Shell—Tax Specialist (UK)

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Description: , India Worker Type: Regular Posting Start Date: September 24, 2026 Job Description: At Shell, Early Career talent plays an important role in powering the future of energy. Through internships, apprenticeships, graduate programmes, and opportunities for students and early professionals, we empower individuals to learn, grow, and make meaningful contributions from day one. We support talent at different stages of their career journey through mentorship and exposure to diverse areas of our business, helping them build skills and explore future career pathways at Shell. In our values-led culture, you'll have the opportunity to power your progress while helping develop the energy solutions of today and tomorrow. What’s the role As a Tax Specialist (UK), you will support the delivery of UK Tax Reporting and Compliance activities, primarily as a preparer of UK legal entities and Areas of Operation (AoOs). The role requires strong stakeholder management skills, a good understanding of direct tax compliance and reporting, and the ability to work effectively across multiple priorities while ensuring accurate and timely delivery of tax activities. What you’ll be doing - Prepare tax returns and tax reporting for UK-based legal entities and Areas of Operation (AoOs). - Ensure sound HSSE practices in day-to-day work. - Support business and process responsibilities while ensuring relevant performance metrics are achieved. - Understand Group Accounting and Reporting changes and incorporate relevant changes into tax processes. - Maintain ownership of key tax assumptions, work instructions, and training frameworks, ensuring they remain up to date and robust. - Lead, manage, and support the transition of new or additional direct tax activities. - Support the identification, prioritization, and implementation of continuous improvement initiatives to achieve process targets and efficiency gains. - Prepare tax returns, tax provisions, and related controls while ensuring compliance with reporting requirements. - Support the delivery of UK Corporate Tax and Petroleum Revenue Tax compliance activities. - Build and maintain effective relationships with stakeholders and communicate technical and process matters clearly. - Manage multiple priorities and deadlines, particularly during peak tax return preparation and reporting cycles. - Stay informed of accounting, reporting, and tax developments relevant to the role. What you bring - Recognized professional qualification and membership of a recognized accounting body with 1-2 years of broad professional experience; experience in migrated tax or finance activities within multinational companies or professional firms would be an advantage. Could also be a CA (Inter), Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance with 4-5 years of broad professional experience, including at least 4 years of experience in migrated tax or finance activities within multinational companies or professional firms. - Working knowledge of one or more tax jurisdictions; knowledge of UK taxation would be an advantage. - Ability to understand and prepare tax returns, tax provisions, and related controls. - Ability to multitask, plan, and prioritize across various responsibilities. - Ability to articulate technical and process-related matters to senior stakeholders. - Resilience and the ability to perform effectively within short timelines, particularly during tax return preparation cycles. - Working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), UK GAAP, tax accounting practices, and group reporting requirements. - Knowledge of control frameworks, including SOX controls and controls within a tax environment. - Working knowledge of ERP systems and strong Microsoft Office skills. - Ability to understand the architecture of various IT systems and tools and leverage them to support automation, continuous improvement, and efficiency initiatives. - Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate tax compliance matters clearly. - Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills across business and finance teams. What we offer You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. - Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together. - Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead. - Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices. - Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise. - Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself. - Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working. - Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world. - Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. - Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. - Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and - international teams. - Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes. We'd like you to know that Shell has a bold goal: to become one of the world’s most diverse and inclusive companies. You can get to know more about how we're working towards that goal, click here. Shell in India Shell is a diversified energy company in India with 13,000 employees, and presence in Integrated Gas, Downstream, Power, Renewable and Upstream. Additionally, we have deep capabilities in R&D, digitalisation, and business operations. Our global strategy, Powering Progress, is designed to generate value for our shareholders, customers, and the wider society, and focuses on creating more value with less emissions. The strategy supports our purpose of providing more and cleaner energy solutions, with the aim of profitably transforming Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. As India moves towards its target of net-zero emissions by 2070, Shell India aims to play a leading role in securing vital energy for today, while investing in, and helping to build, the energy system of the future through strategic investments in the country. Our Lubricants business serves over 50,000 consumers through a strong network of over 200 distributors, and operates an end-to-end value chain that spans conceptualization, development, and production at a world-class blending plant at Taloja. Through our 350-plus retail stations, we offer an integrated mobility experience including fuels, cafes, and convenience stores, with a prominent network of EV recharging facilities. Shell owns and operates a LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and a LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India’s growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Sprng Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Sprng is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure. Our three capability centres across Bangalore and Chennai serve as a technology and innovation powerhouse for Shell globally, working as a delivery engine for core technical, digital, and finance processes: pioneering digital innovation and cutting-edge technologies across the energy sector. We also have strong academic partnerships and collaborations with leading universities and technology institutes to accelerate decarbonization efforts within the energy sector. We are committed to positively contributing to the communities in which we operate through programmes on STEM Education, Skilling, and Livelihood across India. We nurture and invest in startups developing initiatives focused on accelerating energy innovation through programs such as Shell E4 and Shell Eco-marathon. We also have strategic investments in new energy companies such as Husk Power, d.light, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar. - DISCLAIMER: Please note: We occasionally amend or withdraw Shell jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date. Before applying, you are advised to read our data protection policy. This policy describes the processing that may be associated with your personal data and informs you that your personal data may be transferred to Shell/Shell Group companies around the world. The Shell Group and its approved recruitment consultants will never ask you for a fee to process or consider your application for a career with Shell. Anyone who demands such a fee is not an authorised Shell representative and you are strongly advised to refuse any such demand. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.