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
• 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.