Indirect Tax Associate in Leeds

We are growing our Tax team and looking for an Indirect Tax Associate to join a newly created role. This is an opportunity to be part of an expanding team and make a real impact from day one. You will support the day-to-day management of indirect tax across multiple countries, working closely with colleagues across Finance and Tax, both in the UK and globally. If you are building your career in indirect tax and looking for a role where you can develop, take ownership, and contribute to continuous improvement, this could be the perfect next step.

Your New Role

• 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, and 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 will enjoy working with data, solving problems, and collaborating with others to find practical solutions. You will be comfortable explaining tax concepts in a clear and simple way to non-tax colleagues. You 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 – balancing work and life is important; flexible working opportunities are open to all, which can include part-time, job share, and compressed hours.
• Pension – you are automatically enrolled into the QBE pension plan, which entitles you to receive employer contributions of 10% of your basic salary.
• Private medical insurance – we fund fully comprehensive private medical cover for you and your family.
• Family friendly policies – we offer 26 weeks leave at full pay regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation or how you become a parent.
• Short term remote work abroad – you can request up to 20 days per year to work remotely from certain locations abroad.
• Sustainable investing – our pension strategy supports our net‑zero goal to achieve year‑on‑year reductions in carbon footprint by investing more in green businesses.
• Cycle-to-Work – benefit from regular exercise while making your commute greener and cheaper; select a bike and/or accessories up to the value of £5,000.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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