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What’s the role
As the Tax Senior Business Analyst – Direct Tax at Shell, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate and timely delivery of direct tax compliance, reporting, and advisory services.
What you’ll be doing
1. Solution Design & Functional Leadership
Drive global SAP FI and Direct Tax solutions from a functional design perspective
Lead S/4HANA Tax Solutions for Direct Tax interfaces
Conduct design lead sessions and coordinate with peer SMEs
Partner with Project Managers for solution design and effort estimation
Contribute to and supervise development of functional specifications from a technical design perspective
Design and oversee development of reports, interfaces, enhancements, and forms of varying complexity
Perform prototyping to support requirements definition and design validation
2. Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
Collaborate with Process Experts, SMEs, and Product Managers to streamline Tax L&F requirements
Gather stakeholder requirements and translate them into functional solutions
Work closely with Design Leads and Delivery Leads to ensure new capabilities are applied effectively
Coordinate with Change Management and Release Management teams; collaborate via Azure DevOps
Manage batch job scheduling, period-end activities, and coordinate cross scrums, Direct and Indirect Tax teams
3. Quality Assurance & Testing
Perform quality assessments and peer reviews
Execute unit and integration testing, support user acceptance testing
Resolve defects during test cycles and provide post-go-live support
Create and review cutover activities and run books for operational readiness
4. Support & Compliance
Assist in resolving production issues with Support teams
Prepare audit and compliance with reporting requirements
What you bring
Core Expertise
Extensive years of experience in SAP Direct Tax (Corporate Tax & Withholding Tax) determination and reporting
Proven years of experience in ECC to S/4HANA transformation projects
Experience in Property Tax Management System (PTMS)
Strong understanding of corporate tax, income tax, and global tax regimes
Technical Skills
Proficiency in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) for tax risk visualization and reporting
Expertise in SAP PaPM for transfer pricing automation and margin monitoring
Experience with SAP Tax Compliance for automated audits and risk detection using ML
Ability to debug issues and identify root causes (preferred techno-functional profile)
Expertise in working with AI tools
Familiarity with Asset Accounting and Revenue Accounting integration (added advantage)
Functional & Leadership Skills
Gravitas and excellent communication skills to engage senior finance stakeholders
Strong collaboration with process owners and finance leadership
Active participation in high-performing IT teams focused on business value delivery
Agile & Tools
Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, Azure DevOps, and Power Platform Apps
Experience planning and leading Agile initiatives and educating stakeholders
Integration & Compliance
Experience with ERP-to-ERP interfaces and third-party application integration with S4
Skilled in tax audits, regulatory compliance, and discrepancy resolution
Ability to optimize tax liabilities through effective planning and structuring
What we offer
You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another.
You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.
Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
Achieve your balance in a value-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.
Note: As part of your application, please submit a motivation letter along with your resume. The motivation letter should outline your reasons for applying to this position and how your skills and experiences align with the job requirements. This will help us better understand your interest in the role and your suitability for the position.
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Shell in the UK
Shell is a vital contributor to the UK, supporting energy security, jobs and economic value. We provide energy to fuel homes, hospitals, schools, vehicles, machinery and factories. Our history here dates back over 125 years. A UK-headquartered global energy leader, and leading FTSE multinational, we are active across the country’s energy system.
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