Location: Taunton, Exeter, or Bath.
About Us
Founded in 2001 by Andy Moore, Moore Scarrott is an innovative and agile firm of Chartered Accountants and Tax Advisors with three offices across the Southwest, and a national client presence from Cornwall to Scotland. Nationally recognised as experts in the Veterinary, Rural, and Healthcare sectors, we represent a wide range of owner managed businesses.
With a long standing reputation of excellence in agriculture and estates, our dedicated team provide a full complement of expertise to a wide range of businesses of all sizes within the agricultural and rural sector including farmers, tenant farmers, land owners, estates, farm contractors, food processors, and businesses related to the agricultural and rural industry.
Due to our continued success and growth, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious, motivated, and dynamic qualified accountant to join us as a Senior Manager within our Rural Team.
Reporting to the Directors of the Rural Team, and under their supervision, you will be responsible for:
- Overseeing the Rural accountant team consisting of trainee, qualified, and senior accountants.
- Managing your own client portfolio, conducting client work in a variety of areas within accounting, tax, and commercial/business advice.
- Liaising with new and existing partners and clients to drive company growth and develop the rural team client portfolio.
Knowledge and previous experience of working with, or a desire to learn about, the rural farming and agricultural industry would be particularly advantageous in this role.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the day to day needs of your own client portfolio, including being the first point of contact and, when necessary, attending meetings.
- Plan, carry out and review client work in a variety of areas within accounting, tax and commercial/business advice
- Handle client queries and proactively, advise them on a wide range of financial and commercial matters
- Share in staff management and development responsibilities for the junior members of the team
- Deliver excellent client service
- Organise own time and workload efficiently
- Carry out adhoc exercises such as investigations, due diligence and financial projections
- Take an active role in practice development
Qualifications:
Relevant recognised professional accounting qualification, preferably ACCA, ACA, or ICAEW (or equivalent).
Skills and Experience:
- Extensive experience using accountancy software.
- Comfortable and confident networking with new and existing partners and clients.
- Willingness to travel and work flexibly when required.
- Ability to use initiative to drive company and individual performance.
- Passion to develop and progress professionally.
- Be a departmental leader who supports and encourages their team to succeed.
- Minimum of 2-3 years post qualification practice experience.
- Prior supervisory or managerial experience, ideally within a financial or accountancy environment.
- A high standard of ethics, both professional and personal.
- Keen to work in an individual performance driven business (and be awarded accordingly).
- Able to work well in a successful and busy team.
- Good organisational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
Pay and Benefits:
Moore Scarrott believes in a culture where strong performance is recognised and rewarded, and as such, reviews the performance and salaries every 12 months.
In addition to a competitive salary, we also offer a range of other benefits depending on your role.
- Free parking
- Private Medical Insurance
- Fully supported CPD tailored to the needs of your role.
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flu Vaccines
- Regular Social events
- Free eye tests
- Paid Sick Leave
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Payment of professional memberships
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience in the rural, agricultural, or farming sector?
- This role allows the candidate to work from either our Taunton, Exeter, or Bath office. Please specify which location you would like to based at if your application is successful.
Experience:
- post qualification accountancy practice: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- accounting qualification (required)
Work Location: In person
