Financial Accounting Lead

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you're looking for a new role in Finance that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose, then you've found it!

As a Financial Accounting Lead, you'll help ensure CQC has strong financial controls and reliable financial information so we can continue protecting and improving health and social care services

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You'll play a key role in shaping how finance supports the organisation, working across a financial accounting activities that help CQC operate effectively and meet its responsibilities. This is a varied role where you'll combine strategic thinking with practical problem-solving to make a real impact.

As a Financial Accounting Lead in Finance, you might get the chance to

• Lead the delivery of CQC's Annual Report and Accounts, ensuring reporting requirements are met and supporting the publication of key financial information.
• Improve financial processes and controls that strengthen compliance, increase efficiency and add value for colleagues across the organisation.

The role

Your insight and leadership will influence what we do and how we do it. In this role, you'll:

• Lead financial accounting services: Oversee financial accounting activities, including statutory accounting, ensuring a reliable and high-quality service.
• Strengthen financial governance: Maintain and improve financial policies, controls and processes to ensure compliance with accounting standards, audit requirements and public sector guidance.
• Support and develop teams: Manage team performance, provide regular support and feedback, and help colleagues develop the skills needed to deliver excellent results.

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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