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? Persimmon require an Indirect Tax Technical & Advisory Specialist 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.