Robert Hele

Senior Manager - Indirect Tax Process & Technology @bp

Current role experience – Senior Manager: Tax Global Process Organisation (Tax Technology)• Leading and developing global team in support of the Tax Function’s objectives related to BP’s systems, process and risk management strategy and managing changes to regulatory landscape.• Identifying and pursuing standardization and continuous improvement opportunities across all indirect tax disciplines and related processes: Data, Tax Determination via TR OITD / SAP templates, E2E Tax Compliance, Tax Risk, Audit & Controls. • Managing large portfolio of projects across multiple indirect tax disciplines and geographies particularly in the area of BP’s SAP Programmes of Work deployments (ECC, S4, CFIN etc.). • Developing Indirect Tax Process & Technology Strategy including end state vision, roadmap prioritization, business case definition, project initiation and subsequent governance on delivery.• Partnering with Global Business Services Tax teams to develop, maintain and improve indirect tax compliance standards, controls and monitoring processes.• Developing and maintaining strong relationships within BP (IT, Finance, Business segments) and externally to benchmark and enhance the level of indirect tax process and systems technology capability and ensuring Tax objectives are considered.