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Job Opportunity: Business Administrator Apprentice
Overview
We are seeking an apprentice who is eager to learn, ambitious, and extremely hard working. This role is ideal for a motivated administrator with a high degree of attention to detail and a keen interest in working across a variety of our businesses. Our businesses include a recruitment company, accountancy and payroll, and an insurance brokerage.
Job Responsibilities
- Compile a weekly payment schedule and starters & leavers report
- Check bank statements daily for payments due into the company from clients, finance companies, and insurers
- Timesheet processing and compliance within recruitment
- Support function in all elements of credit control and payments to the insurers
- Support role to accountants and clients in offering good customer service and administration in support of our accountancy services
- Downloading candidate timesheets
- Process AWR changes & placement extensions
- Create vendor adjustment forms
- Teach candidates how to submit timesheets on the online portals
- Chase unprocessed timesheets from workers
- Manage payment queries for candidates where applicable
- Manage candidates' holiday request forms and send completed forms to payroll
- Send out & chase outstanding registration documents and references
- Create & send out PAYE, Umbrella, Ltd & 3rd Party Ltd contracts to candidates
- Deal with audits when they are requested by MSPs
- Provide references for previous candidates
- Manage task management schedules & task follow-up reporting
- Run daily and weekly reports
- Check bank statements daily for payments due into the company from clients, finance companies, and insurers
- Diarise & chase payments with clients – 7-day SLA for payments
- Ensure that all receipts and payments are placed in the credit control system
- Reconcile all transactions with the credit control system
- Ensure all insurance companies are paid at the end of the month via the statements
- Ensure all statements are confirmed as correct and signed off
- Ensure accurate and up to date client account files and database are kept
- Carry out credit control duties to ensure payments are received for our services
- Invoicing for client services delivered in support of credit control
- Maintain a portfolio of clients’ payrolls weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly
- Inbound/outbound customer service calls to our current clients, building relationships
- Deal with external supplier queries, HMRC, DWP, courts, and other agencies
- Contacting customers over the telephone and via email with regards to potential new business
- Deal with payroll queries from staff and contractors in a professional and timely manner
- Calculations of statutory payments and processing P45 and P60’s and other year-end reports
- Analysis of pay summary and pay slips
- Upload RTI, FPS, and EPS reports to HMRC and pension providers in a timely manner
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Where You'll Work
2nd Floor, Jack Dash House
2 Lawn Cl,
London
E14 9YQ
Training
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Training Provider
DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED
Training Course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What You'll Learn
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation to write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data.
- Produces accurate records and documents including emails, letters, files, payments, reports, and proposals.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation.
- Demonstrates good communication skills.
- Completes tasks to a high standard.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time to successfully meet deadlines.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor, and report.
Training Schedule
- Full training will be given, leading to a recognised Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard Level 3 qualification.
- Full on-the-job training will be delivered.
- Off-the-job training will be supported by our training provider - Davidson Training UK Ltd.
- You will complete the Functional Skills in maths and English up to and including Level 2 (if you don't already hold the equivalent).
- All training will be delivered within the workplace during working hours.
Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in English (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
- GCSE in Maths (grade 4-9 or A*-C)
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Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Motivated
- Strong computer skills
- Strong command of English
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent time management
- Target driven
- Seeking out opportunities
- Resilience
Other Requirements
- A consultative style approach with a confident and friendly telephone manner
- Excellent work ethic, ambition, and desire to succeed
- A good sense of humour, we are a friendly team and work hard to create a positive office culture and environment
- Brilliant time keeping
- Willing to learn and take training seriously to succeed and achieve
About This Employer
The Carrington Blake Group are a professional services group serving small and medium businesses through outsourced business support functions. By supporting business needs across various administrative, technical, and creative functions, a business can reduce costs, save time, and concentrate on engaging customers. Our offering to businesses includes:
- Accountancy and Financial Management
- IT Support and Cloud Computing
- Recruitment
- Business Start up
- Payroll services
- Marketing
- Web Design and Development
- Corporate Insurances
- Employee Benefits Scheme
Due to the services we offer, our clients vary greatly, but our approach to solving problems remains the same. As such, we are at the heart of industry developments and trends within each service division, providing the latest and best approaches to our clients.
http://carringtonblake.com/AboutUs.html
After This Apprenticeship
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A full-time position will be available after the successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a Question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DAVIDSON TRAINING UK LIMITED
Gemma Barr
gemmabarr@davidsontraining.com
07399586723
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041094.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 7 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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