{"id":64299,"date":"2026-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/financial-accountant\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:26:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T18:26:35","slug":"financial-accountant","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/financial-accountant\/","title":{"rendered":"Financial Accountant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Financial Accountant<br \/>Stevenage | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office \/ 2 Days Home)<br \/>Up to \u00a340,000 + Benefits<\/p>\n<p>We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and growing organisation for a Financial Accountant to join their finance team based in Stevenage.<br \/>This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant looking to develop their career within a dynamic business environment, gaining exposure to financial reporting, compliance, controls, tax, cashflow management and business partnering activities.<\/p>\n<p>The 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