About the Role
KPMG's national Incentives, Reliefs & Innovations team seeks a Manager with a strong scientific/engineering background to advise clients on innovation advisory services, including R&D tax credits, Patent Box, R&D Allowances, and Grants.
Responsibilities
- Manage and work with engagement teams to develop claim methodologies and prepare R&D tax relief claims for submission to HMRC.
- Take responsibility and accountability for your own, and your team’s work.
- Lead meetings with senior technical and financial client stakeholders, providing expert advice in relation to innovation advisory services.
- Establish and maintain strong client relationships with both existing and new clients.
- Prepare and/or manage the process for preparing both the technical and financial elements of client deliverables.
- Manage client projects across both tax and technical work streams.
- Manage conflicting resourcing requirements between projects, solving problems by advising clients in the application of complex legislation to real-life situations.
- Lead by example in terms of client relationships, technical quality, and service delivery.
- Manage people, including coaching and developing junior staff.
- Liaise with HMRC specialists to facilitate the agreement of R&D claims.
- Build an internal network within the wider tax practice of the firm.
- Assist in progressing business development opportunities and pitch for work with both new and existing clients.
- Deliver comprehensive proposals and take part in presentations/pitches as required.
Requirements
- Honours/Post Graduate Degree in physical sciences or other related discipline.
- Must be able to understand key tax/costing concepts relevant to R&D claim preparation.
- Must have the capability to work within cross-disciplinary teams.
- Must have excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
- Excellent communication skills are a must.
- Must be capable of producing high-quality, professional documentation and reports for C-suite stakeholders.
- Must be able to demonstrate project management skills and an ability to manage own workload well, as well as delegating to staff members.
Skills
- R&D tax credits
- Patent Box
- R&D Allowances
- Grants
- Innovation Advisory services
- Project management
- Client relationship management
- Team management
- Technical writing
- Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Communication
Location
- London
Work Type
- Office work
- Working from home
- Flexible hours
- Part-time options
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Honours/Post Graduate Degree in physical sciences or other related discipline
About the Company
- KPMG's national Incentives, Reliefs & Innovations team is made up of tax, engineering, science, and technology specialists delivering expert advice to a broad range of clients across almost every industry sector.
- As one of the largest teams in the industry, our continued investment in innovation advisory means that we seek engineers and scientists to join us on the next exciting phase of our growth.
- Our team works with clients from owner-managed businesses to large multinational organizations.
