Tax Advisor, UK & Europe

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Tax Group

Job Description:

bp is looking for Tax Advisor, UK & Europe who will report to the UK and Europe Indirect Tax Compliance Manager. This role will be working in Tax Operations team, to enable our Customer & Products businesses (including Castrol) in Turkey, to meet their tax compliance (indirect and direct tax) obligations.

BP’s business groups (i.e. Production & Operations, Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Customers & Products, as well as Trading & Shipping) operate in a number of countries, including the UK and Europe. 

BP’s trading entities are registered for VAT and Excise in a number of territories.  

Why join to our team?

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. 

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits! We operate a hybrid model with 60% from the office and 40% from home with flexibility as agreed with line management.

In this role you will (be):

• Provide proactive indirect tax support to the business, with a focus on indirect tax compliance, and the overall control environment for indirect taxes.
• Support the preparation and review of indirect tax and direct tax filings.
• Supervise and advise on tax developments in Turkey
• Provide support on tax audits and litigation.
• Liaise with the various internal departments (GBS, Legal, Finance, HR, etc.), and manage tax authority relationship on behalf of our businesses in Turkey
• Management of external service provider contracts, including Sworn Financial Advisor (SFA), litigation works and customs agent contracts
• To support the liaison with BP Technology to ensure SAP and other systems are maintained and updated in respect to changes in regulatory requirements.
• To support the UK and Europe Indirect Tax Compliance Manager in ad hoc compliance process improvement matters including ownership of control activities under the ITCF policy and improvements projects.
   

Education & Experience:

A degree in Tax, Finance, or Business, or an accounting or tax qualification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• At least 5 years proven experience obtained as Tax
• Sound knowledge of direct and indirect tax processes and specialization in Lubricants indirect taxation
• Good communication (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build a strong network of stakeholders.
• Able to meet tight deadlines
• English speaking
• Ability to explain tax to non-tax colleagues
• Requires a strong understanding of risk and appropriate tax control activities.
• Ability to take ownership of deliverables and manage conflicting priorities in accordance with risk environment
• Strong MS Excel skills.
• Displaying a bias for modernisation of processes, including automation where appropriate.

Travel Requirement

Some travel may be required with this role, this is negotiable

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Communication, Data Management, Digital fluency, Direct and indirect tax compliance and accounting, Ethical judgement, Financial accounting and reporting, Financial Management, Influencing, Influencing tax law and policy, Interpreting and applying tax law, Managing tax dispute resolution and controversies, Negotiating, Schedule and resources, Stakeholder Management, Sustainability awareness and action, Tax advice for mergers, acquisitions and disposals activity, Tax advisory, Tax compliance process management, Tax reporting and control, Transfer Pricing

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/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
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-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.