Group Finance Assistant Apprentice - Projects and Administration

West Suffolk College

Bury St. Edmunds (IP33 3RL)

Closes in 15 days (Monday 23 June 2025)

Posted on 5 June 2025

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Summary

West Suffolk College is a Further Education college in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. The college delivers a range of courses, including vocational and technical courses, apprenticeships, and an array of higher-level apprenticeships and bachelor's degree courses accredited by the University of East Anglia.

Wage

£14,527 a year

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There is an opportunity for Hybrid Working.

Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (between 8:30am - 5:00pm).

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

Positions available

1

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’re offering a great opportunity for an apprentice to join our finance team in a role supporting project delivery and administration. You’ll work closely with project teams and the wider finance department, helping to make a real impact on our students and community.

Main Duties:

  • Assist with tracking project costs.
  • Maintaining documentation.
  • Preparing claims and audit evidence.
  • Managing finance-related SharePoint sites.
  • Support audit queries and help ensure financial procedures are followed.
  • Work with a range of internal stakeholders across the Eastern Education Group.

We’re looking for someone with strong attention to detail, good organisation skills, and confidence using Microsoft Office, especially Excel. If you’re enthusiastic, motivated, and ready to start a career in business administration, we’d love to hear from you.

Where you'll work

West Suffolk College, Out Risbygate
Bury St. Edmunds
IP33 3RL

Training

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

College or training organisation

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

Your 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.

Your training plan

  • The learner will be studying the Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard qualification.
  • Functional skills will be studied if equivalent qualifications are not held.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4-9)

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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Initiative
  • Team working
  • Attention to detail

Other requirements

Employees can sign up for various membership cards and discount schemes, learning and development opportunities - including staff development days, memberships into the Local Government Pension Scheme, family-friendly policies and flexible working, access to our employee assistance programme, Employee wellbeing initiatives, and free parking.

About this company

West Suffolk College has evolved over more than 60 years from a small provider of evening classes for the people of Bury St Edmunds to an established, major player providing high quality Further and Higher education to the East Anglia region.

After this apprenticeship

Permanent employment opportunities within Eastern Education Group with a multitude of wider development scopes.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST SUFFOLK COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324610.

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Closes in 15 days (Monday 23 June 2025)

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