- Where
- Reading, UK · Bristol, UK
- Level
- Mid
Ideas | People | Trust
We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.
We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high‑growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.
We’ll broaden your horizons
Working hard and working together, our Tax team thrives on keeping busy. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.
We’ll help you succeed
Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.
You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.
Role Overview
The firm's specialist Innovation & Technology Group comprises engineers, software programmers and scientists as well as specialist finance professionals such as auditors and tax accountants all of whom are experienced in claiming R&D tax relief. The Innovation and Technology team provide the following services:
Claiming R&D tax relief
R&D Allowances (RDAs)
Grants
International R&D relief
Patent Box
The successful candidate will get the opportunity to work as part of the wider Corporate Tax team, in a diverse team of highly successful tax and industry specialists. The Corporate Tax team provides bespoke taxation services to its clients and deals with all queries from basic compliance through to high-level advisory work. It prepares tax returns and computations, carries out tax planning/consultancy work, and deals with HMRC, clients and third parties.
This is a client facing role where the consultant will be working with customers primarily in the technology and software sector. A key aspect for this role will be the ability to translate complex ideas into non-technical concepts and communicate these to a broad client base.
Key Skills and Qualifications
When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. If you can demonstrate the following skills, we can help you go far. We are looking for someone with:
A recognised university degree (MSc/MEng and/or PhD) in a field of Information Technology or Computer Software, with demonstrable work experience in your chosen industry as an engineer, scientist, or technical role, with a good sector knowledge.
Experience working with software clients or software related R&D tax claims as an R&D tax practitioner, with strong sector knowledge.
Experience in dealing with technological challenges faced by industry professionals, such as software architectural design, the enhancement or improvement of software development processes, development of new tools/APIs and improvement to existing tools/APIs.
Excellent communication (both spoken and written), curiosity, awareness and an interest in the fields of science, technology and innovation.
Interact readily with other technical professionals, have outstanding interpersonal skills and excel in eloquence and concise summary of information.
Strong attention to detail and first-time accuracy is essential, as…