Innovation & Technology Assistant Manager - Aviation Engineering

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We are currently hiring for an Aerospace Engineer to join our R&D team in our tax business. As an aerospace engineer, you will work closely with our tax accountants to help our clients identify what projects are in scope for government R&D tax relief or eligible for grant schemes.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Working, achieving, and thriving together, our Tax team move with every challenge. Friendly, driven and diverse, they service our clients across the country and around the world. By providing expertise in many different specialist areas of tax, they collaborate across BDO to deliver wider business solutions. From meeting clients’ evolving business needs to managing changes to legislation, there are always fresh challenges to face in the Tax team. If you’re after a career that will keep you on your toes, we’ll give you the autonomy to drive your career forward.

Tax is a dynamic, ever-changing industry. As our clients’ needs and the regulatory environment evolve, you’ll encounter new problems to solve and new opportunities for growth. Whether it’s advising clients on high-profile specialisms like Corporation Tax or leading the implementation of intelligent technology solutions, you’ll enjoy variety as well as stretch in your role.

BDO supports all kinds of different businesses in different sectors across the UK and around the world.

You’ll be providing Tax Advisory services to start-ups and scale-ups, to private businesses and FTSE listed multinationals. Each of our clients has different needs and in applying your expertise in different contexts, you’ll develop your skills and gain valuable experience that will serve you throughout your career.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

Our Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Tax team works with a range of clients, from entrepreneurial start-ups to recognised high street names and global corporations. We offer services including tax strategy and governance, tax technology, banking and insurance, diligence, tax structuring and more. So, there’s plenty of variety from one day to the next.

Whether building great relationships with clients or colleagues, you’ll be supported by a team that brings out the best in you.

We’re looking for someone with:

• A recognised university degree (MSc/MEng and/or PhD) in a field of Science or Engineering, specifically relating to: aerospace, marine, mechanical or electrical.

Minimum requirements:

• Work experience in your chosen industry as an engineer, scientist, or technical role, with a good sector knowledge. CEng accreditation preferable, OR
• Experience working as an R&D practitioner, with a good sector knowledge.
• You have experience in dealing with technological challenges faced by industry professionals, such as engineering design, the development or improvement of manufacturing processes, development of new products and improvement to existing products.

• Excellent communication (both spoken and written), curiosity, awareness and an interest in the fields of science, technology and innovation.
• You have the ability to swiftly adapt to and learn about different industry sectors - such as automotive, civil, software, defence, food & drink, life sciences, electronics etc.
• You interact readily with other technical professionals, have outstanding interpersonal skills and excel in eloquence and concise summary of information.
• Strong attention to detail and first-time accuracy is essential, as well as an interest in project and company finances, strong numerical ability and the application of tax treatment.
• Be highly proactive in the approach to new work opportunities, whilst being a team player and having an ability to work on own initiative.
• Able to project a professional, credible image, trustworthy and able to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Able to travel to clients' premises for meetings and on-site reviews as well as other offices as needed.
• You’ll be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.