Payroll/Finance Apprentice

EJ PARKER TECHNICAL SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

24-28 Moor Street, DE14 3SX

Closes in 15 days (Friday 25 October)

Posted on 9 October 2024

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Summary

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.

Annual wage
£12,480 a year

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Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday. 7.5 hours per day (usually between 8.00 and 4.30pm with an hour for unpaid lunch).

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 27 November

Duration

1 Year 1 Month

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

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.

Where you’ll work

24-28 Moor Street

DE14 3SX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Record transactional data.
  • Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues such as, reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
  • Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
  • Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
  • Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
  • Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
  • Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

    • Your training plan

    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.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Analytical skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Communication skills
    • Number skills
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Team working
    • Time-Management

    About this company

    Part of the Edwin James Group, Parker Technical Services provides electrical and mechanical services for the built environment. We bring together M&E, facilities and sustainable energy solutions that help our clients’ facilities operate efficiently, effectively and sustainably.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Potential full time role following completion of apprenticeship. Progress within department or wider business. Often have internal opportunities for further training and development.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281469.

    Apply now

    Closes in 15 days (Friday 25 October)

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