Financial Controller

Job summary

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 Controller, you’ll play a key role in ensuring strong financial governance and supporting CQC to deliver safe, effective care for people across England.

Picture this
Picture working at the centre of CQC’s financial decision‑making, where your expertise supports transparency, trust and good stewardship of public money, while leading a skilled team through important delivery milestones.

As a Financial Controller in Finance, you might get the chance to work on:

• Leading the preparation and submission of CQC’s Annual Report and Accounts, including working with auditors and supporting the process of laying accounts before Parliament.
• Improving how CQC manages and reports on different funding streams, helping the organisation meet public finance rules and strengthen long‑term financial planning.

Job description

The role
You’ll play an important part in delivering our mission. In this role, you’ll:

• Strengthen financial control: Maintain and improve financial processes, systems and policies to ensure compliance with standards, audits and public finance rules.
• Lead financial accounting services: Oversee core accounting functions such as statutory reporting, treasury activity, income forecasting and balance sheet management.
• Support people and performance: Lead and develop a high‑performing finance team, setting clear goals, supporting learning, and ensuring delivery against agreed plans.

Person specification

Show us
We’ll be looking for specific skills, knowledge and experience in your application:

• Professional accounting expertise: Experience working as a qualified accountant, with responsibility for statutory accounts and financial control in a complex organisation.
• Leading finance operations: Experience managing end‑to‑end financial accounting activities, using finance systems to deliver accurate reporting and meet deadlines.
• Working with others: Experience working with senior leaders, auditors or external partners to explain financial information and agree actions or improvements.

Benefits

The Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• 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.

Things you need to know

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Selection process details

To apply, please click the ‘Apply at advertiser’s site’ button located at the bottom of this page.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

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)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Gemma Skipsey, Deputy Director of Finance
• Email : Gemma.Skipsey@cqc.org.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk

Further information

https://www.cqc.org.uk/

Attachments

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