R&D Assistant Manager

Overview

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 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.

In this role, you will provide R&D and Patent Box services to a range of clients from small start-ups to major multinationals across all lines of the sector. You will regularly engage with stakeholders at all levels, so it is important that you are able to clearly articulate complex tax issues and develop effective solutions and relationships with clients.

Within this role, you will work with great people and great clients in a vibrant and innovative team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the platform and then provide you with the autonomy to drive your career forward.

We’re looking for a candidate who can balance technical excellence with client service, within a collaborative, flexible working environment.

• Provide R&D and Patent Box services to a wide range of clients using resources from a specialist team or via technology tools.
• Manage a substantial portfolio of clients including onboarding and engagement, billing, and identifying opportunities to improve recoveries and cash collection.
• Develop professional relationships with clients and within the Firm, adapting the approach for the relevant audience.
• Understand potential risks to the Firm in relation to quality control procedures and raise to the appropriate person.
• Get involved in special assignments on an ad hoc basis.
• Guide and supervise less experienced colleagues; support, train, mentor and advise others in the area.
• Challenge current practice, drive improvements and champion change.
• Take personal responsibility for own decisions and actions and those of others.
• Lead projects of limited scale or complexity.

• In-depth, up-to-date knowledge of taxation with specialist knowledge and the ability to deal with complex tax issues.
• Ability to manage a substantial client portfolio profitably while actively seeking opportunities to develop new clients and to sell services to existing clients.
• Experience of dealing with client senior management.
• Educated to degree level and/or CTA and/or ACA qualified or equivalent; demonstrable post-qualification experience.

When you join us, we’ll make your growth our priority. We’re committed to agile working and offer opportunities to work in ways that suit you and your teams. We’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, with programmes and resources that provide clarity and structure around career development.

Mutual support and respect are core values. We foster a people-centred culture with mentoring and coaching, collaborative spaces, and opportunities to build your network, share your skills, and learn continuously. We’re looking forward to the future and helping entrepreneurial businesses succeed, fueling the UK economy.