Indirect Tax Technical & Advisory Specialist

Job Title: Indirect Tax Technical & Advisory Specialist

Location: York, YO19

Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as an Indirect Tax Technical & Advisory Specialist and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.

Why Persimmon Homes?

We’re one of the UK’s largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.

At Persimmon, we don’t just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as an Indirect Tax Technical & Advisory Specialist, you’ll benefit from:

• Competitive salary
• Company car/Car allowance
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Health Care
• Life Cover & Contributory Pension
• Bonus
• Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
• Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development

 What is the role?

To provide authoritative VAT and indirect tax expertise, acting as the in-house technical reference point, ensuring robust VAT and other compliance, supporting project and assurance work, and contributing to training and succession development.

What you’ll do as an Indirect Tax Technical & Advisory Specialist

·      Act as the primary contact for complex VAT technical queries across the Group by providing expert advice, ensuring consistent and accurate tax treatment.

·      Provide written research and analysis on VAT and SDLT queries, including land taxes (PX exemptions, land sub-sales) across England, Scotland, and Wales by interpreting legislation and guidance, supporting informed decision-making.

·      Review Group VAT returns prepared by the Junior Technical & Process Support using analytical review and sampling techniques, ensuring accuracy and identifying potential issues.

·      Conduct site and desktop compliance reviews across all tax areas, with a focus on VAT-sensitive topics such as non-deductible VAT, golden brick, and entertaining to assess risk and improve controls, enhancing overall compliance.

·      Advise on the tax implications of new projects, including expense system pilots, payrolling of benefits, and system integrations by evaluating tax impacts, ensuring compliant and efficient implementation.

·      Contribute VAT expertise to wider initiatives such as land remediation and R&D projects by collaborating with project teams, maximising tax efficiency and relief opportunities.

·      Support VAT automation initiatives by validating consolidated return outputs and system processes, ensuring accuracy and improving efficiency.

·      Deliver VAT and land-related training to accountants, land directors, and construction directors by designing and facilitating sessions, building internal tax capability.

·      Coach and develop the Junior Technical & Process Support role through mentoring and technical support, building internal succession and strengthening VAT expertise.

 What experience do I need?

·        Newly qualified CTA, ACA, or equivalent, with a focus on indirect tax.

·        Strong working knowledge of VAT and SDLT, including experience preparing and/or reviewing VAT returns.

·        Responds positively to change and is comfortable working in dynamic environments

·        Capable of independently researching complex VAT, land, and other tax issues, and presenting findings clearly and confidently.

·        Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to draft clear and concise technical memos and correspondence.

·        Highly analytical with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.

·        A confident self-starter who takes ownership and drives tasks forward.

·        Flexible and willing to support ad hoc business projects as required.

·        Demonstrates a proactive mindset with the ability to anticipate future challenges.

·        A creative and analytical thinker who actively seeks out new ideas and approaches to deliver effective solutions.

·        Shows drive and independence in managing responsibilities and contributing to team goals.

·        Responds positively to change and is comfortable working in dynamic environments.