Gas Tax Advisor

**The Role**:
**What is the role?**

The Gas Tax Advisor provides tax advices for all Gas Chain - extraction to end use
- which is expected to deliver considerable growth within the region. The Gas Tax Advisor is responsible for supporting the Gas Tax Manager providing local, customs and cross-border tax advice and planning to the Businesses and Functions.

The Gas Tax Advisor must support negotiations on tax aspects of deals: (i) understanding the commercial strategy to ensure early identification of tax risks and development of ideas for reduce tax costs; (ii) assisting with enquiries regarding the tax implications of business transactions and structures; (iii) ensuring that the Business and tax risks are understood and managed and (iv) reviewing contractual documentation to identify and mitigate tax risks.

The Gas Tax Advisor works with internal and external stakeholders to deliver local and cross-border tax advice and planning to the Business and Functions, focusing efforts in areas of highest complexity, risk and value, including assist in the handling of tax audits, defense and disputes when needed.

**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.
- Appropriate technical, professional, and business knowledge/experience/qualifications. Bachelor’s degree in Law is preferable
- Fluency in English. Other language skills would be a benefit
- Minimum 3 years of working experience in tax advisory roles. Preference will be given to those with experience in O&G industry and/or Electric Power sectors in Brazil
- Indirect Tax and Special Regimes for the oil and gas industry experience is a plus
- Analyze and support legislative changes that impact company´s operation.
- 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.
- Strong tax technical competence to deal with complex tax structures and concepts.
- Ability to proactively engage and build relationships with other departments
- Strong team working, organizational and communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to evaluate problems and develop possible solutions (outside the box)
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills
- Capacity of prioritization and escalation as appropriated
- A strong commercial focus
- 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.
- A self-starter with a strong bias for action
- Embraces change
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, including report writing skills

**Company description**

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals.

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.

**An inclusive place to work**

To power progress together, we need to attract and develop the brightest minds and make sure every voice is heard. Here are just some of the ways we’re nurturing an inclusive environment - one where you can express your ideas, extend your skills and reach your potential

We’re creating a space where people with disabilities can excel through transparent recruitment process, workplace adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Feel free to let us know about your circumstances when you ap