Senior Pensions Consultant - London, United Kingdom - Ayming
Description
Title:
Senior Consultant (R&D)
Regular UK-based travel for client meetings will be required.
30pm Monday to Friday standard working hours, dependent on client demands.
The Senior Consultant will be responsible for providing specialist advice to Ayming UK's clients on R&D tax reliefs, including the technical, tax and financial aspects of the relief schemes.
A key aspect of the role will be the management and preparation of written IT reports supporting claims for R&D tax reliefs.
Additionally, the Consultant will be expected to maintain excellent client relationships across a portfolio of cases and may also be asked to support the sales team in business development, proposals and other sales activities.
As an IT Specialist, you will be expected to have extensive knowledge within across a wide range of topics within the technology / software sector.
AWS or Bigdata, Hadoop or other SQL DB, Lucene, Spark Web app development - Javascript, NodeJS / Node applications, Docker, Jenkins, Git, Python /Ruby would be advantageous.
In particular, the Senior Consultant will have the following responsibilities:Meeting with clients/targets at all stages of the sales and production process in order to discuss R&D reliefs. This is likely to include both finance and senior technical contacts.
Interviewing in-house technical staff in order to gain an understanding of their activities so as to permit an assessment to be made as to whether the activity is eligible R&D for the purposes of the reliefs being sought.
Working with the relevant client contacts to gather detailed financial, HR and any other data to facilitate the calculation of the relief, including where necessary designing methodologies for quantifying the eligible R&D expenditure.
Preparing and reviewing structured reports in support of the claims made, including descriptions of the R&D projects identified and setting out why the projects are considered eligible for relief.
Contacting and liaising directly with HM Revenue and Customs on behalf of clients to discuss and obtain agreement of the claims, including attending meetings, telephone calls and drafting written correspondence.
Skills and personal qualities:
Excellent communication, presentation and language skills are essential, including the ability to explain complex tax and technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
Our ideal candidate will have worked within the IT field for at least 1-2 yearsWe offer highly competitive remuneration packages to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance and the market.
Competitive salary
Hybrid working environment
Holiday 25 days per year
Birthday Leave
Employee Referral Bonus – We're always looking for talented individuals to join our Ayming family
Extensive career development, progression, and training - Continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations, so we can grow together.
25 Days Holiday per annum with the option to buy an additional 5 days – a time to step back, relax and focus on the things that are important to you5% Company Pension matched contribution - Looking after your future when it's time to step back and relax
Immediate membership to Healthshield, a 'well-being' medical health scheme
Day one access to an app-based service providing remote GP services and enhanced health support
Company Laptop & iPhone
Private Health Cover
x4 Basic Salary Death in Service Benefit.
Cycle to Work scheme & 25% off Gym memberships, Leisure centres, Bootcamps or Yoga studios - Focus on welfare - gym membership, wellness challenges, EAP and health cash plan
Access to our Employee Benefit Platform (Sodexo) - multiple discounts ranging across Highstreet stores, Grocery Shopping, Travel and Leisure activities.
We believe you get the best of both worlds – with the credentials of a top tier consulting firm and the entrepreneurial spirit and culture of a boutique specialist.
Our Company culture is our top priority