Senior - Agriculture & Landed Estates

In a nutshell. Is career progression important to you? This diverse accounting role offers a gateway to exciting opportunities.

At PKF Francis Clark, recognised as one of the UK's Best Workplaces for Wellbeing, we support your career growth while ensuring a healthy work life balance.

Join our agricultural team and work with passionate agri businesses and farming clients who help feed the nation. You'll provide expert accounting and tax compliance services, along with tax planning advice, to innovative farming, rural, and agri businesses.

What you'll be doing day to day

• Oversee the planning, preparation and completion of annual farm and rural business accounts and tax computations
• Review personal and company tax computations and regular VAT returns
• Oversee client bookkeeping services and preparation of forecasts and projections
• Undertake detailed analysis of income and expenditure to support decision making, planning and control
• Identify financial, commercial and tax planning opportunities for clients
• Ensure that accounting records for clients are maintained and kept up to date
• Draft correspondence for clients; liaising with HMRC, by telephone and email
• Provide varied administrative and business set up services for clients
• Exposure to various capital tax issues (inheritance tax and capital gains tax)
• Network at county roadshows, farm walks or local cattle markets; sharing knowledge and catching up with other rural teams across our southwest offices
• Participate in meetings and visit clients on farm

About you

• AAT, ACA or ACCA qualified (or nearing qualification), or qualified by experience, with relevant experience in a similar role
• Good technical knowledge of accounts preparation and tax compliance
• Committed, logical and accurate, with a methodical approach to work and strong attention to detail
• Experience servicing different types of business entities
• Experience using accounts and tax return software
• Able to work independently and demonstrate initiative in delivering an excellent service to clients

Why work at PKF Francis Clark

As the largest firm of independent chartered accountants and business advisers in South West England, PKF Francis Clark offers a wide range of opportunities to develop your career in the way that's right for you. Established in 1919, we've grown to nearly 1,000 people across offices in Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth, Poole, Salisbury, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro. Our size means we can offer ambitious work with exciting clients and a friendly, supportive culture.

We want you to belong, be yourself and do your best work as part of a forward thinking team, with a flexible approach to hybrid working and a strong focus on wellbeing, learning and development.

PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work for the past four years and is ranked among the UK's Best Workplaces (6th out of 100 large organisations). It is also a top 10 Best Workplace for Women and is ranked for Wellbeing, Development, and Consulting and Professional Services. These rankings are compiled by Great Place to Work based on confidential, independent feedback from our people. Additionally, we are The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers and a Certified B Corp, meeting high standards for environmental and social performance.

Your core benefits

• Group personal pension to help you build your future savings through employer and employee contributions
• Group life assurance providing cover up to four times your basic annual salary
• Group income protection available after six months' service
• Health cash plan giving money back on everyday health costs, with free cover for up to four dependent children (up to age 24 in full time education) and the option to add a partner or spouse

Mental wellbeing

• Counselling and emotional support for you and your immediate family
• Virtual GP and second opinion services for you and your immediate family
• Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders for confidential, peer to peer support

Physical wellbeing

• Cycle to work scheme, with the option to purchase a bike and accessories up to £4,000
• Discounted membership at gyms, pools and studios across the UK
• Digital health and wellbeing tools available through the employee health cash plan
• Support for colleagues experiencing menopause, part of our Menopause Workplace Pledge, including webinars and a dedicated Microsoft Teams channel for ongoing support

Additional benefits

• Family friendly benefits, including enhanced pay, family leave coaching sessions and a parent network
• Option to buy up to five extra days of holiday (pro rata for part time colleagues)
• One paid volunteering day each year to support local organisations
• Electric vehicle lease scheme (grade and pay criteria apply)
• Gifts to mark key career and family milestones
• Expert led webinars on mental, physical and financial wellbeing
• Francis Clark Charitable Foundation, offering support for current and former employees experiencing financial hardship

These benefits are provided via a salary exchange and are subject to the employee's post exchange hourly rate remaining above the national minimum wage.

Additional information

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