Business Services Senior Manager / Director (Agriculture Sector)

Armstrong Watson LLP; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

Smart Working Policy

Health Shield Cash Plan

Paid professional membership fees

Job summary

Armstrong Watson LLP is seeking a Business Services Senior Manager / Director to join their Northallerton office. The role involves managing a portfolio of agricultural clients and providing tailored advice while ensuring team performance meets objectives.

The ideal candidate must be a qualified Accountant with strong knowledge of UK taxes and experience in the agricultural sector. This full-time position offers a competitive salary and various benefits.

Qualifications

• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Excellent knowledge of preparing financial statements under UK GAAP.
• Sound knowledge of relevant UK taxes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct client meetings as Relationship Manager.
• Provide tailored advice to agricultural clients.
• Monitor team performance against objectives.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Knowledge of UK taxes

Experience with agricultural clients

People management

Business development

Education

Qualified Accountant (ICAS, ICAEW or ACCA)

Job description

Business Services Senior Manager / Director (Agriculture Sector)

Department: Business Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Northallerton

The Role

As a result of continued growth across the North East and our wider geography, we are now recruiting for a Business Services Senior Manager / Director (depending on experience) to join our Northallerton office. The role offers the opportunity to work closely with a varied portfolio of clients, in the agricultural and farming sector.

The main elements of this role will include:

• Conducting client meetings and acting as a key "Relationship Manager" for a designated portfolio of clients.
• Acting as a trusted adviser to agricultural and rural clients, understanding sector‑specific challenges and providing tailored, practical advice.
• Raising and approving fees in connection with own portfolio.
• Setting formal objectives for all direct reports and monitoring their progress / managing their development.
• Monitoring individual and team performance versus original objectives and departmental KPIs and providing feedback to the relevant Business Services Partner.
• Building own network of professional contacts which will hopefully lead to the generating of new business.
• Assisting with recruitment activity in the team and dealing with other "People" related matters when required.

Please note that we will not be accepting candidates from agency suppliers in connection with this vacancy.

The Candidate

• A Full UK Driving Licence.
• A qualified Accountant under ICAS, ICAEW or ACCA.
• An excellent knowledge, and working experience, of preparing non‑statutory, sole trader and partnership accounts alongside preparing statutory financial statements in line with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
• A sound knowledge and understanding of all relevant UK taxes such as Personal Tax, Corporation Tax, VAT and Capital Taxes etc.
• Experience working with agricultural and farming clients, with a strong understanding of the financial, tax and operational considerations unique to the sector.
• A good understanding of all other services offered by the firm, in order to identify opportunities to refer to other Service Lines.
• An excellent communicator in both verbal and written forms, and be able to flex your style depending on your audience.
• Able to effectively manage and support colleagues, ensuring they are developed to their best ability.
• Able to drive business development initiatives, identifying opportunities for growth.

The Benefits

In return for your hard work helping us shape our future growth and development, we will provide a competitive salary and a positive benefits package which includes:

• Salary Sacrifice Employer Contribution Pension Scheme including Life Cover (4x salary) and Income Protection.
• Competitive Annual Leave entitlement & Annual Leave Purchase Scheme allowing you to buy up to 5 additional days annual leave each year.
• Smart Working Policy, giving you the ability to balance home and remote working.
• Health Shield Cash Plan (cash back on a range of Health benefits and discounts on holidays, fashion and entertainment).
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 confidential support for wellbeing and health).
• Paid flu jabs and eye tests.
• Introductory Commission Scheme (financial reward if you refer a new client).
• Employee Referral Scheme (financial reward if you refer new AW colleagues) enabling you to claim up to £2,500 for each referral.
• Investment towards Continuous Professional Development (CPD), which includes access to comprehensive training courses and materials.
• Paid professional membership fees.