BDO Ireland

R&D Tax Director

BDO Ireland

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dublin • Ireland

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Line management of members of the R&D team and ensuring the development of the necessary skillset and career progression
  • Leading R&D meetings with clients, building and developing effective working relationships with colleagues, intermediaries and other networks to develop further opportunities and business over time
  • Identification of qualifying R&D projects and expenditure through participation in technical and financial discussions with clients
  • Undertaking technical and financial assessments and supporting the team to produce summaries
  • Revision of technical and financial assessments prepared by other members of the team
  • Ensuring R&D claims meet the requirements of relevant tax legislation and guidelines
  • Preparation of R&D claim financial calculations and liaison with both internal and external tax teams to ensure tax returns and computations correctly reflect the outcome of technical assessments
  • Project management of claims such as liaison with clients, colleagues and revenue to ensure claims are optimised and deadlines are met
  • Contributes to the development of solutions to complex technical problems
  • First point of contact with clients
  • Actively developing and promoting, both internally and externally, the firm’s R&D tax offering
  • Continuously developing own knowledge and skills and to keep technical knowledge up to date
  • Representing the Firm at seminars, presentations and other events

Requirements

  • Excellent knowledge of R&D tax relief schemes and claim quantification. Able to sign off technical reports along with the additional information forms and supporting costings prepared for the team.
  • Proven experience of managing several projects simultaneously, and experience in working within a business unit with internal and external clients
  • Proven experience of working on R&D tax relief claims for both small and large companies, comfortably liaising with Managing Directors, Financial Directors, CEOs, CTOs etc. of such companies
  • Willingness to train, supervise, manage and take responsibility for junior staff within the team, coaching them on R&D tax relief scheme rules and preparation of underlying supporting information.
  • Excellent communication (both spoken and written) and people skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into non-technical concepts
  • Be highly proactive in the approach to new work opportunities including an ability and willingness to develop the R&D fees through business development in the region.
  • Able to produce technical and marketing content for internal and external use evidencing credentials of the Innovation taxes team and updates to changes to R&D schemes.
  • Ability to demonstrate a high level of commercial awareness
Benefits
  • *Office Facilities*
  • - State of the art high tech office in a Central Dublin City Centre location
  • - Onsite gym, with changing & shower facilities
  • - Secure bike parking
  • - Onsite café with complimentary barista
  • *Health Benefits &* *Leave Entitlements*
  • - Together Anywhere Leave
  • - Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
  • - Adoptive, Paternity, Parental, Fertility & Maternity Leave
  • - Take a Me Day
  • - Digital Doctor access
  • - Executive Health Screening
  • - Expanded Health Insurance providers
  • *Work Equipment & Resources*
  • - Mobile Phone & Laptop
  • - Annual Professional Subscription
  • - Career Progression
  • - L&D initiatives
  • *Income Benefits*
  • - Annual travel allowance
  • - Life Assurance
  • - Increased pension contribution
  • - Income Protection
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
R&D tax relief schemesclaim quantificationtechnical assessmentsfinancial assessmentsproject managementtechnical reportscosting preparationbusiness developmentmarketing content productioncommercial awareness
Soft Skills
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