Payroll Apprenticeship
BHP
Chesterfield (S41 7FH)
Closes on Monday 2 February 2026
Posted on 6 November 2025
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Summary
As a Payroll Apprentice with BHP, you’ll quickly start to contribute to meaningful client work, not just shadowing. You’ll apply growing technical knowledge on real assignments, with support from your training manager, peer buddy, and our external training provider, MBKB Training.
- Wage
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£24,629 a year
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BHP reviews employee salaries on an annual basis, with any applicable increases implemented in October each year.
- Training course
- Payroll administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, typically 8.30am - 5.00pm or 9.00am - 5.30pm, with an hour lunch break.
This role offers hybrid working, with Wednesdays and Thursday as compulsory office days.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 April 2026
- 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
- Build and utilise your technical knowledge on a variety of interesting client assignments with the support and guidance of our team
- Prepare and process weekly and monthly payrolls to clients’ specifications
- Deal with client queries
Where you'll work
One Waterside Place
Basin Square, Brimington Road
Chesterfield
S41 7FH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
MBKB LTD
Training course
Payroll administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- gather, analyse and process payroll data and information
- resolve different types of queries that may be presented from payroll customers such as employees, clients, management, explaining and documenting responses
- deal with complaints, following processes and escalating complex situations
- meet client or customer needs in line with service level agreements
- provide customer service using agreed systems and processes, taking ownership for work applying agreed processes for checking
- adhere to deadlines and process schedules both internal and statutory, mitigating the impact on the business, employees and clients of deadlines not being met by reprioritising tasks when dealing with conflicting or changing demands
- select appropriate media for communication etc recognising the advantages and risks related to each method
- escalate concerns relating to deadlines in a timely manner, suggesting solutions
- use the appropriate communication media for each stakeholder for each situation. Examples may include ‘phone, face-to-face, email and letters, communicating and engaging professionally, accurately and appropriately, respecting the principles of data protection and confidentiality
- Build and maintain trust and sound relationships with stakeholders to deliver quality payroll services
- develop and maintain strong working relationships with team colleagues, supporting and collaborating to achieve results, seeking advice when appropriate within parameters of the role
- use computerised payroll software and spreadsheet packages such as MS Excel
- use systems and processes to support the payroll function. Examples may include the provision of accounting information and the Real Time Information submissions to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
- gather, analyse and process payroll data and information
- resolve different types of queries that may be presented from payroll customers such as employees, clients, management, explaining and documenting responses
- deal with complaints, following processes and escalating complex situations
- meet client or customer needs in line with service level agreements
- provide customer service using agreed systems and processes, taking ownership for work applying agreed processes for checking
- adhere to deadlines and process schedules both internal and statutory, mitigating the impact on the business, employees and clients of deadlines not being met by reprioritising tasks when dealing with conflicting or changing demands
- select appropriate media for communication etc recognising the advantages and risks related to each method
- escalate concerns relating to deadlines in a timely manner, suggesting solutions
- use the appropriate communication media for each stakeholder for each situation. Examples may include ‘phone, face-to-face, email and letters, communicating and engaging professionally, accurately and appropriately, respecting the principles of data protection and confidentiality
- Build and maintain trust and sound relationships with stakeholders to deliver quality payroll services
- develop and maintain strong working relationships with team colleagues, supporting and collaborating to achieve results, seeking advice when appropriate within parameters of the role
- use computerised payroll software and spreadsheet packages such as MS Excel
- use systems and processes to support the payroll function. Examples may include the provision of accounting information and the Real Time Information submissions to His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
Training schedule
Payroll Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 4/C)
- in any 3 subjects, in addition to English/Maths (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
A Level 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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
About this employer
We love what we do, we’re proud of who we are, and we have fun along the way. We don’t just crunch numbers - we build futures. We’re the largest independent firm of chartered accountants in Yorkshire & North Derbyshire, with 450+ people across five regional offices. We’re big enough for variety and complex work, yet agile enough to see you and support you as an individual from day one. Expect open-door leadership, a collaborative, inclusive vibe, and a programme designed to help you thrive. We’re Great Place to Work-Certified, award-winning, and proud of a people-first culture guided by our values: Fairness, Honesty, Caring, Progressive, Humility. We value inclusion, creating a workplace where everyone belongs and can perform at their best. At BHP you’re in safe hands - We know exactly how to support our trainees. Over the years, we’ve trained hundreds of people through our early careers programmes, many of whom have gone on to become senior leaders and Partners.
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Company benefits
22 days annual leave, Westfield healthcare, pension, life insurance of x3 salary, fully funded training, employee assistance programme, regular wellbeing and social events, and one and a half paid volunteering days each year to support local causes
After this apprenticeship
- Once qualified, the successful candidate will continue to grow and progress their career within our payroll bureau
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BHP
Frankie Hudson
frankie.hudson@bhp.co.uk
01142296236
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349996.
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Closes on Monday 2 February 2026
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