Careers
The FRC promotes transparency and integrity in business by setting codes and standards for accounting and actuarial work; reviewing the quality of corporate reporting and audit; and taking enforcement action where necessary. Following Sir John Kingman’s independent review, the FRC is transforming into a new regulator, the Audit, Reporting and Governance Authority (ARGA). As the scope of our work grows we will require significantly more resource. Join us on our journey to becoming a stronger, more empowered and agile regulator. At the FRC you will work in the public interest for the benefit of those who rely on well-run companies reporting with transparency and honesty. The team at the FRC is comprised of high calibre individuals who work in a collaborative and collegiate way. The FRC has flexible working and is committed to the personal and professional development of all its people.
Why join the FRC?
Benefits
Pay
Base pay taking into account skills, subject specialism and experience.
Generous pension scheme
10% employer pension contribution (Aviva is our pension provider).
Health
Employee assistance provider ‘Unum Help@hand’ provide benefits, online counselling, online GP appointments, physio, medical second opinion and more.
Generous annual leave
30 days of annual leave with option to buy or sell up to five days.
Flexible bank holidays
Bank holidays that can be booked anywhere in the calendar year.
Life assurance
Generous life assurance offer that is equal to 4x your basic annual salary.
Flexible working
Hybrid working with two days minimum a week in the office.
Learning and development
Up to six days off to pursue learning and development.
Volunteering
Two days of volunteering to support FRC Corporate Social Responsibility.
Disability confident
We’re a signatory to the Government’s Disability Confident Scheme. This means we guarantee disabled people an interview if they meet the minimum criteria for any job vacancy.
Equality and diversity statement
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity in all areas of our work, irrespective of gender, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, age or religion. The FRC is an inclusive employer and values diversity among its employees.
For an explanation of how we collect and process personal information in connection with our recruitment activities, please see our recruitment privacy notice.
Our values
The purpose of the FRC is to serve the public interest and support UK economic growth by upholding high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting, audit and actuarial work.
Our Values are to be Independent, Fair, Effective, and Influential and to demonstrate these by our supporting behaviours. Our values guide, our behaviours day by day, and how we work together.
Influential
Through technical expertise and thought leadership, our people innovative to drive change. They develop themselves and others, speak up, value diversity and support others to do the right thing.
Fair
Our people act in a professional, proportionate, consistent manner to ensure robust standards of decision-making and delivery both internally and externally.
Effective
Our people are decisive, accountable and collaborative when working with others to share information and experiences to improve outcomes.
Independent
Our people challenge ideas, make evidence-based decisions and always act with integrity.
Accreditations
Menopause Friendly Accreditation
The Menopause Friendly Accreditation was established by Henpicked: Menopause In The Workplace in 2020 to certify high standards and proven practices that embrace menopause in the workplace.
Disability Confident Accreditation
Disability Confident is creating a movement of change, encouraging employers to think differently about disability and take action to improve how they recruit, retain and develop disabled people. The FRC is currently accredited to level 2 disability confident employer status.
Memberships
Women in Finance Charter
This is a commitment by HM Treasury and signatory firms to work together to build a more balanced and fair industry. Firms that sign up to this Charter are pledging to be the best businesses in the sector.
The Charter reflects the government’s aspiration to see gender balance at all levels across financial services firms. A balanced workforce is good for business – it is good for customers, for profitability and workplace culture, and is increasingly attractive for investors.
Business Disability Forum
The FRC is currently a member of the Business Disability Forum which is an organisation to support employers becoming a disability smart business and provides advice and support to employers on disability inclusion to remove barriers for disabled employees and consumers.
Current vacancies
Careers portal
We list all current vacancies on our careers portal.