Payroll/Finance Apprentice

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.

Wage

£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday - 7.5 hours per day (usually between 8.00am and 4.30pm with an hour for lunch)

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Wednesday 24 September 2025

Duration

1 year 1 month

Positions available

2

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 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

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

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.
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

Administrative skills
Analytical skills
Attention to detail
Communication skills
Customer care skills
IT skills
Non judgemental
Number skills
Organisation skills
Presentation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Time-Management

About this company

We are MARCH®. The leading provider of critical engineering services. Supporting the industries we all rely on to improve their infrastructure, process, and digital environments. We work together with our customers to maintain business continuity, optimise output, and drive new standards in productivity, reliability, and sustainability. We help deliver operational resilience, increased performance, and better environmental outcomes, across the board.

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.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURTON AND SOUTH DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314767.

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Closes in 7 days (Sunday 27 April 2025)

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