Job Title: Indirect Tax Analyst
Location: Wigmore Street, London + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF74040
Shape financial integrity in a role that protects critical national operations.
Available at Wigmore Street or Portsmouth near London.
The role
As an Indirect Tax Analyst, you'll play a key role in ensuring Babcock meets its indirect tax and compliance obligations across a complex, global organisation. Supporting the Indirect Tax Manager and Head of Indirect Tax, you'll help drive accuracy, consistency, and continuous improvement in tax processes that underpin vital defence, aerospace, and engineering programmes.
This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a high-impact finance and tax environment, where your expertise contributes directly to responsible business operations and compliance at scale.
Day-to-day, you'll gain exposure to a wide range of tax matters while working collaboratively across finance, procurement, and operational teams.
* Preparing and reviewing value added tax, construction industry scheme, and PAYE settlement agreement returns
* Ensuring all tax returns are completed and submitted accurately and on time across the business
* Supporting the development and standardisation of tax processes, procedures, and documentation
* Building relationships across the organisation to embed strong tax compliance and awareness
* Identifying and implementing improvements to systems, controls, and tax reporting processes
This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with the requirement to go into the office once a month or as projects determine.
Essential Experience
* Demonstrated experience in an indirect tax or tax compliance role
* Applies knowledge of cross-border indirect tax rules for goods and services
* Understands core financial and accounting principles
* Analyses data and interprets tax regulations to provide clear insights
* Manages multiple priorities and solves problems in a fast-paced environment
Qualifications
* Either hold or be working towards a relevant professional qualification – ACA, ACCA, CTA, or AAT
Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.
Further details available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.
Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance
* Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
* Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
* Employee share scheme
* Employee shopping savings portal
* Payment of Professional Fees
* Reservists receive 10-day special paid leave
* Holiday Trading – buy or sell up to one week of annual leave
* Be Kind Day – one day of paid leave to support a chosen charity
* Flexible working options
* Strong career development opportunities
Legal and EEO
We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or require reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with subject "Reasonable adjustments requirement".
Closing date: 18/06/2026
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