Tax Analyst

Job Description

Entity: Finance Job Family Group: Tax Group Job Summary: Responsible for partnering with the business or within the Tax Function to provide either domestic and multi-jurisdictional VAT advice, VAT compliance support, and to help optimise BPs tax position and effectively manage any potential tax risks. Role synopsis

• Trading and Shipping (‘T&S’) is the face to traded markets for BP in oil, gas, power, chemicals and finance; servicing ~12,000 customers in 140 countries
• The T&S trading portfolio includes: crude oil, natural gas, liquified natural gas, power, refined products, financial derivatives, natural gas liquids, emissions, biofuels, interest rates, currencies and chemicals. T&S handles the transport and logisticsof oil and gas to global markets and assists refiners with procurement and optimisation
• The role necessitates working with a broad network of multidisciplinary experts across BP to understand the business transactions with a view to providing commercially informative tax advice as well as the sharing of knowledge, the integration of diverseperspectives and encouraging a speak-up culture.
• The role holder will help to drive modernisation across T&S tax processes through innovative ways to standard processes, using technology solutions as appropriate
• The role will be required to integrate with the T&S VAT Compliance with a view to meet UK and European Indirect Tax filing obligations
• This role provides a great opportunity to develop more commercial insight into commodities trading and commercial operations, with exposure to a variety of jurisdictions, transaction types and stakeholders
• The Tax Advisor will run their own core portfolio on a day to day basis reporting to the Senior Tax Manager (Direct and Indirect Tax), to enable the management of the team’s overall priorities by communicating risk areas and progress on projects

Key accountabilitiesThe role is to provide timely, accurate indirect tax support to the T&S business acting in the following capacity:

• Support the T&S tax team in the identification, design, development and implementation of tax planning opportunities
• Seek or coordinate advice from/ with tax service providers or the global tax network in the countries where T&S is operating either currently or in the future
• Support the indirect tax team with the successful operation of the Indirect Tax Compliance Framework (‘ITCF’) in the T&S business
• Track and performance manage indirect tax risks
• Oversight of indirect tax compliance activities
• Develop and handle relationships within the global tax function as well as the building partnerships across other functions and T&S commercial collaborators
• Support and drive modernisation of tax processes in line with the BP Tax Strategy

Essential EducationDegree or equivalent qualificationACA/ATII/CTA/HMRC (FT) or equivalent experience/educationEssential experience and job requirements

• Solid understanding and application of principles of indirect tax issues; particularly in the cross-border movement of goods in an EU supply chain activities in the UK and the EU, particularly relating to cross-border transactions and the relevant statutoryfiling obligations;
• Strong experience in delivering indirect tax compliance activities
• Ability to work under pressure while dealing with multiple, often conflicting, deadlines or time constraints;
• Work on own initiative to deliver projects and compliance activities
• Ability to develop and maintain influential relationships with key internal and external collaborators;
• Excellent analytical, communication, writing and organizational skills;
• Good commercial awareness and sound judgement in managing risks;
• Adaptability and resilience with a willingness to adopt and inspire change where appropriate;
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Solid post qualified experience in Tax Practice or a large multinational business

At bp, we provide a phenomenal environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and manyothers!Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyones place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity,sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.Reinvent your career as you help our business to meet the challenges of the future. Apply today!Travel Requirement No travel is expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working Skills:Legal Disclaimer:We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitivefunctioning, veteran status or disability status.Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screeningsor interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, pleasecontact usto request accommodations. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placemen