Job Description

R&D Tax Director

Application Deadline: 1 May 2026

Department: Tax (Direct)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Dublin

BDO Ireland are looking for an ambitious, high-achieving R&D Tax Director seeking a new challenge in a progressive and forward-thinking Tax Department. This position offers opportunities for progression, challenging projects, and learning and development in a collaborative environment

You will be required to lead R&D tax engagements with clients and work closely with lead engineers and the finance and tax departments of our clients across different sectors. You will be responsible for the high-quality delivery of our claims and play an active role in delivery of the R&D claims for submission to Revenue and taking part in extensive client communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Line management of members of the R&D team and ensuring the development of the necessary skillset and career progression
• Leading R&D meetings with clients, building and developing effective working relationships with colleagues, intermediaries and other networks to develop further opportunities and business over time
• Identification of qualifying R&D projects and expenditure through participation in technical and financial discussions with clients
• Undertaking technical and financial assessments and supporting the team to produce summaries
• Revision of technical and financial assessments prepared by other members of the team
• Ensuring R&D claims meet the requirements of relevant tax legislation and guidelines
• Preparation of R&D claim financial calculations and liaison with both internal and external tax teams to ensure tax returns and computations correctly reflect the outcome of technical assessments
• Project management of claims such as liaison with clients, colleagues and revenue to ensure claims are optimised and deadlines are met
• Contributes to the development of solutions to complex technical problems
• First point of contact with clients
• Actively developing and promoting, both internally and externally, the firm’s R&D tax offering
• Continuously developing own knowledge and skills and to keep technical knowledge up to date
• Representing the Firm at seminars, presentations and other events

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Excellent knowledge of R&D tax relief schemes and claim quantification. Able to sign off technical reports along with the additional information forms and supporting costings prepared for the team.
• Proven experience of managing several projects simultaneously, and experience in working within a business unit with internal and external clients
• Proven experience of working on R&D tax relief claims for both small and large companies, comfortably liaising with Managing Directors, Financial Directors, CEOs, CTOs etc. of such companies
• Willingness to train, supervise, manage and take responsibility for junior staff within the team, coaching them on R&D tax relief scheme rules and preparation of underlying supporting information.
• Excellent communication (both spoken and written) and people skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into non-technical concepts
• Be highly proactive in the approach to new work opportunities including an ability and willingness to develop the R&D fees through business development in the region.
• Able to produce technical and marketing content for internal and external use evidencing credentials of the Innovation taxes team and updates to changes to R&D schemes.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of commercial awareness

Benefits

Office Facilities

• State of the art high tech office in a Central Dublin City Centre location
• Onsite gym, with changing & shower facilities
• Secure bike parking
• Onsite café with complimentary barista

Health Benefits & Leave Entitlements

• Together Anywhere Leave
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Adoptive, Paternity, Parental, Fertility & Maternity Leave
• Take a Me Day
• Digital Doctor access
• Executive Health Screening
• Expanded Health Insurance providers

Work Equipment & Resources

• Mobile Phone & Laptop
• Annual Professional Subscription
• Career Progression
• L&D initiatives

Income Benefits

• Annual travel allowance
• Life Assurance
• Increased pension contribution
• Income Protection