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bp

Tax Manager

bp

. Provide tax support on US domestic and international tax matters for bp’s Upstream and Downstream businesses under senior Tax Americas colleagues .

Posted 10/6/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in US domestic and international tax matters, including compliance, planning, and advisory support for Upstream and Downstream energy sectors. Proficient in analyzing tax legislation, financial reporting, and developing supportable tax positions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

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US Federal Income TaxInternational Tax ConceptsTax Compliance and PlanningEnergy Sector Tax MattersTax Advisory Support

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Hard Skills
Tax AccountingCorporate TaxationPartnership TaxationTax Credits and IncentivesGILTI/NICTIForeign Tax CreditsCross-Border ReorganizationsTax Risk ManagementFinancial ModellingAnalytical Skills
Soft Skills
Strong Writing SkillsVerbal Communication SkillsAnalytical CapabilityAbility to Explain Tax ConceptsIndependent Work
Tools & Technologies
Power BIMicrosoft OfficeData Extraction ToolsAnalytical Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
CPAAttorneyChartered Accountant
Industry Keywords
Upstream EnergyDownstream EnergyTax OperationsTransfer PricingJoint VenturesAcquisitionsDivestmentsSupply ChainsFiscal Authority EngagementTax Audit

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide tax support on US domestic and international tax matters for bp’s Upstream and Downstream businesses under senior Tax Americas colleagues
  • Collaborate with business and functional partners across Upstream, Downstream, Finance, Legal, Tax Operations, Transfer Pricing, Indirect Tax, Treasury, Policy, and Group Tax
  • Support tax planning, compliance, audits, appeals, and tax policy matters relating to US and cross-border activities
  • Provide tax input on investments, commercial arrangements, operating model changes, supply chains, restructurings, joint ventures, acquisitions, divestments, farm-ins, farm-outs, and other initiatives
  • Analyse US domestic tax matters, including corporate taxation, CAMT, consolidated returns, partnership taxation, tax accounting methods, credits, incentives, withholding, information reporting, financing, hedging, commodity, and commercial arrangements
  • Analyse international tax matters, including subpart F, GILTI/NICTI, foreign tax credits, sourcing, treaty matters, permanent establishment risk, cross-border reorganizations, withholding taxes, branches, disregarded entities, and investment structures
  • Coordinate with Treasury, Transfer Pricing, Legal, Tax Operations, and regional tax teams on funding structures and tax filings
  • Provide tax advisory support for Upstream exploration, development, production, joint operating arrangements, production sharing, decommissioning, asset swaps, and expansion projects
  • Provide tax advisory support for Downstream refining, terminals, pipelines, retail, aviation, biofuels, renewable fuels, customer-facing businesses, supply chains, and commercial models
  • Support accurate reflection of tax planning, attributes, elections, transactions, and uncertain tax positions in tax filings and financial reporting
  • Support tax audit and controversy workstreams, including research, position papers, information requests, issue tracking, and fiscal authority engagement preparation
  • Review tax-related contractual language in commercial, joint venture, acquisition, divestment, financing, and intercompany agreements
  • Monitor and analyse proposed tax legislation, regulations, administrative guidance, and policy developments
  • Support tax risk management, operational efficiency, standardization, simplification, and continuous improvement
  • Coordinate with Supply, Trading & Shipping tax colleagues on intercompany transactions, commodity flows, services, financing, risk allocation, and commercial activity
  • Build and maintain tax playbooks, issue logs, technical memoranda, precedent libraries, and lessons learned
  • Continue developing expertise in priority tax areas and emerging tax, commercial, and regulatory developments

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Graduate degree or equivalent experience in tax, accounting, law, economics, finance, or another relevant field strongly preferred
  • CPA, attorney, chartered accountant, or equivalent professional qualification preferred
  • 5–8 years of relevant tax experience, preferably including exposure to US federal income tax, international tax, energy sector tax matters, transactions, audit controversy, compliance, or in-house business advisory support
  • Solid technical knowledge of US federal income tax laws for corporations, consolidated groups, partnerships, joint ventures, transactions, financing, tax accounting, credits and incentives, and international operations
  • Ability to research and develop supportable tax positions under senior guidance
  • Solid understanding of international tax concepts, including foreign tax credits, subpart F, sourcing, GILTI/NICTI, withholding taxes, treaty matters, permanent establishment risk, cross-border reorganizations, and inbound and outbound investment structures
  • Understanding of Upstream and Downstream energy businesses, including tax attributes, commercial models, contractual frameworks, fiscal regimes, supply chains, operating assets, and transaction lifecycles
  • Solid understanding of US Upstream tax concepts, including drilling, geological and geophysical, lease acquisition, dry hole, well completion, depreciation, capitalization, and cost recovery rules
  • Solid understanding of US Downstream tax issues involving refineries, terminals, pipelines, retail, logistics assets, tax accounting methods, repairs, maintenance, turnarounds, improvements, inventory, and product costs
  • Strong analytical capability, financial competence, modelling skills, and ability to translate tax issues into clear commercial recommendations
  • Strong writing and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to explain tax concepts clearly to non-tax collaborators
  • Ability to work independently on defined workstreams and manage several priorities
  • Ability to support engagement with fiscal authorities, external advisors, auditors, and business partners
  • Ability to utilise AI and data extraction and analytical tools, including Power BI and Microsoft Office

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible working options
  • Generous paid parental leave policy, up to 8 weeks’ paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child
  • Retirement benefits
  • Paid vacation: 120–240 hours per year for full-time employees
  • 9 paid holidays per year
  • 2 personal choice holidays
  • Discretionary annual bonus program
  • Long-term incentive program
  • 401k matching program
  • Pension for eligible employees
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Short-Term Disability insurance
  • Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities
  • Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role