Business Administration Apprentice
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Company: HAINES WATTS (SWINDON)
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Location: SWINDON, SN1 3DU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Competitive Salary
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000031653
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Application Deadline Date: 29/05/2026
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Start Date: 15/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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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