Tax Senior Manager

BP PLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

BP PLC in Chicago seeks a senior tax professional to lead planning, compliance, audits, and policy across US upstream and downstream activities in the Americas. You will partner with Tax, Finance, Legal and Treasury to deliver commercially focused tax advice and support investments, restructurings and financing activities.

You will manage tax risk and drive improvements across advisory processes, reporting, and cross-border projects, influencing leadership and coordinating with global teams.

Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in tax, accounting, law, economics, finance or related field.
• CPA, attorney, or equivalent preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge in tax concepts and advisory across US and international matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax planning and compliance guidance for US federal and international matters.
• Lead or support tax audits, controversy workstreams, and filing positions.
• Coordinate with Treasury, Legal, Group Tax, and Finance to ensure tax efficiency and reporting.
• Review tax treaty positions and cross-border payments for withholding tax risk.
• Support Upstream and Downstream activities with tax structuring and incentives.

Skills

Tax advisory

US tax

Financial modelling

Communication

Leadership

Education

CPA/Attorney

Tools

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Entity:FinanceJob Family Group:Tax GroupJob Description:This is an exciting opportunity for a senior tax professional looking for a fast paced and dynamic role that will help shape the strategic direction of high-value business initiatives! Accountable for tax planning, compliance, audits, appeals, and policy matters across bp’s US and cross-border Upstream and Downstream activities in the Americas, the role holder will partner with colleagues across Group Tax, Upstream, Downstream, Finance, Legal, and Treasury to deliver commercially focused tax advice.The role will provide tax leadership, supporting investments, transactions, restructurings, financing activities, compliance, and audit matters. Operating at scale, the role is responsible for ensuring compliant, commercially sound tax outcomes across assets, revenues, taxes, credits, and exposures measured in the billions of dollars.Key responsibilities and Accountabilities:Ensure that Upstream and Downstream business activities are conducted in compliance with applicable US federal income tax rules, regulations, administrative guidance, case law, and relevant international tax principles.Provide timely, practical tax advice on investments, commercial arrangements, operating model changes, supply chains, restructurings, joint ventures, acquisitions, divestments, farm-ins, farm-outs, and other material business initiatives.Advise on US domestic matters, international tax matters, centralized funding and treasury-related matters.Manage and support debt-equity analyses for tax purposes, including assessment of instrument terms, commercial rationale, legal documentation, repayment capacity, market support, withholding tax consequences, and audit-defensible technical positions.Advise on interest deductibility, thin capitalization, earnings stripping, hybrid mismatch, anti-hybrid, base erosion, withholding tax, and treaty eligibility rules relevant to internal and external funding arrangements.Coordinate with Treasury, Legal, Group Tax colleagues, and other subject matter experts as needed to ensure funding structures are commercially effective, tax efficient, aligned with arm’s-length principles, appropriately documented, and reflected in reporting.Review tax treaty positions and beneficial ownership considerations for cross-border interest, guarantee fee, dividend, and other payments presenting withholding tax risk.Support Upstream activities, including exploration, development, production, joint operating arrangements, production sharing and concession regimes, decommissioning, abandonment obligations, asset swaps, and new country access or expansion projects.Support Downstream activities, including refining, terminals and pipelines, retail, aviation, biofuels, renewable fuels, customer-facing businesses, supply chains, and margin-led commercial models.Coordinate with Tax Operations to ensure tax planning, attributes, elections, transactions, and uncertain tax positions are accurately reflected in bp’s tax filings and financial reporting processes.Lead or support tax audit and controversy workstreams, including strategy development, technical position papers, information document request responses, issue management, and engagement with fiscal authorities.Review and draft tax-related contractual language in commercial agreements, joint venture documents, acquisition and divestment agreements, financing documents, and intercompany arrangements.Analyse proposed legislation, regulations, administrative guidance, and tax policy developments in the US and relevant international jurisdictions, advising Tax leadership and business-facing teams on potential impacts and mitigation strategies.Manage tax risk, efficient operations, standardization and simplification, reduce complexity, and identify continuous improvement opportunities across advisory processes and controls.Coordinate closely with colleagues accountable for Transfer Pricing and advisory support for bp’s Supply, Trading & Shipping (ST&S) business, particularly with respect to intercompany transactions, commodity flows, services, financing, risk allocation, and other commercial activity between bp’s Upstream and Downstream business divisions and ST&S.Work collaboratively with Group Tax, Legal, Finance, and business teams to ensure integrated advice across direct, indirect, transfer