A Qualified Professional with around 2 years of Post Qualification Experience. Knowledge of various ERP systems used in the Shell Group. Excellent MS Office skills.
Position Definition
JOB PURPOSE:
To play a key role in the following areas in UK Manage Direct tax:
1. Ensuring timely submission of monthly, quarterly and annual tax provisions and submission of tax returns.
2. Supporting the team in smooth migration of the activities for Manage Direct Tax for EU and MAAS countries.
3. Ensure all the timelines are met and quality is maintained.
4. Ensuring timely preparation and filing of statutory accounts
5. Co-ordination/ support for Tax assessments
6. Co-ordination/ support for resolving all audit queries
7. Ensuring compliance with RASCI
8. Working closely with other teams like tax, legal and various controllers team
DIMENSIONS:
* Should be focused and result oriented Dimensions;
* Business covered: Exploration, Production, Trading, Holding and Treasury, Chemicals
* Countries covered: UK predominantly and few other European countries based on requirement
* Controls Standard as applicable
* Multiple ERPs viz. GSAP, Blueprint, SERP, DS Chemicals SAP, etc
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
* Executes provision of direct taxation on monthly / quarterly / annual basis, tax true ups and deferred tax provisions, executes production of tax computations and tax returns and ensures timely filing with revenue and statutory authorities.
* Ensures strong coordination across other business functions and FO operations
* Manages workloads, multiple demands, and competing priorities to ensure deadlines are met while maintaining a high quality and integrity of data.
* Proactively manages relationships with all stakeholders
* Continuous focus on improvement opportunities (ESSA) in process and content and identifies and actions opportunities to reduce complexity, promote best practice and provide focus on financial issues.
* Keeps abreast of Business developments and Business performance drivers.
KEY CHALLENGES:
* Finance Operations is one of the key enablers for delivering world-class process performance, and represents a milestone on our Finance Functional Plan journey.
* The role is technically demanding and requires strong knowledge of country specific and International Financial Reporting standards, specific country tax legislation and compliance requirements, group reporting process and controls.
* Seamless migration of direct taxation activities
* Implementation of Standardized processes
* Effective operations of the ongoing activities.
* Stakeholder interfaces can be challenging with a wide variety of stakeholders, in different locations and with competing priorities.
* Managing interfaces with external statutory auditors during peak auditing periods are challenging.
* Managing peak period while ensuring seamless and timely delivery of quarterly tax reporting, annual ITRs, tax payments and filing of annual statutory reports.
* Effective and timely communication with stakeholders
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:
* The candidate requires strong customer focus and delivery skills.
* Knowledge and experience in handling Corporate taxation.
* Strong financial reporting experience.
* Knowledge on the Global Standard MDT process in Shell
* Interfacing with senior finance staff at country and region level
* Professionally qualified with relevant experience in Direct tax process, with strong fundamentals in statutory reporting
* Demonstrated Enterprise First mindset with relating values and behaviors.
* A Qualified Professional with around 2 years of Post Qualification Experience. Strong Man management skills. Knowledge of various ERP systems used in the Shell Group. Excellent MS Office skills.