Accounting Administration Apprenticeship
AESSEAL PLC
South Yorkshire (S60 1BZ)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 July 2025
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Summary
With this active you’ll learn about a variety of areas within accounting, such as purchase ledger, credit control, cash management and fleet admin. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to learn about accounting and its administrative functions. This Apprenticeship will give you an insight into AESSEAL and how a worldwide business operates.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
This role will specifically develop you into a professional Accounting & Administration specialist in a global organisation. You will learn the skills, knowledge and behaviours to be able to:
- Complete day to day finance administration
- Assist with accounts personnel with processing purchase ledger invoices
- Produce monthly payments to external suppliers
- Work effectively with audits
- Allocate sales ledger cash
- Work on bank reconciliation
- Provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers
- Conduct general administrative duties
Where you'll work
Global Technology Centre
Bradmarsh Business Park
Mill Close Rotherham
South Yorkshire
S60 1BZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RNN GROUP
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
Training schedule
- Business Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
- Functional Skills maths Level 2 (if required)
- Functional Skills English Level 2 (if required)
- Monthly day release online (3-hour sessions) and 10-weekly onsite reviews & observations
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Some knowledge of Microsoft
- Friendly and approachable
- Keen attention to detail
Other requirements
Ensure you can travel to the place of work for the working hours stated above.
About this employer
AESSEAL is the world’s leading specialist in the design and manufacture of mechanical seals and support systems. They are renowned as one of South Yorkshire's best employers, providing lifelong careers for the right individual that fits into their core values and their ethos. AESSEAL invest heavily into their staff. They provide many opportunities for Apprenticeships in their business and drive forward to ensure they have the best talent South Yorkshire has on offer for their Rotherham branch. If you would like to join a vibrant, forward thinking, innovative and excellent business, AESSEAL are the company for you. Just as their slogan states, you could experience the exceptional.
After this apprenticeship
Full-time employment and progression to higher education.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RNN GROUP
Lorraine Savage
lorraine.savage@rnngroup.ac.uk
07713319356
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332805.
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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 10 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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