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Assistant Management Accountant

Salary: £34,893 - £41,050 (dependent on experience)
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time
Location description: Hybrid working arrangement between home and Poole
Interview date: To be confirmed
Closing Date: 08-04-2025
Reference: 19316

About us

We are the RNLI: the charity that saves lives at sea. Every day of every year, people of all backgrounds get into danger in the water. It’s a problem that we’re here to tackle. We are known as a lifeboat service, famous for heroic acts of courage, but we’re more than a rescue organisation. We influence, supervise, and educate people too. Increasingly, we are helping people to stay safe on the water, and we’re working with overseas partners as well - to reduce drowning internationally.

Some of the benefits

- Salary of £34,893 - £41,050 (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 cash plan

Your role

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Management Accountant to join the Financial Governance team on a permanent basis, providing constructive, commercial, and cost-effective financial support and expertise to help the RNLI maximise its income and minimise its expenditure.

Reporting to the Financial Reporting Manager, the Assistant Management Accountant will work closely with the Management Accountant and wider Financial Reporting team to drive the accuracy of in-year accounting entries through high-quality review of Income & Expenditure and Balance Sheet accounts, and through supporting the provision of accurate and timely management accounts. The Assistant Management Accountant will also work closely with the Senior Tax Manager to support the preparation and submission of tax/duty returns on a monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual basis.

About you

You should hold a recognised accountancy qualification or be qualified by significant experience. The successful candidate will be an organised team player with good attention to detail and the ability to consistently provide a high standard of work within deadlines.

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