Business Support Assistant

5 Star Recruitment; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Star Recruitment is seeking a Business Support Assistant to provide data entry, financial administration and general office support. The role involves entering data into spreadsheets, maintaining databases, and supporting internal systems.

The candidate should be proficient with IT tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), have strong organisational skills, and be capable of working both in a team or independently while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and capability with IT systems and software such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Attention to detail, especially in data entry.
• Confidentiality in handling information.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently.
• Ability to identify and prioritise tasks.

Responsibilities

• Data management: entering data into spreadsheets and assisting with analysis; maintaining and updating databases and records.
• Communication: monitoring email inboxes, replying as needed, and liaising with colleagues to manage customer expectations.
• Finance administration: raising purchase orders, checking and processing invoices, raising invoice queries, inputting credit notes.
• Administration: opening and scanning mail, typing letters, and working to varying deadlines.

Skills

IT systems

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Independence

Task prioritisation

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

About the job Business Support Assistant

Business support assistant for travel and transport services.

Tasks:

• Data management
  • Entering a variety of data into a series of spreadsheets and assisting with its analysis.
  • Maintaining and updating databases and records accurately
  • Inputting applications and other data entry using internal systems
• Communication
  • Monitoring the email inboxes and replying where necessary
  • Forwarding correspondence to the relevant person
  • Liaising with colleagues to manage customer expectations
• Finance administration
  • Raising purchase orders on the BMS system
  • Checking and processing invoices from operators
  • Raising invoice queries with the relevant team/operator
  • Inputting credit notes
• Administration
  • Opening and scanning incoming mail
  • Letter typing and printing where necessary
  • Working to varying deadlines

Skills

• Knowledge and capability with IT systems and software such a Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Organisational skills.
• Attention to detail (especially in data entry).
• Confidentiality.
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently where required
• Ability to identify and prioritise tasks