Financial Accountant

Are you a CCAB Qualified Accountant looking to use your finance experience and knowledge to help have a direct impact on the strategic direction of our finance function?

We are currently hiring for a permanent financial accountant with a focus on the financial and statutory reporting aspects of the team. This role will play a pivotal role in delivering the Finance team business plan and support the Charity in meeting all financial regulatory requirements.

Salary
The salary for this position is £54,028 per annum and we operate a hybrid working policy of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

In line with our EDI strategy and Total Reward policy, we calculate our salaries based on benchmarking data across the charity sector. To ensure fairness for existing staff and new joiners, we do not offer salaries above the advertised rate.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for the preparation of year-end financial and statutory accounts and take a lead role in liaising with our external auditors to deliver a timely and efficient year end audit.
• You will have specific responsibility for maintain the Fixed Asset register, which includes updating the property valuations, a significant part of the balance sheet.
• You will lead on the accounting for restricted and unrestricted funds, ensuring unspent funds are appropriately managed and robust reporting.
• You will demonstrate a strong control ethos and encourage the same in all aspects of financial reporting.
• You will work closely with the Head of Financial Accounting & Processing and with other Finance team members and be a collaborative part of the team.
• You will have the opportunity to be involved in various other finance/charity projects, bringing your experience and expertise to the table.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified Accountant (CCAB / CIMA)
• Strong Finance System usage experience, ideally Unit4.
• A solid understanding of FRS102 and Charities SORP, ideally with familiarity for the changes being applied this year.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, high attention to detail, and collaborative working approach.
• Finance process and controls understanding, and experience of working within a control function.
• Strong stakeholder management experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and proven experience in using multiple systems with minimal guidance.

About the Team

You’ll work within the Finance team and as part of the wider Finance and Resources Directorate. You will report directly to the Head of Financial Accounting & Processing, and will also work closely with all members of the Finance team, as well as the Director of Finance & Resources.

How to apply

Please click on the apply button in the top right hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.

Closing Date:18th March 2026

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Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme.

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About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status. 

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy here

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact recruitment@gosh.org

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