Accounts & Tax Manager - Southampton

Accounts and Tax- Agriculture & Property Manager

Kettering OR Banbury

£49k - 65k p.a

Our client, a top accountancy firm, has an exiting opportunity for an Agriculture & Property Manager to join their team!

The role:

To manage a portfolio of clients and drive the delivery of accounting and tax planning solutions to these clients. Building relationships will allow you to effectively deliver projects and grow members of the team. Providing unique, tailored solutions to key rural clients.

· To provide exceptional levels of service to clients on a wide variety of areas, on a cost effective & timely basis.

· Responding to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g. HMRC) in a timely manner.

· Developing knowledge of clients and their businesses as to become their point of contact on day-to-day matters.

· Reviewing accounts and tax returns prepared by more junior staff. Includes corporate and unincorporated clients.

· Assisting with the management of the Agriculture and Property Department to meet departmental objectives through planning. This includes completing staff appraisals, monitoring and effective delegation, utilising the skills and knowledge within the existing team and sourcing additional knowledge.

· Completing staff appraisal forms providing feedback (good and bad) and training as required.

· Seeking to identify business and tax planning opportunities, VAT issues, NIC issues, business planning points, etc as part of the review process.

· Assisting partners with specific assignments- e.g. business planning, advisory and tax matters.

· Assisting partners in controlling WIP within the section by progressing work to completion/ billing point swiftly. Liaising with partners re WIP and raising bills/ assisting as required.

· Monitoring progress against deadlines and ensuring these are met- e.g. company reporting, P11ds, tax returns, etc

· Ensuring work is planned and progressed in an efficient, timely and cost effective manner by liaising with Partners and supervising staff.

Key skills/ experience:

· ACA/ ACCA or CTA Qualification or equivalent experience

· Minimum of 3 years Accounts and Tax experience within a Practice environment

· In depth knowledge of accounts preparation

· Ability to review and complete accounts files quickly and efficiently

· Ability to review and complete personal tax returns quickly and efficiently

· In depth taxation knowledge

· Solid MS Office products knowledge

· Ability to review and complete accounts files quickly and efficiently

· Ability to review and complete personal tax returns quickly and efficiently

· Strong computer literacy

· Strong marketing/ networking and business development skills

· Pro-active management skills resulting in high performance teams