Graduate Project Analyst

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 per year

An opportunity to join our client’s R&D team who are responsible for delivering a range of innovation incentives for their clients. Their client base ranges from high tech start-ups through to engineering firms, IT companies, scientists developing new medical technology to architects working on ground-breaking construction projects.

In this interesting role, you will be dealing with clients from day one. You will be doing this alongside a team of highly qualified Financial and Technical professionals, leveraging your knowledge and technical expertise to help clients and their R&D projects.

The team prepares R&D tax relief claims which means explaining the financial benefits to clients and close liaison with senior and finance professionals as well as developing strong relationships for future growth.

The nature of the work requires writing of detailed submissions involving varied, technical details.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Preparing and completing R&D tax claims, liaising with the client to submit amended tax computations and communications with HM Revenue & Customs to ensure efficient processing of the R&D claims. 
• Working alongside a team of highly qualified Financial and Technical professionals, leveraging your knowledge and expertise to help a wide range of businesses with their R&D projects.
• Attending technical discussion with clients on site or remotely and preparing draft claim documentation for submission to HMRC for review. 
• Dealing with client queries in respect of the work and understanding when to involve others to provide technical responses. 
• Provide exceptional client management skills so as to extend the network of the company. 
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment. 
• Capability for high volume work whilst maintaining attention to detail and high accuracy. 
• Share knowledge of technical areas and develop further technical curiosity

To be successful in your application you will have:

• An interest in, and curiosity about, science and technology, and a desire to work in a consulting environment to assist businesses exploit the latest advances in these areas
• A 2.1 degree in a science, technology, engineering or information science subject or 2.1 degree in humanities subject with a second degree involving computer modelling or programming and strong maths skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills in order to interact professionally with internal and external clients
• An excellent command of the English language (oral and written)

If you think that you might be a good fit for this exciting role then please get in touch immediately as the client are looking to fill this role quickly. Email your most up to date CV to Julia Hughes at Working Solutions.

Want to join a rapidly growing consultancy in a very pleasant, central location? If you’re an ambitious graduate with great technical and analytical skills, apply for this R&D Consultant job today!