Employment Tax Specialist

Employment Tax Specialist (12 month FTC)

Our Tax teams are right at the heart of what we do. Surrounded by some of the best Tax specialists in the industry, you’ll bring your own ideas to the business - helping to shape the experience of our customers as part of a forward-thinking team.

Are you looking for a new challenge? We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Employment Tax Specialist with initiative, drive, and ambition to join our Primark Tax team on a 12-month fixed term contract. You will be based in our Dublin office with flexibility to also work from home.

In this role, you will assist the team on tax-related work with a particular focus on employment taxes. Your responsibilities will also include supporting the business with employment tax matters across all jurisdictions in which Primark operates (currently 16 EMEA countries, USA and growing).

This opportunity by its nature offers unique exposure to our high-energy commercial business, its operations, and its key stakeholders. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and if you have a desire to make a meaningful impact on our expanding business, this is the opportunity for you!

What You’ll Get

The world is changing and it’s important we support our colleagues. People are at the heart of what we do at Primark so it’s essential we provide the right environment for you to perform at your best. That’s why we offer benefits that put you first

Some of our benefits are:

• 27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more.
• Flexible Working, opportunity for an early Friday finish, and a subsidised cafeteria.
• Primark Perks – Discounts with some local partner business to our offices

What You’ll Do:
In your role, you’ll collaborate with different people across a range of skillsets. Here’s a flavour of your day-to-day:

• Advising the business on a wide spectrum of employment tax matters including taxation of compensation and benefits, global mobility, payroll, employment status and expenses.
• Supporting the Global Mobility Team to establish processes around the co-ordination and management of our global mobility population from a tax perspective and supporting the team with associated tax compliance.
• Assisting on a full range of employment tax compliance requirements such as preparation of PAYE Settlement Agreements, employee benefits and expenses health checks.
• Liaising with Corporate tax on our international Transfer Pricing arrangements and keeping updated of mobility changes to these arrangements.
• Supporting the business on all employment tax obligations for new country entry.
• Helping the wider tax team in tax audits across all countries.
• Building collaborative relationships with all relevant stakeholders and liaising with external advisors where necessary, covering all jurisdictions in which Primark operates.
• Considering potential opportunities and helping on ad hoc tax projects related to employment taxes.
• Proactively manage and build the employment tax risk review programme.
• Automating processes and tax compliance.
• Supporting on UK National Minimum Wage requirements.
• Keeping up to date with current tax and regulatory requirements and providing updates to the business on new legislation relevant to employment taxes.

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:

• AITI (associate of the Irish Taxation Institute or equivalent) required.
• 3 years PQE.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• English is essential and other European languages would be an advantage.
• Strong planning and organisation skills, ability to plan and prioritise work schedule and work within agreed timescales.
• Attention to detail with strong financial and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated initiative, collaborative attitude with strong work ethic.
• Ability to work under pressure and capable of handling multiple priorities.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• An ambitious self-starter with a positive can-do attitude.
• Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills are essential.
• AlteryX skills desirable.

Ready? Good - because we can’t wait to see what you can offer. You’ll be joining a team of diverse, passionate, and talented individuals where you’ll truly belong, collaborating on projects that will shape the future of our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or another one, and our recruitment team Can determine where your skills may fit in at Primark.

Apply to be part of our future and we’ll help you develop yours.

If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility requests, 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.

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