Business Administration Apprentice

  • Company: HAINES WATTS (SWINDON)
  • Location: SWINDON, SN1 3DU
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: Competitive Salary
  • Sector: Business and administration
  • Ref: NAS-2000031653
  • Application Deadline Date: 29/05/2026
  • Start Date: 15/06/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: 30 hours per week Office-based 09:00- 17:30 Monday to Tuesday and Thursday to Friday with an hour’s lunch break.

Brief Description

This role will support the Office Manager and provide hands-on experience across all aspects of office administration and business operations. It’s an ideal opportunity for someone looking to build a strong foundation in a professional environment while developing valuable skills in organisation, communication, and office systems.

Training to be Provided


  • Cirencester College

  • Business Administration Level 3 

  • Whilst the majority of training will take place at the employers' premises, there will be occasional attendance required at Cirencester College

Future Prospects


  • This role is designed to help you grow in confidence, knowledge, and responsibility

  • Full training and support will be provided, and as your skills develop, you will be given the opportunity to take on more complex tasks

Vacancy Detail

Key responsibilities:



  • Supporting the Office Manager in ensuring that the standard office procedures are applied to the office and are working correctly, Health & Safety annual audit and ongoing annual procedures

  • Project Management and Coordination is essential along with the ability to troubleshoot and problem solve

  • Assisting clients in directing queries to the appropriate resource within the office

  • Receiving and dealing with telephone calls professionally, re-directing or taking messages and using initiative to deal with queries

  • Assisting with all the data processing, printing and postal functions including sorting, distributing, responding and drafting responses to incoming mail in a timely and efficient manner

  • Supporting with presentations, reports, emails and letters

  • Setting up meetings as appropriate and maintaining good communications

  • Provide a high quality secretarial and organisational support service including effective electronic diary management, assessing priority of appointments and reallocation as necessary

  • Providing support for an extensive range of meetings. This will include preparing and organising of refreshments

  • Supporting with daily banking and petty cash responsibility

  • Supporting with checking of weekly timesheet and printing and despatch of monthly bills

  • Setting up of new clients, checking paperwork complies with Haines Watts and money laundering procedures for sign off by MLO

  • Authorised ordering of office consumables

  • Organising and maintaining effective filing systems

  • Providing high quality and professional front of house duties to visitors

  • Cover of all other general administrative duties when necessary

Other Information


  • Competitive and flexible remuneration package

  • 20 days holiday plus bank holidays

  • Post qualification, this increases annually to a maximum of 25 days plus bank holidays

  • A relaxed working environment whilst maintaining a high level of professionalism

  • Continuous training and development of new and existing skills

  • CPD courses provided

  • Exposure to a wide range of clients

  • Parking on site


• Involvement in a firm:
o With strong values
o Committed to the development of its team

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