Client Accounts Apprentice (Leeds)
Savills (UK) Limited · Leeds · posted 15 October 2026
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About the team:
The team consists of six members: one Associate Director, four Client Accountants, and one Apprentice. We are a close-knit team; working collaboratively to support each other and ensure we meet our clients’ expectations.
Day to day duties:
The purpose of this role is to support the management of property data and the control of client funds held on behalf of investors, ensuring the effective administration of property portfolios. As an Apprentice Accounts Assistant, you will work as part of a team of Client Accountants, providing administrative and financial support across a range of tasks and responsibilities. The client portfolio includes national contracts managed from local offices. While Savills primarily uses MRI for client information and property management activities, the role may also require working with one or more client-specific property management systems.
Key tasks and responsibilities include the following:
- Maintain housekeeping of Property & Lease data and financial data on databases
- Assist the Client Accountants in reporting to clients (standard reports plus additional as required)
- Ensure accurate reconciliation of client reports (i.e. VAT, client statement etc.)
- Site Income Reconciliations
- Maintain professional working relationships with internal and external clients and ensure that good client service is delivered
- Other miscellaneous administration tasks as required
- Ad-hoc tasks instructed by Client Accounts Team Leader and Head of Property Finance UK
- Prepare Instructions for Treasury department (following the relevant approvals) of the following:
a. Demand recharges of costs incurred from Tenants
b. Transfer of Rent monies to client
c. Amendments to Client Accounts
d. Payment of client property related transactions working with team property administrator on quarterly budget reports and forecasts
e. General maintenance of client funds i.e. tenant refunds etc
f. Processing of purchase invoices
In addition to the tasks described above, the job holder may be required to carry out other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time.
How you’ll make an impact:
- Good organisational skills
- Word and Excel capabilities
- Good written, presentation and numerical skills are essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Diligent and detail driven
- Able to work individually and as part of a team
- Punctual, reliable, keen and enthusiastic
- Thirst for knowledge and self-motivated
- Ahead of anything else, we look for individualism and diversity in our graduate intake - so it's very important at every stage of the selection process that you take the opportunity to show us what you're really like. Be honest and above all, be yourself.
Your training
Level 2 AAT or Level 3 AAT Apprenticeship depending on previous experience.
Full on the job training is provided to ensure all the required knowledge and experience is obtained throughout the apprenticeship to qualify successfully.
We will provide the full suite of Savills training programme including mandatory health and safety and office training, as well as specific training relevant to your role.
We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up to date with changes to legislation and business needs.
Where it leads
We ensure that your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is current and that all staff are fully up to date with changes to legislation and business needs.
About Savills (UK) Limited
Founded in the UK in 1855, Savills is one of the world's leading property agents. Our experience and expertise spans the globe, with 600 offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. Our scale gives us wide-ranging specialist and local knowledge, and we take pride in providing best-in-class advice as we help individuals, businesses and institutions make better property decisions.
Things to consider
You must be eligible to live, work and remain in the UK, within 1 hour’s commute of the office you are applying to.
Skills they're looking for
Entry requirements
- GCSE English (grade 4 or C and above) — essential
- GCSE Maths (grade 4 or C and above) — essential
Where you'll work
- 3 Wellington Place, Leeds, LS1 4AP
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