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Senior Finance Analyst (FP&A), Birmingham

Ref. : 1000008902
Birmingham (Louisa Ryland House)
Birmingham
Senior Finance Analyst QA Higher Education, Full-time & Permanent Opportunity Birmingham Based (Hybrid, 1-2 Days On-Site) Are you a commercially minded finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for turning data into insights? If so, we’d love to hear from you! Join our vibrant & fast paced Finance team at QA Higher Education as a Senior Finance Analyst and help drive performance through insight, forecasting, and business partnering. About our role: As Senior Finance Analyst, you’ll support the Commercial Finance Managers and Head of FP&A in providing high-quality financial analysis, reporting, and planning across the business. Working closely with the operations and management accounts teams, you’ll play a key role in delivering timely insights, identifying trends, and supporting strategic decision-making. Here’s some of what’s involved: (click through to see the full JD) Support the development of forecasts, budgets, and long-range planning models. Maintain and enhance financial models used for reporting and strategic initiatives. Analyse performance against forecasts/budgets and identify key drivers of variances. Collaborate with Management Accounts and operational teams to understand trends. Provide actionable commercial insight to support business decisions. Own and improve FP&A datasets and monthly KPI reporting. Identify and deliver improvements to reporting tools, processes, and systems. Bring your experience: Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA accountant. Previous experience in financial planning, business partnering or commercial finance. Skilled in analysing large datasets and working with imperfect data. Advanced Excel skills (modelling, pivot tables, etc.). Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines. Strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving approach. Effective communicator, confident working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders. A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and isn’t afraid to get hands-on. Self-motivated, organised, and resilient—with a sense of humour! A little more about QA: Students preparing for undergraduate study. Working professionals looking to specialise in their field. Career changers. Everyone should be given access to outstanding higher education and our aim at QA is to make that possible. We work with our partner universities to offer courses ranging from foundation programmes to postgraduate degrees covering subject areas including Accountancy, Business, Computing, Cyber, Digital Marketing, Events Management, Project Management and Web Development and delivered in city centre locations. #QAHigherEducation #Finance #Analyst #ACA #CIMA #ACCA #CommercialFinance #Birmingham #hybridworking #INDO1
B3 3PL

Customer Success Manager

Ref. : 1000008857
UK
Other
Role: Customer Success Manager Location: London Your role will be part of the wider Sales team, driving commercial success of Digital Subscriptions within the QA Group. You will be a point of contact for clients, working with many C-Suite and VP level partners, so you will need to demonstrate ability to lead, consult and advise clients on best practice and share industry knowledge. Key Responsibilities: You will manage a portfolio of enterprise and medium sized clients serving as their primary business point of contact throughout their customer journey with a focus on Retention and Success whilst our New Revenue teams drive growth. You will orchestrate overall relationships with assigned strategic and complex enterprise customers, which will include growing adoption, ensuring retention, and optimising client sentiment. You will also work in collaboration with New Revenue teams to support growth of these accounts to multi-year, £1m+ partnerships. You will be responsible for setting up curriculums and programs with these clients, so need to have a curiosity and interest in our content, product offerings and how these solve for client needs. About you: We are ideally looking for someone who has a solid track record in account management, customer success or sales ideally within the tech or education industry Strong communication skills with the proven ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders in Fortune 50 companies and the ability to examine, synthesize, and present data to various stakeholders in the correct and compelling form. A highly collaborative work style with the ability to work with and influence cross-functional teams, key partners will include the senior leadership team, Sales/New Business, Product, and Marketing Knowledge of consultative sales techniques, competitor landscape, managed services
TBC

