LUMS Careers Coach Accountancy

Job Title:LUMS Careers Coach Accountancy

Location: Lancaster

Salary: £38,205 to £44,263 per year

Job type: This role is an indefinite post and will involve occasional out of hours working/travel within the UK

Closing Date: Friday 02nd February 2024

Interview Date: Thursday 14th March 2024

The Role:

Lancaster University Management School (LUMS) is a quadruple-accredited, world-ranked management school. At the heart of the student experience is our innovative and busy LUMS Careers team, who make a significant impact on the career development and employability of undergraduates, postgraduates, and graduates.

Following an internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen, for a highly motivated, driven, and experienced professional to join our team of sector specialist career coaches, with specific focus on the accountancy profession.

This role will be a crucial to the work of LUMS Careers, providing bespoke coaching and careers education to undergraduates, postgraduates, and alumni who aspire to develop careers within accountancy, from management accounting to financial accounting, in the public and private sectors.

You will engage with students as part of the curriculum, through information, advice, and guidance appointments and extra-curricular interventions. The role will involve networking with accountancy bodies, multinational professional service firms, regional employers, boutique practices and public finance accountancy organisations to encourage employer support of student experiential learning opportunities (i.e., work shadowing, insight days, internships, placements), graduate training contracts and events.

Candidate Requirements:

Educated to degree level, you will have recent, relevant, accountancy or finance professional experience at an appropriate level and/or significant experience of graduate recruitment and student/talent development. You will have an engaging and effective professional approach, with confidence in your ability to develop your network across the sector. Your previous relevant experience will have equipped you for adapting flexibly to this role and you will be someone who thrives on change, seeks new challenges, and has a passion for helping a diverse community of students and graduates.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Careers Coach, Finance Coach, Senior Finance Lecturer, Senior Accounting Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Senior Accounts Lecturer, HNC/D Lecturer, Senior Academic Lecturer, University Lecturer, Education Lead, Academic Lead, College Tutor, Qualified Accountant, Chartered Accountancy, Head of Accounts, Senior Accountant, Senior Management Accountant, Head of Finance will also be considered.