pricing, accounting, and commercial considerations.Build and maintain tax playbooks, issue logs, technical memoranda, precedent libraries, and lessons learned to improve consistency, audit readiness, and knowledge sharing across the Tax Americas advisory team.Requirements of the role:Education/Professional QualificationsA post-graduate level degree in tax, accounting, law, economics, finance or another relevant subject area.CPA, attorney, chartered accountant or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.Skills and Experience:Significant, relevant experience in tax advisory, preferably including experience with US federal income tax, international tax, energy sector tax matters, transactions, audit controversy, or in-house business advisory support.Strong technical knowledge as applied to corporations, consolidated groups, partnerships, joint ventures, transactions, financing, tax accounting, credits and incentives, and international operations.Deep understanding of international tax concepts.Expertise in Upstream and Downstream energy businesses and associated technical tax concepts, rules and operating structures would be highly advantageous.Strong financial acumen, modelling capability, and the ability to translate tax issues into commercial recommendations that are easily understood by executive audiences.Strong written and verbal communication skills; can convey complex tax concepts.Excellent analytical skills and judgment in balancing technical, commercial, financial reporting, audit, and reputational considerations.Ability to work independently, shaping cross-disciplinary workstreams, handling multiple priorities, and leading cross-functional and cross-border projects - experience leading regional / global teams and/or significant projects would be beneficial.Demonstrated capability to lead and drive initiatives forward, working at the senior executive level.Ability to represent bp in front of fiscal authorities, external advisors, auditors, and business leadership.Ability to utilise and deploy AI and other data extraction and analytical tools, including Power BI and the full suite of Microsoft Office products.Proven ability to work effectively across global, multicultural teams.Strong commitment to safe, compliant, and reliable operations.Commitment to creating an inclusive, respectful, and high-performing work environment.Why join us?We’re committed to supporting leaders who want to make an impact. At bp, you’ll have the chance to shape and influence outcomes across businesses. You’ll be part of an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, and where your contribution to performance and integration matters. We invest in the growth and wellbeing of our people, providing the resources, networks, and development opportunities needed to thrive.Our total rewards package includes competitive pay, bonuses, share options, and a range of flexible benefits designed to meet your needs — from healthcare and retirement plans to paid time off and agile working. We recognise that people have multifaceted lives, and we strive to offer a career experience that reflects that.How much do we pay (Base)?Total Base Pay Range: $175,000 - $230,000*Note that the pay range listed for this position is a genuinely expected and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.This position is eligible for US Benefits – Core. This position offers paid vacation depending on your years of relevant industry experience and will range from 120 – 240 hours of vacation per year for full time employees (60 - 240 hours of vacation per year for part time employees). You will also be eligible for 9 paid holidays per year and 2 personal choice holidays. You may learn more about how we calculate paid vacation and view our generous vacation and holiday schedules at Core U.S. Benefits. Bp has a parental leave policy as well, which offers up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. Learn more by visiting Core U.S. Benefits.We offer a reward package to enable your work to fit with your life. These offerings include a discretionary annual bonus program, long-term incentive program, and generous retirement benefits that include a 401k matching program. These benefits include a pension for eligible employee. You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.As part of bp’s wellbeing package, bp offers access to health, vision, and dental insurance, as well as life and Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. You may learn more about our generous benefits at Core U.S. Benefits.Apply now!Travel RequirementUp to 25% travel should be expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:This role is not eligible for relocationRemote Type:This position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:acquisitions and disposals activity, Analytical Thinking, Change Management, Commercial Acumen, Creativity and Innovation, Data Management, Digital Fluency, Direct and indirect tax compliance and accounting, Economic modelling, Financial Reporting, Influencing tax law and policy, Interpreting and applying tax law, Managing tax dispute resolution and controversies, Project Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Tax advice for mergers, Tax advisory, Tax compliance process management, Tax reporting and control, Transfer Pricing.Legal Disclaimer:We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, 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.Expand job descriptionDisclaimerThis is a high-level summary only of terms and current discretionary benefits applicable to certain roles. Some rewards, benefits and policies are at managers’ discretion and vary depending on where you work within the business. All terms subject to contract and all discretionary benefits subject to policy and eligibility.