part time remote accounting jobs

Location: Hybrid – mainly remote, with occasional face-to-face meetings
Contract: Freelance preferred; part-time or full-time arrangements may also be considered
Pay:

• Freelance/hourly: £35–£45 per hour
• Freelance day rate: £250–£325 per day
• Permanent equivalent: £40,000–£50,000 per year, depending on qualifications and experience
• Start date: To be confirmed

The proposed permanent range reflects current UK Accounting and Finance Lecturer vacancies, which commonly advertise between approximately £39,700 and £50,000, with some university roles offering £45,000–£58,000 or more.

Role overview

We are seeking an experienced and suitably qualified Higher Nationals Accounting and Finance Lecturer/Assessor to support the delivery and assessment of the Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business, particularly the Accounting and Finance pathway.

The programme will be delivered mainly through distance learning. The successful candidate will deliver live online teaching, create appropriate learning materials, assess learner work and contribute to internal quality-assurance processes.

The preferred arrangement is freelance, although part-time and full-time applications may also be considered. Occasional face-to-face attendance may be required for meetings, training, standardisation, assessment boards or Pearson quality-assurance activities.

Units that may be allocated

Depending on qualifications and experience, the successful candidate may teach and assess:

• Unit 5: Accounting Principles;
• Unit 10: Recording Financial Transactions;
• Unit 11: Business Data and Numerical Skills;
• Unit 19: Research Project;
• Unit 21: Financial Reporting;
• Unit 22: Management Accounting;
• Unit 23: Financial Management;
• Unit 41: Taxation;
• Unit 42: Statistics for Management;
• Unit 45: Business Data Analytics and Insights;
• other finance-related optional units.

The principal Level 5 Accounting and Finance pathway units are:

• Financial Reporting;
• Management Accounting;
• Financial Management.

The exact allocation will depend on the lecturer’s academic qualifications, professional background and experience.

Main responsibilities

The Lecturer/Assessor will:

• plan and deliver live online lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials;
• prepare schemes of work, lesson plans, presentations and learning resources;
• deliver unit content in accordance with Pearson specifications;
• provide structured guided and independent learning activities;
• explain accounting and finance principles using practical business examples;
• develop learners’ numerical, analytical and problem-solving skills;
• demonstrate accounting processes, financial calculations and spreadsheet techniques;
• contribute to the preparation of vocationally relevant assignment briefs;
• ensure assignment briefs are internally verified before issue;
• assess learner evidence against Pearson Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria;
• provide accurate, constructive and timely assessment feedback;
• maintain complete assessment and learner-progress records;
• support approved resubmissions and reassessments;
• participate in internal verification and assessor standardisation;
• respond to actions raised by the Programme Leader, IQA or External Examiner;
• monitor learner attendance, engagement and academic progress;
• provide individual tutorials and academic support;
• identify learners requiring additional maths, accounting or digital support;
• promote accurate academic referencing and ethical financial practice;
• monitor plagiarism, collusion and inappropriate use of artificial intelligence;
• contribute to assessment boards and programme-review meetings;
• maintain current subject knowledge through continuing professional development.

Teaching and delivery expectations

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver interactive online learning rather than relying solely on presentation slides or recorded materials.

Delivery should include:

• worked financial examples;
• live accounting demonstrations;
• spreadsheet-based exercises;
• financial-statement analysis;
• budgeting and forecasting activities;
• investment-appraisal calculations;
• financial decision-making scenarios;
• business case studies;
• individual and group problem-solving tasks;
• learner presentations and discussions;
• regular formative assessment and knowledge checks.

Learners should receive sufficient opportunity to practise calculations and apply accounting concepts before undertaking summative assessment.

Assessment responsibilities

Assessment evidence may include:

• financial reports;
• financial statements;
• budgets and forecasts;
• management-accounting calculations;
• investment-appraisal exercises;
• financial performance analysis;
• spreadsheets and data models;
• business reports and recommendations;
• presentations;
• case-study responses;
• research projects;
• reflective or evaluative written work.

The Lecturer/Assessor must:

• assess only against Pearson’s published criteria;
• verify that calculations and financial conclusions are accurate;
• ensure the evidence is sufficient, valid and authentic;
• distinguish clearly between Pass, Merit and Distinction performance;
• record how each assessment decision was reached;
• provide feedback without telling learners exactly how to improve assessed evidence;
• follow the centre’s resubmission, extension and late-submission procedures;
• refer suspected malpractice through the correct process;
• cooperate fully with IQA and External Examiner sampling.

Essential qualifications

Applicants should hold:

• a relevant degree in Accounting, Finance or a closely related subject;
• preferably a Master’s degree or other postgraduate qualification in Accounting or Finance;
• a recognised teaching qualification or substantial higher education teaching experience;
• an assessor qualification or significant experience assessing assignment-based qualifications.

