Global Indirect Tax Accountant

Job Description

What you'll bring to the team

Global Indirect Tax Accountant

Location: London, Basingstoke or Poole

We are recruiting for a Global Indirect Tax Accountant to join our awesome Group Tax Team!

As a Global Indirect Tax Accountant, you will sit at the heart of a truly international tax team, partnering across regions to ensure indirect tax and customs compliance while unlocking value for the business. Reporting to the Global Head of Indirect Tax, you’ll play a hands-on role in shaping how indirect tax operates across a complex, multinational environment.

You will balance technical excellence with commercial insight, overseeing compliance, advising stakeholders on transactions and projects, and supporting strategic initiatives such as M&A, restructurings and system implementations. You will also help strengthen governance, reduce risk and drive smarter, more efficient processes, including automation and better use of tax technology.

This is a role for someone who enjoys collaborating across finance, operations and IT, building trusted relationships, and translating complex tax rules into clear, practical guidance that supports business growth.

Qualifications & Experience

• Recognised accounting and/or tax qualification (e.g. CTA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Strong experience in indirect tax and customs compliance, ideally within a multinational organisation
• Solid technical knowledge of indirect tax, particularly UK and European VAT and/or US sales and use tax, with exposure to other jurisdictions advantageous
• Experience reviewing VAT returns, managing compliance obligations and dealing with tax authorities
• Background in advisory support for business projects, transactions or tax controversy
• Ability to identify and implement process improvements, risk controls and governance frameworks
• Experience with ERP and tax technology systems (NetSuite preferred), alongside strong MS Office skills; Alteryx experience is a plus
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to partner effectively across regions and functions
• Highly organised, analytical and able to balance strategic thinking with operational delivery

Benefits

• 40% discount off LEGO® sets and products on the online LEGO Store!
• Merlin Magic Pass: 20 free tickets for you, your family and friends to enjoy all of our Merlin Attractions across the world!
• 25% discount in Merlin retail shops and restaurants (a brilliant extra treat when you’re using your Magic Pass to visit!)
• Staff discount codes for Merlin Annual Passes to gift to loved ones!
• Private pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Employee assistance programme
• Access to Perks at Work which 30,000+ national & local employee discounts
• Ongoing training & development

About Merlin

A job with Merlin isn’t like a job anywhere else. With attractions around the world, from rollercoasters to wax figures, we don’t trade in suits, handshakes or briefcases. We trade in fun. In smiles, shrieks and spine-tingles. In Memories. In magic. But there are no tricks behind our magic. Instead, there are people like you. Passionate, dedicated people who are committed to making sure our worldwide attractions and guests’ experiences are the best they can be.

If you have any questions or if you require any reasonable adjustments, because of a disability or medical condition, please contact us by email at recruitment@merlinentertainments.biz and one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Pay Range

Competitive