Senior SAP Tax Analyst

-; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Greater London seeks a Tax Senior Business Analyst - Direct Tax to ensure accurate and timely delivery of direct tax compliance and advisory services. The role requires extensive experience in SAP Direct Tax and proven transformation project background. Successful candidates will lead solution design and functional leadership while collaborating with various stakeholders to streamline tax requirements. Join us for a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and a chance to be part of a company committed to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Paid parental leave

Training and development programmes

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SAP Direct Tax determination and reporting.
• Proven experience in ECC to S/4HANA transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of corporate and income tax.

Responsibilities

• Drive global SAP FI and Direct Tax solutions.
• Collaborate with Process Experts and Project Managers.
• Perform quality assessments and execute testing.

Skills

SAP Direct Tax

Corporate Tax

S/4HANA transformation

SAP Analytics Cloud

Agile frameworks

Azure DevOps

Tools

SAP PaPM

Property Tax Management System (PTMS)

Job description

United Kingdom

Job Family Group: Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type: Regular

Posting Start Date: December 19, 2025

Business Unit: Projects and Technology

Experience Level: Experienced Professionals

Job Description

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

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

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

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

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.

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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