Rural Accountant

Michael Page (UK); Yeovil; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A highly successful accountancy practice in Yeovil is seeking a Rural Accountant to join their team. This role involves preparation of year-end accounts and tax compliance for clients in the agricultural sector, offering excellent growth opportunities and support for further qualifications. The firm provides a mix of home and office working, competitive salaries, and benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Support for professional qualifications

Competitive salary and benefits

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or pursuing ACCA/ACA.
• 2-3 years experience in accountancy practice.
• Interest in agricultural sector accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year end accounts for agricultural clients.
• Ensure tax compliance and planning.
• Engage with clients and develop technical skills.

Skills

Tax compliance

Accounts preparation

Client management

Education

AAT qualified

ACCA/ACA (pursuing)

Job description

A highly successful and growing accountancy practice based in Yeovil is looking to recruit a Rural Accountant into their team. The firm provides support, career progression and technical development with increasing client contact and you will be focused working on farming and other, rural related sector clients.

Client Details

This Yeovil based 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 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 highly competitive salary and benefits are on offer.

Description

You will join the team as a Rural Accountant and will undertake a varied role across year end accounts preparation, tax compliance, planning and wider service involvement 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 Rural Accountant role you may be AAT qualified and/or you could be pursuing and studying for ACCA/ACA qualifications, or have developed your career entirely through experience to date. 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 genuine interest in developing a career within this client 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

£28,000 - £36,000 + 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.