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About the Role

Provide strategic tax leadership, advice, support, and assurance for Harbour Energy’s tax positions in the UK, Norway, and Germany. Act as the European tax focal point for business partnering, tax risk management, commercial decision support, compliance oversight, forecasting, controls, and continuous improvement. Support value creation across the portfolio through proactive identification of tax risks, opportunities, and structuring considerations associated with transactions, reorganisations, and strategic business initiatives.

Responsibilities

Ensure all activities are carried out safely, complying with regulatory requirements, legislation, and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures.
Ensure all activities and behaviours align with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and complete compulsory compliance training.
Provide strategic tax oversight, assurance, and support to Harbour operations across Europe, including UK, German, and Norway BU tax teams.
Proactively manage tax positions to mitigate leakage on remittance of profits, restructuring activity, transactions, or future divestments.
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of relevant tax regimes across the region, monitor legislative and policy developments, and share insights.
Maintain strong relationships with business unit leadership and teams.
Review and assure business unit tax reporting, including forecasts, provisions, returns, payments, and uncertain tax positions.
Provide senior tax oversight and coordination for acquisitions, divestments, farm-ins, farm-outs, joint ventures, reorganisations, and other strategic transactions across the European portfolio.
Partner with Business Development, Legal, Finance, and external advisers to identify transaction risks and opportunities, providing commercially focused tax advice.
Support in-country lobbying, policy engagement, and tax authority relationship strategies.
Monitor in-country tax risks and disputes, working with advisers, governments, and tax authorities to resolve issues.
Liaise with the Group Reporting and Forecasting Team as required.
Work with the Accounting and Compliance Team and Transfer Pricing Specialists to ensure appropriate transfer pricing management.
Identify and develop tax planning opportunities that support commercial objectives, portfolio optimisation, and long-term value creation, within Harbour's governance framework and values.
Continually challenge the status quo and seek enhancements to ways of working, processes, and systems.
Work collaboratively with the VP - Tax and other Tax Leads to ensure a holistic Corporate Tax function.
Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by management.

Requirements

A university degree and a recognised higher-level accountancy or taxation professional qualification (CA and/or Chartered Tax Adviser).
A high degree of specialist knowledge and competence in UK and international taxation.
Experience working with oil taxes in the UK, Germany, or Norway is preferred.
Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and business development activities, including tax due diligence, transaction structuring, and integration planning is preferred.
Leadership and managerial experience.
A track record with a recognised accountancy firm is highly desirable.
Understanding of complex accounting.
Strong intellect and analytical ability.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Knowledge of tax software, data analytics, and digital workflow tools is desirable.
Awareness of Harbour Energy HSEQ Policies and Business Management System (BMS).
Awareness of Harbour Energy Values & Business Principles.

Skills

UK taxation
International taxation
Oil taxes
Mergers and acquisitions
Corporate restructurings
Business development
Tax due diligence
Transaction structuring
Integration planning
Leadership
Managerial experience
Complex accounting
Analytical ability
Verbal communication
Written communication
Teamwork
Tax software knowledge
Data analytics
Digital workflow tools

Location

UK
Norway
Germany

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
Leadership

Education Level

University degree
Professional qualification (CA and/or Chartered Tax Adviser)

About the Company

Harbour is one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies, producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina, and North Africa.
Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options.
With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour is committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly.
Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices.
Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add.
We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.
At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background.

Equal Opportunity

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.
Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.