Client Relationship Director

Ref. : 1000008854
Manchester (St James Buildings)
Lancashire
Sales – Client Relationship Director Full-Time/Permanent Salary - Competitive Salary + Commission Location - Manchester About QA Our mission within the Public Sector sales team is to work with our customers to identify areas of growth, areas where we do not currently deliver into and new projects to support customer outcomes. To achieve this goal, we need to supercharge growth and drive new business opportunities into accounts that sit within the Public Sector, Local Government & Defence. Key Responsibilities Identify, liaise and influence a range of stakeholders including c-level contacts within customers to maximise high value, long-term sales opportunities and account yield. Prospect for new revenue streams whilst maintaining and growing existing lines of revenue . Develop and nurture relationships with senior stakeholders in order to drive new business streams within existing clients. Effectively direct client scoping meetings with internal and external stakeholders to understand complex customer requirements and create opportunities Prepare and lead large scale bids, proposals and presentations to meet customer requirements with relevant internal SME’s owning the process end to end. Input, analyse and interpret all relevant sales MI data to prioritise your opportunity pipeline and identify account growth opportunity utilising Microsoft Dynamics What You'll' Bring Good communication for internal and external stakeholders up to C suite level Driven and hungry for the sale Dynamic and innovative Willing to challenge the status quo Demonstrable success in sales Sounds great, doesn’t it? And in return we will offer you
M1 6FQ

AI Engineering Trainer

Ref. : 1000008366
Home Based
Other
AI Engineering Trainer (Level 6) Home based About our role: We are seeking an experienced and passionate AI Engineer Apprenticeship Trainer to deliver high-quality, hands-on training in artificial intelligence and machine learning engineering. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in AI/ML concepts, software engineering, and real-world project experience, with a passion for teaching and upskilling professionals or students. Key Responsibilities Teach key topics including: Machine learning algorithms (supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning) Assessing Security, Ethics & XAI Developing & Testing AI Solutions Leading AI & Future Innovation Deep learning (CNNs, RNNs, transformers) Generative AI and LLMs (e.g., GPT, BERT, Diffusion models) Data preprocessing, feature engineering, model evaluation AI deployment and MLOps best practices Guide learners through coding labs, projects, and capstone work using Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar tools. Stay updated with the latest AI technologies, tools, and trends to continuously improve training content. Assess participant progress through quizzes, assignments, and evaluations. Collaborate with curriculum developers and other trainers to maintain a consistent and high-quality learning experience. Data architecture, pipelines and storage Awareness of cutting-edge AI topics (e.g. agents, RAG, RAC, MCP) Data visualisation Skills & Abilities Essential: Bachelors or master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI, or related field. Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with tools like Jupyter, NumPy, pandas, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch. Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills. Must be able to inspire and engage on AI topics Practical expertise with building and deploying AI models' Desirable: Experienced in training, mentoring, or teaching technical content to professionals or students. 3+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or research. Teaching qualification or willingness to work towards one Understanding of Docker, Streamlit, FastAPI and Flask Experience pandas, scikit-learn
B5 4UA

Customer Services Administrator (Service Delivery Specialist)

Ref. : 1000008890
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Customer Services Administrator (Service Delivery Specialist) Part time OR full time available Location : Cheltenham/Hybrid This role requires the ability to go through and maintain Security Clearance SC/DV as part of the role function About the role In this role you will ensure booking and enquiry turnaround times are within agreed SLAs (service level agreements), deliver a range of customer service on-boarding tasks, whilst always offering a high-quality experience to learners and employers. Pro-actively using data to identify issues, trends and opportunities then visualise these for key stakeholders and drive for action to address. Key Responsibilities Processing a variety of bookings for customers, from QA courses to conferences Supporting course admin, such as arranging pre course reading, courseware, access to online portals, exam vouchers and e-learning. Support learner queries and requests with prompt responses, meeting internal SLAs Work with colleagues to drive quality and operational excellence for learner engagement, retention, and achievement in line with business strategy and plans. Report issues and themes to line manager to help improve the feedback we give to internal customers Develop and build new standard reporting outputs for functional consumption. About you Experience in an administration and customer service role Experience of working in a fast-paced customer facing role Understands how to convert data into compelling BI reporting and/or analysis Excellent data visualisation ability Previous experience in Bookings Management, Customer Service and Administration
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Strategic Account Executive

