Innovation Reliefs Tax Assistant

As one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers big ideas and premium service to help middle-market businesses thrive. We are a fast-growing firm with big ambitions - we have a clear goal to become the premium adviser to the middle market, globally. This vision touches everything we do, motivating and inspiring us to become better every day. If you are looking for a firm where you can build a future and make an impact, then RSM is the place for you.
**Display job title - Innovation Reliefs Tax Assistant Graduate**

**Innovation reliefs - get the career you want at RSM**

Our graduate tax apprenticeship programme in the innovation reliefs team will give you all the skills and support you need to unlock a future that’s packed with opportunities and new experiences. You’ll enjoy a fast-tracked business career that recognises your potential and rewards your ambition.

When you join our team, you’ll enjoy a powerful combination of on-the-job learning and structured training - not to mention an impressive client list to work with. You’ll discover a culture that nurtures individuality and an environment where everyone is supported to reach their potential. With us, you’ll always be moving forward.

**What does our innovation reliefs team do?**

Innovation reliefs is a national team who support companies in making the most from the UK Government’s R&D funding incentives. We are a core and integrated part of the wider corporate tax department at RSM. But a career in tax isn’t just about numbers. It’s about working with people and businesses to really understand what they want to achieve, making sure tax doesn’t become an obstacle to their long-term goals and helping them support their businesses to succeed and grow.

We advise companies of all sizes and from all sectors of business, helping them comply with the complex UK tax regime and also, in many cases, the tax regime of several overseas territories.

A key part of this role is that you will be part of our specialist innovation reliefs team which assists companies in the preparation of claims for research and development tax relief. This specialism is an important part of our tax practice returning double digit growth each year. We work with companies across all sectors, most notably manufacturing, engineering, life sciences, software and digital technologies. We wish to attract graduates with a degree across science, engineering, technology or information technology (IT), e.g. computer science, to help in this area whilst having access to wider tax experience and qualifications.

Alongside innovation reliefs you will have the opportunity to get involved with compliance work to allow you to get to know your clients’ businesses well, and therefore we will expect you to spot opportunities for them to benefit from tax incentives or to avoid potentially costly pitfalls. Tax compliance and tax planning are an important part of all major corporate strategy and RSM can help them get this right.

**What can you expect?**

RSM’s graduate apprenticeship in innovation reliefs will give you a solid foundation in a broad range of tax issues. The variety of work we do and the range of clients we work with means you’ll have plenty of opportunity to discover a career path that fits your interests and long-term goals. With our support, you’ll have the space to grow professionally so you can confidently take on ever-more challenging tasks.

At RSM, you’ll gain hands-on experience, have access to on-the-job mentoring and build on your science or technology background to train towards a professional tax qualification. You will get the opportunity to work with our client’s technical experts, CTOs and chief engineers who are at the top of their field, and you will not be constrained to work in a narrow discipline.

When you join this team, you’ll work towards your ATT (The Association of Taxation Technicians) professional qualifications. We are committed to ensuring that the route through to qualification is the best for you as an individual and maximises your potential. Alongside your technical training, you will attend internal developmental training courses to ensure you have the professional and personal skills to become a trusted tax advisor.

As you come towards the end of your apprenticeship, you’ll have a deeper understanding of innovation reliefs and R&D tax relief. This will be reflected in the complexity of your client portfolio and your responsibilities, including mentoring more junior members of the team.

**What we look for**

Tax is a technically demanding discipline, so we look for graduates who are always up for a challenge and are quick to grasp new ideas. You’ll often need to explain complex technical information during client meetings and in written reports, so we’re looking for graduates with excellent verbal and written communication skills. We also look for team players who enjoy in