Tax Specialist
Because our tomorrow is in your hands. Finance, our way.
Finance at Primark
What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way.
Our finance team is renowned for their attention to detail. You’ll enable us to navigate the financial landscape with precision, contributing to the strategic decisions that support our growth. Surround yourself with experts and bring your scientific mind to shape the future of our organisation.
What You’ll Get
This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 2-3 days Working from home.
People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best.
Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, pension, and potential bonus, 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria.
Job DescriptionWhat You’ll Do
We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities:
- Manage the end-to-end corporation tax compliance process across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring accurate and timely filings.
- Prepare and review tax calculations, provisions, and disclosures for statutory and group financial reporting.
- Support tax reporting activities for budgets, forecasts, audits, and year-end reporting requirements.
- Coordinate tax payments, respond to tax authority queries, and support audits with external advisors.
- Partner with Finance, Treasury, Legal, and other stakeholders to provide practical tax guidance and support business initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement of tax processes, controls, data quality, and automation to enhance efficiency and reduce risk.
What You’ll Bring
Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular:
- A professional tax qualification (AITI, CTA, or equivalent), with an accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent) being an advantage.
- At least 3 years of relevant tax experience, with strong technical, financial, and analytical capabilities.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail, combined with the ability to analyse complex data and translate insights into practical business recommendations.
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build effective relationships across all levels of an organisation.
- A proactive, collaborative, and commercially minded approach, underpinned by integrity, sound judgement, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Excited? Good. Because it’s energising to put your skills to work, in a growing global business committed to encouraging people to express themselves – and feel a sense of belonging. Apply to be part of Primark’s future, today… and enjoy career growth, our way.
About Primark
At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business a over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together.
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Skills Required
- Professional tax qualification such as AITI, CTA, or equivalent
- Accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent
- At least 3 years of relevant tax experience
- Strong technical, financial, and analytical capabilities
- Excellent organizational and planning skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and ability to analyze complex data
- Ability to translate analytical insights into practical business recommendations
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills
- Proactive, collaborative, commercially minded approach with integrity and sound judgment
- Commitment to continuous improvement
Primark Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Primark and has not been reviewed or approved by Primark.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is often characterized as fair or good compared to similar retail roles, and overtime availability can improve take-home earnings. Recent UK minimum-rate increases and the removal of age-related pay tiers reinforce a sense of improving pay fairness.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off stands out as comparatively strong for retail, with full-time roles described as having notably generous PTO alongside sick time and paid holidays. This breadth can increase the overall value of the compensation package beyond hourly wages.
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Parental & Family Support — Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy payments are positioned as meaningful additions to the rewards package. Ongoing colleague discounts and family-oriented support contribute to a more rounded benefits offering.
Primark Insights
What We Do
Primark is an international fashion retailer employing more than 80,000 colleagues across 17 countries in Europe and the US. Founded in Ireland in 1969 under the Penneys brand, Primark aims to provide affordable choices for everyone, from great quality everyday essentials to stand-out style across women’s, men’s and kids, as well as beauty, homeware and accessories. With a focus on creating great retail experiences, Primark has over 440 stores globally and continues to expand with the aim of reaching 530 stores by the end of 2026. Primark is working to make more sustainable fashion affordable for everyone through its Primark Cares strategy, a multi-year programme that focuses on giving clothing a longer life, protecting life on the planet and supporting the livelihoods of the people who make Primark clothes. As part of this, Primark unveiled nine commitments it is working to achieve by 2030. These commitments include making all of its clothes from recycled or more sustainably sourced materials by 2030, halving carbon emissions across its value chain and pursuing a living wage for workers in its supply chain.






