Principal Product Manager - Tax

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About us

At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet! With operations working across almost every part of the energy system, we’re owning the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more sustainable methods for solving the energy challenge. We’re a team with multi-layered strengths of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems.

And we know we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for people who share our passion for reinvention, to bring fresh opinions, ambition, and to challenge our thinking in our goal to achieve net zero!

We believe our portfolio of businesses and investments in growth and transformation will result in a company with the scale, brand, capabilities, talent, and values to succeed as the digital revolution transforms our society, our industry and our planet.

Role/Business specifics

Tax is an integral part of Finance function that manages the taxes bp pays and collects across its global footprint. The primary role of the function is to ensure group meets its tax obligations, building open and constructive relationships with tax authorities, and supporting the businesses to deliver bp’s strategy. Data plays a key role in Tax and thus it is very crucial our systems are robust enough to provide accurate information at the right time to right people so that informed decisions can be made and ensure bp meets regulatory obligations in all jurisdictions it operates in.

I&E drives digital transformation (centralize, digitize and optimize) across all elements of tax function and plays a pivotal role to unlock value in Operations.

This role will be operating from our Sunbury on Thames office.

Accountabilities:

• Engage partners to align and set Technology strategy in line with Tax business strategy to drive maximum value.
• Underpin the strategy with appropriate Objectives and Key results and set success measurement criteria’s via KPIs etc
• Construct and drive roadmaps in collaboration with Tax partners and cross-discipline colleagues.
• Play a crucial role in deciding on developing new or existing digital products based on value use cases.
• Keep abreast with latest developments in Tax Technology space pre-dominantly driven by legal requirements.
• Continuous engagement with Tax advisors, vendors etc to make sure we are up to date with any new regulatory requirements and the deadlines so that appropriate steps are taken to make sure bp is compliant in all aspects.

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in working with technology development in tax area.
• Experience in Tax applications (such as ONESOURCE, Avalara etc) or E-Invoicing / SAFT applications.
• Sound understanding of Finance processes.
• Demonstrated Experience with API and Integrations.
• Good knowledge of the role of data and the use of technology in managing tax.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems including SAP.

Essential Education:

• Business, Economics, STEM degree, MBA or equivalent experience

Why join our team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting 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. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with disabilities may request a reasonable 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 accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us to request accommodations.

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