R&D Tax Engineer

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If you’re looking to join a rapidly growing Research and Development tax incentives team, bringing the benefits of not only a variety of work, clients and project teams but also with strong support structures in place to help you achieve your career goals, this is the team for you!

The opportunity is to work in EY’s Global Grants Credits & Incentives team based in our central London office, alongside other STEM professionals, as well as tax and accounting colleagues. This role is focussed on our portfolio of energy, oil and gas, chemicals and process industry clients, and we are looking for someone with a genuine engineering background in that space.

You will be partnering with a variety of clients who are at the front line of developing technology across oil and gas operations, petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and the energy transition. You will help these organisations access global R&D tax incentives to support continued investment in innovation.

The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work as part of a diverse team of highly successful industry and tax specialists. You will be required to lead interviews with the senior and lead technical personnel at our clients across a wide range of different industries to help identify the scientific and technological aspects of their R&D projects that qualify for R&D tax relief. You will play an active role in writing and reviewing reports of clients’ R&D projects and taking part in extensive client communication. Additionally, you will assist with the calculation of R&D tax claims, gaining exposure to R&D accounting and financial analysis.

As well as working directly with existing clients, you will also be offered the chance to support business development opportunities and cross-sector global R&D incentive claims.

Your key responsibilities:

• Working as an effective member of a project team, exhibiting strong communication skills and being able to work collaboratively with other team members of different skill sets.
• Writing and reviewing compelling technical project reports to bring out the key technical factors of client projects to support R&D tax claims.
• Taking a leading role in interaction with clients' senior technical and engineering staff in order to develop a comprehensive understanding of the projects undertaken and identify how aspects of projects meet the R&D Guidelines.
• Undertaking data analysis and calculation to quantify project expenditure.
• Application of advanced problem-solving skills and critical thinking to apply to project execution and delivery.
• Building and maintaining relationships with clients to provide high levels of client service.
• Responsible for high-quality delivery of advice and solutions to major clients, ensuring management of risk and reputation.
• A keen desire to adapt and flex existing knowledge to different sectors and build on core capabilities.

Skills and attributes for success:

• A strong interest in science, technology, and engineering problems.
• Industry experience of the technological challenges faced in oil and gas, chemicals or process industries, for example process design and optimisation, plant and equipment design, flow assurance, separation and treatment processes, catalysis, materials selection and corrosion, scale-up from pilot to production, decarbonisation, or process safety and integrity.
• Excel and data analysis skills. You are comfortable working with Excel.
• You have the ability to swiftly adapt to and learn about different industry sectors – such as automotive, aerospace, civil, defence, food & drink, life sciences, electronics, and have strong business acumen.
• You can interact readily with other technical professionals, have great interpersonal skills and excel in producing a concise summary of information.
• Strong attention to detail and first-time accuracy is essential.
• Interest in project and company finances and the application of tax treatment.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Degree in engineering – Chemical, process, mechanical, petroleum engineering preferred; other engineering, science or technology disciplines considered.
• Science, technology, or engineering industry experience (2+ years), ideally gained in oil and gas, chemicals, energy or related process industry.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills and a collaborative approach to management.
• The flexibility to constantly learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

• Previous R&D tax experience is not required, but is advantageous.

What we look for:

• Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly.
• Curiosity, a keen interest to learn new concepts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

What we offer:

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

Plus, we offer:

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
• The exceptional EY experience. It’s yours to build.

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