This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a tax or accounting and R&D financials background to work within BDO's Innovation & Technology Group based in the South, including Gatwick, Guildford, Reading and Southampton. BDO is an accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions businesses need to navigate today's changing world. Our clients trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with clients and building long-lasting relationships. The firm's specialist Innovation & Technology Group, comprises engineers, software programmers and scientists as well as specialist finance professionals such as auditors and tax accountants all of whom are experienced in claiming R&D tax relief. Claiming R&D tax relief
R&D Allowances (RDAs)
International R&D relief
Experience of managing a portfolio of clients including control of client take on and engagement, billings, and identification of opportunities to improve recoveries, together with cash collection.
Understands potential risks to the Firm in relation to the Firm's quality control procedures and raising to the appropriate person.
Experience of leading complex projects
The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work as part of the wider Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions (CMA) tax team, in a diverse team of highly successful tax and industry specialists. It prepares tax returns and computations, carries out tax planning/consultancy work, and deals with HMRC, clients and third parties.
A key aspect of this role is the ability to build rapport with the client, manage all aspects of the project and prepare and review the financial aspects of the claim from both a quality and ethical standpoint. In time we would also expect the successful candidate to review the technical elements of the R&D claim. Reviewing and/or preparing the financial assessment of claims the financial disclosure which will be submitted to HMRC
Ensuring R&D claims meet the requirements of the relevant tax legislation and guidelines
Project managing the delivery of our work
Liaison with our technical tax staff on the preparation of tax documents comprising these R&D claims for submission of claims to HMRC
Supporting R&D Tax Relief claims in the event of HMRC R&D enquiries
Supporting in the preparation of Patent Box claims
You will be required to work closely with the senior financial and technical staff of our clients and will be responsible for analysing the costing elements of their R&D projects. As well as working directly with existing clients, you will also be offered the chance to support business development opportunities and cross-sector R&D and Patent Box claims.
Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients' needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you'll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it's advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you'll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role. You'll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Across 17 UK locations, we are 6,500 unique minds coming together to help our clients reach their ambitions.
Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients' evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.
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