Senior Accounts Assistant – Finance Operations

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Senior Accounts Assistant managing various transactional accounting duties in Finance Operations at Cintra. Collaborates with the team on process improvements and AI integration.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeNewcastle upon Tyne • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £32,000 - £33,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in transactional accounting, including Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, with a strong focus on accuracy, reconciliation, and process improvement. Proficient in using Sage Intacct and AI tools to enhance efficiency and reduce manual effort.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Transactional Finance ExperienceReconciliation SkillsSage Intacct ExpertiseIntermediate Excel SkillsClear Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Accounts PayableAccounts ReceivableReconciliationAccounting PrinciplesData ManipulationProcess DocumentationAttention to DetailDiscrepancy InvestigationBilling ManagementFinancial Reporting

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationTeam TrainingContinuous Improvement Mindset

Tools & Technologies

Sage IntacctAI ToolsExcel

Industry Keywords

Transactional AccountingStatutory RequirementsFinancial InformationProcess Improvements

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own transactional accounting duties including AP, AR, reconciliations and journal postings, maintaining accuracy and consistency across everything you touch
Take the lead on billing, ensuring invoices are raised correctly, on time and fully reconciled to reported income
Carry out thorough reconciliations across bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany balances, investigating discrepancies and seeing them through to resolution
Be the first point of escalation for AR/AP queries, providing clear guidance and practical training to team members
Identify process improvements and actively contribute to the Finance team's continuous improvement agenda
Build deep expertise in Sage Intacct and use AI tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy across the function

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven transactional finance experience covering AP, AR or similar, with a strong track record of accuracy and attention to detail
Strong reconciliation skills across multiple datasets, with the confidence to investigate discrepancies and resolve them without being prompted
Good understanding of accounting principles and statutory requirements
Intermediate Excel skills including formulas, lookups and data manipulation
Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues in plain terms
A genuine appetite for using AI and emerging tools to work more accurately and efficiently
Experience creating and maintaining process documentation, with a mindset for continuous improvement
Experience with Sage Intacct or a comparable cloud-based accounting system (Desirable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid and flexible working arrangements supporting your work-life balance
Employer matched pension contribution to 5%
Wellbeing support through our company-funded health plan, health checks and employee assistance program
Onsite parking
And more!