Manager, Research and Development Tax

Job :
London, GB, SE1 2AF
Job Function:
Intl Tax and Tran Svcs (ITTS)

Employer:

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Company: EYAt EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence. We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world. R&D Tax Manager - London If you’re looking to join a rapidly growing team R&D tax 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

An exciting opportunity to work in EY’s Global Grants, Credits and Incentives team in the North. We are looking for a Manager and Senior Manager with experience with UK Incentive Schemes to support with building our team and driving growth in the London market.

EY’s Global Grants, Credits and Incentives team is a specialist team made up of scientist and engineers as well as tax and accounting professionals. Serving a variety of clients from owner managed businesses to multinational groups, we support companies in claiming government Incentives that seek to encourage UK companies to invest in innovation.

The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work as part of the wider Business Tax Services group at EY, in a diverse team of highly successful tax and industry specialists.

You will be required to lead R&D tax engagements with clients and work closely with lead engineers and the finance & tax departments of our clients across different sectors. You will be responsible for the high quality delivery of our claims and play an active role in delivery of the R&D reports for submission to HMRC and taking part in extensive client communication.

There is a clear path to progression for the right candidate and this is a unique opportunity to progress your career in one of EY’s leading tax teams.

As well as working directly on existing projects, you will also be encouraged to support business development opportunities.

Your key responsibilities:

Manage the successful delivery of R&D tax services to the client

Review technical project reports to bring out the key technical factors of client projects to support R&D tax claims  Support the development of junior science professionals or engineers in the team Build and maintain relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service

Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities and managing expectations

Contribute to winning new work by proactively managing existing clients and contribute to winning new clients.

Responsible for day-to-day client liaison

Skills and attributes for success:

Experienced R&D tax practitioner

Proven ability to read and interpret existing and new tax statute

Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly

Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output

Strong technical skills and keen to develop further

Ability to build strong client relationships

Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards

Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations

Ability to build effective relationships at all levels

Ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically

To qualify for the role you must have:

Engineering or Science degree qualified

Experience managing R&D claim delivery under the old SME and RDEC regimes and the new merged scheme (2+ years)
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:

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