Business Administrator Apprentice (Reed Boardall Ltd)
Reed Boardall Ltd
North Yorkshire (YO51 9NN)
Closes in 15 days (Monday 12 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 April 2025
Contents
Summary
To support the head of finance and finance team to deliver a finance function that supports Reed Boardalls overall objectives. We are looking for a Finance Apprentice who will help to deliver a finance function that supports Reed Boardall’s (RB) overall strategic aims and objectives.
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 19 May 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
We are looking for a Finance Apprentice/Business Admin who will help to deliver a finance function that supports Reed Boardall’s (RB) overall strategic aims and objectives.
The Finance Assistant will work with the wider Finance team to provide support across a wide range of finance functions and undertake a range of associated administrative tasks.
Key Responsibilities
- Sales Ledger – raising sales invoices in an accurate and timely manner and dealing with billing enquiries in an efficient and sensitive manner.
- Payroll – Support our Payroll assistants in processing the weekly payroll for all departments in a timely and accurate manner.
- Purchase Ledger - Process and maintain purchase ledger records, ensuring timely, quality financial processing is provided and maintained in accordance with RB procedures.
- Credit Control - Responsible for checking customer’s credit and approve or deny applications based on company standards and requirements, and ensuring customers pay on time and chase any overdue invoices.
- Report production – responsible for producing and developing reports for internal stakeholders on a weekly or ad-hoc basis.
- Management Accounts Preparation – support the Management Accountant in preparing and analysing the management accounts where required.
- Office administration – Responsible for ordering of office supplies; setting up rooms for meetings and ordering food where required.
Where you’ll work
Bar Lane
Roecliffe
Boroughbridge
North Yorkshire
YO51 9NN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
More training information
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship, learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C))
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
- Microsoft Office applications
- General office procedures
- Time management skills
- Prioritise own workload
Other requirements
Required • Knowledge of general IT systems and applications including spreadsheets, word processing and databases • Knowledge of general office practices and procedures • Experience of maintaining comprehensive records • Experience of prioritising workload, time management and dealing with conflicting priorities. Desirable • Previous experience of general financial administrative practices and procedures • Experience with Pegasus Opera 3 (Payroll and Accounts Package) • Experience of producing financial documentation using information technology
About this company
One of the largest temperature-controlled food distribution businesses in the UK, Reed Boardall store and deliver frozen food from manufacturers, big and small, across Britain, Europe and further afield to all the UK’s best-known supermarkets and food service providers. We have a heritage of more than 25 years serving this niche sector, and we are still a British, family-owned business, committed to forging long term relationships with our customers, suppliers, and colleagues. Our 55-acre single site operation in Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, features a 168,000-pallet capacity, making it the most extensive and modern cold storage facility in the country. By continually investing in our facilities and our team, we have proved able to perform as a reliable, responsive and cost-effective cold storage and distribution partner to the leading players in the UK food industry.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for a full-time role on completion.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Raymond Duke
RaymondDuke@bpp.com
0113 3500 333
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317186.
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Closes in 15 days (Monday 12 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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