Accounts Manager - Agricultural

On behalf of a well-established accountancy firm, we are recruiting for an Accounts Manager Agricultural, to join the Agriculture & Property accounting team at the firm s Banbury office. The role will involve managing a portfolio of predominantly agricultural and rural businesses, delivering accounting and tax planning services.

Along with a competitive salary you will receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Flexible, hybrid working patterns
• Pension and healthcare plan
• 28 days holiday (managers) plus bank holidays
• Death in Service
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Additional voluntary benefits

As Accounts Manager Agricultural your responsibilities will include:

• Providing exceptional levels of service to clients on a wide variety of areas, on a cost effective & timely basis
• Responding to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g. HMRC) in a timely manner
• Seeking to gain experience/ progress role and those of other staff by seeking to take more advanced work from partners and delegating more routine work to others, thereby aiding cost-effectiveness and adding to interest/ training of all within the team
• Developing knowledge of clients and their businesses, to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters
• Reviewing accounts and tax returns prepared by more junior staff, including corporate and unincorporated clients
• Assisting with the management of the Agriculture and Property Department to meet departmental objectives through planning
• Overseeing the work of junior team members and completing staff appraisals and providing feedback
• Seeking to identify business and tax planning opportunities, VAT issues, NIC issues, business planning points, etc as part of the review process
• Assisting partners with specific assignments- e.g. business planning, advisory and tax matters and controlling WIP
• Ensuring work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner

We welcome applications for this Accounts Manager - Agricultural role from candidates with the following:

• ACA, ACCA or CTA Qualification or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3 years accounts and tax experience within an accountancy practice environment
• Experience at manager level within a practice
• Experience with rural business or related services
• In depth knowledge of accounts preparation and able to complete accounts files quickly, accurately and efficiently
• Comprehensive and in depth tax knowledge and able to complete returns quickly and accurately
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong general IT skills and good knowledge of accounting software
• Live within a commutable distance of Banbury

Submit your CV for this Accounts Manager - Agricultural role

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a student or graduate visa.

Additionally, candidates must have experience gained within UK accountancy practice. We stipulate these criteria due to the high volume of applications from outside of the UK.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.