Technical Tax Learning & Development Partner

A leading professional services firm, based in Dublin city centre are looking to recruit a technical tax learning & development partner to join their learning & development (L&D) team.  This is a great opportunity for a tax professional at manager or senior manager level to merge both your technical tax knowledge with your learning and development experience. 

A great team to join with a very structured calendar of work so whilst your role will be busy, it can be performed within the standard working day.  As the firm are going through a period of growth with ambitious plans for the next 3-5 years, there is room for the position to evolve and progress.  

About the position

• Responsibility for the creation and implementation of the firms Technical Tax and Law Learning Strategy
• Assisting in content design and roll-out of technical tax and legal curriculum across the Irish tax practice 
• Representing the firm on professional institution committees from a technical tax learning perspective and providing advice/views on professional examination syllabi and assessment methods
• Creation, negotiation and monitoring of the learning budget and working with the finance and operations team in this regard
• Completion of regular training needs analysis and technical tax solution implementation in conjunction with the business/learning champions
• Developing relationships within the Tax practice and wider firm to build a strong network. Liaising and reporting to Partners, Learning Champions, Talent Teams and other key stakeholders within the business on all tax training initiatives
• Assist with and deliver technical tax course presentations for the Tax Trainee population.
• Course evaluation, reporting, feedback to facilitators and course amendments where necessary
• Tax and Law Learning communications strategy and rollout – regular reporting to Tax and Law Partners, Tax Leadership and wider Tax and Law Practice through Town Halls/Partner Meetings
• L&D Projects, e.g. On-the-job learning application, Employee Learning Experience, Buddy and Counsellor connect, Future Leaders Programme, Hybrid working and Hybrid Learning
• Liaise with Education Team, HR, Finance etc. regarding Taxation Examinations, Graduate, Intern and Work-Placement On-boarding and designing technical content for same in conjunction with the business and learning champions

ABOUT THE PERSON:

• A genuine interest in learning and development, coaching and training
• Ability to design tax technical content from early careers to mid and senior levels of experience within the organisation
• Learning and development experience in a professional services firm or similar (education; financial Services)
• Identify, in consultation with the business and learning champions, future training requirements based on upcoming tax legislation and developments in tax profession. Ability to keep up-to-speed on changes in tax legislation and developments in the tax arena to incorporate into learning plan
• AITI taxation qualification (desirable)
• CIPD, IITD qualification (desirable)
• Experience of coaching and developing more junior staff within the wider Talent Team
• Budget creation, negotiation and management experience
• Excellent team leader and player- ability to integrate and build effective relationships at all levels
• Ability to build strong relationships with leadership and key stakeholders
• Ability to present and report to leadership and key stakeholders on a regular basis
• Project management skills, plan and prioritize work, meet deadlines.

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