Payroll/Finance Apprentice

Company: Ej Parker Technical Services Group Ltd
Location: Burton on Trent, DE14 3SX
Type: Apprenticeship
Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
Sector: Business, Administration, Finance and Law
Ref: VAC-01139
Application Deadline Date: 27/04/2025
Start Date: 24/09/2025
Positions Available: 2
Working Week: Monday to Friday - 7.5 hours per day (usually between 8.00 and 4.30pm with an 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 at grade 4 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 2 Accounts or Finance Assistant apprenticeship standard
Level 1/2 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

We run both weekly and monthly payrolls with a total of 15 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.