Job Description
The role holder will provide OMB/SME direct tax advisory services to the firm’s high growth business clients. Although the focus is R&D tax credits, there will be many opportunities to develop knowledge and experience in a wide range of tax fields.
What you’ll be doing:
We are seeking an individual who has experience and is keen to develop further in all or any of the following fields, but particularly within the field of R&D tax credits, supporting more senior members of the TAS team:
- Complex corporate tax compliance
- Identification and preparation / submission of R&D tax credit claims working closely with our own in-house non-tax engineering qualified R&D lead manager and supervising R&D tax partner
- Equity incentives (EMI options for example) and Employment Related Securities
- EIS / SEIS related matters
- Corporate finance transaction tax advisory and due diligence
- Corporate reconstructions / demergers etc.
- International business direct taxes matters and structuring
- Ad hoc business tax advisory
- Complex direct tax HMRC enquiries
- Undertaking client tax work by careful reference to and consistent with the firm’s procedures, to ensure all assignments are completed to a consistently high standard
- Taking a lead role in and managing the assignment process throughout, investigating and resolving problems that may arise during assignments and notifying the Tax and/or Engagement Partner of progress and of any unresolved issues at the earliest opportunity
- Documenting work in a clear and concise manner, ensuring all working papers are legible, easy to follow and well presented
- Technically up-to-date with all relevant tax matters and able to accurately interpret and apply current tax legislation
- Ensure that work is delivered on time and / or to budget
- Management of work-in-progress on all assignments ensuring regular and timely billing and assisting with the prompt collection of debtors
- Reviewing tax work and smaller assignments undertaken by general practice staff, providing coaching (where necessary) and addressing outstanding issues
- Taking a lead in and proactively supporting colleagues in client / potential client meetings
- Be involved in internal and external presentations
- Ensure all outgoing work is appropriately reviewed and authorized in accordance with the firm’s Tax Manual.
- Liaise with other departments as necessary on client affairs