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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.\nWhat brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. 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This role will provide the opportunity to increase your knowledge of emerging areas of technology and innovation.\nYou will be working with senior technical and finance staff within our client companies where you will need to understand the nature of the work being performed and prepare high quality documentation to explain how projects meet the definition of R&D.\nYour responsibilities will include:\nAnalysing technical data and documentation from clients to support the planning and development of R&D claim methodologies.\nConducting efficient technical interviews with clients’ technical experts to understand their R&D activity and then summarising the output from these interviews in documentation for a non-technical audience.\nWork within a project team to ensure that the appropriate costs linked to the client’s technical activity are captured within the R&D claims.\nPreparing clear reports for submission to HMRC to explain how our clients R&D claims have been prepared.\nProvide technical input into marketing and sales activity based on your area of technology knowledge and experience.\nWork effectively in diverse teams within an inclusive team culture where people are recognised for their contribution.\nProject managing a variety of projects at any given time and being able to delegate and work with the technical and finance team around you.\nConnect to your skills and professional experience\nHold at least a Bachelor level degree in an Information Technology or equivalent (such as Computing, Computer Science or Software Engineering) or have equivalent levels of practical experience or industry certifications will also be considered.\nYou will have developed technical expertise in at least one area of technology and/or software development.\nBe a strong communicator, with good interpersonal awareness skills.\nBe able to work within multi-disciplinary teams, taking responsibility for the technical aspects of R&D claims on behalf of companies from a variety of sectors, as well as generating high quality technical reports.\nBe technologically curious, have a critical engineering mindset and able to apply appropriate scepticism.\nBe well-organised, able to manage multiple projects and handle conflicting demands in a timely manner.\nConnect to your business - Tax\nInnovation 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.\nTax\nOur 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.\nPersonal independence\nRegulation 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 details as you progress through the recruitment process, or you can contact the Independence team upon request.\nConnect with your colleagues\n\"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\n\"The beauty of Deloitte is that we're so big and diverse you can easily surround yourself with people who complement your style to create highly effective teams together.\" - Chris, Tax\nOur hybrid working policy\nYou’ll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.\nAt 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 about the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.\nOur commitment to you\nMaking 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.\nWe 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.\nYour 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.\nConnect to your next step\nA 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. 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