Head of Indirect Tax

At Direct Line Group, we’re looking for an experienced Head of Indirect Tax to lead our Indirect Tax function; managing processes for VAT and IPT.

You’ll provide expert advice, ensure compliance, and drive efficiencies in our tax processes. Working with senior stakeholders across the business, you’ll play a key role in managing tax risks, shaping strategy, and maintaining strong relationships with HMRC.

What You’ll Be Doing

As Head of Indirect Tax, you’ll be responsible for:

• Leading the Indirect Tax function, managing a team of 2–3 professionals.
• Providing practical, commercially focused VAT/IPT advice across the business.
• Building strong relationships with HMRC, ensuring compliance and proactive engagement, particularly on PESM.
• Overseeing VAT/IPT submissions, meeting statutory deadlines, and managing queries.
• Ensuring core systems and controls are VAT/IPT compliant for External Reporting/SAO requirements.
• Supporting major business and finance projects, ensuring tax implications are well managed.
• Monitoring industry tax developments and contributing to consultations via the ABI.
• Collaborating with offshore tax teams to enhance operational efficiencies.
• Owning balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Supporting the Head of Tax in managing tax risks, reporting, and strategic initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

We need someone with a strong mix of technical expertise, leadership skills, and commercial awareness. You should have:

• Suitable tax qualification, either Chartered Institute of Taxation or Association of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
• Experience of a Big 4 Tax environment
• An in-depth understanding of an insurance business and its impact to the Tax Function.
• Experience with tax processes, controls, and compliance requirements.
• The ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across the business.

Ways of Working

Our hybrid model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. You will be in the office 2 days per week, and based in either in our Leeds or London office.

Read our flexible working approach here

Benefits

We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle:

• 9% employer contributed pension
• 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
• Annual bonus of up to 20%
• EV car scheme allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way.
• 30 days annual leave
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Employee discounts and cashback
• Plus many more

Being 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.

Collectively we help every business within our group aim higher. Standing shoulder-to-shoulder to stand out in the market, we want to be an insurance company of the future. And with so many areas to choose from, your ambitions are welcome here. See your opportunity to start a career that’s varied, distinct and exciting. Visit directlinegroupcareers.com

Together we’re one of a kind.

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