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Innovation Reliefs Assistant - Software
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Senior Innovation Reliefs Tax Adviser – Research & Development Tax Reliefs
Location: UK | Contract: Permanent | Work Pattern: Hybrid/Flexible
About RSM
As one of the world’s largest networks of audit, tax and consulting firms, RSM delivers bold ideas and exceptional service to empower middle-market businesses. We’re a fast-growing firm with big ambitions: to become the trusted adviser of choice for the middle market, globally. Our vision drives us to innovate, colaborate, and grow—enabling both our clients and our people to thrive.
If you’re seeking a workplace where you can build a career, challenge yourself and make a lasting impact, look no further.
The Role
Our National Innovation & Capital Tax Reliefs Team specialises in helping businesses—from start-ups to multinationals—secure Research & Development (R&D) tax reliefs. Working with a diverse range of sectors, including manufacturing, engineering, life sciences, software and digital technologies, we ensure clients maximize their claims while addressing complex technical and commercial challenges. Your work here will encourage continuous learning and development in a fast-moving, specialist tax environment.
You’ll thrive in a dynamic, collaborative team of tax professionals who actively seek to improve their expertise, ensuring you grow both personally and professionally.
Key Responsibilities
- Client Engagement: Facilitate meetings with current and potential clients to clearly articulate our R&D tax relief support and value proposition.
- Technical Execution & Governance :
- Collaborate on methodologies for preparing R&D tax claims.
- Lead and coordinate the preparation of R&D tax relief submissions to HMRC.
- Continuously refine and enhance the team’s approach to compliance and claim efficacy.
- Stakeholder Management :
- Work closely with colleagues across other tax disciplines to build collaborative value-driving relationships.
- Liaise with HMRC regarding submitted claims, ensuring a proactive and transparent approach to queries and follow-ups.
- Implementation Support :
- Monitor the client’s project progress, manage costs, securely invoice, assess risks and ensure deliverables and relationships are maintained efficiently.
- Present regular updates to senior management on engagement progress and potential risks that could impact client satisfaction.
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The Ideal Candidate
If you’re curious, proactive and passionate about solving complex problems with your technical expertise, this opportunity could be for you. At its core, our roles celebrate diversity of thought and experience. Let’s explore if you’d be a great fit:
- A degree in Computer Science (or an equivalent quantitative discipline) and the ability to quickly expand your knowledge of R&D tax mechanics is essential.
- Innovation of Approach: Do you have keen insight into improving processes, spotting areas for development in everyday operations?
- Client Relationship Management: It’s important you feel comfortable transitioning between supporting service delivery as well as delivering strategic concepts to prospects.
- Team Player: If collaborative projects and a culture of studying and improving the craft excite you, you should enjoy the tax work environment here.
- Passion for Continuous Learning: Working at RSM means embracing every project as an opportunity to learn, share and grow your expertise.
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What’s in It for You?
At RSM, we believe our people are our greatest asset. You’ll enjoy a flexible and rewarding experience built around your well-being, growth and aspirations, inside and outside of work:
- Hybrid & Flexible Working – A dynamic working model that aligns with the demands of both your career and personal life.
- Enhanced Holiday Package – 25 days per year, plus the option to purchase additional leave and banked holiday days for a healthier work-life balance.
- Dedicated Well-Being Support – From salary protection, financial wellbeing tools, an electric car scheme and 24/7 access to a virtual GP, we’ll support you to stay healthy, confident and motivated.
- Life-Long Learning – With 300+ on-demand courses designed in-house by talent development experts—we’ll help you mentor, train and grow alongside cutting-edge industry best practices.
Diversity and Inclusion at RSM
RSM is committed to fostering a workplace where every individual—regardless of their background, identity or experience—can bring their authentic self to work. This diversity of perspective not only reflects we value, but it enhances our ability to understand and meet the broad needs of our clients.
We are on a journey to embed these principles throughout our firm culture and processes, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to flourish and contribute
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