SAP Tax Consultant

, United Kingdom

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

April 1, 2026

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

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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