Rural Senior Accountant

Michael Page (UK); Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable accountancy practice in Exeter is looking for a Rural Senior Accountant with a strong background in the accountancy sector. The successful candidate will handle year-end accounts preparation and tax compliance primarily for agricultural clients. This role offers attractive benefits, career progression, and support for pursuing further qualifications. Ideal candidates should have 2-3 years of experience or more and a genuine interest in the rural client sector. A competitive salary between £28,000 and £34,000 is on offer.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Flexitime

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in an accountancy role.
• Experience preparing year end accounts and tax compliance.
• Drive to add value and progress within the firm.

Responsibilities

• Prepare year end accounts for agricultural and rural clients.
• Tax compliance and planning for various clients.
• Develop technically within the role and firm.

Skills

Background in accountancy practice sector

Experience in preparing year end accounts

Interest in agricultural sector accounting

Education

AAT qualified or studying for ACCA/ACA

Job description

• Rural / Farming client sector Accountant to join a leading chartered accountants
• Career progression & increasing client management responsibility on offer

About Our Client

This Exeter based leading and growing accountancy practice has an excellent reputation and focus within the farming and rural related client 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.

Job Description

You will join the team as a Rural Senior 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.

The Successful Applicant

For this Rural Senior 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.

What's on Offer

£28,000 - £34,000 + 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.