Client Service Administrator

Rathbone Brothers; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Company share scheme

Discretionary bonus

Flexible holidays

Green Car Scheme

Family friendly policies

Study support

Season travel ticket loans

Other voluntary benefits

Job summary

Rathbones in Guildford is seeking a Client Service Administrator to provide comprehensive administrative and client life cycle processing support, ensuring accurate onboarding, transfers, payments and account updates while delivering an excellent client experience.

This entry‑level, client‑facing role sits within the Wealth Management Client Care team and offers structured development, exposure to advisory processes and a supportive office environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the regulatory environment (advantageous).
• Awareness of Rathbones products and services.
• Demonstrable interest in administration and evidence of self‑development.

Responsibilities

• Manages client admin tasks with data accuracy: onboarding, transfers, payments, updates, closures and estate administration.
• Provides operational support: booking rooms, processing expenses, preparing meeting packs and correspondence.
• Assists with investigation and resolution of client queries and refers investment questions to team members.
• Communicates with clients to provide accurate, up‑to‑date information within policy limits.
• Manages mass mailings and keeps correspondence updated.
• Creates/amends presentations or literature for client meetings.
• Maintains team diaries, schedules meetings and travel.

Skills

Regulatory knowledge

Product awareness

Administration interest

Financial services experience

Education

GCSE English & Maths (A–C)

Job description

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Department: Wealth Management Client Care

Job Category: Front Office

Location: Guildford, GB, GU1 3DA

Date: 19 Aug 2026

At Rathbones, we help people invest their money well, so they can live well. That means more than financial returns – it’s about helping people feel confident in their decisions and supported in their future. We don’t just manage money, we guide people through life’s big moments, helping them stay on track and focus on what matters most.

We’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading wealth managers, with £113.6bn in assets under management (as of March 2026) and 20+ offices across the UK and Channel Islands. We’re a FTSE 250 company with national reach and a local feel – and we’re growing.

Role Title: Client Service Administrator

Location: Guildford

Contract: Permanent

About the Role

Provides comprehensive administrative and client life cycle processing support to ensure effective and efficient operations to deliver excellent client experience. This is a client facing role and is an entry level role for Client Service. The role holder will be part of a team that’s run by a central group but works day‑to‑day in the local office.

What you will be responsible for

• Efficiently manages client admin tasks with a focus on data accuracy, including onboarding, transfers, payments, account updates, closures and estate administration.
• Provides operational support such as booking meeting rooms, processing expenses and preparing meeting packs and correspondence.
• Assists with the investigation and resolution of client queries, referring investment related queries to team members.
• Communicates with clients as required, giving accurate and up to date information whilst working within information giving limitations.
• Manages mass mailing communications processes, ensuring that correspondence is updated as required.
• Creates and amends presentations or literature for client meetings.
• Maintains team diaries, arranging meetings and organising travel.
• Manages and files correspondence and records in a timely manner ensuring that all client correspondence is saved, filed and archived accordingly to client files.
• Contributes to Client Service meetings, suggesting improvements to procedures.
• Shares best working practice with other Client Service staff.
• Office duties to include covering phones.

About you

If you meet some of these criteria and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply.

• Some knowledge of the regulatory environment in which we operate is advantageous.
• Awareness of the products and services Rathbones provide
• Demonstrable interest in administration career and has evidence of proactively developing self.
• Experience working in a similar role in Financial services is advantageous.
• Grade A-C at GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths.

Our offer to you

We want everyone at Rathbones to fulfil their potential, in an environment where you are proud to work and feel like you belong.

We offer a comprehensive remuneration package, which we review regularly, and benefits include:

• A company pension - 9% non-contributory or 10% if you contribute 5%
• Private medical insurance – Individual on joining, family after 1 year’s service
• Life assurance - 8 x salary
• Company share scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• Flexible holidays – purchase up to 5 additional days
• Green Car Scheme
• Family friendly policies – enhanced family leave for parents & carers
• Study support – study days and funding for courses and qualifications
• Season travel ticket loans
• Other voluntary benefits you can choose to suit you

Our employees can choose to take part in various social groups and communities to support their wellbeing, growth, development and sense of community.These include:

• Sports & Social Committees, such as cricket, football, netball, running, yoga, quiz nights, charity bake sales and much more.
• Inclusion Networks that help us drive change within the organisation such as Gender Balance, Multicultural, Abilities Count, Pride, Social Mobility, Generations, Menopause Matters@Rathbones’ and Armed Forces.
• The NextGen IM Network, which brings together a community of trainees from across the UK, who are all at the early stages of their careers and offers development opportunities, exposure across the business as well as peer support and connection.

Life at Rathbones

We aim to become an employer of choice for the wealth management sector, to achieve this we are working hard to build a diverse, equal, and inclusive workplace that motivates, develops and embraces the strengths of all our colleagues. Being part of Rathbones means you will join a team of passionate professionals in a successful culture that cares for its people. At Rathbones, we provide meaningful work, opportunities, and a voice to all.

We are committed to building a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We welcome individuals who share our values.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer (level 2) under the UK Government scheme. This means we’ve signed up to a set of commitments around how we recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities. Find out more about the Government Scheme online, click here . If you require adjustments to apply for a role at Rathbones, please contact us via [e-mail] to let us know what adjustments you may need.

Mission

We believe in playing the long game. That means building consistent results, earning trust and doing the right thing — for our clients, our colleagues and the communities we’re part of.

Our values shape how we work:

• We aim high
• We get it done
• We show we care
• We do the right thing

These aren’t just words on a wall. They guide how we treat each other, how we make decisions and how we build relationships that last.

We will close this advert once we have received enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out.