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Finance and Payroll Administrator Apprentice
We are seeking to appoint a Finance and Payroll Administrator Apprentice to help a busy and thriving Finance Department at Warwick Schools Foundation.
Wage
£19,240 a year
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
1 year 3 months
Positions available
1
What you'll do at work
The role will include:
- Assisting the purchase ledger clerk or payroll team
- Inputting invoices, pay, benefits, overtime, absence and other adjustments
- Managing supplier and staff queries professionally and with high levels of confidence
Where you'll work
WARWICK SCHOOL
MYTON ROAD
WARWICK
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Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
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What you'll learn
- 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.
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Training schedule
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About Warwick Schools Foundation
Warwick Schools Foundation consists of Warwick Preparatory School, King’s High School, Warwick Junior School, Warwick Senior School and The Kingsley School. The schools are individual but benefit from the strength and support of the Foundation. This enables our schools to be best resourced to provide an exemplary environment in which to educate our pupils for the future. We aim to develop responsible, resilient, and compassionate individuals, equipped to succeed and bring about positive change in an evolving world.
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Our schools are located on two sites.
- The 55-acre Warwick Campus in Warwick is home to some 2,600 pupils.
- The town of Royal Leamington Spa is home to The Kingsley School.
In addition, we have a strong professional service team including IT, Finance, Human Resources, Estates and Grounds. We also have a theatre, sports centre and events team.
https://www.warwickschoolsfoundation.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 6 weeks annual holiday plus public holidays
- Life Assurance benefits
- Free meals and refreshments provided
- Free Parking
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Once qualified you would be able to work a full-time role in a Finance department.
Contact
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOLIHULL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CENTRE
Bryan Anderson
bryan.anderson@solihull.ac.uk
01216787181
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000042976.
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 16 August 2026)
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