Technical Graduate R&D

Technical Graduate R&D - Southampton - £25,000

The Work Shop are delighted to be recruiting for our client who are multi site accountancy practice, they are looking for a Technical Graduate working in Tax consultancy in the Research and Development arena based in the Southampton office. They are able to offer continue study support for a candidate that wishes to progress their career in Tax consultancy in research and development (R&D) sector.

The role would suit a graduate with a Technical degree in either engineering , technology or science, R&D, accountancy, or Tax.

Overall duties of the Trainee Tax consultant R&D
Support the business in the preparation of R&D claims by:

• Completion of initial admin steps when on boarding new clients
• Liaise with clients to obtain initial information related to R&D claims
• Working with the R&D team to understand and assess a clients projects
• Completion of the initial draft of an R&D claim report for the client
• Monitor the status of R&D claims and record key dates
• Providing weekly & monthly updates on claims progress to the Directors
• Liaison with Company Hub, Onboarding and Compliance teams
• Creating & maintaining data held within the internal Customer Relationship Management database
• Maintaining the client tracker

Support the accountancy business in other general administrative tasks such as:

• Maintaining contact with potential clients
• Filing and general ad-hoc administrative tasks as required
• Answering calls and meeting visitors/clients
• General email and correspondence management

Key Skills and experience of the Trainee Tax Consultant Research and development

• Education or experience in R&D, engineering or technology would be advantageous
• A foundation knowledge of bookkeeping or accounts would also be advantageous
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Excellent telephone manner
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
• Attention to detail

Benefits include

• 25 days holiday
• Free car parking
• Study Support in further accountancy qualifications ATT and CTA

If you are a graduate in any technical discipline - Engineering, Software Development, Science, Chemistry or General technology please do not hesitate to contact The Work Shop today to discuss this exciting role?

Software Development, Engineering, Technology, Science, Accountancy, Tax, Research and Development, R&D