Tax Advisor UK, Europe & South Africa Indirect Tax/ regional tax advisor at BP

Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Tax Group

Job Description: About the role:

As a Tax Advisor for UK, Europe & South Africa Indirect Tax, you will play a key role in supporting the organisation’s indirect tax strategy across multiple jurisdictions. Based in Rotterdam, you’ll work closely with regional finance teams and senior tax stakeholders to ensure compliance, manage risk, and provide high-quality advisory support on VAT and other indirect taxes.

This is a phenomenal opportunity to operate in a sophisticated, international environment where your expertise will directly influence business decisions.

What you’ll do:

• Provide indirect tax advisory support across the UK, Europe, and South Africa region

• Support strategic tax initiatives and projects within the region

• Participate in the horizontal monitoring meetings with the Dutch tax authorities

• Support audits and liaise with tax authorities where required within the region

• Supervise and interpret changes in tax legislation and assess business impact

• Partner with finance, legal, and commercial teams on cross-border transactions and projects

• Identify and mitigate indirect tax risks while ensuring robust controls are in place

• Give to process improvements and optimization of tax processes

• Support designing, documenting and monitoring indirect tax compliance processes (Indirect Tax Compliance Framework – ITCF) in close agreement with other parts of the Tax and Finance function

• Provide support to VAT and other indirect tax compliance processes through review of filing and ongoing compliance oversight where required

• Work fluently with data and digital tools – continuously improve the use of data and data analytics for the advisory and compliance work

What you bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Tax, Finance, Accounting, or a related field

• Relevant experience in indirect tax (VAT), ideally within an international environment

• Experience working in-house or within a professional services firm

• Experience working within the fuels / energy industry would be a strong advantage

Knowledge & skills

• Strong knowledge of VAT and indirect tax regulations

• Ability to interpret complex legislation and translate it into practical business solutions

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Comfortable working in a matrixed, international organisation

• Proactive and able to prioritize

What we offer

• A meaningful role with real impact in an international organisation

• Close collaboration with senior partners and exposure to strategic topics

• A competitive salary and benefits package

• Hybrid working and a diverse, international work environment

Interested?

Are you an experienced Tax professional who enjoys working with complexity, teamwork, and strengthening compliance across regions? We’d love to hear from you—apply toda

Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills: Legal Disclaimer:

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