Tax Specialist – Corporate Tax & Transfer Pricing

Tax Specialist – Corporate Tax & Transfer Pricing

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 Do as Tax Specialist

We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities: 

• Support the corporation tax compliance cycle by coordinating information for external advisors, reviewing draft tax returns, preparing required documentation, and assisting the tax manager with final submissions.
• Work closely with Financial Reporting to prepare and review tax charges, disclosures, and statutory accounts, ensuring accurate and compliant tax information across all entities.
• Deliver accurate tax reporting for the shareholder (ABF plc), including budgets, forecasts, and year‑end submissions, while preparing information required by auditors at half‑year and year‑end.
• Manage tax payments and compliance by reviewing and instructing payments to tax authorities, preparing and posting tax-related accruals, and ensuring proper books and records are maintained across jurisdictions.
• Support transfer pricing and international tax compliance by preparing required filings, coordinating documentation, engaging with tax advisors, raising purchase orders, and assisting with tax audits globally.
• Stay informed on tax legislation and maintain strong relationships with tax authorities and advisors to uphold Primark’s reputation and ensure compliance with evolving tax requirements.

What You’ll Get 

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. 

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: 

• Professional tax and accounting expertise, supported by recognised qualifications (AITI/CTA or equivalent, with ACCA/ACA/CPA desirable) and over three years’ relevant experience, ideally including exposure to the retail sector.
• Exceptional organisation, planning, and prioritisation skills, enabling you to manage multiple deadlines, coordinate complex workloads, and maintain a high standard of accuracy in all tax and financial tasks.
• Strong analytical and data-handling capability, with the ability to work through high volumes of detailed financial information while also stepping back to understand the broader business impact.
• High levels of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality, with sound judgement and professionalism when handling sensitive tax matters and internal information
• Collaborative communication and relationship‑building skills, able to engage confidently across all levels of the business, influence effectively, present complex information clearly, and contribute positively to team culture.
• A proactive, self‑motivated, commercially aware mindset, bringing strong financial acumen, project management skills, emotional intelligence, and a commitment to delivering high‑quality work with a strong work ethic.

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.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. 

All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. 

Our fashion isn’t one-size-fits-all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.