Financial Management Lead (FTC)
Homebased – Flexible, United Kingdom

Salary: £50,466-£60,330 (National Framework) or £55,635-£65,499 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £529 per annum for those working from home
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: 18 Month Fixed Term or Secondment Opportunity
Location: Office based with the flexibility to work from home up to two days per week
Closing date: Tuesday 31st January 2023 at 11.59pm

About Us

We’re the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and we work to improve health and adult social care in England.

Through the dedication of our expert team, we monitor health and social care services to provide England with a safe and compassionate care system, recognising when services perform well as well as encouraging improvements and taking action over poorer care, where necessary.

One of our main commitments is to become a truly inclusive organisation and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To do so, we work with a variety of networks, including the Disability Equality Network, Race Equality Network and LGBT+ Equality Network.

Our Finance, Commercial, Workplace and Performance (FCWP) Team provides a high-quality financial service across our organisation. Together with your expertise, we can work towards building a safer, stronger health and social care service across the country.

We’re now looking for a Financial Management Lead to join the team on an 18 month fixed term contract, working 37 hours per week.

The Benefits

- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could win a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking

Why this could be a great role for you….

This is a tremendous opportunity for a qualified accountant with expert financial systems knowledge and a great leadership style to join our world-class organisation.

You will have the chance to work in a supportive environment where we ensure you can be your very best through opportunities for training and development along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.

What’s more, you will enjoy the unparalleled job satisfaction of taking an integral role in the improvement of health and adult social care throughout England.

What you will bring…

To be considered as the Financial Management Lead, you will need:

- To be a qualified accountant
- Team management and leadership experience within a Finance environment
- Strong experience and expert knowledge of different financial systems
- Experience of designing and creating financial reporting information
- Substantial knowledge and experience of working with performance management of shared service providers

What you’ll be doing…

As our Financial Management Lead, you will provide a robust, effective and high-performing finance service and lead on all aspects of financial management and planning.

Working as part of the Finance Senior Leadership Team, you will ensure an effective reporting service is in place for financial performance and insight. You will make sure we are meeting data, analysis and insight requirements and maximising the capabilities of our finance systems.

You will develop and deliver systems for monitoring Finance performance, ensuring appropriate controls and procedures are in place. Working with stakeholders to understand data requirements, you will manage and track all issues, risks and quality specifications.

Additionally, you will:

- Oversee training and development requirements
- Maintain effective financial records
- Contribute to a strong leadership team

Next steps…

If you require any support or assistance with the recruitment process, please get in touch with our team or include a note in your application.

We know diverse teams allow for a more creative and productive environment and therefore encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, religion or belief, disability, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

So, if you’d like to join us as a Financial Management Lead, please apply via the button shown.

Other organisations may call this role Finance Manager, Financial Manager, Accounting Manager, Accountancy Manager, Finance Lead, Financial Management Delivery Manager, or Finance Programme Delivery Manager.