Associate Director, Patent Box R&D

Deloitte (UK); Alabama; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Job summary

Deloitte Birmingham operates a hybrid working policy and recruits for an Associate Director level role in Tax innovation. You will manage client-facing projects, lead R&D and Patent Box claims, and develop relationships across sectors.

The role emphasizes data analysis, claim quantification, and applying tax principles with integrity and collaboration. Based in Birmingham with hybrid work, this position offers opportunities to grow the practice, build market eminence, and contribute to business

Qualifications

• Candidates with a tax and financial background
• Identify R&D and Patent Box claims for incentives
• Apply knowledge across areas including data analysis and claim quantification
• Build client relationships and manage projects across sectors

Responsibilities

• Lead projects as main point of contact with senior stakeholders
• Build eminence in the market and grow the team
• Develop internal Deloitte networks to broaden client relationships
• Prepare robust R&D/Patent Box claims for submission
• Provide technical input to marketing and sales activities
• Work in diverse teams and delegate effectively
• Manage multiple projects with finance and technical teams

Skills

Data analysis

Claim quantification

Tax principles

Client relationships

Project management

Business development

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Tax

Job description

The UK government provides tax incentives to businesses performing R&D and developing/exploiting patented technology; Deloitte’s Innovation tax services group is a market leader in helping clients secure these incentives and is the most experienced team in the UK.

Continued market success has created new opportunities and we are now looking to recruit candidates with a tax and financial background, to help join this successful team. You will have the opportunity to apply your knowledge across a wide range of areas and to help companies identify the innovation tax (R&D and Patent Box) claims for these incentives. This role can involve activities such as data analysis, claim quantification, applying the appropriate tax principles, building client relationships, project management and business development across all sectors and different types innovation.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte?It’show we approach the thousands of decisions we make everyday. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, whereverwe arein the world, welead the way,serve with integrity, take care of each other ,fosterinclusion, andcollaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision wemake and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it mattersmost .

Connect to your opportunity

As an Associate Director you will be in a client-facing role from day one, managing projects, preparing R&D & Patent Box claims, delegating, building the team and involved in growing the practice from a business development perspective. You will be working with a variety of team members from junior to senior grades and be the main point of contact for your clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Lead projects being the main point of contact with a range of senior stakeholders such as financial controllers, finance directors and chief finance officers.
• Build eminence in the market and look for opportunities to grow the team.
• Build an internal network within Deloitte and gain an understanding of the services the firm can offer to broaden client relationships and differentiate us in the market.
• Work within a project team to ensure that robust R&D/Patent Box claims are prepared whilst building deep client relationships.
• Preparing clear reports for submission to HMRC to explain how our clients’ R&D and Patent Box claims have been prepared.
• Provide technical input into marketing and sales activity based on your location and sectors which you have experience in.
• Work effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.
• Project managing a variety of projects at any given time and being able to delegate and work with the technical and finance team around you.

Connect to your skills and professional experience

• Be a strong communicator, with good interpersonal awareness skills.
• Be able to work within multi-disciplinary teams, taking responsibility for the costing aspects of R&D and Patent Box claims.
• Be well-organised, able to manage multiple projects and handle conflicting demands in a timely manner.

Connect to your business – Tax

Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that’s exactly what you’ll find at Deloitte. We’re constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what’s possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own.

Tax

Our comprehensive range of services encompasses everything from the completion of tax returns (corporation tax self-assessment) to complex consultancy assignments and strategic tax planning. We advise on corporate and general tax, international M&A, stamp tax, cross-border transfer pricing, reorganisations and reconstructions, and competent authority negotiations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

“Innovation and tax consultancy may not seem to go together, but that’s exactly what you’ll find at Deloitte. We’re constantly seeking the new and working together to push the limits of what’s possible. Discover a new kind of tax career that you can make your own. You never have to do it all on your own here. It’s great to know that we’re all in it together; we’re much stronger that way and it’s healthier for everyone too." - Anita, Tax

“We advise some of the largest, most prestigious clients in the world, so the work is really challenging and exciting. We also have a fantastic team of smart, driven people, and a supportive, entrepreneurial culture where everyone’s encouraged to be bold, creative, and ambitious." - Oliver, Tax

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in Birmingham with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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