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Assistant Tax Manager

Salary: £41,242 - £48,520 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Permanent, Full-time
Additional information: Part-time working with a min of 28 hours per week would be considered.
Location: Poole, Dorset, England
Location description: This is a Hybrid role, where most work could be completed remotely if preferred.
Interview location: The interview will be held in person in Poole.
Interview date: 3rd or 7th July 2025 (TBC)
Closing Date: 22-06-2025
Reference: 19728

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. Our lifesavers need a dedicated, professional and talented team behind them, and that’s where you come in: We're looking for an Assistant Tax Manager to join the RNLI, to work as part of the Financial Governance team.

The Assistant Tax Manager will work with the Senior Tax Manager, and collaborate with departments across the RNLI, to provide a commercial and cost- effective tax reporting, support and analysis service to enable informed decision making by the Senior Leadership and their teams to help the RNLI deliver it’s lifesaving effect.

As an Assistant Tax Manager, you will work closely with the Senior Tax Manager and the wider Financial Governance teams to support the accuracy of the preparation and completion of the various tax and duty returns for the RNLI and its subsidiary companies, through high quality review of the tax transactions for both income and expenditure.

Some of the benefits

- Salary £41,242 - £48,520 (dependent on experience)
- Flexible working
- 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
- Life assurance
- Health and dental cashplan option

About the role 

As Assistant Tax Manager, you will assist and support the Senior Tax Manager in providing a tax, reporting and analysis service across the RNLI.

This will include:

- The analysis, completion and submission of tax returns on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual basis.
- Ensuring effective compliance with tax legislation, Charity Commission rules and accounting standards.
- Providing tax advice, guidance and training for colleagues within the RNLI.
- Attending sector tax groups on behalf of the RNLI to receive and share best practice guidance across the organisation.

About you 

To be our Assistant Tax Manager, you will need:

- To have completed or be working towards a recognised accounting qualification e.g. (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by significant experience.
- Some experience of tax legislation and tax returns.
- Significant accounting experience.
- Good understanding of financial processes and controls.
- Experience of educating both financial and non-financial staff on tax issues.

If you consider yourself to be someone who enjoys and demonstrates a ‘hands-on’ approach to your role, has well-developed customer skills, along with the ability to identify and help implement best practice, then apply today!

Safeguarding

The RNLI is committed to safeguarding; protecting a person’s 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