Agricultural Bookkeeper

Do you have experience in bookkeeping, especially within the agricultural or rural business sector? We have an exciting opportunity for a full or part-time Agricultural Bookkeeper to join our team in Grimsby or Louth. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys supporting farmers, agricultural contractors, and rural enterprises with their financial needs while being part of a supportive and progressive firm.

We offer flexibility, a great work–life balance, and the chance to become part of the Forrester Boyd team - one of the region's most respected accountancy firms.

• We support - we’re happy to discuss flexible and home working options to support a healthy work and life balance.
• We recognise - we celebrate and reward long service awards and promotions.
• We socialise - we hold regular social events and offer plenty of networking opportunities.
• We care - we give you access to Fortis Therapy and Training offering confidential advice and wellbeing support.
• We develop - we ensure staff have a wealth of technical and soft skill courses at their fingertips to enable ongoing learning and personal development.

A typical working day may include:

• Providing bookkeeping and management accounting services to a portfolio of agricultural and rural clients (including farmers, landowners, and agri-based enterprises).
• Processing sales, purchase, and nominal ledgers, including livestock and crop income/expenditure.
• Completing bank and loan reconciliations, including seasonal financing arrangements.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns, including partial exemption and flat-rate agricultural schemes.
• Advising clients on accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks, or agricultural-specific systems (e.g. Farmplan).
• Supporting clients with grant claims, capital allowance records, and basic bookkeeping for diversified activities (e.g. holiday lets, renewable energy, contracting).
• Communicating directly with clients to answer queries and provide proactive financial insights.
• Preparing management reports and supporting year-end accounts preparation.
• Regular travel to client premises.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong experience managing ledgers, reconciliations, and VAT within a bookkeeping or agricultural business environment.
• Confidence using accounting software and a willingness to learn farm-specific systems.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to build long-term relationships with farming families and rural clients.
• The ability to work independently to tight deadlines, particularly around seasonal peak.
• An AAT Level 4 qualification (or equivalent experience) is preferred, but we are also open to those qualified by experience within the agricultural sector.

We’re looking for someone organised, approachable, reliable, and with a genuine interest in the agricultural industry.

In return… You will benefit from a competitive salary, commensurate to experience, flexible working arrangements (hours and workplace) and not forgetting some great perks, benefits and a great team alongside you.

Forrester Boyd is one of the largest independent chartered accountancy practices with offices in Grimsby, Louth, Scunthorpe, Skegness, Lincoln, Beverley and Leeds. We offer a full spectrum of accountancy, audit and business advisory services to a wide and diverse client base. We have a pro-active and forward thinking partnership, who are driven to deliver continual growth and development of the practice. We have 17 partners with an average age of 40 who are very focussed on continual improvement and development of the firm, its services, its efficiency and its teams. This provides a really great place to work. We support our people by nurturing talent, providing opportunities for progression and career development, and recruiting the best people to join our firm.