Sr. Functional Analyst - Tax

Overview

Sr. Functional Consultant for Tax at Shell, responsible for planning, controlling and executing projects, programs or related initiatives, with a focus on global SAP FI and Indirect Tax solutions.

What you'll do

• Drive global SAP FI and Indirect Tax solutions from a functional design perspective.
• Lead S/4HANA Tax solutions for Indirect Tax interfaces, with Global Next and Enterprise Cloud Determination.
• Conduct design lead sessions and coordinate with peer SMEs.
• Partner with Project Managers for solution design and effort estimation.
• Contribute to and supervise development of functional specifications from a technical design perspective.
• Design and oversee development of reports, interfaces, enhancements and forms of varying complexity.
• Perform prototyping to support requirements definition and design validation.
• Collaborate with Process Experts, SMEs and Product Managers to streamline Tax L&F requirements.
• Gather stakeholder requirements and translate them into functional solutions.
• Work closely with Design Leads and Delivery Leads to ensure new capabilities are applied effectively.
• Coordinate with Change Management and Release Management teams; collaborate via Azure DevOps.
• Manage batch job scheduling, period-end activities, and coordinate cross scrums, Direct and Indirect Tax teams.
• Perform quality assessments and peer reviews.
• Execute unit and integration testing, and support user acceptance testing.
• Resolve defects during test cycles and provide post-go-live support.
• Create and review cutover activities and run books for operational readiness.
• Assist in resolving production issues with Support teams.
• Prepare audit and compliance reporting requirements.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in SAP / S4 end to end implementation projects.
• 5+ years of experience in ECC to S/4HANA transformation projects.
• 5+ years of experience in Global Next and OITD Private Cloud / Enterprise Cloud projects.
• Strong functional knowledge of Indirect Tax and global tax regimes.
• Expertise in Global Next and OneSource Asset Integrity Projects.
• Expertise with SAP Tax Compliance for automated audits and risk detection using ML.
• Expertise in SAP DRC, HANA reporting, E-Invoicing and E-Reporting middleware systems.
• Expertise in working with AI tools.
• Ability to debug issues and identify root causes.
• Familiarity with cross integration modules like OTC, PGS, HM and FI modules.
• Gravitas and excellent communication skills to engage senior finance stakeholders.
• Strong collaboration with process owners and finance leadership.
• Active participation in high-performing IT teams focused on business value delivery.
• Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, Azure DevOps and Power Platform Apps.
• Experience planning and leading Agile initiatives and educating stakeholders.
• Experience with ERP-to-ERP interfaces and third-party application integration with S4.
• Skilled in tax audits, regulatory compliance and discrepancy resolution.
• Ability to optimize tax liabilities through effective planning and structuring.

Nice to have

• Ability to debug issues and identify root causes (preferred techno-functional profile).

Details

• Location: Bangalore RMZ-ECO WORLD, India.
• Worker type: Regular.
• Start date: October 26, 2026.
• Business unit: Projects and Technology.
• Experience level: Experienced Professionals.
• Candidates must complete a mandatory online assessment delivered by HireVue after applying.