Sr. Functional Analyst - Tax in Bangalore, भारत

, India

Job Family Group:

Information Technology (IT)

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

October 26, 2026

Business Unit:

Projects and Technology

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What's the role?

As a Sr. Functional Consultant - Tax, you are responsible for planning, controlling, and executing projects, programs, or a set of related initiatives to address defined business needs and deliver value. For programs, you coordinate multiple interconnected projects to achieve benefits that cannot be realized when they are managed individually.

What you'll be doing?

1. Solution Design & Functional Leadership

• 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 & 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.

2. Stakeholder Management & Collaboration

• 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.

3. Quality Assurance & Testing

• Perform quality assessments and peer reviews.
• Execute unit and integration testing, 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.

4. Support & Compliance

• Assist in resolving production issues with Support teams.
• Prepare audit and compliance reporting requirements.

What we need from you?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Core Expertise
  • 10+ year's experience in SAP / S4 end to end implementation projects.
  • 5+ year's experience in ECC to S/4HANA transformation projects.
  • 5+ Years experience in Global Next & OITD Private Cloud / Enterprise Cloud projects.
  • Strong Functional knowledge on Indirect Tax and global tax regimes.
• Technical Skills
  • 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 & E-Reporting middleware systems.
  • Expertise in working with AI tools
  • Ability to debug issues and identify root causes (preferred techno-functional profile).
  • Familiarity with cross integration modules like OTC, PGS, HM and FI modules.
• Functional & Leadership Skills
  • 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.
• Agile & Tools
  • Solid understanding of Agile frameworks, Azure DevOps, and Power Platform Apps
  • Experience planning and leading Agile initiatives and educating stakeholders.
• Integration & Compliance
  • 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.

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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, digitalization, 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 an LNG re-gasification terminal at Hazira, Surat, with a capacity of 5 MTPA and an LNG truck-loading unit that plays a crucial role in helping meet India's growing demand for gas across sectors. In 2022, Shell acquired Spring Energy in a $1.55 billion deal to build an integrated energy transition business in the country. Spring is a leading renewable energy company in India which develops and manages solar, wind, and hybrid power generation facilities and infrastructure.

Our three capability centers 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 programs 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, https://jobeax.com/link/vFAvBw6C7W8EBKK0, Orb Energy, and Cleantech Solar.

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