Payroll Administrator Review
at Nationwide
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Finance
Swindon, Wiltshire
Review Submitted: May 2024
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
4/5
As a Payroll Administrator, my day-to-day tasks involve the following: calculating and keying final disbursement payments for employees leaving the business, running reports and ensuring that new starters have their bank details uploaded on the system, chasing managers to convert new direct reports to employees on PeopleCloud before finalisation, answering any employee pay queries, and also supporting members of my team with any double checking of their work to ensure it is accurate.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I thoroughly enjoy my programme as it has taught me more about the HR world and provided me with the knowledge and confidence to explore the different career options in my business. Being able to work and learn has been a great introduction into the working world and I'm very grateful for this opportunity.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
I have learnt a lot while working as an apprentice at Nationwide. I have been able to develop my organisation skills through learning to consistently write notes and to-do lists. I have also developed my communication skills immensely throughout the programme, I am now more confident to share my ideas within a team and voice my opinion when I have an opposing idea. Lastly, I have also developed my logical thinking skills and have more confidence to approach any issue and try to resolve it.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
My programme is quite well organised overall. The communication can sometimes not be very good, it seemed this way a lot at the beginning as there was some confusion regarding which course we were actually doing. Also, it was quite difficult to find out what was going to happen at the end of our apprenticeship, for a long time I was chasing this and was never actually told directly. Otherwise it is quite well structured.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive a lot of support from my employer. I am always given time to complete any assignments and to make sure that I am up to date on webinars.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
I receive a decent amount of support my training provider. If I have any questions, I know who to email and they tend to get back to me in a decent amount of time. However, if the question is urgent sometimes this is not answered straight away and I have to contact other members of my apprenticeship to see what they think.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
4/5
I think that it definitely helps me to be more organised and helps me to plan ahead to make sure that any deadlines are met in my programme and within my role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
4/5
There are no clubs that I am aware of. We do have networking events quite often and social activities within our teams.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Nationwide to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Nationwide are an amazing business to work for. Their treatment of employees is extremely good and the culture is super welcoming. There are also endless lists of employee benefits and initiatives.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Nationwide?
Preparing for the interview is definitely my main bit of advice. Making sure that you have all of your examples prepped and what skills they represent is essential to feeling confident going in. Also making sure to always be true to yourself and be a team player.
