Consultant, Patent Box and R&D Incentives, Tax Services, Birmingham

Deloitte ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
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Job Type: Full-time

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Your opportunity The UK government provides tax incentives to businesses exploiting IP generated from their R&D activities; Deloitte’s Innovations taxes team is a market leader in helping clients secure Patent Box and R&D tax incentives and is the most experienced team in the UK. Continued market success has created new opportunities and we are now looking to recruit candidates with experience in Patent Box and R&D, with a tax technical background to join this successful team. Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break? For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of 2 years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application. Your role As a Consultant you will be in a client-facing role from day 1, utilising your Patent Box and R&D experience and will ideally have some history of corporate tax compliance. You will quickly progress to playing a significant role in delivering our Patent Box and R&D projects, assessing eligibility requirements, drafting methodology documentation and preparing claim calculations across a wide range of market sectors and industries. You will be working with senior technical and finance staff within our client companies where you will need to understand their R&D profile and IP portfolio, the nature of the income being generated and expenses incurred as well as supporting our clients with developing robust claim methodologies. Your responsibilities will include: • Analysing the qualifying company requirements for Patent Box and establishing the applicability of the SME and/or Large R&D regimes. • Analysing technical and cost data from clients to develop robust and efficient Patent Box and R&D claim methodologies including Nexus regime requirements. • Where required, liaising with our IP specialists to undertake the mapping of patents to income streams. • Leading the tax technical aspects of the Patent Box and R&D claim process within a project team to ensure that all relevant Patent Box profits and R&D qualifying expenditure are identified. • Calculating the Nexus Fraction. • Preparing clear reports for submission to HMRC to explain how our clients’ Patent Box and R&D claims have been prepared. You will attend meetings with HMRC when necessary to respond to tax technical questions and explain the approach adopted. • Providing industry insight into marketing and sales activity based on your Patent Box and R&D experience. • Working effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution. Your work, your choice At Deloitte we believe the best impact is the value we add, not the hours we sit at our desk. We carefully consider agile ways of working, both formal and informal, that allow for the best impact for our people and our clients. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you. Location: You will have the option to be based at our London or Birmingham office. This client-facing role provides lots of opportunity for travel in the UK and overseas. Work pattern: This is a permanent contract opportunity. The role can be worked on a full-time basis. We encourage consideration of flexible ways of working, both formal and informal arrangements that allow for the best outcomes for our people and our clients. If you would like to hear more about our flexible working arrangements, then please let us know. Your professional experience and qualifications • Degree level qualified • ACA, ATT or CTA qualified (or equivalent) • Demonstrated capability to lead small project teams, with experience in delivering both to internal and external customers • A strong communicator, with good interpersonal awareness skills • The ability to work within multi-disciplinary teams as well as generating high quality documentation • Well-organised and able to manage multiple large and complex projects, handling conflicting demands for yourself and team-members in a timely manner Your service line: Tax Consulting Arguably the most stimulating career environment in our industry, tax at Deloitte is a far cry from tax at other firms. Here, it’s all about collaborating with colleagues at the top of their game, across disciplines, for clients who urge us to constantly push the boundaries of our creativity. You’ll find a diverse mix of people, all working together to deliver best-in-class advice and you’ll discover a structured programme that will help you develop even greater expertise. From fascinating projects to a wealth of secondment opportunities both in the UK and overseas, you can enjoy a broad and rich career experience. Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints. This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm. The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process. For a full job description please visit our online Deloitte Careers portal. RTWPROG © 2020 Deloitte LLP. All rights reserved. Requisition code: 176886

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