Compliance Assurance Specialist Apprenticeships

QA Ltd; Home (KS); Remote; USD 53,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Wellbeing benefits

Job summary

QA Ltd is seeking a Compliance Assurance Specialist Apprenticeships for a fixed-term, home-based assignment. The role delivers expert assurance across apprenticeship delivery, ILR submissions, and funding claims to meet DfE/DWP requirements.

You will conduct risk-based reviews, validate ILR data, and produce assurance reports with findings and corrective actions for stakeholders. Advanced Excel and deep knowledge of funding rules are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of DfE/DWP Apprenticeship Funding Rules and compliance requirements.
• Deep understanding of ILR data fields and funding evidence needs.
• Advanced Excel skills for data interrogation and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk-based compliance reviews across apprenticeship programmes with detailed findings and recommendations.
• Verify compliance with DfE/DWP Funding Rules and contractual obligations.
• Identify funding risks and process weaknesses, proposing corrective actions.

Skills

DfE/DWP rules

ILR data understanding

Excel skills

Funding assurance

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Compliance Assurance Specialist Apprenticeships

Fixed term contract-15 months

Home Based

About The Role

Compliance Assurance Specialist Apprenticeships

Fixed term contract-15 months

Home Based

Summary

The Compliance Assurance Specialist is responsible for providing expert assurance across apprenticeship (including apprenticeship units) delivery and funding compliance. The role ensures that all apprenticeship programmes, learner records, funding claims, and associated documentation meet all DfE/DWP requirements, funding rules, and regulatory expectations.

The Compliance Assurance Specialist will conduct detailed compliance reviews, analyse data, identify risks and trends, and support continuous improvement activities to safeguard funding and ensure the accuracy of Individualised Learner Record (ILR) submissions.

This role requires exceptional Excel skills, a deep understanding of apprenticeship (including apprenticeship units) funding rules and ILR data, excellent analytical capability, and meticulous attention to detail.

Role Responsibilities

• Conduct risk-based compliance reviews and audits across all apprenticeship programmes, including producing detailed assurance reports with clear findings, recommendations and corrective actions for key stakeholders.
• Verify compliance with current DfE/DWP Apprenticeship Funding Rules, associated guidance, and contractual obligations.
• Identify compliance risks, funding vulnerabilities, and process weaknesses.
• Perform detailed validation of ILR data against source documentation and funding evidence.
• Analyse apprenticeship funding data to identify anomalies, trends, and potential funding risks.
• Support funding assurance activities, including preparation for external audits and funding reviews
• Investigate data discrepancies and work with operational teams to resolve errors.

Your Experience/Skills

• Extensive knowledge of DfE/DWP Apprenticeship Funding Rules, whilst working within apprenticeship compliance and funding assurance roles.
• Strong understanding of apprenticeships (including apprenticeship units) programme delivery and learner journeys.
• Detailed knowledge of Individualised Learner Record (ILR) requirements and data fields.
• Understanding of funding assurance methodologies and audit principles.
• Knowledge of learner eligibility, evidence requirements, and funding compliance controls.
• This role requires Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with excellent data interrogation and reconciliation skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

Key Competencies

• Exceptional Analytical skills and able to analyse large and complex data.
• Confident with data manipulation and validation.
• Strict attention to detail, with the ability to spot anomalies that others may have missed.
• Pro-active approach to identifying funding risks and ability to constructively influence improvement across the business.

About Us

Wellbeing & benefits

• 27 days Annual Leave (4 days used for the festive closure) plus Bank Holidays
• Holiday Buying scheme
• Medicash plan, Wellhub, Cycle to Work scheme
• Private Medical Insurance at corporate rates
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Discounts Benefit Hub
• 3 Development days
• 2 Charity days per year
• Pension Scheme
• Early Friday Finish at 4pm

Personal growth

Learning and opportunity is at the core of what we do - and that applies to you too!

You’ll have the unique opportunity to develop your skills on our QA authored courses in the latest tech (you’ll get 3 training days/year to do this). You can also delve deep into our world-class digital learning content on a variety of tech and business topics. Or perhaps you’d like to enrol on a Degree or Masters programme to enhance your skillset or learn new things.

Our people

We are an equal opportunity employer, focused on promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment. We embrace diversity, welcome applications from all candidates and aim to support the career growth of everyone. This means no matter what your gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, or sexual orientation, or if you are disabled or a carer, we welcome you and the different perspectives you bring to our diverse family. We’re proud of the progress we’ve achieved over the last few years to build an inclusive culture and celebrate our diversity.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee that all applicants with a disability who meet the role criteria will progress to the next stage of the process. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

A Little About QA

At QA, we believe the future belongs to organisations that are able to learn, master and apply new skills at pace and scale. As the largest tech training company in the UK and the fastest growing in the US, we partner with 96% of the FTSE and most of the Fortune 500. We have served over 4,000 customers and 1+ million learners in the last 3 years.

Our Mission

We teach the critical AI, technology, digital and Human skills needed to transform and succeed in a changing world. We do this through tailored learning programmes that connect learning across an organisation, create continuity for learners, and feature collaborative, cohort-based modalities to apply skills at pace and at scale. Our unique end-to-end learning solutions draw from deep expertise across Apprenticeships, Instructor-led training, Self-paced Learning and Blended Learning.

You can find out more about us at https://www.qa.com/about/careers/