Indirect Tax Accountant (FTC)

Direct Line Group; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is looking for an Indirect Tax Accountant to join their team in Leeds on a fixed-term basis. The role involves managing VAT and IPT processes, ensuring compliance with tax regulations, and providing support to senior stakeholders. Ideal candidates should possess a relevant professional qualification and have a solid understanding of UK VAT/IPT. This position offers a hybrid work model and excellent benefits including a 9% pension contribution and up to 10% bonus.

Benefits

9% employer contributed pension

Up to 10% bonus

50% off insurance products

Additional health and dental insurance

EV car scheme

25 days annual leave

Employee discounts and cashback

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of UK VAT/IPT with awareness of direct taxes.
• Experience working with tax authorities and external advisors.
• Understanding of finance systems, controls, and reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review quarterly VAT and IPT returns.
• Post VAT and IPT journals and reconcile tax accounts.
• Ensure compliance with Making Tax Digital legislation.

Skills

Technical expertise

Attention to detail

Collaborative approach

Indirect tax experience

Ability to work independently

Education

Professional qualification (CTA or ACA, or equivalent)

Job description

DLG is evolving. Across every facet of our business, our teams are embracing new opportunities and putting customers at the heart of everything they do. By joining them, you'll have the opportunity to not just be recognised for your skills but encouraged to build upon them and empowered to do your absolute best.

We're looking for an Indirect Tax Accountant to join our team on a fixed‑term basis, to support the management of VAT and IPT processes. This role will give you exposure to senior stakeholders across Finance, Tax, and external bodies like HMRC. You'll ensure compliance with tax regulations, improve processes, and be a key point of contact for financial control and finance systems teams.

What You'll Be Doing

As an Indirect Tax Accountant, you'll be responsible for:

• Preparing and reviewing quarterly VAT and IPT returns, ensuring timely filing and payment.
• Posting VAT and IPT journals, reconciling tax accounts, and reviewing transactions for compliance.
• Ensuring accuracy of tax data recorded in finance systems and the general ledger.
• Reviewing overseas transactions to ensure compliance with international tax requirements.
• Supporting the offshore Shared Service Centre (SSC) in India, reviewing reconciliations and addressing queries.
• Monitoring compliance with Making Tax Digital (MTD) legislation across the group.
• Reviewing invoicing and posting rules in ERP systems to ensure correct VAT/IPT treatment.
• Delivering training and advisory support to business units on indirect tax matters.

Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. The days you spend in the office depend on your role and team, but colleagues spend at least 2 days a week in the office.

What You'll Need

We need someone with strong technical expertise, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach. You should have:

• Professional qualification (CTA or ACA, or equivalent).
• Indirect tax experience, ideally within financial services.
• Solid technical knowledge of UK VAT/IPT, with awareness of direct taxes.
• Experience working with tax authorities and external advisors.
• An understanding of finance systems, controls, and reconciliations.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Hours: 35 Hours per week

Benefits

We wouldn't be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring - that's why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle! Our core benefits include:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• Up to 10% bonus
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
• EV car scheme which allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug‑in hybrid car in a tax‑efficient way.
• 25 days annual leave
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus many more!

We want everyone to get the most out of their time at DLG. We've looked beyond the financial rewards and created an offer that takes your whole life into account. Supporting our people to work at their best - whatever that looks like - and offering real choice, flexibility, and a greater work‑life balance that means our people have time to focus on the things that matter most to them. Our benefits are about more than just the money you earn. They're about recognising who you are and the life you live.

Be yourself

Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.