Finance Business Admin Apprentice

Teignbridge District Council

Devon (TQ12 4XX)

Closes in 13 days (Monday 24 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 11 November 2025

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Summary

As a Finance Business Admin Apprentice, you’ll support day-to-day financial operations, ensuring admin processes are accurate, compliant, and well-organised. You’ll assist with data entry, invoices, reports, and records, helping the finance team deliver timely, reliable information that supports business decisions.

Wage

£24,413 a year

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24/7 employee discount access and employee assistance support.

Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (7.24 hours daily - excluding 30 minutes lunch break).

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Duration

2 years

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

  • Attend required college and training activities, complete required assignments and assessments to achieve apprenticeship qualification.
  • Support invoice processing and payment runs
  • Assisting with finance system updates and data integrity checks 
  • Maintaining records and supporting reporting cycles 
  • Responding to internal queries and escalating appropriately 
  • Exercise proactivity and good judgement.
  • Seek advice of more experienced team members when appropriate. 
  • Support and engage with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers.

Where you'll work

Forde House
Brunel Road
Newton Abbot
Devon
TQ12 4XX

Training

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

Training provider

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

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

You will attend South Devon College one day per week.

More training information

To work under structured supervision while studying towards a recognised qualification - Business Administration Level 3.

This role will be designed to evolve with the apprentice’s capabilities, starting with foundational tasks and progressing to more complex responsibilities within the Finance team.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4/C)
  • Maths (grade 4/C)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

NA (grade NA)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

We are a values-based organisation all working together to achieve our vision of “Making Teignbridge a healthy and desirable place where people want to live, work and visit”. We do this by taking personal ownership for the quality of the work we do, the quality of the relationships we develop and for driving improvements in our services. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive organisation. We also welcome applications from military veterans and their families.

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Company benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme, free car parking, annual leave and wellbeing package, discounted membership at Teignbridge District Council Leisure Centres and opportunities for career and self-development.

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship would suit anyone who would like to acquire the knowledge, skills and understanding to work at a suitable level in the Finance industry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH DEVON COLLEGE

Petra Caisley

01626 361101

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000350707.

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Closes in 13 days (Monday 24 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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