Agriculture and Property Manager - Accountant

About the Firm

My client is one of the fastest-growing independent accounting and business advisory firms in the UK and is listed as a Top 100 Accountancy Firm by Accountancy Age. The firm provides tailored audit, accounting, payroll, taxation, and business advice across diverse sectors including academy schools, agriculture, landed estates, international, not-for-profit, property and development, and professional services.

To manage a portfolio of clients and drive the delivery of accounting and tax planning solutions to these clients. Building relationships will allow you to effectively deliver projects and grow members of the team. Providing unique, tailored solutions to key rural clients.

• Provide exceptional levels of service to clients on a wide variety of areas, on a cost effective & timely basis.
• Respond to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g. HMRC) in a timely manner.
• Seek to gain experience/progress role and those of other staff by taking 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.
• Develop knowledge of clients and their businesses to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters.
• Review accounts and tax returns prepared by more junior staff; includes corporate and unincorporated clients.
• Assist with the management of the Agriculture and Property Department to meet departmental objectives through planning. This includes completing staff appraisals, monitoring and effective delegation, utilising the skills and knowledge within the existing team and sourcing additional knowledge.
• Complete staff appraisal forms providing feedback (good and bad) and training as required.
• Identify business and tax planning opportunities, VAT issues, NIC issues, business planning points, etc. as part of the review process. Draw attention of partners/client as appropriate. Prepare necessary reports/computations, liaise with other professional advisers as required.
• Assist partners with specific assignments – e.g. business planning, advisory and tax matters.
• Assist partners in controlling WIP within the section by progressing work to completion/billing point swiftly; liaise with partners re WIP and raise bills/assist as required.
• Monitor progress against deadlines and ensure these are met – e.g. company reporting, P11ds, tax returns, etc.
• Ensure work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely and cost‑effective manner by liaising with Partners and supervising staff.

• Ability to review and complete accounts files quickly and efficiently.
• Ability to review and complete personal tax returns quickly and efficiently.
• In‑depth knowledge of accounts preparation.
• In‑depth taxation knowledge.
• ACA, ACCA or CTA Qualification or equivalent experience.
• Accounts and Tax experience within a practice environment.

Flexible working is available.

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