R&D & Patent Box Senior Manager

PwC; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in the UK is looking for a Senior Tax Manager to manage patent box client portfolios and prepare claims for HMRC. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, project management expertise, and a strong knowledge of patent box incentives. This role offers competitive benefits and a flexible working environment, with a mix of office, home, and client site work.

Benefits

Private medical cover

Flexible working hours

Volunteering days

Qualifications

• Excellent working knowledge of patent box and experience in preparing claims.
• Strong written skills including report writing and advice notes.
• Good knowledge of corporate tax and other related areas is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of patent box clients and project delivery.
• Preparation of patent box claims for submission to HMRC.
• Advising clients on tax technical points regarding patent box claims.

Skills

Project management skills

Excellent communication skills

Coaching and delegation

Analytical skills

Education

Fully qualified tax professional ACA/CA/ACCA/ATT/CTA

Job description

About the role

PwC's national Innovation and Capital Incentives (ICI) team are passionate about helping clients obtain patent box, R&D credits and capital allowances available to support their investments. Based regionally across Cambridge, Watford, London, Reading, East Midlands, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Belfast and Glasgow we are a diverse team with a strong focus on growth.

We are looking to recruit an established Tax professional at Senior Manager level with experience of UK patent box incentives and are keen to hear from people who are passionate about innovation, getting to know a broad range of businesses and having a direct role in growing our ICI practice.

What your days will look like

• Managing a portfolio of patent box clients and project delivery across these
• Preparation of patent box claims for submission to HMRC
• Managing client engagements and developing strong relationships with both our clients and internal stakeholders
• Preparing responses to or liaising with HMRC with regard to queries they have on patent box claims on behalf of our clients
• Advising clients and internal stakeholders on tax technical points relating to patent box claims
• Supervising juniors undertaking the work and apprising more senior stakeholders of progress
• Helping to identify and develop new opportunities, including involvement in pitching for work

This role is for you if

• Fully qualified tax professional ACA/CA/ACCA/ATT/CTA; or Tax Inspectors with full Technical training Course
• Excellent working knowledge of patent box and experience in preparing claims including:
• Strong project management skills - able to manage several live projects at once and plan own workload.
• Excellent communication skills - the candidate will be expected to be the point of contact on the projects they manage supporting a range of stakeholders including client contacts, PwC staff in the incentives team and also in the wider tax practice.
• Coaching and delegation - the successful candidate will help other Managers and Senior Managers in the team coach and delegate a growing team of Associates and Senior Associates supporting the ICI team, helping them grow their technical expertise alongside their soft skills.
• Good written skills including report writing, technical memo drafting and concise advice notes for sharing with clients.
• Analytical skills for numerical analysis of client data.
• Some knowledge of other areas of tax where there is some overlap with patent box - such as corporate tax, transfer pricing, R&D credits or tax structuring - is helpful but not essential

What you'll receive from us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions.

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.