Financial Accountant

Grade B - £42,044-£51,085 (National) or £47,900-£56,941 (London – for London office based or homebased workers within the boundary of the M25). There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £600 per annum for those working from home.

Contracted Hours: Full time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Home-based

Closing date: Friday 8 May

Make a difference

Every role at CQC contributes to our mission. If you’re looking for a new role in the Finance Directorate that gives a true sense of meaning and purpose then you’ve found it. As a Financial Accountant, you’ll help make sure CQC’s finances are accurate, transparent, and trusted – supporting better care for people across health and social care.

Picture this

You’re part of a supportive finance team, working calmly and carefully behind the scenes to make sure our financial reporting stands up to scrutiny and helps the organisation make sound decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing CQC’s Statutory Accounts and Whole of Government Accounts, ensuring they meet national standards and deadlines.
• Leading on balance sheet forecasts and cash flow analysis to support strong financial planning across the organisation.

The role

In this role, you’ll:

• Produce statutory financial accounts: Prepare accurate statutory and Whole of Government Accounts in line with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance and good practice: Apply accounting standards correctly, meet external reporting deadlines, and make sure CQC follows both statutory and internal financial rules.
• Support and improve finance processes: Work closely with colleagues, including systems specialists, to maintain strong financial records, improve systems, and share guidance or training on new accounting standards.

Qualifications

We will be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application form:

• Professional accounting expertise: You are a qualified accountant with experience preparing statutory accounts in line with recognised accounting standards.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards: You have hands‑on experience applying IFRS and keeping up to date with changes, including explaining requirements clearly to others.
• Experience working with financial systems: You have been involved in designing, improving, or using finance systems to support accurate and effective financial reporting.

If you enjoy detail‑focused work, value teamwork, and want your skills to support work that really matters, we’d love to hear from you.

Compliance

To progress your application, you’ll need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Without valid right to work you won’t be eligible for the role. We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Some roles may also be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.

Benefits

• Annual leave starting at 27 days per year, rising to 32.5 days with service, plus bank holidays (usually 8 days per year).
• Training and development opportunities.
• Wellbeing initiatives, such as gym discounts and meditation.
• NHS pension scheme, with around 14% employer contribution.
• Discount schemes (including eligibility for a Blue Light card, at a cost of £4.99 and valid for 2 years), reward vouchers, car leasing and more!

Please see our benefits page for the full list.

Equity for all

We know job descriptions can feel intimidating. Research shows they can cause some people to doubt whether they’re a good fit. This happens more often to people from underrepresented groups (e.g., ethnic minority backgrounds). If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective, skills, and experience could be exactly what we need. We want every candidate to feel supported and able to do their best. If you need adjustments to our process, we’ll work with you to remove any barriers.

We promote a workplace where fairness, respect and inclusion are a priority. Diverse teams make our work better, help us deliver our mission and make our culture stronger.

Values and vision

• Excellence – being a high-performing organisation.
• Caring – treating everyone with dignity and respect.
• Integrity – doing the right thing.
• Teamwork – learning from each other to be the best we can.

We are a disability confident employer and a carer confident employer.