Tax Compliance Senior Analyst (Fixed-term until 2028 november)

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Tax Group

Job Description:

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

It's an exciting time to join bp. Meeting the energy challenge requires many different approaches and solutions. And as part of Finance Business & Technology (FBT), you’ll be fully connected into the world of bp. You’ll play an increasingly important part within a network of like-minded colleagues partnering on strategic projects that stretch across the globe. And it starts with you. There’s a world of opportunities to build new skills, challenge yourself and grow a long-term career at bp. And no matter where you work, your role will have meaning, purpose and impact. So if you want to be part of a caring, supportive environment where you can realize your full potential, we’re with you.

Join our Azule ARC Team and advance your career as a Tax Compliance Senior Analyst!

This position is a fixed-term contract until November 2028!

The Tax Compliance Senior Analyst role has the primary responsibility to ensure that we manage, control and develop our operations in a “process designed” manner to deliver value to the Azule business. A core part of this responsibility includes:

In this role You will:

• Establish strong relationship with business partners to ensure smooth operations and successful delivery

• Develop good working relationships both internally and externally at peer level and represents the GBS Tax Team both to internal and external collaborators.

• Maintain a high standard of professional knowledge, ethics and practices when dealing with peers, subordinates, supervisors, and other key stakeholders of the company.

• Perform the tax coding of the assigned vendor invoices on a regular basis and effectively

• Cooperate with all the departments responsible for Tax activities (including business and GBSE colleagues)

• Assemble tax activity related input information from key collaborators

• Understand, support and adhere to the company’s health and safety policies, programs and procedures by communicating and promoting health and safety awareness to coworkers and subordinates.

• Support on the period end closing activities that are in direct or indirect connection with tax activities

• Documentation and maintenance of Tax related standards and desktop procedures, standard operation procedures (SOPs)

• Support the standardization of the tax processes and controls across Azule

• Proactively support the implementation of process enhancements which are required to achieve or improve compliance with applicable regulation.

• Actively contributes to continuous improvement including standardization, efficiency, and simplification, by finding opportunities within own work.

• Support Business clients in understanding the imact of the Tax processes on their General Ledger and Reporting activities

• Work with the Internal Control team to design, implement and operate control activities to meet the control objectives identified regarding the Tax activities

• Support external and internal audits

• Providing deep “process domain expertise” for the relevant process to support operations delivery, silent running, quality management and control

• Support Delivery in line with finance service centre strategy to meet agreed Service Level Agreements, Key Performance Indicators, targets and budgets.

• Support validations / reconciliations for company codes supported (especially follow up on failed reconciliations / validations)

• Resolve queries and issues as they arise typically directly with the Country Tax teams

• Work with the Country Finance / tax teams to understand priorities and work to deliver against these as required

• Work to be carried out in accordance with the timetables ensuring proper documentation on process activities performed and data used / created

• Look for opportunities to improve the team’s processes to create efficiencies and control improvements with regard to general process matters, works with extended Leadership Team on assigned projects

What You will need to be successful:

• Relevant Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• Proven professional experience in Business, Finance, Accounting, or related field (eg.: in related Direct and Indirect Tax Accounting and Reporting area)

• Significant experience of managing medium scale operations.

• Demonstrated end to end process expertise in Tax area

• Absolute fluency in Business English

• Problem solver, with readiness for action

• Self-confident appearance in relations to the internal and external contacts

• Strong communication and cooperation skills

• Assertiveness and ability to influence

• Works as an integrated part of the team: strives to achieve individual objectives and the team targets

• Ability to align operational and project management tasks and priorities

• Innovation and change management competencies

• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills with ability to work with and influence cross functional teams from a variety of backgrounds and cultures

• Pro-active and highly performance driven attitude

• Proven track record of solving complex problems

• Resilient and experienced in working in a wide-ranging environment

Desirable criteria:

• Fluent Portuguese language knowledge

At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:

· Different bonus opportunities based on performance, wide range of cafeteria elements

· Life & health insurance, medical care package

· Hybrid working arrangement aligned with team arrangements and business needs

· Opportunity to build up long term career path and develop your skills with wide range of learning options

· Celebrate in bp’s success. You may be eligible to join bp’s Global ShareMatch plan. This non-contractual benefit lets employees buy bp shares and receive matching shares, in line with plan rules

· Family friendly workplace e.g.: Extended parental leave, Mother-baby room

· Employees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition Program

· Possibility to join our social communities and networks

· Chill-out and collaboration spaces in our beautiful Budapest Agora and Szeged offices e.g.: Play Zones, Office massage, Sport and music equipment

bp Hungary won the Most Attractive Employer 2024 Award (SSC / BSC sector) fourth time in a row at PwC's annual employer research. Come and join us!

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering 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.

Disclaimer: Please note that, according to Hungarian law (2012/I. 113. §), mothers or single parents caring for a child under three years of age cannot be employed in night shift positions.

Travel Requirement

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

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 Management, Financial Reporting, 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. 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.

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