Auditor - research & development - united kingdom, chester, cheshire

our client are market leaders in the field of claiming research and development tax relief and grants for clients all across the uk as a result of growth they seek to add a research and development auditor to their team, mainly work from home and client visits this client facing role involves: asking questions about businesses activities in relation to research and development, trying to ascertain when certain projects began, establishing whether it was a success or failure and calculating the people and costs involved. our client s business deals with every type of sector and every level of company, therefore the types of businesses engaged are diverse, but generally audits are conducted with the senior management of limited companies. auditors must develop a strong understanding of hmrc legislation in regards to research and development activity, however previous experience of this is not required to be successful in the role, as training will be provided. this knowledge is then applied to clients businesses and a report is developed, spelling out the level of approved activity present. this role is split approximately between 1/3 of the week spent on report writing and internal documentation and 2/3 on client visits, with regular overnight stays required. this role requires both strong analytical skills and the ability to be client facing. role and responsibilities: overall business analysis including discussions about the shape of a client s business and the internal processes within it to establish qualifying projects (purpose, problems, solutions, time frames) establishing the extent to which business processes have been re-engineered to obtain the best results establishing key staff involved in projects (roles, background, experience) evaluating qualifying research and development activity present in relation to hmrc legislation reviewing and interpreting the organisation s financial accounts formulating a report on key activity and associated qualifying costs thoroughly documenting activity on the company s internal systems attention to detail and robust organisational skills including time management strong verbal and written communication proficiency and proven ability to guide stakeholders to achieve common goals ability to interact with clients in a professional and technically competent manner exceptional interpersonal skills demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with senior business owners/leaders professional report writing experience (e.g. strategies, reports, briefings) strong analytical skills client engagement experience, either with businesses or non-profits methodical, systematic approach to problem solving clean driving licence team working skills - along with a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others from a wide range of backgrounds awareness to learn experience of one or more of following would be beneficial: quantitative or qualitative research experience business process engineering experience six sigma prince2 experience working in sectors where r&d is prevalent (e.g. manufacturing, technology). intensive training and ongoing support is provided to make sure you succeed

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