Agricultural Accountant
- Recruiter
- System People Limited
- Location
- Carlisle, Cumbria
- Salary
- Dependent upon experience
- Posted
- 15 Apr 2019
- Closes
- 22 Apr 2019
- Ref
- SYSAAC1504
- Job Title
- Accountant
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
We are currently looking for an Agricultural Accountant to join a well-known and established Accountancy practice with branches across Cumbria and southwest Scotland.
Duties to include:
- Preparing and submitting accounts, VAT returns and any relevant documents for a range of agricultural entities, ensuring all work produced is accurate, to the highest standard and in accordance with relevant legislation.
- VAT return preparation
- Dealing with clients in a professional and courteous manner and ensuring that their data, information and records are secure at all times.
- Using and complying with business systems and processes, for example client management systems and Virtual Cabinet, Sage and Digita
- Carrying out all work within a four week turn around period, where appropriate
- Assisting with training junior members of staff and overseeing their responsibilities.
- Aiming to carry out all work efficiently with a recovery of at least 90%.
Maintaining and updating workflow records in a timely and accurate manner. - Working closely with other members of the team on specialist projects as and when required.
- Planning, managing and prioritising your own workflow, budgets and productivity to ensure targets and deadlines are met.
- Ensuring there is clear communication with your line manager and other team members on work being carried out.
- Helping your line manager identify ways to improve and develop the department.
- Dealing with all communications in a timely manner and ensuring they are of a high professional standard
- Taking full responsibility for all work and tasks assigned to you.
Education/Qualifications:
- Five GCSEs at Grade A-C (9-4) to include Maths and English
- AAT/ACA/ACCA qualified
- OR graduates with an accounts related degree
- OR qualified by experience
Skills:
- 2+ years’ experience in accountancy practice in a relevant sector
- Specialist technical knowledge DAPA : Digita Accounts Production Advanced
- Competent in Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook A good team player who is flexible in their approach
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work accurately with care and attention to detail
- Time management skills
- Outgoing personality Specialist Technical knowledge
- Use own initiative
- Driving Licence
- Must be able to work well within existing team
Salary is negotiable depending on experience.
If you’re interested in this vacancy please get in touch with Frankie Scott ASAP as we will be holding interviews immediately.
System People are acting as a recruitment agency in this instance on behalf of their client.