A varied and challenging Manager job with a successful firm that promotes work-life balance.

Our client is successful and a forward thinking Accountancy firm based in Central Huntingdon. They value Teamwork, Enthusiasm and Integrity and strive for their employees to have a great work-life balance.

Your new role
As the Rural Manager you will take responsibility for the delivery of services such as accounts, taxation, tax planning, bookkeeping, management accounts and payroll to a range of clients within the Rural sector and related industries.

Key task include:

Strategic

• Setting budgets and targets across the department, and assisting with the sector business plan
• Identification and delivery of added value services to your client portfolio
• Promoting the Department both within the organisation and externally (Networking)
• Setting prices/fee levels

Cultural

• Leadership of the team
• Embedding the values and behaviours, and being a champion of the business culture
• Monitoring and managing communications with clients and internal team members
• Staff development, including appraisals

Operational

• Approving delivery of services to clients
• Meeting potential new clients/selling services and agreeing new quotes
• Monitoring financial and non-financial KPI's and seeking to improve on them
• Managing client expectations
• Monitoring quality control, standardisation and making improvements
• Trouble shooting
• Dealing with technical matters beyond the remit of your team
• Review of accounts for Limited companies and LLP's
• Review of corporate tax returns, LLP returns and personal tax returns
• Tax Planning - Corporate and Personal
• Setting team objectives alongside the Head of Rural and being accountable for meeting these objectives

Support

• Billing, credit control and general client management
• Dealing with some general office admin, emails and time sheets
• Taking ownership for the departments results and reviewing the profit & loss for the department
• Work planning for the team, and liaising with other managers
• Occasionally having more involvement in the preparation of tax computations

What you'll need to succeed

• A self-motivated, ambitious individual who wants to progress
• Agricultural experience is desirable but not essential
• Strong technical knowledge coupled with a proven ability to act as a technical resource and point of first reference for other team members
• Strong tax knowledge, and being able to explain these concepts in a jargon free way including a working knowledge of the capital taxes
• Strong knowledge of VAT and experience of partial exemption rules
• Strategic management experience is desirable, however operational management experience is essential
• Extensive supervisory experience
• An ability to review existing systems and processes and to make improvements is desirable
• An ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing in English
• Willingness to attend networking events as required
• A professional qualification ACA/ACCA with extensive practice experience

What you'll get in return
In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package this company also offer excellent flexibility and a fantastic culture.

What you need to do now
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