Agriculture and Property Manager in Kettering

Ellacotts Accountants is one of the fastest growing independent accounting and business advisory firms in the UK. We are looking for an experienced Agriculture and Property Manager to join our team based in Vantage House, Kettering. This is a full‑time role (37.5 h/week) with a competitive salary and great company benefits.

About the role

Your role will be to manage a portfolio of clients and drive the delivery of accounting and tax planning solutions to these clients. You will also build relationships to effectively deliver projects and grow members of the team by providing tailored solutions to key rural clients.

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Provide exceptional levels of service to clients on a wide variety of areas, on a cost effective & timely basis.
• Respond to client queries, and those from third parties (e.g. HMRC) in a timely manner.
• Seek to gain experience/progress in role and those of other staff by taking more advanced work from partners and delegating routine work to others.
• Develop knowledge of clients and their businesses to become their point of contact on day‑to‑day matters.
• Review accounts and tax returns prepared by more junior staff, including corporate and unincorporated clients.
• Assist with the management of the Agriculture and Property Department to meet departmental objectives through planning, including staff appraisals, monitoring and effective delegation.
• Complete staff appraisal forms providing feedback and training as required.
• Identify business and tax planning opportunities, VAT issues, NIC issues, and other opportunities as part of the review process.
• Prepare necessary reports/computations and liaise with other advisers as required.
• Assist partners with specific assignments – e.g. business planning, advisory and tax matters.
• Assist partners in controlling WIP within the section by progressing work to completion/billing point swiftly.
• Monitor progress against deadlines and ensure these are met – e.g. company reporting, P11ds, tax returns.
• Ensure work is planned and progressed efficiently, timely and cost‑effective by liaising with Partners and supervising staff.

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge:

• ACA, ACCA, CTA Qualification or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years Accounts and Tax experience within a Practice environment (Essential).
• Experience at manager level within a Practice environment (Desirable).
• Experience with rural business or related services (Desirable).
• In‑depth knowledge of accounts preparation.
• In‑depth taxation knowledge.
• Solid MS Office products knowledge.

Skills and Abilities we’re looking for:

• 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 active communication and listening skills.
• Excellent problem resolution skills and ideas generation ability.
• Strong marketing, networking and business development skills.
• Pro‑active management skills, resulting in high performance teams.
• Strong presence. Quickly builds rapport and trust.
• Highly confidential. Resilient and energetic.
• Achiever and self‑motivated. Organised. Creative. Analytical – quick thinker.
• Live within commuting distance of Kettering.
• Able to work outside normal hours as required.

Employment details:

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level.
• Employment type: Full‑time.
• Job function: Sales and Management.
• Industries: Farming.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience required to become our Agriculture and Property Manager, please click “apply” today. We would love to hear from you!