Accounts Assistant Level 2 Apprenticeship - Manchester

Savills; Manchester; Sur place; GBP 17 000 - 21 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Permanent Contract

Interest free season ticket loan

Pension Scheme - Royal London

Training and APC costs covered

25 days annual leave

Employee discounts

Sports activities

Employee Assistance Programme

Discretionary bonus scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

ShareSave

Résumé du poste

Savills is seeking a proactive apprentice to join the UK Property Finance client accounts team in Manchester/Leeds. You will learn and perform essential data housekeeping, reporting, and reconciliation tasks while pursuing Level 2/3 AAT qualifications.

You'll receive extensive on-the-job training, participate in Savills' training programmes, and benefit from a comprehensive development plan, including CPD and professional progress tracking.

Qualifications

• GCSE English and Maths at Level 4 or above is mandatory.
• Eligible to live, work and remain in the UK within 1 hour's commute of the office.
• Enrol and begin active progress towards your AAT qualification.
• Excellent numerical and data handling skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsabilités

• 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 (VAT, client statement, etc).
• Site Income Reconciliations and related finance tasks.
• Prepare Instructions for Treasury for approvals and fund transfers.

Connaissances

Decision Making

Collaboration

Building Relationships

Planning and Organising

Adaptability

Resilience

Formation

Level 2 AAT

Level 3 AAT Apprenticeship

Outils

Excel

MyLearning

Description du poste

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
• 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.

Objectives

As part of your probation, you will be measured against the following objectives:

Technical & Professional Knowledge - Demonstrate a strong foundational knowledge and understanding of the profession you are training within, the qualification you are completing, and the role you are undertaking.

• Enrol and begin active progress towards your qualification, understanding the competencies/KSBs required and maintain an up-to-date record of experience
• Complete all required induction training (including mandatory training on MyLearning)

Business Awareness - Asks good relevant questions, demonstrating curiosity and enthusiasm to know about the business.

• Has a foundational understanding of the UK business strategy, the team strategy and your contribution towards both.
• Adhere to additional requirements in place, set by your division. Has a clear understanding of their personal brand - office attire, etiquette and team expectations

Work Quality - Accurately completes tasks on time, with guidance from team members where required.

• Approach tasks with team and client expectations in mind
• Show attention to detail in all outputs, including data accuracy, formatting, and compliance with Savills' brand and policies

Time Management - Maintain good time keeping, both personally and professionally.

• Arrive at work in good time, make every effort to be a reliable team member, emulating the working culture of your team
• Meet agreed deadlines consistently, prioritising tasks effectively - communicating any capacity issues or questions early and proactively to your team

Effective Communication - Begin building effective working relationships with colleagues across the team and wider business.

• Have regular 1:1s with your line manager and encourage team members to provide feedback on your work
• Adapt style with different stakeholders, maintaining professionalism at all times

Key skills

• Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Building Relationships
• Planning and Organising
• Adaptability
• Resilience

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.

Benefits

• Permanent Contract for all apprentices, as opposed to a training contract
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Pension Scheme - Royal London
• Training and APC costs covered
• 25 days annual leave
• Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers
• Sports activities (Hockey, Netball, Skiing, Rugby, Football, Cricket, Badminton & Squash)
• Employee Assistance Programme - A 24 hour service available to all staff and completely confidential
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• ShareSave - Save As You Earn share option scheme

Working Week

Five full days in the office, working hours 9:00am to 5:30pm. One of these days each week will be dedicated to apprenticeship studies whilst in the office.

Entry requirements

• GCSE English and Maths at Level 4 (Grade C) or above is a mandatory requirement and you may not apply if you are currently studying for or already have a degree.
• You must be eligible to live, work and remain in the UK, within 1 hour's commute of the office you are applying to.