Senior Specialist, Curriculum Development (CPA or CMA required)
Senior Specialist, Curriculum Development Becker Professional Education Remote At Colibri Group, culture is a critical part of our collective success, and we live our values everyday: Love, Joy, Boldness, Teamwork, and Curiosity. These values guide our interactions with each other, our customers, and the community. The Senior Specialist, Curriculum Development opportunity is with Colibri Group's esteemed accounting brand, Becker Professional Education. For over 60 years, Becker has been the partner accountants trust with their professional education. Position Overview The primary responsibility of the role is the expansion of our CPA, CPE and CMA curriculum through the development and updates of our existing content and new products and courses. Position Requirements & Major Responsibilities
- Develop new content and maintain existing content for Becker’s products and courses
- Follow developments in the accounting profession and plan the timely development of content based on current events and new pronouncements
- Write and/or review questions (e.g. multiple choice, simulation, essay)
- Track development of course content and report regularly to management on development status
- Provide guidance to production team on content design and on the tables, graphics and images used in content
- Collaborate and respond to inquiries from cross functional teams
- Review course content developed by subject matter experts (SMEs)
- Coordinate the projects and timelines of course content developed by SMEs
- Train SMEs on the use of course templates and learning platforms
- Leverage instructional design principles in the development of content and courses
- Assist with instructional design of new and existing content according to Becker’s proprietary design templates
- 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 corporation with cross-functional teams
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with a focus in business, finance and/or accounting preferred.
- CPA and/or CMA credential required, CPA or dual CPA/CMA is preferred
- Master’s degree with 2+ years’ experience with content development preferred
- 5+ years expertise in Taxation, Accounting/Auditing and/or Corporate Finance
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects
- Strong organizational and resource management skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Adobe Acrobat skills
- Experience with project management tracking tools
About Colibri Group Colibri Group is building the future of professional education. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, Colibri Group is one of the pioneers of online professional education, introducing some of the first web-based professional education courses in 2001. Students and professionals start and advance their careers through the company’s online and in-person learning solutions for licensing, continuing education, test preparation and professional development. Today, we proudly serve over one million customers each year and employ more than 900 mission-aligned professionals. Our family of brands are the leading online professional education platforms in their respective end-markets. We provide a holistic learning experience for students and professionals to achieve more and thrive throughout their careers in real estate, financial services, teacher education, healthcare, valuation and property services, accounting, among other professions. Visit www.colibrigroup.com for more information. Colibri Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Colibri Group prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. #LI-Remote Remote Skills: Accounting, Adobe Acrobat, Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Communication Skills, Content Development, Cross-Functional, Detail Oriented, Educational Testing, Finance, Financial Audit, Financial Services, Graphics, Health Education, Instructional Design, Licensing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Multitasking, Online Training, Organizational Skills, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Project Management Software, Project Tracking, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Real Estate, Resource Management, Simulation, Tax Accounting, Tax Regulations, Time Management, Training/Teaching Curriculum, Training/Teaching Materials About the Company: Colibri Group