Ref. : 1000008891
London (International House)
London
Role: Strategic Account Executive (Enterprise Sales) Location: London 2-3 days per week Competitive Base + Commission We’re seeking a Strategic Account Executive to join our growing Enterprise Sales team. This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of a defined sector portfolio and shape how global enterprises upskill their people, embed learning into transformation programmes and deliver measurable business impact. Key Responsibilities: Proactively generate and close net new business within your assigned Vertical, consistently exceeding annual revenue targets. Identify and prioritise target accounts, develop tailored engagement strategies, and drive multi-stakeholder conversations to uncover critical needs. Own and lead complex sales cycles from discovery to contract, including business case development, proposal crafting, negotiation, and closing. Build deep, long-term executive relationships to expand strategic account value over time. Collaborate cross-functionally to design, scope, and deliver solutions that integrate content, technology and services in a way that aligns with client transformation goals. Build pipeline through a blend of outbound prospecting, sector insight-led engagement and marketing-generated leads. Partner with Account Executives, Customer Success and Solutions Engineers to ensure exceptional onboarding and delivery, unlocking renewals and upsell opportunities. Develop and maintain accurate forecasting and pipeline hygiene using Salesforce. Build your personal brand by attending events, speaking on panels, and contributing thought leadership across your Vertical. Your Experience/ Skills Proven hunter mindset with 80%+ of your quota consistently achieved through new business generation Demonstrated success managing large, multi-stakeholder Enterprise deals with £250,000+ annual contract values (ACVs), and complex, multi layered, sales cycles. Experience selling enterprise level B2B solutions in Learning, SaaS, Cloud, Digital transformation. Skilled in complex deal orchestration and commercial negotiation at the C-Suite level. Strong familiarity with enterprise trends such as skills-based hiring, Artificial Intelligence (AI) workforce enablement, digital literacy and regulated industry requirements. Deep sector credibility and ability to speak fluently to industry-specific challenges. The ability to lead conversations that uncover strategic pain, link value to commercial outcomes, and create urgency. Highly structured approach to account planning, pipeline building and forecasting. An understanding of the Cloud and software landscapes (e.g. AWS, Azure, DevOps, software engineering concepts etc…) a strong plus.
E1W 1UN

Bid Writer

Ref. : 1000008681
Home Based
Other
Bid Writer Hybrid (London) Full time, 37.5 hours per week Competitive salary plus some great benefits QA is one of the largest learning services organisations in the UK, developing skills and capabilities for everyone from apprentices to business leaders. By powering potential – the potential of over a quarter of a million learners a year. We empower them to push boundaries and thrive in the workplace. Working within the Bid’s team, this role will be to support in identifying and converting new business opportunities through the management and delivery of professional proposals and developing and writing high-quality bid proposals, executive summaries, technical responses and support pricing strategies. Key Responsibilities: Bid Management: Oversee the bid process, including planning, coordination, and submission of bids. Ensure all deadlines are met and that proposals are compliant with client specifications. Research: Conduct thorough research to understand client requirements, industry standards, and competitive landscape. Contribute to the daily operation of the QA central Bid Team including sharing common tasks Work closely with sales and technical teams to gather relevant information and insights for bid proposals. Experience: Public and private sector bids, in storyboard formats. Structured proposal methodologies, such as Shipley Portals (bravo/jaggaer, delta, ariba etc) Expertise in storytelling -transforming input from SMEs and Sales leads into compelling storytelling content Skilled in preparing and editing high-quality written content that effectively communicates the value proposition.
HOMEBASED

