Finance and Operations Assistant- based in Farnborough (UK)

rpc – The Retail Performance Company ist das Beratungsunternehmen für den gesamten Weg zu einer kundenorientierten Transformation: von der kundenzentrischen Strategie, über Customer Experience Design, Data Analytics bis hin zu People Empowerment und Performance Management. Wir haben es uns zur Aufgabe gemacht, unsere Kund*innen durch ganzheitliche Lösungen von der Strategie bis zur Implementierung aus einer Hand zu unterstützen. Unser Fokus liegt auf der Schaffung inspirierender Kundenerlebnisse für eine nachhaltige und wertschöpfende Beziehung zwischen Marken und Endkund*innen.  

rpc wurde 2013 als Joint Venture der BMW Group und H&Z Unternehmensberatung AG gegründet und ist mit über 450 Mitarbeiter*innen in zwölf Ländern vertreten.

The Finance and Operations Assistant will work closely with the Head of UK & Ireland and collaborate with our headquarters in Munich. This role requires strong organisational ability, financial awareness, and a proactive mindset to ensure day‑to‑day operations run smoothly.

The Finance and Operations assistant will also work closely with the HQ team to ensure that existing client relationships are nurtured and managed effectively and positively with clear demonstrations of value added to both client and rpc.

With a diverse and varied schedule, the successful individual will further assist in ensuring financial growth through the support of proposal writing, project and potential project development whilst also supporting financial control, costings and margins.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintain and improve office and operational processes across the UK team.
• Manage documentation, filing, and SAP-based project tracking.
• Support reporting through updates to internal tools, dashboards, and flash reports.
• Liaise with suppliers, partners, and key external stakeholders.
• Coordinate with HQ Finance and IT to ensure alignment with global standards.
• Oversee daily office operations, logistics, facilities, and act as the main office contact.
• Support onboarding and manage IT equipment allocation in collaboration with HQ IT.
• Manage fleet operations, ensuring policy compliance, accurate mileage reporting, and maintenance coordination.
• Support financial activities including budgeting, expense tracking, forecasting, and reporting to HQ.
• Assist with client and project coordination, proposal preparation, leadership support, and internal communications.

• Self‑motivated, organised, and committed to high‑quality work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities.
• Comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Proactive and solutions‑focused.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with multiple stakeholders across global teams.
• Commitment to continuous improvement

Essential

• Operations, administrative, finance‑assistant, or office‑management experience.
• Client or account management experience.
• Project coordination experience
• Strong financial literacy and financial process experience.
• SAP experience or willingness to learn.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Desirable

• Automotive Industry experience/knowledge
• Retail experience

Alexandria Oguns