Accounts Assistant (Newcastle, GB) reference: 1279071501

Salary: £27,319 - £28,031 with progression to £29,588 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 01 February 2026

The Role

Are you looking to develop your career in finance within a supportive and collaborative team? The SAgE Faculty Finance team is seeking a motivated and detail-focused individual to support the delivery of high-quality management accounting services across the Faculty.

As part of the Faculty Finance team, you will play an important role in enabling effective devolved financial management. You’ll work closely with School-based Finance Business Partners and colleagues across the Faculty, contributing to accurate reporting, planning and financial control.

What you’ll do:

Support the delivery of management accounting activities, including journals, adjustments, invoicing and financial reporting

Maintain and update financial systems and master data (including SAP), ensuring accuracy and reliability

Contribute to planning, project finance and statutory data returns to support effective financial management

What we’re looking for:

Experience working in a finance environment, with confidence using financial systems and handling data accurately

Strong numeracy, IT and communication skills, with the ability to interpret and explain financial information

An organised, proactive team player who can manage deadlines and deliver a high-quality service

To apply, please submit your CV along with a short supporting covering letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role.

This is a fullt ime, fixed-term maternity cover for 14 months.

Informal enquiries are welcomed, please contact Bonnie Tyler at [email protected]

Interviews will be held on Monday 9th February 2026.

Key Accountabilities

To carry out a range of management accounting tasks as part of the Faculty finance team e.g. the entering of accounting adjustments on a monthly basis and the preparation and entering of journals and sales invoices To produce reports using Business Warehouse and Integrated Planning To create and maintain SAP accounts, structures and other master data as required by the Finance team To support a range of project finance tasks e.g. costing and reporting To undertake a range of planning and data collection activities e.g. OFFA Return, HESA returns and Key Performance Indicator production

The Person Knowledge

Skills and Experience

You should have recent relevant experience of working in a financial environment and experience of working with large financial systems, in particular master data / transaction input and reporting routines is desirable You will good interpersonal skills and possess excellent oral and written communication skills and high level of numeracy in order to interpret and explain financial data effectively You will have the ability to work quickly and accurately, with attention to detail, to time in order to meet monthly and quarterly financial deadlines You will have well developed IT skills to manipulate data in spreadsheets and databases and it is desirable that you have some experience in SAP Financial systems

Attributes and Behaviour

Communicates effectively using appropriate methods to exchange factually correct, clear and concise information An effective team player, highly motivated, organised and adaptive to change Enthusiastically assists with team workload, sharing relevant information and contributing to team decisions Works in a planned and structured way, prioritising tasks to ensure workload and deadlines are met Uses skills, knowledge and experience to resolve actual problems and to anticipate and avoid potential problems Is committed to delivering a high quality service to both colleagues and customers through attention to detail and a positive and enthusiastic attitude

Qualifications

Educated to a minimum of 5 GCSE’s grades A to C (including Maths and English) or equivalent by experience Educated to A Level standard or hold an AAT (or equivalent qualification) (desirable)

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a Gold Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.

Requisition ID: 28981