Learner Retention and Career Coordinator

Ref. : 1000008921
Home Based
Other
Learner Retention and Career Coordinator Location-Remote About the Position: To engage in cross-departmental initiatives targeted at improving learner retention. Engaging with learners and communicating key findings to the wider business enabling QA to develop the tools, skills and information they need to enhance learner retention and overall experience on programme. Role Responsibilities: Provide information, advice and guidance to learners undertaking an apprenticeship with QA, this may be provided one to one or in groups Engage with learners across the apprenticeship journey to understand their experience and any risks to success Manage the relationship with stakeholders across the business, ensuring communication is clear and strong Monitor improvement and change initiatives to ensure agreed objectives are achieved and the intended business benefits are realised Identify common withdrawal and risk themes, ensuring the business has visibility to suitably address through improvement initiatives Identify improvement areas which will have a tangible result on learner retention, using learner data and trend analysis. Manage the Academic Misconduct process ensuring accuracy and clear communication Manage and implement Student / Learner voice initiatives across all programme levels resulting in tangible feedback to support continuous improvement Scope and implement improvement projects to support the wider careers information, advice and guidance strategy Develop and utilise a wide range of resources to support the careers information, advice and guidance offering Provide timely and accurate reporting to all stakeholders Ensure that you deliver outcomes required on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis Your Experience/Skills: Customer service experience essential Apprenticeship experience desirable Information, advice and guidance experience and/or qualification desirable A results orientated individual able to deliver projects and change in a fast paced, growing organisation Analysis skills and experience (desirable) Stakeholder management abilities Customer focused Ability to engage and motivate colleagues Ability to multitask and work under pressure Strong communication skills and abilities to build rapport with colleagues Experience of using Microsoft Office Desired Level 2 Math’s and English or equivalent
SN5 7WZ

Machine Learning and AI Apprenticeship Coach

Ref. : 1000008907
Home Based
Other
Machine Learning and AI Apprenticeship Coach Remote (home-based) Full time, 37.5 hrs per week Job purpose: You will join QA as an apprenticeship coach; your focus will be to provide learners with feedback and support on Data concepts by coaching and mentoring the learners working towards the successful and timely achievement of their apprenticeship programme. Job Description: Coach and support a case-load of learners through their Machine Learning Engineer L6 and/or Artificial Intelligence L7 Apprenticeship. Collaborate with our internal Learning Specialists and course developers to ensure learners successfully achieve their apprenticeship programme on time. Provide clear and detailed written feedback on learning activities and goal completion Support learners online across a variety of modules specifically helping them apply their skills to their current job roles. About you: Recent industry experience working in an AI/ML environment Experience across the following: Python, Statistics, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Data pipelines A technical degree Prior coaching experience or a background in apprenticeships is desirable but not essential Working in a fast paced, highly compliant environment
HOMEBASED

Talent Coordinator

Ref. : 1000008927
Glasgow
Glasgow
Role: Talent Coordinator (Apprenticeships) Location: Glasgow Contract: Full time, 37.5 hrs per week Package: competitive base salary with commission Vacancy Closing Date Monday 9th July 2025 Are you passionate about helping young people take their first step into work? In this role, your main focus will be to connect young people with the right Modern Apprenticeship opportunities. You’ll play a key part in our growing apprenticeships team – speaking to potential candidates, getting to know their goals, and matching them to roles where they can learn, grow, and succeed. You’ll work towards clear targets, but more importantly, you’ll be helping others start something life-changing. Speaking with future apprentices – You’ll chat with applicants to help them find the right Modern Apprenticeship opportunities that match their skills and goals. Attending careers events – You’ll visit schools, colleges, and job fairs to promote apprenticeships and meet potential applicants face-to-face. Carrying out interviews – You’ll chat with candidates on a one-to-one basis as part of our onboarding process, helping them feel comfortable and making sure they’re ready to take the next step into a Modern Apprenticeship. Helping with paperwork – You’ll guide applicants through the forms and checks needed to get started, making sure everything’s completed properly and on time. Keeping things organised – You’ll update our systems with all the key info about candidates and your work, helping the team stay on track. What We’re Looking For: Great phone skills – You’re confident speaking on the phone and enjoy chatting with people in a professional, friendly way. Customer-focused – You understand what great service looks like and always aim to make a good impression. Positive and proactive – You bring a can-do attitude to work and are always up for learning something new. Team player – You’re reliable, enthusiastic, and enjoy being part of a supportive team. Organised with good computer skills – You’re comfortable using Microsoft Office tools like Word and Excel to keep things running smoothly. Call centre or similar experience (a bonus!) – If you’ve worked in a call centre, customer service, or similar setting before – great! Safeguarding QA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults with care and support needs. We hold the expectation that all staff share this commitment in creating a safe and inclusive environment and as an organization, we comply with relevant legislation and best practices in safeguarding and safe recruitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including: an enhanced disclosure check Child Barring list check qualification checks online checks medical fitness identity and right to work
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Business Development Executive - Leeds