A relevant professional accounting qualification or membership is strongly preferred, such as:

• ACCA;
• CIMA;
• ICAEW;
• ICAS;
• CIPFA;
• an equivalent recognised professional qualification.

Essential experience

Applicants must have:

• experience teaching Accounting or Finance at Level 4, Level 5 or higher education level;
• strong knowledge of financial reporting, management accounting and financial management;
• experience assessing written, numerical and spreadsheet-based learner work;
• experience explaining complex financial concepts clearly;
• confidence teaching learners with different levels of numerical ability;
• experience producing schemes of work and structured learning resources;
• an understanding of Pass, Merit and Distinction grading;
• strong written assessment and feedback skills;
• confidence delivering live online teaching;
• experience using virtual learning environments and video-conferencing platforms;
• strong spreadsheet skills, particularly Microsoft Excel or equivalent;
• excellent organisation and deadline-management skills.

Desirable experience

It would be advantageous to have:

• direct experience delivering Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals;
• experience teaching the Pearson BTEC HND in Business Accounting and Finance pathway;
• experience with professional accounting qualifications;
• current or recent accounting, audit, finance or consultancy experience;
• experience supervising Level 5 research projects;
• an Internal Quality Assurance qualification;
• experience preparing evidence for a Pearson External Examiner;
• experience creating and internally verifying assignment briefs;
• experience delivering blended or distance-learning programmes;
• knowledge of current accounting standards and UK financial regulations.

Subject knowledge

Applicants should demonstrate current knowledge across several of the following areas:

• financial accounting;
• financial reporting;
• management accounting;
• budgeting and forecasting;
• cost classification and cost behaviour;
• break-even and contribution analysis;
• investment appraisal;
• working capital management;
• sources of business finance;
• financial ratio analysis;
• cash-flow management;
• taxation principles;
• double-entry bookkeeping;
• data analysis and statistics;
• ethical and professional accounting practice;
• spreadsheet modelling.

Current university Accounting and Finance Lecturer roles similarly expect staff to contribute to teaching, assessment, curriculum development and learner support across undergraduate or postgraduate provision.

Online delivery requirements

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• deliver scheduled live online sessions;
• maintain accurate electronic attendance records;
• upload learning resources and exercises to the LMS;
• use screen sharing to demonstrate calculations and spreadsheets;
• provide structured independent-learning tasks;
• hold individual or small-group tutorials;
• monitor learner participation and submission patterns;
• respond to learner enquiries within agreed timescales;
• report disengagement and academic concerns promptly;
• ensure resources are accessible to learners studying remotely.

Research Project responsibilities

Where suitably experienced and allocated Unit 19, the lecturer may also:

• supervise accounting or finance-related research projects;
• help learners define suitable topics linked to Pearson’s annual theme;
• review research proposals;
• support research-methodology development;
• advise on quantitative and qualitative data analysis;
• monitor research ethics and confidentiality;
• conduct documented supervision meetings;
• authenticate the development of learner work;
• assess completed research projects.

Skills and attributes

The successful candidate should demonstrate:

• excellent numerical and analytical ability;
• strong attention to detail;
• an engaging and supportive teaching style;
• the ability to explain calculations step by step;
• professional judgement when assessing learner work;
• accuracy and consistency in grading;
• confidence using digital accounting and teaching tools;
• strong written and verbal communication;
• reliability when working remotely;
• a commitment to inclusive teaching;
• the ability to work collaboratively with the Programme Leader and IQA;
• commitment to maintaining Level 5 academic standards.

Working arrangements

The role will mainly be completed remotely. Responsibilities may include:

• live online teaching during daytime, evening or weekend periods;
• electronic marking and feedback;
• virtual tutorials;
• online staff and standardisation meetings;
• assessment-board attendance;
• External Examiner sampling and meetings;
• occasional face-to-face meetings or staff-development events.

Freelance workload will depend on:

• learner numbers;
• units allocated;
• teaching hours;
• marking volume;
• tutorial requirements;
• research supervision;
• internal and external quality-assurance activity.

Preparation, teaching, marking, tutorials and mandatory meetings should be included clearly within the agreed contract.

Application requirements

Applicants should provide:

• an up-to-date CV;
• copies of relevant academic, professional and teaching qualifications;
• details of the accounting and finance units they are competent to teach;
• evidence of Level 4, Level 5 or higher education teaching experience;
• details of professional accounting or finance experience;
• details of Pearson BTEC Higher Nationals experience, where applicable;
• availability and preferred contractual arrangement;
• expected hourly or daily rate;
• contact details for two professional referees.

Appointment checks

Appointment will be subject to:

• verification of academic and professional qualifications;
• identity and right-to-work checks;
• satisfactory professional references;
• declaration of conflicts of interest;
• a DBS check where applicable;
• compliance with safeguarding, data protection, academic integrity and centre policies.

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote