Finance Administrator Apprentice (BPP Education Group)
BPP HOLDINGS LIMITED
Manchester (M1 6FQ)
Closes in 29 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
Posted on 27 January 2026
Contents
Summary
An opportunity to join BPP Education group as a Finance Administrator whilst completing the L3 Business Administrator apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
Exact Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 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
Job Purpose
To manage the day-to-day administrative tasks to support the schools budgeting process. The role holder will also be responsible for operating a smooth invoicing process for all the school’s associates and suppliers. You will work closely with the Head of Academic Admin and Resourcing and Director of Operations to ensure that the school’s budget is managed and monitored accurately throughout the year.
A key part of your role will be to monitor the school’s monthly accruals and to ensure that our associate and suppliers invoices are paid in a timely manner. You will manage a key relationship with the central purchase ledger department to ensure the schools processes are kept up to date. This role will also perform other tasks as required by the staffing team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process and record Freelancer invoices.
- Process and record supplier invoices
- Prepare and manage the termly invoicing records
- Populate finance trackers with final resourcing data
- Review the monthly payments report from purchase ledger and gather accruals requirements
- Manage and monitor the schools invoicing inbox
- Monitor the schools termly accruals and report back to the budget holder
- Arrange new freelancer setup, including freelancer engagement forms and statement of work requests
- Ensure all the schools cost centres and processes are up to date
- Produce school finance data
OCCASATIONAL DUTIES:
- Compile freelancer offers of work
- Support the Freelances team with ad-hoc administration
Where you'll work
St. James Buildings
79 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6FQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
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
More training information
BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team. Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace.
Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience.
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Work within tight deadlines
- Punctuality
- Commitment
- Good attendance
- Willingness to be flexible
- Written communication skills
- Microsoft Outlook
- Excel, word and PowerPoint
- Proactive
- Highly motivated
- Adaptable to change
- Telephone communication skills
- Time management skills
Other requirements
- Ability to record accurate data/information in a database
- Ability to take and deliver messages accurately and clearly and concisely
- Ability to produce work to a consistently high standard, with attention to detail, within tight deadlines
- Ability to work sensitively with different people’s needs
About this employer
Our experience in building careers spans over 40 years. We believe in progress for everyone. For learners who want to develop, and the business partners that strive for growth. We work closely with employers and professional bodies to make our learning as real world, relevant and future facing as possible. We do it for the biggest names and we do it in specialist areas. That includes law, accountancy, financial services, nursing, technology and more. And it covers a range of qualifications to develop careers at every stage and every level of development. We educate over 80,000 students annually, working with 7000 businesses across 170 countries. Our expertise covers learning for a number of different levels. They include apprenticeships, university courses, professional qualifications and professional development.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- The opportunity may offer a permanent role upon completion of the apprenticeship depending on performance
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010849.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 27 February 2026)
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