Agri-Business Accounts Assistant

Overview

If you're working in practice and want a role that feels more personal, more varied, and more connected to real businesses, this Agri Accounts Assistant opportunity offers the chance to build a long-term career in accountancy while working closely with clients who value relationships, consistency, and practical advice. You'll be part of a specialist team supporting agri-businesses at the heart of the rural economy, gaining hands-on experience across accounts, VAT, and bookkeeping while developing your technical skills in a supportive environment.

Whether you're AAT qualified or still studying, this Agri Accounts Assistant role gives you room to grow, training where you need it, and exposure to a specialist sector without needing prior agri experience. If you enjoy variety, teamwork, and the idea of becoming a trusted point of contact for clients over time, this is a role that can genuinely take you forward.

• Assisting with year-end and management accounts preparation
• Processing bookkeeping and financial records for multiple clients
• Preparing and managing VAT returns ahead of deadlines
• Liaising with clients to gather and clarify financial information
• Supporting managers and directors with ad hoc work and queries
• Providing informal support to junior team members when required

• AAT qualified or studying towards AAT or similar
• Previous experience within an accountancy practice
• Organised, detail-focused, and comfortable managing deadlines
• Confident communicating with clients and colleagues
• Keen to build a long-term career in accountancy
• An interest in agri-business, even if experience is limited

• £26,000 - £35,000 salary
• Ongoing professional development and study support
• Exposure to respected agri-business clients
• Friendly, supportive team culture
• Full training provided in the agri sector
• Permanent, full-time role based in Shrewsbury
• Central office location with good local access

Register your interest by applying today or call Richard Davies or Luke Scale on [phone number removed] to discuss this opportunity further, always in complete confidence.

Addington Ball is a specialist finance and accounting recruitment consultancy covering the Midlands and Northern Home counties. We are a member of TEAM and are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Job  - ABJ/(phone number removed)- Agri Accounts Assistant