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Jo Holdsworth Recruitment Ltd.

Operations and Finance Assistant

Hybrid

Leeds, United kingdom

£ 28,000 /year

Senior

Freelance

28-10-2025

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Skills

CRM Social Media Marketing Recruitment Sage

Job Specifications

Operations & Finance Assistant

12-month fixed term contracts – permanent opportunity likely.

Full time Monday – Friday.

£26,000 - £28,000 DOE

We are on the look out for an Operations and Finance Assistant to join us on an initial 12-month fixed term contract, supporting with broad business administration/operations and finance/payroll administration. This role will be multidisciplined, supporting several business areas and would therefore suit someone with prior experience in leading administrative tasks across different teams / business areas.

Who are we?

Established 20 years ago with over 100 years collective commercial recruitment experience in the UK market. We are specialists in the commercial recruitment world with 3 main recruitment disciplines: Permanent Solutions, Temporary Solutions and Senior Appointments. A Northern based agency working with highly reputable and globally recognised brands, as well as smaller scale / local SME’s and start-ups alike.

The role

Payroll & Finance Administration

Run weekly temp staff payroll – collate timesheets, manage holidays, update pensions
Use Sage 50 to process temp staff payroll
Weekly client invoicing via CRM
AWR management alongside consultants
Upkeep of internal tracking spreadsheets

Marketing Administration

Providing support to our external marketing team
Approving weekly content
Oversee social media accounts
Post/remove/manage job advertisements across a range of platforms
Manage/respond to business reviews
Managing company website updates
Upkeep of physical marketing materials

Operations & Business Administration

Manage centralised business mailbox
Run internal business audits
Facilities support / supplier liaison
CRM template management
Oversee compliance
AI bot management
Admin support for consultants as needed

Skills and experience required

Excellent IT literacy – confident with Excel and Sage 50 would be advantageous
Proven experience in successfully multitasking and being able to juggle different priorities
Strong communicator
Exposure to finance / payroll administration/processing
Strong initiative and be able to work well in a solo role
Minimum grade C or equivalent in GCSE Maths & English
Experience in a service-lead environment would be advantageous
Ability to think outside of the box to come up with solutions
Well-rounded team player

What’s in it for you?

Flexible hybrid working
A warm, reputable brand to elevate your career
Birthday off, plus Christmas shutdown
Extra holiday with service milestones
Monthly environmental support via Tree-nation
Regular team socials, incentives & charity initiatives
Clear career progression and development opportunities

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for. By applying to this advertisement, you are hereby giving consent for Jo Holdsworth Recruitment to hold your details for a 30 day period and contact you via any method of contact you have listed on your application. (Jo Holdsworth Recruitment - Recruitment Agency)

About the Company

Established in Yorkshire Jo Holdsworth Recruitment are a leading independent recruitment consultancy who provide nationwide coverage. Specialising in recruiting for temporary, permanent and executive search hires within the public and private sector, we’re proud of the great reputation we’ve earned since our inception in 2005. Trusted by a wide range of local business and multi-national organisations to find the very best candidates for their recruitment requirements, our friendly and proactive approach delivers great result... Know more