Job Description

Agricultural Accounts Manager

Location:

Exeter (Hybrid)

About Us

Simpkins Edwards is a leading firm of Chartered Accountants, Tax Consultants and Business Advisers based in Devon with clients across the UK. Alongside traditional accounting services, we provide tax advice, detailed management accounts, and strategy meetings, to a wide range of business and individual clients. Our almost 60 years of heritage and expert team affords us strong and lasting relationships with our clients, employees, and the community we work within. Our core values of reputation, commerciality and sustainability are at the heart of every decision we make.

We foster a workplace culture built on trust, teamwork, and continuous development. We give you the tools, support, and opportunities to shape your career while helping our clients and communities succeed. We're particularly proud that this commitment to our team was recognised by the Accounting Excellence Awards, where we won Employer of the Year in 2025.

The Role and you

We're looking for a confident and capable Agricultural Accounts Manager to join our specialist agricultural team. Joining the firm at Manager level, based at our Exeter office you'll work with a broad mix of agricultural clients and will take responsibility for a rural and agricultural focused portfolio, providing all round accounting services and advice.

Your career path will be structured and guided, by highly respected specialists in this sector and you will have the full support and backing to progress in your career.

About You

ACA/ ACCA qualified.

Practice experience.

Recent and significant expertise in agricultural sector accounting with working knowledge of associated tax.

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport quickly with colleagues and clients.

Ability to demonstrate both the technical expertise in this field along with the additional competencies in client facing, business development ability and aptitude to progress in the firm.

Act as a lead for colleagues and other offices as an agricultural expert.

Ambition and drive for the future with business development skills and the ability to lead and motivate a team and to develop the firm's client base further in this sector.

Key Responsibilities

To take responsibility of a rural and agricultural focused portfolio, providing all round accounting services and advice.

Prepare or review year end accounts and resulting income tax or corporation tax returns.

Control and review VAT return preparation.

Deal with day to day client matters and liaise with a Partner on general issues and specific one off projects.

Provide a comprehensive business advice service through client meetings and business plans.

Manage the portfolio to ensure all deadlines are met.

Organise and oversee the administration of the client portfolio to deal with billing and workflow.

Market the firm and help to bring in new clients as well as promoting added value services provided by the firm.

Supervisory role - assist with the day to day running of the department; mentor and train more junior members of the team; manage the overall workloads of the department.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please submit your application via Indeed or send your CV to jobs@simpkinsedwards.co.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Casual dress Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee mentoring programme Enhanced maternity leave Enhanced paternity leave Flexitime Free flu jabs Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance On-site parking Paid volunteer time Private medical insurance Referral programme Sick pay Transport links Work from home
Application question(s):

Do you hold an ACA or ACCA Qualification? Do you have experience with agricultural accounts?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Exeter EX2 5WS