Instructional Designer and Training Specialist

Position Summary

The Instructional Designer & Training Specialist will contribute to the development of a variety of training materials, including instructor-led sessions, web-based courses, and other resources to meet organizational needs. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders and subject matter experts to create technical training programs, assisting with training logistics, and maintaining online platforms for webinars and on-demand courses.

The firm has one available position in either Long Beach, CA, Portland, OR, Bellevue, WA, or Austin, TX.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of a wide range of training materials, including instructor-led trainings, web-based courses, job aids, presentations, and videos.
• Conduct outreach to key stakeholders to address internal training needs.
• Partner with subject matter experts to create technical training to support employee CPE.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training content and delivery methods and implement improvements as needed.
• Provide support with scheduling, hosting, and pre- and post-logistics of internal training sessions.
• Assist with the creation and maintenance of webpages for live courses, on-demand courses and recordings.
• Aid employees in selecting and registering for educational courses.
• Respond to and resolve training department support requests submitted by firm management and staff.
• Support the training team with other duties and projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Proven ability to create training plans and materials in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with both instructor-led and web-based training development.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational and follow-through skills, performing work accurately with strong attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills, including solid skill in the Microsoft Office suite, data reporting and analysis.
• Able to meet deadlines and effectively prioritize a fast-paced and varied workload, effectively manage a variety of concurrent and shifting priorities.
• Familiarity with online training software, e-learning programs, or any video editing programs (Camtasia, Adobe Premiere) is strongly desired.
• Knowledge of or prior experience working with continuing education requirements for CPA renewals (or ability to learn) is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree plus a minimum of 3-5 years of training content design/delivery experience, or an appropriate balance of education and work experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in accounting/finance is strongly preferred.

Why work with us?

Our firm is committed to providing our people with opportunities to excel professionally.  We believe in the importance of a welcoming work culture and quality work-life integration to support our staff as we grow together.

We’re leading the way to a better future of work culture.

• Increased number of paid holidays per year
• Competitive salaries with continuous review of market conditions
• Flexible working hours and work arrangements
• Remote and hybrid opportunities
• Expanding Social Impact department for a healthy, happy, inclusive and productive workplace

The benefits of joining our team

• Strong growth opportunities
• Competitive benefits package
• 401(k) package with firm profit-sharing
• Discretionary annual bonuses for eligible positions & CPA bonus plan
• Strong emphasis on quality work-life integration
• Dress for your day policy
• Resources of a national firm
• Compensation: $65,000 - $70,000 depending on experience.  More is possible if experience dictates.

Get to know us better!

Hello! We’re Novogradac & Company LLP, a national certified public accounting and consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco. Founded in 1989, the allied group of Novogradac companies has grown to more than 800 employees and partners with more than 25 offices throughout the country.

Novogradac & Company LLP is one of the nation’s top 40 certified public accounting and consulting firms and is a recognized leader in real estate and community development. Novogradac provides publicly and privately held national enterprises with a full spectrum of audit, tax, valuation, expert witness and litigation support, property compliance and general consulting services and works extensively in the affordable housing, community development, historic preservation and renewable energy fields.

Ready to learn more?

To be considered for this position, interested candidates MUST apply via our company website: https://www.novoco.com/careers  

Novogradac & Company LLP offers a progressive work environment, competitive pay and an excellent benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, life/disability insurance, commuter flex accounts and a 401(k). 

Novogradac and Company LLP is an equal opportunity employer. Novogradac’s culture is centered on education, acceptance, innovation and opportunity. We value diversity and respect the different perspectives that each of our employees bring to Novogradac no matter their age, race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation. We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace for our entire workforce.

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