Senior Corporate Tax Advisor

**The Role**:
**Company description**

As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork, and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.

Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.
- An innovative place to work_

There’s never been a more exciting time to work at Shell. Everyone here is helping solve one of the biggest challenges facing the world today: bringing the benefits of energy to everyone on the planet, whilst managing the risks of climate change.

Join us and you’ll add your talent and imagination to a business with the power to shape the future - whether by investing in renewables, exploring new ways to store energy, or developing technology that helps the world to use energy more efficiently.
- A rewarding place to work_

Combine our creative, collaborative environment and global operations with an impressive range of benefits and joining Shell becomes an inspired career choice.

We’re huge advocates for career development. We’ll encourage you to try new roles and experience new settings. By pushing people to reach their potential, we frequently help them find skills they never knew they had, or make career moves they never thought possible.

**Senior Corporate Tax Advisor**

**What’s the role?**

The Corporate Tax Advisor provides local and cross-border tax advice and planning to the Business and Functions, focusing efforts on areas of the highest complexity, risk, and added value. The role will be responsible for, amongst others, corporate, Trading and New Energies, all of which are expected to deliver considerable growth within the region.

Also, you will be responsible of the following duties:

- Discuss tax impacts on Raizen transactions/deals.
- Supports the Corporate Tax Manager by acting as first-line tax support providing local, customs, and cross-border tax advice and planning to the Businesses and Functions.
- Also, supports treasury discussions (e.g., PPE, capital reduction, dividends, interest on equity and others), intragroup agreements, H&R (payroll taxes), all related to tax consequences.
- Works with internal and external stakeholders to design and recommend optimal tax solutions and corporate structures to meet legal requirements, reduce exposure, and maximize shareholder value, including handling tax audits, defense, and disputes when needed.
- Operates at senior levels in the Businesses and Functions, where stakeholder seniority ranges (FitB, Controllers, Legal, Commercial, BTM, VP business, Cch etc).

**Requirements**:
**_ What we need from you - _**
- Must have legal authorization to work in the Brazil on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
- Minimum 10 years of working experience in tax advisory roles. Preference will be given to those with experience in corporate taxation
- Bachelor’s degree in Law is preferable
- Appropriate technical, professional, and business knowledge/experience/qualifications
- Strong technical knowledge of corporate and M&A Brazilian Law
- Ability to design and recommend optimal corporate structures and tax concepts
- Assist in improving the tax efficiency of the corporate structure within area of responsibility
- Strong knowledge of Double Tax treaties signed by Brazil and international taxation discussions
- Indirect Tax and Special Regimes for the oil and gas industry experience is a plus
- Ability to evaluate tax risks and balance risk with Business objectives, and make recommendations that are objective, practical, technically appropriate, and supportive of the Business.
- Ability to proactively engage and build relationships with other departments
- Gaining and maintaining the confidence of client management and operational staff, convincing same of the value of tax considerations in structuring and implementing business transactions.
- Strong team working, organizational and communication skills
- Capacity of prioritization and escalation as appropriated
- Gaining and maintaining the confidence of client, management, and operational staff, convincing them of the value of tax considerations in structuring and implementing business transactions.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including report writing skills
- Fluency in English. Other language skills would be a benefit
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