Sumer NI
R&D Tax Manager
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Department: Corporate Tax
Location: Belfast
Description
Join Sumer Ni’s growing Innovation Tax team and play a key role in helping innovative businesses access valuable R&D Tax incentives.
We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented R&D Tax Manager to oversee a portfolio of clients, ensuring the smooth processing of claims from inception to submission.
In this role, you will lead a team, manage workflows, and ensure compliance with R&D criteria while maintaining high-quality reporting standards. You will also play a key role in client engagement, delivering educational seminars, improving record-keeping processes, and handling HMRC enquiries.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage portfolio of clients from inception to review
- Ensuring smooth processing of jobs from information collection through to submission
- Organise workflow to ensure prompt completion of jobs
- Manage team throughout the R&D process and ensure deadlines are met
- Organise educational seminars with clients and present either in person or via Teams
- Work with clients to improve their record keeping and approach
- Interview clients with junior staff and ensure all R&D criterion are being met
- Deal with any HMRC enquiries that may arise
- Ensure Reports are complete and of a high standard before final review by Senior Tax Manager/Director
- Assist in the training of junior staff
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Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- Demonstratable experience of R&D tax relief
- Excellent report writing skills
- Comfortable in client-facing role
- Up to date knowledge of relevant legislation and case law
- Experience of working as part of a team and managing staff
- Able to manage both staff and jobs to ensure all relevant deadlines are met
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