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Client Accounts Apprentice (Manchester)
SAVILLIS (UK) LIMITED
Manchester (M2 4AW)
Closes in 20 days (Monday 2 November 2026)
Posted on 12 October 2026
Summary
Start your accounting career in Manchester with hands-on client finance experience, AAT training and support from an experienced team while building valuable skills for the future.
Wage
£22,500 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Salary: £22,500 - £24,000 DOE + £1,000 Sign on Bonus
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Hours
Five full days in the office, working hours 9.00am - 5.30pm. One of these days each week will be dedicated to apprenticeship studies whilst in the office.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 December 2026
Duration
1 year
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
About the team:
The Team consists of over 40 employees split across seven teams based in Manchester and Leeds, with 2 Directors and 7 team leaders. The team is responsible for the day to day client accounting and have a combined wealth of knowledge.
Day to day duties:
- 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.
- Prepare Instructions for Treasury department (following the relevant approvals) of the following:
- Demand recharges of costs incurred from Tenants.
- Transfer of Rent monies to client.
- Amendments to Client Accounts.
- Payment of client property related transactions.
- General maintenance of client funds i.e. tenant refunds etc.
- 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.
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.
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Where you'll work
12 Booth Street
Manchester M2 4AW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Training course
Accounts or finance assistant (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
- Record transactional data.
- Use the organisation’s standard tools and processes to examine data to identify transactional issues, such as reconciliations and inconsistencies between invoices.
- Recognise and rectify routine errors, escalating as necessary.
- Plan and review accounting and finance tasks.
- Communicate with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely results, avoiding jargon, using language tailored to the audience, and different media methods, with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.
- Use finance and accounting software packages to accurately input and manage data to contribute to routine accounting tasks.
- Handle data and digital technology in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.
Training schedule
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.
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Requirements
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in: English (grade 4 or C and above).
- Maths (grade 4 or C and above).
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Organisation skills.
- Customer care skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Administrative skills.
- Number skills.
- Analytical skills.
- Team working.
- Initiative.
- Collaboration.
- Adaptability.
- Resilience.
- Building Relationships.
- Decision Making.
- Planning and Organising.
Other requirements
You must be eligible to live, work and remain in the UK, within 1 hour’s commute of the office you are applying to.
About this employer
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.
https://www.savills.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab). 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.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058476.
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