Payroll Trainee Review

Processing a personal portfolio of payrolls/assisting other members of staff with their work when required. I spend roughly 7 hours of my week completing OTJ apprenticeship work.

Yes, I had worked several months in payroll prior but was very new to the role. The confidence I feel in the workplace has grown massively since beginning the apprenticeship and I've developed a lot of knowledge since starting.

I enjoy the sessions with my tutor the most, I find these to be engaging and interactive which is the best way for me to learn. The assignments are a good consolidation of what we learn but I would prefer these to be split up more.

The programme is well structured for the knowledge aspect of the course. At the start of my apprenticeship it appeared there was a lot of confusion about the EPA for everyone (including tutors) which has slowly gotten better over the past couple of months.

A lot of support is given by my employer. Any time I need to put myself on do not disturb to complete OTJ hours, they are happy for me to do so.

My tutor provides a lot of support, from discussions in one to one calls about the EPA and tasks to checking calculations for assignments to ensure I'm on the right track. I feel very supported with the course.

It has helped me build a base level of knowledge which I can then take forward into the job role and apply to my day to day working. A lot of the knowledge so far has explained why we process things in certain ways, which is great to use for queries/explanations.

There are young professional events that I could attend, should I wish to. I am part of the social committee currently but stepping down in April to focus on my larger work portfolio and apprenticeship work.

Yes

I have already recommended the role to one of my friends, who is now also working in the payroll department. The combination of the company and apprenticeship is a great opportunity to learn a skill that is sought after in a professional but welcoming environment. I feel that this apprenticeship has brilliant foundations and the teaching provided by tutors is thorough and effective which is one of the reasons I suggested the role to my friend who was also looking to learn a new skill in the workplace.

To research payroll prior to the job interview. Having a base knowledge of what the role entails, I.E. processing pay from a gross figure to a net, was a great talking point for me during the interview and this has been mentioned by a manager as one of the reasons I got the role.