Senior / Assistant Manager - Agriculture & Landed Estates Team in Devon

Is career progression important to you? This diverse accounting role offers a gateway to exciting opportunities across the rural economy. 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 and landed estates team, where you'll work with a wide range of prestigious clients—from traditional landed estates and heritage properties to modern agri‑tech enterprises and diversified rural businesses. These clients are not only stewards of the countryside but also innovators shaping the future of rural enterprise.

You’ll provide expert accounting and tax compliance services, along with strategic tax planning advice, to farming families, estate owners, and rural entrepreneurs. Your work will span everything from succession planning and capital tax advice to business structuring and diversification support. Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise, broaden your client portfolio, or take the next step in your career, this role offers a clear path to progression—surrounded by supportive colleagues, meaningful work, and a client base that values your insight.

What you’ll be doing day to day:

• Oversee the planning, preparation and completion of annual farm and rural business accounts and tax computations, as well as sole trade, partnership, company and trust accounts.
• Review personal, trust and company tax computations and regular VAT returns.
• Prepare IHT returns and CGT 60 day 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 e.g. 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.
• Have opportunities to participate in meetings and visit clients on farm.

About you:

• AAT ACA/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 in servicing different types of business entity.
• Experience in 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.

For the past four years, PKF Francis Clark has been certified as a Great Place to Work and ranked among the UK’s Best Workplaces, rising to 6th out of 100 large organisations. We’re a top 10 Best Workplace for Women, as well as being 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. In addition, we’re one of The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers. Being a Certified B Corp means we’re held to high standards for environmental and social performance. We’re independently assessed to ensure we support our people, act responsibly and make long‑term decisions that balance people and planet. We’re proudly independent, while collaborating internationally through the PKF Global family of firms. Together we’re the 13th largest provider of accountancy services in the UK, with connections to like‑minded advisers in 150 countries.

Your core benefits:

• Financial wellbeing: 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, as 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.
• The 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.