R&D Tax Manager

1 month ago


Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom KPMG-UnitedKingdom Full time
Job Title: R+D Tax Manager

KPMG's national Incentives, Reliefs & Innovations team is a highly skilled group of tax, engineering, science, and technology specialists that deliver 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.

We are looking for a Manager with a strong scientific/engineering background to assist clients across a suite of innovation advisory services including R&D tax credits, Patent Box, R&D Allowances, Grants and Innovation Advisory services.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage and work with engagement teams to develop claim methodologies and prepare R&D tax relief claims for submission to HMRC, taking responsibility and accountability for your own and your team's work.
  • Lead meetings with senior technical and financial client stakeholders and provide expert advice in relation to innovation advisory services.
  • Prepare and/or manage the process for preparing both the technical and financial elements of our client deliverables.
  • Manage client projects across both tax and technical work streams and manage conflicting resourcing requirements between projects.
  • Lead by example in terms of client relationships, technical quality, and service delivery.
  • Solve problems by advising our clients in the application of complex legislation to real-life situations.
  • Manage people, including coaching and developing junior staff.
  • Liaise with HMRC specialists to facilitate the agreement of R&D claims.
  • Help to establish and maintain strong client relationships with both existing and new clients.
  • 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 Engineering, Physical Sciences or other related discipline.
  • Detailed working knowledge of the R&D tax legislation and its application to science/engineering activities.
  • Ability to understand key tax/costing concepts relevant to R&D claim preparation.
  • Capability to work within cross-disciplinary teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
  • Excellent communication skills, including the ability to lead technical discussions and explain complex legislative concepts.
  • Capability to produce high-quality, professional documentation and reports for C-suite stakeholders.
  • Project management skills and ability to manage own workload well, as well as delegate to staff members.

What We'd Love to See:

Tax and accounting qualifications are not essential for this role, but would be welcome.
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