Asset Assistant Accountant

Fixed Assets Accountant

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to deepen your accounting expertise in a supportive, high‑performing environment? We’re looking for a Fixed Assets Accountant to join our Record to Report (R2R) team within the Sage European Finance Shared Service Centre.

This role offers broad exposure across accounting and support to study in AAT, ACA or CIMA. This is a hybrid role working in the Newcastle office 3 days a week and 2 from home.

As part of the R2R team, you’ll be responsible for delivering high‑quality fixed assets accounting while working closely with performance reporting teams and key business partners. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with shared service centre experience who wants to expand their technical accounting skills in a collaborative and forward‑thinking finance function.

• Capitalise assets into the correct asset categories in line with capitalisation rules and Group accounting policies
• Prepare Balance Sheet schedules, reconciliations, and commentary
• Perform month‑end reporting activities and journal processing
• Partner with Performance Reporting teams to support ad hoc queries
• Contribute to ad hoc projects and process improvement initiatives
• Support internal and external audits
• Assist with the preparation of annual statutory accounts for multiple entities, meeting agreed deadlines
• Drive continuous improvement across reporting processes and stakeholder interactions

• Proven experience working within a finance team (large finance shared service centre experience desirable)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel (Word and PowerPoint also required)
• High attention to detail with a proactive, solution‑focused mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management skills
• Resilience and a positive attitude towards change and continuous improvement

Benefits video –

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Work away scheme for up to 10 weeks a year
• On‑going training and professional development
• Paid 5 days yearly to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
• Flexible work patterns and hybrid working