Experienced Farm Accounts Technician

We are looking to recruit an Experienced Farm Accounts Technician to work at our office in Berwick upon Tweed (We would also consider applicants for our Haddington office).

Job Type: Full time, 37 hours per week. Permanent

We will consider full and part-time applicants/job shares for this role.

If you have good organisation, strong numeracy and people skills, accuracy and attention to detail, this is an excellent pathway to develop your career.

The Role

As a Farm Accounts Technician within our businesses, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Working within the Accounts Team, liaising and supporting our partners and clients in preparation of Sole Trader, Partnership and Ltd Company Accounts
• Communicate with colleagues and clients on their needs and be able to deal with their various queries to provide quality service.
• Possess good IT skills with experience of Accounts software processes and Microsoft Excel. (Preferably including familiarity with Sage, Xero, Farmplan and QuickBooks)
• Adherence to the relevant legislation and compliance requirements
• Good time management and the ability to work to deadlines and show flexibility
• Ability to use initiative to work unsupervised and to contribute as part of a team

In addition, you will receive ongoing mentoring and support.  If required and desired you will have the opportunity to study towards further qualifications, ensuring you gain both the professional and practical skills to deliver quality colleague and client support throughout your career.

The Person

If you have a high level of numeracy skills, good team and communication skills, approachability, meticulous attention to detail, strong time management skills, and are prepared to work hard, we would love to hear from you.

We would prefer someone with experience in operating within an accountancy practice and some farming knowledge. Microsoft Office skills are essential, CIPP qualification desirable.

Package

• Your salary and pension package will be very competitive, with an annual review
• 32 days annual leave (includes public holidays). Increases to 35 days with long service plus a TOIL and core working flexibility policy
• Life Cover / Death in Service equivalent to 3 times gross annual salary
• Employee Perks schemes, (wellbeing support, discounted shopping, Reward & Recognition scheme)
• Private Healthcare Insurance cover available should you wish to purchase this
• Social activities
• Learning opportunities such as professional qualifications/ external training

We cover the costs of any study package, the first sitting of each exam and travel expenses.

Who we are:

Greaves West & Ayre is a long established firm of Chartered Accountants based in Berwick-upon-Tweed and Haddington. We have grown significantly over recent years and there are now 12 partners and around 130 staff.  That makes us the largest Professional Services firm between Edinburgh and Newcastle and one of the biggest employers in the area.  We offer a full range of accountancy services and have our own Wealth Management and Computer Services divisions.  Our size means that we can offer you a breadth and variety of work across a wide range of clients and industries.  This balance is more difficult to achieve in either very small or very large organisations.

There is a friendly atmosphere in our offices, many social events are organised throughout the year and we like to encourage a good work-life balance.  Our Berwick office is situated in the town centre and is a new state-of-the-art premises, which provides a pleasant working environment and equips us to meet the changing needs of our staff and clients in a progressive manner.

We value our staff and are committed to their training and development.  This is backed up by the fact that we receive long levels of service; many of our people have been with us for decades. Continuity of personnel is important to us, as it is essential in building and maintaining lasting relationships with our clients.

At GWA, we consider ourselves a family. Our reputation has been founded on traditional professional values for over 100 years. We value our team and encourage and support our employees to progress to their full potential.

Come and work with us and let us help you to achieve the lifestyle and career ambitions you are looking for. We will consider full and part-time applicants/job shares for this role.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be successful within this role, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter to:

Angela Bruce
Greaves West & Ayre
17 Walkergate, Berwick upon Tweed TD15 1DJ
Email: arb@gwayre.co.uk