Payroll/Finance Apprentice
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Company: Ej Parker Technical Services Group Ltd
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Location: Burton on Trent, DE14 3SX
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £12,480.00 per year
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Sector: Business, Administration, Finance and Law
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Ref: VAC-00922
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Application Deadline Date: 22/05/2024
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Start Date: 03/06/2024
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday between 8am - 4.30pm with an unpaid hour for lunch.
Brief Description
This role sits within the central services Payroll/Finance Teams processing payrolls for all of our group businesses. You will be required to assist with the day to day tasks within the Payroll/Finance functions which will involve liaising with employees and managers to enable processing of timesheets, payments, and any queries.
Qualifications Required
English and Maths GCSE grade 4/C or above.
Personal Qualities
Professional
Friendly
Good at working in a team but also good at working alone on a task when required
Organised
Skills Required
Can use Microsoft Office applications
Must be organised
Good communication – written and verbal
Training to be Provided
Level 3 Assistant Accountant apprenticeship standard
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)
This apprenticeship is delivered through a combination of Work Based Assessment and day/block release. The programme will culminate in an End Point Assessment, where all the skills and knowledge gained on the apprenticeship will be formally tested.
Future Prospects
Potential full time role following completion of apprenticeship. Progress within department or wider business. Often have internal opportunities for further training and development.
Vacancy Detail
This role sits within the central services Payroll/Finance Teams processing payrolls for all of our group businesses. You will be required to assist with the day to day tasks within the Payroll/Finance functions which will involve liaising with employees and managers to enable processing of timesheets, payments, and any queries. We run both weekly and monthly payrolls with a total of 16 payrolls. The business is currently implementing new payroll and finance systems and there will also be opportunity to get involved with the set up of this.
Key responsibilities:
- Overall responsibility for maintaining specific payrolls
- Input of timesheet data to enable costing to contracts
- Liaise with employees on payroll queries
- Assist with providing reports/data for month end
- Learn about the different wage agreements and rulings for each of the businesses
- Processing of holiday pay and statutory payments
Once established within the payroll department, there are opportunities to rotate to other areas of finance to contribute to learning and completion of qualification.