R&D Tax Consultant - Exciting opportunity for Part/ Newly Qualified Tax Consultants

Our client is a fast-growing international consulting firm which strives on improving performance of its clients without impacting on their core business.They are offering a real career opportunity in a start-up spirit with high-level, dynamic and ambitious collaborators. Packages of remuneration are very attractive and directly connected to your personal performances and to those of the company. The important growth of the company offers real opportunities to progress quickly in the hierarchy in delivering excellent client service without sacrificing your personal priorities.

The Role:

The primary focus of the role will be to provide financial cost optimisation services to UK companies who invest in R & D. You will be working with existing and new clients to extend and expand their businesses in line with their business costs. The relevant tax incentives involve providing clients with advice from both a tax and science/engineering perspective. You will act as a tax expert to help clients to identify if their work is technically qualifying for R & D in conjunction with our engineering/science team. You must be analytical and able to work within strict deadlines. Relevant training will be provided.

Key Responsibilities include:

•Understanding the requirements for R & D tax relief and applying them in respect to clients’ development activities to ensure the relevant tax legislation and guidelines are met
•Drafting of clear technical and financial documents to justify R & D activities to UK tax authorities
•Determining the appropriate method of data collection through background research into clients and their relevant industries and interviewing key technical and financial leads
•Running workshops, addressing seminars, conferences, etc., to express professional views regarding R & D tax relief and other sources of R & D funding
•Staying abreast of industry developments and legislative changes relevant to R & D tax relief
•Managing clients’ R & D claims throughout the project, advising and liaising from both a tax and science/engineering perspective to ensure deadlines and objectives are met
•Updating clients and 3rd parties with updates on the ongoing development of the R & D tax relief scheme
•Providing support to R&D tax relief claims in the event of HMRC audits or enquiries

Key Experience Required:

•Qualified tax professional with ATT, ICAS or ICAEW with a minimum of 3 years of experience in corporation tax compliance
•Experience of dealing with R&D tax relief work is preferable but not essential
•HMRC enquiry experience – either dealing with HMRC on general corporation tax aspects or having worked with HMRC R&D specialist units

This is a fantastic opportunity for a part or fully qualified corporate or R&D tax specialist to join this dynamic and growing business. International candidates based in London with the right to work in the UK will be considered without UK Corporate tax/R&D experience.