Accountant - Farming Sector Clients

Michael Page; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accountancy practice in Taunton is seeking an Accountant specializing in farming sector clients. The firm offers competitive salaries, career progression opportunities, and a mix of home and office working. Candidates may be AAT qualified or pursuing ACCA/ACA, with a background in agriculture preferred.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Support for qualifications

Flexitime

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or studying, or ACCA/ACA in progress.
• 2-3 years experience or more in accountancy.
• Background in agricultural sector accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year-end accounts and tax for clients.
• Work with agricultural and rural sector clients.
• Develop technically and progress within the firm.

Skills

Accountancy

Agricultural sector knowledge

Tax preparation

Year-end accounts preparation

Education

AAT qualification

ACCA/ACA qualification (in progress)

Job description

A highly successful and growing accountancy practice based inTaunton is looking to recruit an Accountant - Farming Sector Clients addition into their team. The firm provides career progression prospects and you will be focused working on farming and other, rurally related sector clients.

Client Details

This Taunton & Somerset region leading and growing accountancy practice has an excellent reputation and focus within the farming and rural related sector areas. The firm is undergoing positive growth in this and other service lines and as a result of this combined growth and structure of the firm promoting development and career progression, excellent prospects are on offer for the right professional, looking to further their career. Attractive competitive salaries and benefits are on offer with full support for those pursuing qualifications. Mix of home to office working on offer, along with flexitime and full or part time hours can be equally explored.

Description

You will join the team as an Accountant - Farming Sector Clients addition and you will take on increasing responsibility for the hands on provision of year end accounts preparation, tax and wider services as you develop within this firm and role. You will primarily be acting for agricultural sector clients and other associated rural related sector clients across landed estates, holiday lets, property, retail and other clients. You will have opportunity to develop technically and progress carving a long term career move as a highly valued addition in this team of experienced accountants, with support on offer for those pursuing further qualifications.

Profile

For this Accountant - Farming Sector Clients role you may be AAT qualified or studying, or have developed your career entirely through experience only to date. Equally you could be pursuing and studying for ACCA/ACA qualifications. You will have a background working within the accountancy practice sector for an accounting firm of any size. You will have anything from two to three years experience to date, or considerably more, preparing year end accounts, tax etc. You may have direct, recent expertise in agricultural sector accounting providing accounts/tax etc services, or have worked across wider ranging industry sectors but bring a clear, demonstrable link to the sector through family background for instance, with a genuine interest in specialising in this sector. You will be searching for a role where you can progress and will be able to demonstrate the drive to add value and progress in this leading firm and be looking for a challenging new career opportunity.

Job Offer

£26,000 - 32,000 + dependent on background and experience, all to be explored. Please apply online and for a further confidential discussion to find out more please contact Mark Bailey on 01179 271452.