Service Charge Accounts Apprentice

Role title

Service Charge Accounts Apprentice

Start date

September 2025

Location

55 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2AA

Salary

£22,500 - £24,000 DOE + £1,000 sign on bonus

Purpose:

This role involves supporting the Service Charge team with completing year-end service charge accounts and helping to manage these processes across the business. You will play a key part in making sure everything is delivered on time and to a high standard, helping the team meet important goals (KPI’s).

About the team:

Our team is made up of seven people, including a Senior and three Service Charge Accountants. We focus on preparing and monitoring service charges across the regions.

Day to day duties:

• Validating service charge expenditure to ensure accuracy and completeness


• Producing balancing schedules to apportion service charge expenditure on the correct basis


• Producing draft service charge year-end packs to assist the service charge accountants


• Assist the service charge accountants with client reporting


• Ad-hoc tasks instructed by the Service Charge Team leader and Head of Service Charge


• Completing variance analysis and producing final reports for the Property Managers approval


• Assisting team members as required

How you’ll make an impact:

• Good communication and 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

Required Core Competencies:

• Good IT skills, including Excel, Power Point, Word


• Ability to multi-task


• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, both individually and as part of a team


• Strong organisational skills


• Excellent telephone manner


• Ability to follow instructions and procedures effectively


• Can do attitude


• Committed to follow company principles and values

Training:

Level 2 AAT or Level 3 AAT Apprenticeship depending on previous experience.

On the job training is provided to ensure all the required knowledge and experience is obtained throughout the apprenticeship to qualify successfully.

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.

Career Development:

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


• 25 days annual leave


• Employee discounts - save money using our MyRewards on thousands of discounts and offers


• Pitch your idea to our Board via the Savills Dragons Den (Innovation and growth initiative)


• 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

Assessment for this role

• Application Form – CV and essay question 


• Personality Profile


• SHL Assessment


• Excel Assessment


• Interview

Applications close on Tuesday 15th July at 11.59pm (We reserve the right to close applications at our discretion prior to the stated deadline. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible to ensure consideration).

*Candidates are advised not to copy answers directly from Chat GPT / other AI platforms. Please be aware that copying responses directly from these platforms will result in your application being rejected and not considered for further progression

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