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Reference ID R171335 Updated 04/29/2025
Finance
India
Chennai
N/A

The role is designed for supporting and delivering activities carried out by the Manage Direct Tax team supporting Europe region. It is a Tax Specialist Role, responsible primarily for supporting Tax reporting and filing for various legal entities in Netherlands and Germany. It provides a very good exposure on data used in direct tax compliance and Group reporting along with very good exposure towards stakeholder management.

JOB PURPOSE:

  • To play a key role in the following areas in Manage Direct tax-EU region:

  • Ensuring timely submission of quarterly, and annual tax provisions and submission of tax returns.

  • Supporting the team in smooth migration of the activities for Manage Direct Tax for EU countries.

  • Ensure all the timelines are met and quality is maintained.

  • Ensuring timely preparation and filing of statutory accounts

  • Co-ordination/ support for Tax assessments

  • Co-ordination/ support for resolving all audit queries

  • Ensuring compliance with RASCI

  • Working closely with other teams like tax, legal and various controllers’ team


DIMENSIONS:

  • Should be focused and result oriented Dimensions;

  • Business covered: Downstream, Chemicals, Exploration and Production.

  • Controls Standard as applicable

  • Multiple ERPs viz. GSAP, Blueprint, etc.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Executes provision of direct taxation on quarterly / annual basis, tax true ups and deferred tax provisions, executes preparation 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.

  • Countries covered: Netherlands and Germany

KEY CHALLENGES:

  • 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:

  • Chartered Accountants (CA) with atleast 2 years of post qualification experience in Direct tax process is preferable.

  • Good communication and stakeholder management skills.

  • ​ The candidate requires strong customer focus and delivery skills.

  • Knowledge and experience in handling Corporate taxation preferable

  • Strong financial reporting experience.

  • Knowledge on the Global Standard process in Shell preferable

  • Demonstrate Enterprise First mindset with related values and behaviours.

  • Knowledge of various ERP systems used in the Shell Group. Excellent MS Office skills.

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