Accountant

Cycle Pharmaceuticals; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary based on experience

Hybrid working with flexible start and

Performance-based bonus

Company pension scheme

Private Health Insurance (employer)

Life and Critical Illness Insurance

Team building events

Job summary

Cycle Pharmaceuticals is hiring an Accountant for its Cambridge finance team. The role is full-time and hybrid (minimum 3 days in the office).

You will deliver accurate financial reporting, statutory and tax compliance, and help ensure IFRS and group accounting policies are followed. Reporting to the Group Financial Accounting Manager, you’ll lead projects, broaden exposure across financial reporting, audit, tax and process improvements, and contribute to day-to-day operations and strategic

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA / CIMA).
• Good technical accounting knowledge, ideally IFRS.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and team working skills.
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• High level of accuracy and great attention to detail.
• Able to work on own initiative and highly motivated with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude.
• Ability to challenge views and negotiate with stakeholders.
• Ensure sensitive data is kept confidential at all times.

Responsibilities

• Assist in preparation of monthly financial reporting, including variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.
• Take ownership of sections of the P&L for month end reporting, e.g., R&D expenditure.
• Support the preparation of corporation tax information and R&D tax relief claims and year end tax returns.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Support with the year-end statutory audit.
• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements, controls and reporting efficiency through systems, automation and technology.
• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and internal controls.
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis, meet reporting deadlines and provide meaningful financial insights for senior management and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Group Financial Account Manager on ad hoc projects.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

IFRS knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Deadline driven

Attention to detail

Initiative & adaptable

Stakeholder negotiation

Confidentiality

Job description

Position Summary:

This full-time position is within the Finance team working in our Cambridge office on a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days in the office).

We’re recruiting for an Accountant to join our finance team here at Cycle Pharmaceuticals. This is an important role within the team, where you’ll play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, statutory and tax compliance and ensuring adherence to IFRS and group accounting policies.

Reporting to the Group Financial Accounting Manager, you’ll be encouraged to take ownership and lead projects that support Cycle Pharmaceuticals’ ongoing high growth. This is great opportunity for someone looking to broaden their exposure across financial reporting, audit, tax and process improvement and contribute to day-to-day operations and wider strategic finance initiatives.

Our Company

At Cycle, we believe that Every Single Patient Matters. This is at the heart of why we work and were looking for people to join our team who share our vision. We know that life-changing treatments need life-improving product support to match, because when you put the two together, great things can happen.

Our core focus areas include rare metabolic, immunological, and neurological genetic conditions, where we improve existing drugs, repurpose them for new uses, and bring generics back to market. Using cutting-edge drug delivery technologies, we enhance the efficiency of treatments, offering patients greater freedom and choice.

Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with a significant US presence, Cycle has scaled rapidly and was named one of the UK’s fastest-growing private companies by The Sunday Times (Sunday Times 100 2024 & Sunday Times 100 Tech 2025).

• Assist in preparation of monthly financial reporting, including variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and supporting schedules.


• Take ownership of sections of the P&L for month end reporting for example, Research & Development expenditure.


• Support the preparation of corporation tax information, including the compilation and submission of data required for R&D tax relief claims and year end tax returns.


• Prepare VAT returns


• Support with the year-end statutory audit.


• Identify and implement opportunities for process improvements, controls and reporting efficiency through effective use of systems, automation and technology.


• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and internal controls.


• Deliver high-quality financial analysis, meet reporting deadlines and provide meaningful financial insights for senior management and key stakeholders.


• Collaborate with the Group Financial Account Manager on ad hoc projects.

The following skills and experience will be important in helping to set you up to succeed in this role:

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA / CIMA).


• Good technical accounting knowledge, ideally IFRS.


• Strong interpersonal, communication and team working skills.


• Ability to work to deadlines.


• High level of accuracy and great attention to detail.


• Able to work on own initiative and highly motivated with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude.


• Ability to challenge views and negotiate with stakeholders.


• Ensure sensitive data is kept confidential at all times.

Desirable skills but not essential:

• Experience of R&D accounting and R&D tax credits.


• Experience working in an international group.


• US GAAP knowledge.

What can we offer to you:

In addition to being part of a great team and doing things that will make a real difference to patients’ lives, you will enjoy all the benefits that brings:

• Competitive salary based on experience


• Hybrid working with flexible start and finish times


• A collaborative high performing work environment


• Performance based bonus


• Opportunity to join a fast growing and ambitious business


• Company pension scheme


• 100% employer paid membership for Private Health Insurance


• Life and Critical Illness Insurance


• Regular team building events and an agile working environment

Diversity and Inclusion statement:

At Cycle Pharmaceuticals, we are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful, positive and diverse workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We actively support and embrace diversity, and we are working to build a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.

We value your unique contributions and encourage you to join us in shaping a more inclusive future. If you require any reasonable adjustments - whether during the application process or in the workplace - we will be happy to support your needs. At Cycle, equality, inclusion, and respect are at the core of everything we do. We fully comply with all applicable employment laws, including those related to non-discrimination, work authorization, and employment eligibility verification.