Payroll Apprentice Review

Item: Payroll Apprentice at Enterprise Mobility
Rating: 4.9
Author: Anonymous

at Enterprise Mobility

Level 3 Apprenticeship

Finance

Egham

Review Submitted: April 2024

Overall Rating

4.9 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

4/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

I process payroll for just over 630 employees every month. We have to upload our fixed and variable employees data to our payroll system, then do multiple checks to make sure everything is accurate. For example, we need to make sure all of our employees are above it by using NMW reports. We also do reconciliations for commission, bonuses, medical benefits etc so that we know nothing is missed.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

I enjoy this apprenticeship very much. I have learnt so much in the space of 8 months already, with the support of my supervisor and Smart Training. I can confidently say that I am able to process the payroll from start to finish, with little to no help from my supervisor.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

4/5

I have developed skills in excel, as this is used everyday.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

I can say it is very well structured. 4 days a week I am strictly processing payroll, and then 1 day being a study day for my training and revision. One a month I have a workshop with my tutor from Smart Training, and then I would be assigned tasks based off of what I learned in that workshop.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

My supervisor has trained me almost everything I needed to know in payroll and how to process everything each month. As it is coming up to one year of being employed at Enterprise, I am going to be doing a test based off of payroll. My supervisor has been a great help with this and has been setting me mini tests leading up to this.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

Smart Training has been great during the apprenticeship, we have had monthly workshops where we will learn new topics in payroll and get set tasks for it. This has made a massive difference during the apprenticeship and I have learnt so much already. My tutor, Megan, is always happy to help out whenever I am confused with something and need some extra help.

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

5/5

The training provider has been teaching us everything we need to know for the qualification. This helps me perform better in my role as I have a much broader knowledge of the work I am doing.

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

5/5

I have joined the Business Management Social committee. This committee sets up events every month for business management to attend to and socialise with each other. It is also a great way to meet new people in the department.