The role
The successful candidate will be an experienced Research & Development tax credit professional joining fellow subject matter experts within Saffery’s Corporate Tax team. Serving a diverse client portfolio, spanning various business sectors, you will be leading opportunities to work on a wide range of R&D tax projects.
As a senior member of our team, you will oversee more junior staff preparing R&D tax relief claims, ensuring compliance with R&D tax legislation and providing valuable expertise to our clients. You will actively be involved in marketing Saffery’s R&D offering and pitching for new opportunities. Although based in London, you will be supported by the national R&D team and involved in national R&D strategy as well as overseeing London clients.
The responsibilities
- Collaborate confidently and knowledgeably with senior colleagues across the R&D, corporate tax, audit, and accounts teams.
- Keep all relevant teams and partners informed about ongoing work and any issues, including technical updates, which may impact client relationships.
- Develop and maintain strong client relationships, delivering high levels of client service.
- Host client meetings and presentations, explaining our services effectively.
- Identify growth opportunities and participate in new business pitches for both new and existing clients.
- Manage and successfully deliver R&D tax projects, emphasizing technical excellence and practical, business-driven solutions.
- Co‑ordinate and oversee interviews with clients’ technical and finance teams, advising on R&D tax relief and qualifying R&D activities and expenditures.
- Review technical descriptions of client projects drafted by more junior team members for inclusion in reports to be submitted to HMRC, and edit client-drafted descriptions for improvements.
- Review and sign‑off comprehensive documentation in line with UK BEIS guidelines and CIRD manual to support R&D claims while adhering to the firm’s quality standards.
- Contribute to claim methodology development and identify ways to improve the process to improve client service and recoveries.
- Lead R&D engagements, including cost monitoring, billing, risk management, deliverables, and client relationships.
- Be a source of technical expertise for both internal and client queries.
- Liaise with HMRC to address enquiries related to R&D tax relief claims.
You
The role would suit a qualified individual (for example ACA/ACCA/CTA) with several years’ post qualification experience in corporation tax.
- Strong UK tax technical skills; specifically, with a Research and Development focus.
- Ability to analyse tax technical queries and provide robust advice and solutions.
- Project management skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work, meet deadlines and monitor budgets.
- Responsibility for the delivery and quality of work.
- Excellent communication skills.
- A clear client focus with a commitment to building strong client relationships.
- Ability to work collaboratively with different teams.
- Coaching and mentoring skills to develop other team members.
Reward and benefits
- A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4).
- Excellent benefits including contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies.
- Eligibility for the firm’s Profit‑Sharing Plan. Paid in December.
- Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top.
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