The role involves developing and updating tax curriculum content, coordinating with subject matter experts, and ensuring compliance with tax law changes.
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Position Overview:
The primary responsibility of the role is the expansion of our staff level training tax curriculum through the development of new content and updates of our existing content.
What You'll Do
- Develop new content and maintain existing content covering a wide range of tax topics in individual and entity taxation for Becker’s tax training courses
- Follow developments in the tax profession and plan the timely development of content based on current events and new pronouncements
- Write and/or review course content and questions (e.g. multiple choice, short answer, simulation, essay)
- Review course content developed by subject matter experts (SMEs)
- Coordinate the projects and timelines of course content developed by SMEs
- Advise SMEs on the training methodology to maintain quality and consistency in the staff level training product
- Track development of course content and report regularly to management on development status
- Leverage instructional design principles in the development of content and courses
- Provide guidance to production team on content design and on the tables, graphics and images used in content
- Review the visual design of courses from production according to Becker’s proprietary design templates
- Assist in preparing for live in person and virtual training events
- Collaborate and respond to inquiries from cross functional teams
- Maintain library of current pronouncements, changes to tax law, exposure drafts of potential future pronouncements and inform SMEs of changes in authoritative literature to ensure that course content is current.
- Review and critique the Becker learning platform and other learning tools.
- Exhibit strong communication (both written and oral) and coordination skills as this role will require interface with SMEs at various levels as well as cooperation with cross-functional teams
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Bachelor’s degree with a focus in business, finance and/or accounting preferred.
- CPA credential required
- Master’s degree with 2+ years’ experience with content development preferred
- 8+ years of tax experience, including time at a public accounting firm
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects
- Strong organizational and resource management skills
- Proven technical writing ability, particularly in explaining complex tax concepts with precision and clarity
- Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Adobe Acrobat skills
- Experience with tax research tools, such as Bloomberg Tax
- Experience using generative AI technologies in the tax research process, applying sound judgment, validation skills, and authoritative sourcing.
- Experience with project management tracking tools
Colibri Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Top Skills
Adobe Acrobat
Bloomberg Tax
Generative Ai Technologies
Excel
PowerPoint
Word
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