Senior Software Technical Consultant

**Company Background**

**About us**

ABGI-UK is part of Visiativ, a global company making a huge impact in accelerating digital transformation. We are also one of the world’s leading tax incentive and innovation management advisors who secure funding for companies undertaking Research and Development (R&D) and innovative activities. We now manage £1billion of global tax incentives annually for clients, including some of the world's best-known brands.

Together, we expect turnover to grow significantly over the next 12 months - exciting times lie ahead

**Your new role**

We are looking for a talented individual with a strong background in Software/IT to join our experienced operations team of Innovation Funding Experts.

This opportunity would ideally suit someone with a strong background in software or IT who is looking for a new opportunity or a change of focus. The opportunity will enable you to use your technical knowledge and experience in a creative way across many sectors. This role will require you to work within a team-based consultancy environment.

It will also require you to have strong technical report writing skills, interpersonal and communication skills, project management skills and client relationship-building abilities. Business travel will also be required to some extent.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**

The role will involve writing of R&D project descriptions for software/technology companies for R&D tax credit claims for submission to HMRC. You will obtain the necessary information in discussions with our clients’ software developers. You will also be required to gather relevant background details to complement technical reports.

Full training will be provided on joining the company and initially you will be work closely with our software specialist.
- Meet with clients to gather business and project information (this can be either remotely or face to face).
- Develop a strong understanding of government guidelines / legislation and Revenue guidance in regard to R&D activity, and critically assess client projects.
- Produce technical and financial documentation to accurately and concisely support the R&D Tax Relief claim, ensuring claims are concluded in a timely manner.
- Review and interpret the organisation's financial accounts, with support from our Finance department.
- Engage with HMRC and prepare additional financial and technical documentation as required, if an enquiry is raised on a claim submitted.
- Maintain regular and effective communications with client personnel during the claim process, and ensure clients are communicated with outside the claim period for improved working relations.
- Completion of internal system on client activity.
- Participation in the on-boarding process, i.e., screening of prospects, utilising knowledge and experience to inform likelihood of a claim.

**Essential Criteria**
- 5+ years software or IT knowledge (must include development activities or coding)
- Applicants must have previous experience dealing with clients
- Proven experience of report writing skills
- Educated to a degree level
- Strong attention to detail
- Adept at using Microsoft Office packages

**What’s in it for you?**
- Base starting salary between £50,000 - £69,000 per annum (depending on experience)
- Yearly salary reviews (around July time)
- Renewals commission - OTE per contract for our target contract length and fee degradation on previous fee is £200 plus an additional payment based on value of the contract per annum (up to an additional £500 per contract).
- Companywide bonus - this entails 4 elements - individual, team, company and behavioural, and sits at £1-2 k per year (depending on overall performance of the company).
- Health Insurance (including dental & eyecare)
- Life Assurance
- 5-day training allowance, being a combination of team and individual training
- Holiday allowance of 33 days, with up to an additional 1 day after 2 years service, 1 day after 3 years service and 1 day after 4 years service, giving a total of 36 days per each calendar year.
- Company pension scheme with option for enhanced contributions
- Enhanced long-term sick pay
- Remote/hybrid working arrangement
- Flexible working environment
- Apple MacBook Laptop provided
- Fun & friendly team events
- Travel opportunities to various offices from time to time
- Opportunity to move location if required

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £40,000.00-£69,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Wellness programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Edinburgh

Reference ID: SOFTCONSULTANT

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