Apprentice Payroll Administrator
GAP PERSONNEL HOLDINGS LIMITED
Chester (CH4 9EP)
Closes in 5 days (Monday 10 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 October 2025
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to begin your career in payroll. If you’re eager to learn, grow and contribute within a supportive and forward-thinking team, this could be the perfect role for you! From day one, you’ll be part of a dynamic environment that values learning, encourages development, and celebrates your impact.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- 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 24 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Accurately process payroll for approximately 2,000 temporary workers each week, ensuring timely delivery
- Manage weekly annual leave requests and maintain holiday pay records in accordance with current legislation
- Apply and record payroll deductions in line with up-to-date legal requirements, including regular recurring deductions
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies in timesheets and payroll records with attention to detail and accuracy
- Provide clear, professional guidance to workers on payroll-related queries, ensuring a positive experience
- Prepare and issue payroll documents including pay slips, P45s, P60s, and P11s etc on a weekly basis or upon request
- Ensure full compliance with relevant legislation, including National Minimum/Living Wage, GLAA, and GDPR
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across the wider company network
- Follow established payroll policies and procedures, maintaining strict adherence to legal standards
Where you'll work
Pulford House
Bell Meadow Business Park, Park Lane, Pulford
Chester
CH4 9EP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
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
The successful candidate will follow a level 3 programme and study towards a full Standard as a Business Administrator.
This training will be structured and delivered by Cheshire College - South & West Apprentices will be supported via an agreed training plan. The apprentice will receive regular visits with a dedicated assessor.
The assessor will set individual learning tasks as part of the apprentice’s workplace training that will incorporate your daily roles and duties. You will also have a mentor within GAP Personnel to support you with your studies and apprenticeship progress.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C/4)
- Maths (grade C/4)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to meet deadlines
About this employer
Since our humble beginnings in 1997 as an independently owned industrial staffing agency in North Wales, our vision has remained clear: to create a business that delivers three things, a positive employment journey for our candidates, meaningful development for our people, and real solutions for our customers. Today, we are proud to be an award-winning recruitment business with a national footprint and we are on an exciting path towards the forefront of the recruitment market! We recruit unskilled workers, through to technically skilled and managerial professionals on a temporary and permanent basis, primarily across the logistics, manufacturing, FMCG and commercial sectors, all united under the ‘gap personnel group’ brand. If you choose to work with us, you’ll be part of a team who is focused on employee wellbeing, company culture and personal development. You’ll embark on a meaningful career – not just a job – with real opportunities for progression and work in an environment that everyone loves to be a part of. You’ll truly share and uphold our core values, each of which we bring to life through our #Icare program: Innovative Consultative Accountable Real Ethical
Company benefits
Eyecare voucher scheme Access to Private Medical Insurance & Private Dental Insurance A day off on your birthday Employee assistance program Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay Lifestyle leave Charity days
After this apprenticeship
Whether you're just starting out or exploring a new career path, this apprenticeship offers the ideal mix of structured training, expert mentorship, and real-world experience to set you up for long-term success!
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST
Becky Smythe
becky.smythe@ccsw.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348453.
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Closes in 5 days (Monday 10 November 2025 at 11:59pm)
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