Accountancy / Accounting Consultant (working for an R&D Tax Consultancy)
Lancing, West Sussex | Permanent | Hybrid | £26,000 - £35,000 per annum (DOE)
Company profile
Our client, established for almost 5 years, has experienced significant growth, assisting clients across diverse industries annually with their R&D, Land Remediation and Video Game Tax credits. Their team of 8 play vital and varied roles in steering the company's continuous development. As well as opportunities for career growth, they offer a great work-life balance and flexibility and embrace a "work hard, play hard" ethos through engaging team events and socials.
Role
Join this dynamic team as a Consultant, where you'll be responsible for managing and delivering a client portfolio (about 100) across a diverse range of industries. Your role will involve engaging with clients to understand their projects, identifying R&D tax relief opportunities, and providing exceptional client management services.
Responsibilities
- Interaction with clients to develop a comprehensive understanding of the projects undertaken and identify how aspects of these projects. meet the eligible criteria through directing technical meetings.
- Drafting a clear technical narrative to support tax relief claims.
- Preparation of financial calculations to support tax relief claims.
- Develop financial knowledge and expertise to better support/ advise clients.
- Provide an exceptional client management service to enhance the broader network of the company.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Minimum 2 years' experience in either accountancy/finance roles and/or similar
- Technician / AAT/ATT bookkeeping qualifications or accounting a degree with 2+ years accounting experience, someone who no longer wants to continue working in a Practice.
Essential Experience & Skills
- A collaborator with excellent communication skills.
- Be comfortable working to deadlines
- Demonstrates a positive 'cando' attitude and good critical thinking skills.
- A trustworthy individual with good listening skills.
- An organised and time-efficient individual with the ability to deal with deadline pressures.
- An independent thinker with the ability to work on your initiative.
- An individual who strives to ensure high attention to detail.
- Good English and Math skills.
- Good working knowledge of IT.
Desirable Knowledge & Skills
- Previous experience working in team-based and consultancy environments.
- Prior experience working in a finance team.
- Previous experience in managing workload autonomously as well as working within a team.
- Prior experience of working with Monday.com.
- Previous experience of working with Research and Development (R&D) tax relief, however this experience is not needed.
- The ability to quickly assimilate new knowledge.
Remuneration
£25,000 - £34,000 dependent on experience as well as discretionary bonus (10% of salary), 25 days holiday.
Job Type: Full-time Monday to Friday (can work 9-5 or 8-4)
Benefits:
- Company events
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Work from home (after the initial month hybrid working can be available)
- Training provided
If you have relevant experience, and are interested, please apply asap for immediate consideration.