Business Administration Manager - Threshold Sports

Infront Sports & Media AG; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Subsidised gym membership

Flexible hours

Annual celebration trip

Additional holiday purchase options

Match funding for charity challenges

Job summary

A leading sports event management company in Brighton seeks a Business Administration Manager to oversee key administrative functions and support exciting events. The role involves managing HR, accounting using Xero, and ensuring smooth office operations. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in administration and interpersonal skills. The position offers a salary of £35k to £45k, flexible working hours, and an enriching benefits package, making it a perfect opportunity for team-oriented individuals.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Xero or similar accounting software.
• Handling sensitive information with discretion.
• Previous experience in HR administration is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee office administration and ensure a welcoming environment.
• Manage HR functions including payroll, onboarding, and recruitment.
• Conduct basic bookkeeping and liaise with financial institutions.

Skills

Planning and organizing

Cross-functional collaboration

Adapting and coping

Leading and supervising

Education

Experience in business administration, HR, or finance management

Tools

Xero

HiBob

Excel - Intermediate

Job description

Overview

In 2025, our team successfully delivered over 50 mass participation events across the UK and as far afield as Rajasthan, empowering more than 60,000 people to discover what they’re truly capable of.

Along the way, these events raised over £16 million for charity.

2026 is set to be another significant year of growth with our public events in double-digit growth and multiple new brand partnerships and high-profile clients coming on board.

Who We Are Looking For

We’re looking for a new Business Administration Manager to join us at our Brighton HQ. They will sit at the heart of the business supporting the team to deliver some of the most exciting events in the world.

The Business Administration Manager sits at the heart of the company over-seeing the smooth delivery of key business administration.

It’s best suited to someone with a love of administrative efficiency combined with strong interpersonal relationships to ensure people adhere to the systems and processes they are responsible for.

The growth of the company and breadth of the role means that there will potentially be scope to develop a greater role in either HR or finance functions.

If you are interested, and seeking a new challenge filled with enthusiasm and energy and you posses a strong sense of teamwork and culture, then read on for what the job involves and a quick snapshot of what life is like here.

• Facilities: Oversight of office administration ranging from tenancy admin through to inboxes and ensuring a welcoming environment
• People: Managing HR admin such as payroll, contracts, training, on and off-boarding, rewards and recruitment
• Finance: Basic bookkeeping using Xero and our event payment system (Equals), and liaison with payments and banking
• IT: Working closely with our external support team to ensure hardware and software requirements are in hand

Your profile

• Planning and organising: setting objectives, planning, managing time, managing resources, and monitoring progress.
• Cross-functional collaboration: Working closely with internal teams and stakeholders to ensure consistent adherence to processes. Able to work independently and know when to escalate issues appropriately
• Adapting and coping: Flexing and responding to change, accepting new ideas, adapting interpersonal style, dealing with ambiguity.
• Leading and supervising: providing direction and coordinating action, supervising and monitoring behaviour, coaching, delegating, empowering staff.

This experience will also be useful

• Handling sensitive information with discretion
• Familiarity with Xero or similar accounting software
• Familiarity with HiBob or similar HR platform
• Previous experience in business administration, HR or Finance management role
• Excel - Intermediate

What we offer

THE CORE PACKAGE

Salary: £35k to £45k per annum

Bonus: Potential for performance and company-related bonuses

Holiday: 28 days (inc. bank holidays) plus time off between Christmas & New Year

Pension: 5% employer contribution

Location: Brighton

Reporting to: Chief Client Officer

Start date: February 2026 onwards

FLEXIBLE WORKING

• Remote working: 4 days a week in the Brighton office as a baseline
• Flexible hours: 9-5 pm with flexibility for early or late starts
• Extended breaks: Flexible time during the day to exercise or take time out
• Additional Holiday: Option to buy additional holiday at a discounted rate
• Time off in lieu: 1 extra day off for every weekend day worked on event
• Extended remote working: Option for additional days e.g. working abroad
• 4-day week: Open to discussion of reduced hours

LONG SERVICE

• 5yr & 10yr long service rewards with additional annual leave and and budget for adventure funding

WE LIKE BEING HEALTHY

• Vitality Healthcare, which includes:
• Up to 50% off a pair of trainers every year and free annual health checks
• Subsidised gym membership, free coffees and cinema tickets
• £250 challenge fund each year to put towards a challenge of your choosing
• Free entry into Threshold events and discounts for friends and family
• Boot camps, pilates, yoga and energisers led by Thresholdians
• Free fruit, treats and a well-stocked top shelf bar in the office

WE LIKE BEING SOCIAL

• Annual 3-day business planning and celebration trip (fully funded)
• Programme of activities throughout the year from pottery to padel
• Welcoming and lively environment in a bright and social office
• We like to keep learning
• Internal training and opportunity for funding for personal development
• Mentoring opportunities both internally and externally

WE LIKE TO GIVE BACK

• Match Funding of up to £100 for any charity challenges you take on
• Volunteering days available each year upon request

*Please note that the benefits package is subject to change.

We look forward to receiving your online application and exploring the possibility of you joining our team.

Infront is an equal opportunities employer.