Graduate Operations Assistant - Four Recruitment Ltd : Job Details

Graduate Operations Assistant | Manchester | Up to £26k

Are you detail-driven, organised, and confident working with data? Do you enjoy turning numbers into meaningful insights and helping teams work more efficiently? If so, we have an excellent opportunity for you.

A dynamic and growing creative business in Manchester City Centre is seeking a motivated Operations Assistant to join their Operations team. This role is perfect for someone with strong Excel skills and a keen eye for detail who wants to play a key part in keeping systems accurate, streamlining workflows, and supporting business performance with reliable reporting.

• Maintain accurate and consistent data within internal systems.

• Build and update Excel report templates to improve reporting processes.

• Support the production of reports covering jobs, KPIs, and team performance.

• Assist with timesheet processes and data entry.

• Collaborate with colleagues across departments to ensure reporting and dashboards are accurate and useful.

• Identify opportunities to improve reporting speed and workflow efficiency.

• Explore ways to embed AI tools into daily processes for reporting, analysis, and administration.

• Provide team support during busy periods to contribute to a positive working culture.

• Strong Excel skills (comfortable with formulas, pivot tables, and handling large datasets).

• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.

• Confident working with data and numbers.

• Able to take ownership of tasks and work independently.

• Strong communication skills and comfortable collaborating with multiple teams.

• Curious, proactive, and eager to learn.

• Enthusiasm for using AI tools to improve efficiency and reporting.

• Competitive holiday package including your birthday off, plus an additional wellbeing day each quarter.

• Flexible and agile working, including the ability to swap public holidays.

• Social, charity, and wellbeing events.

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