Apprentice Payroll Administrator and Finance Assistant
The role will include various payroll administration and finance duties with the aim to develop and have more responsibility during your apprenticeship:
Answering telephone in a professional manner and dealing with enquiries or taking detailed messages
General administrative duties including generating various letters to clients and Contracts of Employment to Employees
Responding to clients by email swiftly
Assist payroll team with all aspects of Payroll & Pensions administration for 4 weekly and monthly paid employees
Advance to more detailed calculations after a period of training and progression
Making online payments
Assist with payroll year end routines
Set up new payroll client files
Maintain records ensuring complete accuracy & confidentiality
To undertake scanning, filing, photocopying, shredding and distribution of relevant documents
Ensuring office remains tidy and all equipment is cleaned each week
Opening and distributing/franking post
Washing up
Emptying the shredder
Keep up to date and complete all necessary assignments/work-based evidence issued by Kirklees College to ensure completion of the apprenticeship programme
As part of your contract of employment completion of the Apprenticeship Training Programme forms part of your duties as well as helping your personal and professional development; the requirements to complete the programme are as follows:
- Attend and be punctual for all induction sessions
- Attend and be punctual for all lessons with regards to your apprenticeship programme
- Complete all required assignments with regards to your apprenticeship by the required timeline
- Build up your portfolio of evidence on-going during your apprenticeship programme. Access support from your tutor/assessor as and when required
- Access support from your manager with regards to any evidence requirements or support as and when required
- Attend all work-based training/support sessions
- Ensuring that the Policies of the company are observed, and that good practice is encouraged, particularly in the areas of Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities and confidentiality
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the organisation which is relevant to your post within the company to meet the overall business objectives.
You will study at Kirklees college, following either the Customer Service Practitioner Level 2 or the Level 3 standard.
The standard you follow will be dependent on experience
Each course will cover a range of Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours as outlined by the Apprenticeship standard, these will be transferable and suitable to an administration role in any sector. Health and Safety and other role specific processes and tools will be taught in Company.
Should you be offered the level 2 Customer Service apprenticeship, on successful completion, you may be offered the opportunity to later progress onto the level 3 qualification.
Each course will cover a range of Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours as outlined by the apprenticeship standard, these will be transferable and suitable to an administration role in any sector. Demand analysis and other role specific processes and tools will be taught in Company.
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
There is a strong possibility that you will gain a permanent position following successful employment as well as achievement of the full apprenticeship qualification.
There may also be further apprenticeship/other training available following successful employment and achievement of the apprenticeship qualifications.
