We Need: We're seeking an experienced and organised administrator, with a preference for candidates who have worked in charitable organisations. However, we're open to various work experiences that can be applied to advance the ICAS Foundation's charitable purpose.
Our work is all about creating a positive impact for young people and is both rewarding and challenging. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced and diverse role, enjoys engaging with others, and is adept at managing multiple tasks, stakeholders, and schedules. You should be comfortable juggling diaries, coordinating external meetings and events, and collaborating closely with a small, enthusiastic and hard-working team with direct responsibility to the Director.
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of the ICAS Foundation's mission, making a real impact in an organisation where you can roll up your sleeves and take on a pivotal role.
In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including an employer pension scheme (9%), a generous holiday package (Up to 35 days including public holidays and the option to buy and sell), training and development opportunities, and up to 3 days paid volunteering days to support charitable activities. The post will be contracted on a joint employment basis between the ICAS Foundation and ICAS, benefiting from all of the features and benefits of an ICAS employee.
Salary range: £23,000-£26,000.
Location: Edinburgh with hybrid working.
Full time or part time hours considered
Application Deadline: 7th MArch 2024
If you're ready for a new challenge and want to contribute to a meaningful cause, to apply use the link below and send your CV along with a compelling covering letter.
Assessment & Quality Specialist
Assessment & Quality Specialist
Full time - 1 Permanent & 2 Fixed Term Contracts (12 months)
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 (dep on exp)
Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid working)
A small team with big influence
We have a number of exciting opportunities (permanent and fixed term roles) to join our busy assessment team who administer, deliver and manage the delivery of both remote and in centre assessments to students across the United Kingdom.
This an exciting and challenging opportunity for those who like to work in a fast-paced customer facing environment, and who enjoy working in a role where they have a direct influence on the development and delivery of processes for both internal and external stakeholders. The successful candidate will also enjoy balancing multiple tasks whilst retaining a strong focus on improving our student experience.
What is the role?
The Assessment & Quality Specialist (A&QS) role is crucial to the assessment process and the overall student experience, to be successful in role you will need to be resilient and have experience working in a fast moving and fluid environment. You will also require excellent IT skills, possess strong attention to detail and be highly organised and able to work in a structured, yet flexible manner, to adapt, and respond to unexpected events.
As A&QS you will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with a number of internal and external colleagues to create, maintain and deliver a wide range of digital and physical assessments across the UK. Whilst the role is primarily focused on the delivery of assessments to students, there is also a significant amount of contact with students, employers and third-party providers to ensure that all aspects of the assessment process are brought together, all appropriate guidelines are followed, and all necessary procedures are in place to deliver and efficient and consistent assessment every time.
The successful applicant must have excellent IT, written and communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with both external stakeholders and internal colleagues across ICAS.
Previous experience of working in an assessment /student focused administrative environment would be beneficial but is not essential, as extensive training will be provided, however experience working within a fast paced, high-pressure environment is essential. Core hours are worked but there may be a requirement for flexibility around key exam and results dates and some UK travel may be required.
Closing Date: 28 February 2024
Subject Manager (Corporate Finance )
Subject Manager (Corporate Finance)
Full time - Permanent
Location – Edinburgh/Hybrid
Salary range: £49,500 – £64,500 (dependent on experience)
A close team with big influence – team spirited.
It’s an exciting year to join ICAS as we will launch our new CA (Chartered Accountant) syllabus in its digital first format in April and thereafter our focus will be on implementing and embedding of our new CA programme and continuous improvement.
We are looking for a Subject Manager (Corporate Finance) to join us in our CA24 journey to lead and have key responsibility for a portfolio of subjects in our new syllabus.
Joining us at this significant point in our change journey would mean as Subject Manager you would have key role in helping to shape, influence, embed the new programme and contribute directly to our success story at a subject level.
Find out more about our new CA qualification and syllabus
What’s the job?
The Subject Manager is responsible for developing and implementing the syllabus, Course resources and learning strategy for the new and refreshed courses within the CA qualification. These courses will provide learners with a high-quality learning experience, maintain our high-quality standards and remain relevant to the needs of the profession alongside a quality assurance focus on course delivery.
You will report into the Head of Syllabus and new Curriculum Development and work collaboratively with a close team including experts in assessment, digital learning, and teaching, both internal and external to ICAS, to deliver course content at the appropriate level, with context that meets the needs of the learner.
Who are we looking for?
To be successful in this role you must have demonstratable expertise and knowledge in corporate financial management and financial modelling.
You will hold a Chartered Accountancy Qualification or relevant equivalent (Level 11 Masters) and have relevant and established professional experience within the subject portfolio required, combined with strong technical knowledge of the relevant subject area(s), which enables development of new knowledge and understanding within the field.
A passion for high quality learning and development is essential – as is excellent communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively and develop and maintain productive working relationships with all stakeholders. You must be able to work a defined schedule of deadlines and manage your own workload, whilst still being able to flex and adapt to changing circumstances.
You will ideally understand current best practice in learning delivery (pedagogical and technological developments), and qualification frameworks, oversight, and compliance e.g., SCQF (Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) and FRC (Financial Reporting Council).
We also offer a generous staff benefits package which includes access to : private medical insurance, generous annual leave entitlement of 35 days with the option twice a year to purchase up to 5 additional holiday days, pension (9% employer contribution) with an annual option to increase your employee contribution via salary sacrifice, life assurance, health care, dental care, menopause support plan, flex benefits package, purchase retail discount vouchers, gym membership, tech, cycle to work scheme, 3 paid giving back/volunteering days to support local/national charitable activities and an annual Individual Learning Allowance to spend on personal development.
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.
Closing Date: 11 March 2024
If you're looking for a role as a Chartered Accountant but not with us at ICAS, please see our CA Jobs section below.