Financial Accountant
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Job Summary
Permanent Full Time (Optional 9-day fortnight working pattern available)
Closing Date: 25th February 2026
Were hiring!
We are looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Financial Accountant to join our numbers team.
In this role you will be responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting ensuring compliance with UK accounting standards and supporting the wider business with high-quality financial insights.
The ideal candidate will bring strong technical knowledge excellent analytical abilities and a proactive approach to improving financial processes and systems.
Key responsibilities:
Your focus will be to support work in the following areas -
- Financial Reporting - Prepare and distribute accurate financial statements and reports while managing relationships with banks and external stakeholders.
- Audit Support - Oversee audit preparation liaise with auditors and implement improvements based on audit findings.
- Regulatory Compliance - Ensure adherence to UK legislation accounting standards tax requirements and internal financial controls.
- Financial Analysis & Advisory - Analyse financial performance conduct variance analysis and provide insights to support decision-making.
- Budgeting & Forecasting - Support budgeting and forecasting processes and assist senior leaders in monitoring budgets.
- Financial Systems & Controls - Maintain accurate financial records improve systems and processes and support implementation of new tools.
Essential skills and experience:
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- In depth knowledge of UK financial regulations UK GAAP and IFRS.
- Excellent communication skills able to convey financial information clearly.
- Proactive approach to process improvement and financial system optimisation.
- An interest in and aptitude for using technology and tools relevant to modern accounting practices.
Work at Stobbs:
Firm culture is important at Stobbs - friendly social approachable and where we look after each other. We regularly provide our own social and professional events. We manage the rights of some fantastic clients - obviously that means our advice has to be legally sound but its also about it being business savvy. We have high standards but learn from our mistakes. Were not internally
competitive (well except when it comes to sports and quizzes!). Were certainly not run with an iron fist; we want our people to bring their whole selves to work wanting to perform well learn from mistakes and to feel comfortable asking questions and learning and helping us continue to improve and be the best we can be.
Our head office is north of Cambridge with an office in central London. We are trying to strike a good balance of supporting people to work flexibly while delivering for our clients and making Stobbs an attractive place to work. Our current hybrid working policy is a minimum requirement of two days in the office encouraging people in more if possible. We may expect you to be based in the office full-time during the first six-months. Those seeking a part-time role may also be considered.
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The company
Stobbs is a niche intellectual property practice that recognises that to give the best advice on brands you need to take a more strategic and holistic approach than pure trade mark expertise. To that end we launched the concept of Intangible Asset Management.
We have a breadth of capability that goes far beyond the scope of any other IP firm and encompasses trade marks designs and copyright litigation disputes commercial contracts brand intelligence brand extension (licensing) systems online brand enforcement anti-counterfeiting and brand restructuring.
Formed in 2013 with 18 people today we have over 200 professionals based in Cambridge London Dublin Eindhoven the US and Munich.
The Benefits
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Benefits
Private medical life cover and pension
Flexible and hybrid working
Generous holidays charity days and parenthood leave
Free office lunches
If you are interested in applying for a position at Stobbs we welcome direct applications only via our careers page no agencies please.
If you have any questions beforehand please email enquiries only please applications will not be accepted via email.
Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business nor will we accept any associated terms of business.
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Key Skills
- SRP systems
- Financial Statement Preparation
- Accounting Software
- Hyperion
- Financial Report Writing
- GAAP
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accounting
- Regulatory Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- SOX
- Financial Analysis
