R and D Tax Consultant

R&D Tax Consultant\\n\\nLocation: hybrid options available but applicants must be able to access a UK major city 2-3 days per week\\n\\nSalary: Dependant on skills, experience and education\\n\\nOur client is a global professional services company that support businesses with financial planning and consultancy. Working within their R&D Tax division, the role of an R&D Consultant is to support clients with R&D Tax relief claims for the UK government. You’ll work closely with senior management across technical, scientific and engineering functions and financial professionals within a broad spectrum of mainly STEM industries who are engaged in research, development and technology advancement.

As an R&D Tax Consultant, its your role to engage with these organisations to identify areas of innovation that can benefit from R&D Tax relief and work with management to put together detail briefs to claim vital relief\\n\\nThis role is not your typical Science or Engineer career, yet it would be a great opportunity for a STEM graduate who enjoys the business of science and technology more than the practical applications. You’ll be a first class communicator with strong listening skills and will be able to build relationships with stakeholders and extract and analyse key information about highly technical projects. You’ll have excellent desk research attributes along with strong written and documentation skills and able to write detailed and concise technical reports.

Numeracy skills are equally important as you’ll be required to interrogate complex data sets to extract the financials which represent the cornerstone of any claim. Attention to detail and the ability to robustly testing data & facts is critical as any errors can have significant implications.\\n\\nApplications for the role will have (current or recent):\\n\\n * Degree in a STEM discipline (MSc or PhD would be advantageous)\\n\\n * Proven experience working in a corporate business orientated position\\n\\n * A track record working in a b2b customer communication role\\n\\n * Previous recent experience in R&D tax (either through in-house applications or consultancy) would be beneficial but is not essential\\n\\n * Professional project management skills\\n\\n * Experience of writing complex reports\\n\\n * Strong interpersonal skills, able to build rapport across multiple hierarchy levels\\n\\n * Good data analytical skills (excel essential, Power Bi useful)\\n\\n * Good team player, able to work within a multi-disciplinary team and able to lead when required\\n\\nApplicants relevant experience must be current or recent and you must be able to demonstrate your suitability for the role and match the role criteria through tangible experiences detailed on their CV. Whist a cover letter is not required for this position, applicants must include a personal statement which states why they want to work in R&D Tax and their (transferable) skills and experiences that match the key requirements of the position.\\n\\nFor additional information please contact Richard Taylor