Indirect Tax Associate

Location: Leeds or London (1–2 days in office)

Job Type: Permanent (Hybrid – flexible working options available, including condensed hours)

About QBE: At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

Opportunity: We’re excited to be growing our Tax team and are looking for an Indirect Tax Associate to join us in a newly created role. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of an expanding team where you can make a real impact from day one. You’ll support the day‑to‑day management of indirect tax across multiple countries and work closely with colleagues in Finance, Tax, both in the UK and globally.

Your New Role: You’ll report to the Indirect Tax Manager and play a key role in supporting indirect tax activities across the business, ensuring compliance while helping to improve processes and ways of working.

Responsibilities:

• Act as a second‑line reviewer for indirect tax returns (VAT and IPT) and support calculations across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with local regulations.
• Work closely with Finance teams, International Tax colleagues, and external advisors to support efficient and consistent tax processes.
• Support interactions with tax authorities, including responding to audits, queries, and data requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Review and analyse data to identify trends and opportunities for process improvement.
• Support ongoing process enhancements, including initiatives to simplify and streamline indirect tax activities.
• Provide input on business transactions to highlight tax implications and reduce risk.
• Support the identification and communication of tax risks to relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to team priorities and help manage workload delivery.
• Keep up to date with indirect tax developments and share knowledge within the team.

About You: You’ll enjoy working with data, solving problems and collaborating with others to find practical solutions. You’ll be comfortable explaining tax concepts in a clear and simple way to non‑tax colleagues and will bring attention to detail, organisational skills, and a proactive approach to learning and development.

Other Skills You’ll Need:

• Experience working in UK Indirect Tax within an insurance or financial services environment.
• Part‑qualified or qualified in tax or accountancy such as ATT, CTA, ACA or ACCA (support for further study available).
• Experience in a large organisation, professional services firm, or financial services environment.
• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain complex tax concepts in a straightforward way.
• Comfortable working with data and using Excel to support analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Interest in continuous improvement and process efficiency.
• Exposure to international indirect tax matters (desirable).
• Familiarity with tax or finance systems.

Benefits:

• 30 days holiday a year with the option to buy up to 2 additional days.
• Flexible working – part‑time, job share and compressed hours are available.
• Pension – automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan with employer contributions of 10% of basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – fully comprehensive cover for you and your family.
• Family friendly policies – 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or parenthood.
• Short term remote work abroad – request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing – the pension strategy supports the net‑zero goal, investing more in green businesses.
• Cycle‑to‑Work – benefit of up to £5,000 for bike purchase or accessories.

Equal Employment Opportunity: QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.