Tax Accountant - Temporary up to 12 months

Tax Accountant - Temporary up to 12 months

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.

We’re 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 and 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

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

• To have complete or be working towards a recognised accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or 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 on-financial staff on tax issues
• Relevant tax qualification e.g. Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) qualification or equivalent (Desirable)

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