Tax Accountant - Temporary up to 12 months

Job description

Tax Accountant - Temporary up to 12 months

Salary: £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Temporary: Fixed-Term Contract or Secondment
Hours: Full-Time
Location description: Hybrid
Interview date: Week of 29th June (TBC)
Closing Date: 16-06-2026
Reference: 21626

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

Were looking for a Tax Accountant to join our Financial Governance Team on a temporary basis. The Finance Team supports the RNLI through providing tax support and expertise to help the RNLI maximise its income, minimise its expenditure, and ensure it is legally compliant.

Some of the benefits

- Salary £42,479 to £49,976 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Competitive pension scheme (employer contributions of up to 10% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health cashplan option

Your Role

As a Tax Accountant, you will be tasked with focus on the following areas:

- Review the tax processes and design and deliver improvements/efficiencies of end-to-end processes.
- Financial and data analysis and optimisation of the process for the preparation and submission of all tax and duty returns.
- Lead on the update of system requirements and documentation of tax end-to-end processes.
- Work with the Assistant Tax Manager and colleagues across Finance to ensure that the streamlined systems, processes and reporting align with all areas of Finance.

About You

Youll be meticulous and diligent, deadline-driven and someone who likes to consistently provide a high standard of work. To be considered as the Tax Accountant, you will need:

- To have completed or be working towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or be qualified through significant experience (Essential)
- Experience of tax legislation and returns
- Demonstrable strong IT and data analysis skills and experience
- Good understanding of financial processes and controls, and process improvements
- Experience of educating both financial and non-financial staff on tax issues
- Relevant tax qualification, e.g. Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualification or equivalent (Desirable)

So, if you want to support our organisations aim to reduce drowning, please apply via the button shown.

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a persons health, wellbeing, and human rights, enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect. We expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment and have a zero-tolerance approach. The suitability of all prospective employees and volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment. This will include relevant criminal record checks being carried out dependent on the eligibility of the role. (England & Wales; DBS check, Scotland; Disclosure Scotland PVG, Northern Ireland; Access NI, Republic of Ireland; Garda Vetting; International, International Child Protection Certificate process).

Diversity at the RNLI

Our staff and volunteers have been saving lives at sea without prejudice for 200 years. We respect and value diversity of background, skills and perspectives within our teams, and consider it essential to help us deliver a world-class lifesaving service. We are an inclusive organisation and welcome applications from everyone. In addition to having the skills needed for the role, we also look for applicants who share our commitment to living our RNLI values (trustworthy, courageous, selfless, and dependable) and helping us work towards Our Vision: To save Every One.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Poole

Type of Contract

Temporary full-time jobs

Salary indication

£45,000 Per Month

Published at

07-06-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English