Apprentice Payroll Assistant

Are you looking to kickstart your finance career working in payroll for a business that cares about it's employees progression? Do you possess a flair for mathematics and keen eye for detail? LivePay, a payroll services business based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire is looking for a payroll apprentice to join their growing team!

What you'll do

• The vacancy is for an apprentice payroll assistant who will be part of our bureau team. We have three main parts to the business, projects, support and bureau
• The payroll administrator role is the main entry point to the business where experience is built with the eventual possibility progressing within the bureau team or graduating into one of the other more specialist teams
• The bureau team is responsible for the day to day processing of payrolls
• Most of our payrolls collect data through an internet portal and this is then checked and processed
• Some customers provide data on spreadsheets and a few by other means and it all needs to be entered into the system so that tax/ National Insurance etc. can be calculated, payslips produced and payments to employees made
• Reporting to the bureau manager, the candidate will be increasingly involved in all aspects of the payroll processing, including entering data, liaising with customers and problem solving

Training

The Payroll Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard is delivered in two elements; the CIPP (Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals) knowledge units and work based projects designed by the provider, to meet employer needs.

The knowledge units outlined below are delivered via the CIPP online learning platform:

• National Insurance
• PAYE
• Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)
• Statutory Parental Leave
• Statutory Deductions

You will complete a knowledge check at the end of each unit, which will test your skills. The projects issued by the provider are as follows:

• Business and Customer Awareness
• Payroll (Core)
• Payroll (Pensions for payroll)
• Payroll (Technical)
• Regulation and Compliance
• Systems and Processes

After the apprenticeship

• Opportunity to continue as a full time employee upon completion of the apprenticeship programme

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience

Qualifications

• Essential: GCSE, 5 GCSE's including Maths and English (grade 5)

About the employer

• FREE Onsite car parking

• Small close-knit team with a fantastic working environment

• A business with a proven track record of evolving individuals and supporting apprentices

• A business which provides external payroll support in the form of a business coach and mentor

Here at LivePay, we provide a fully managed payroll service, combining more than 40-years of payroll experience with the latest technology to provide a high quality of service to all of our clients. Our personal payroll service will take away the stress of managing your payroll in-house, giving you easy and instant access to important payroll documents and information.

Apprenticeship details

• Course: Payroll administrator (level 3), Legal, finance and accounting
• Apprenticeship level: Advanced (level 3)
• Training provider: EMA TRAINING LIMITED
• Expected duration: 1 Year 3 Months
• Hours: 35 hours a week. Working week: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
• Start date: 2 November 2026
• Positions available: 2
• Wage: £15,000 a year