Ref. : 1000008972
Leeds (Brewery Wharf)
Yorkshire
The role: Recruitment / Sales / Business Development Executive Location: Leeds - Hybrid - 3 days in the office Contract: Full time, 37.5 hrs per week Package: Competitive base salary with an uncapped commission Job purpose: You will join QA as a Business Development executive; your focus will be to further grow your account base by prospecting for new business and nurture your existing customers using sales techniques gained from our in-house sales academy and on the job coaching. Strategically prospect new business and nurture your existing client base to maximise high value and long-term opportunities. About you: You will be an experienced Business Development executive with a track record of delivering sales targets through a wide range of products. If you’ve worked in a B2B sales function selling services & solutions, enjoy building new relationships, providing solutions, and working to tight deadlines then this could be the role for you. A ‘day in the life’ of a Business Development Executive Lead client meetings to understand their business in order to deliver an impactful solution Analyse sales management information to strategically prioritise your sales pipeline to maximise financial performance Design a high-level creative solution to meet the client’s needs Drive commercial discussions, prepare quotes and proposals to deliver high quality material for client sign off Measure the strategic value being added to client account Develop strategic relationships with client C-Suite and other senior stakeholders Sounds great, doesn’t it?! And in return we will offer you! Down time Taking time for ourselves is so important these days which is why we dedicate some of our benefits to support your health & wellbeing. These include: 27 days holiday each year, holiday buying scheme, Medicash plan, Gympass, Cycle to Work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and 2 days per year charity leave. Our people We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. All applicants with a disability who fulfil the role criteria will be progressed to the next stage of the process. Please let us know what reasonable adjustment, if any, you require. If this is what you’re looking for, here are the next steps: Hit the apply button and register on our QA website to fill out our quick and easy application form. #LifeatQA #QA #theresnoplacelikeqa #LI-hybrid #hiring
LS10 1NE

Senior People Partner

Ref. : 1000008924
London (International House)
London
Senior People Partner London (3 days a week in office), occasional travel to Slough QA are seeking an accomplished and strategic HR professional with over 10 years of experience driving people initiatives in fast-paced, high-growth environments. You will have a proven track record of partnering with senior leadership to align people strategy with business goals, enhance employee experience, and lead change management across diverse functions. Adept at navigating complex organisational structures, implementing performance and engagement frameworks, and fostering inclusive workplace cultures. Role Responsibilities: • Collaborate closely with leaders to understand and analyse people challenges, and develop commercially focused People plans to maximise employee engagement and organisational sustainability • Manage complex employee relations issues, mediating and resolving conflict when necessary • Lead on the people aspects of business transformation and change initiatives, ensuring effective organisational design and modes of working Identify gaps in internal capabilities and performance and build strategic recruitment and development plans to achieve desired business results • Oversee effective implementation of all annual cycle events working with the People Operations, Talent and Experience team • Project manage key People initiatives alongside the People Experience Managers • Advise and coach leaders and managers on People policies & practices and interpersonal skills • Champion organisation values and culture ensuring they are clearly communicated and contribute to a positive work environment • Flexibility - some travel to other sites within the UK will be required Your Experience/Skills: • Many successes in delivering stated business objectives through effective business partnering • Managing multiple stakeholders, sometimes with conflicting agendas, and facilitating teams to deliver group objectives • Sound talent management and workforce planning experience • Exposure to TUPE and post-close integration activity would be advantageous • Experience across multiple organisations with some blue-chip exposure in recent past • Generalist knowledge base, with strengths in change and/or talent management • In depth working knowledge of current employment law
SL1 1SG

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