Finance and Operations Assistant

About Tussell

Tussell is the trusted source of insight into UK government contracts, a market worth £270Bn in 2025. In a climate of unprecedented government spending, our market intelligence software helps companies to win more public contracts by making better commercial decisions. Our data is so definitive that even the government relies on it to analyse its own procurement. For a small company, we’ve got a big profile. Since 2018, stats from Tussell have been cited in the press over 1,800 times. This underlines both the media resonance of government contract and spend data, and our established position as the authority on this area of public interest. We strive to be a great business and we’re proud to make a difference along the way. The enhanced transparency that Tussell fosters makes the government more accountable for spending decisions. It also helps to make public procurement more efficient and accessible, which ultimately improves value for money in public services. Tussell has an entrepreneurial culture and is focused on growing profitably through customer sales, not through relying on successive rounds of venture capital funding. The team is founder-led and has 37 employees with a median age of 28, so the team is dynamic but small enough for you to know everybody’s name. We have a consistent track record of hiring energetic people early in their careers, developing home-grown talent and rewarding success.

Summary

We are looking for a Finance and Operations Assistant to be responsible for day-to-day commercial, financial and operational procedures. The ideal candidate may already have six months of relevant work experience or have ideal qualifications and be looking for their first permanent role. Reporting to Matt Sinclair, Tussell’s Finance Manager, the role will encompass client and supplier onboarding, customer invoicing, debtors, expense management and assisting with management accounts. In addition, you will support the business in non-finance areas ranging from onboarding new joiners, keeping the employee intranet and HR system up to date and organising office events. The work is administrative, but the impact is tangible. You'll be right in the thick of things, playing a hands-on role in making Tussell a smoother company to work in and do business with.

Role

• Finance admin
• Completing customer and supplier onboarding, due diligence and admin
• Raising customer quotes and invoices
• Responding to customer payment queries and chasing overdue invoices
• Assisting with employee expenses submissions and monthly payment runs
• Performing regular bank reconciliations
• General operations
• Organising team meetings and company social events
• Tracking equipment and inventory management
• Ensuring all other relevant admin and operational documentation is up to date, such as compliance policies and industry certifications
• Dealing with third-party suppliers, e.g. office rental and insurance
• HR and office support
• Responsibility for staff onboarding and off-boarding procedures
• Keeping our staff intranet and online HR system up to date
• Handling admin parts of the staff recruitment process such as consistency of job specs, advertising open roles, initial screening of candidates and drafting offer letters and employment contracts
• Tracking and announcing all staff milestones and reporting staff engagement levels to the senior management team

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• A-level qualifications and an aptitude for numbers
• A high degree of organisational competence, ability to multi-task and a high attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong knowledge of the Google and Microsoft Office suite, in particular Google Sheets
• Digital savvy, comfortable using and learning business software tools

Preferred:

• Prior work experience in either finance or admin
• Prior experience of using accounting software, in particular Xero
• Curiosity in utilising AI to enhance efficiency
• Experience of using Apple Macs and Slack
• Interest in current affairs and/or public policy

Compensation & Benefits

The starting salary is £30,000 to £40,000 per annum depending on whether this is your first role or you have relevant work experience, with annual salary reviews. Benefits include:

• Annual leave of 25 days (not including public holidays), rising by one day per year up to a cap of 30 days
• A vibrant office in Shoreditch with free perks like barista coffee, and subsidised gym
• An annual personal learning & development budget of £1,000
• Fortnightly team drinks and regular socials
• Apple MacBooks as standard
• Company pension scheme with employer contribution of 3%
• Cycle to work scheme

Interview Process

Please apply below. Successful candidates will be invited through to the following stages:

• Brief screening telephone call
• Remote interview with Tussell’s Finance Manager
• A second-round in person interview with Tussell’s Finance Manager and at least one member of the Senior Management Team
• Reference checks

Application deadline

Apply before Wednesday 24th June. We reserve the right to close the application at any time before the stated deadline.