Who we are

Kene is an award-winning R&D funding advisory firm, helping innovative businesses in the UK secure valuable R&D funding relief. As a certified B Corp and a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2024, we are committed to empowering businesses to reinvest in innovation and drive forward their industries.

Now, we’re expanding our reach by building a high-calibre team in South Africa, and we’re looking for driven, charismatic and technical individuals for our new team.

You’ll work closely with innovative businesses, exploring cutting-edge advancements across engineering and technology, while ensuring they maximise their funding opportunities. If you thrive in a high-impact environment, love solving complex technical and financial challenges, and want to shape positive impact then this role is for you.

The role

Day-to-day you will be:

• Identifying qualifying R&D activities and expenditure through participation in technical & financial discussions with clients for new and repeat claims

• Leading R&D discussions/workshops on clients, providing a clear explanation of the definition of R&D for tax purposes and discussing in detail, sector specific examples of qualifying activities

• Managing client & stakeholder relationships both internally and externally

• Proactively demonstrating that you can identify risks in claims

• Compiling technical & financial project reports to illustrate eligible activities to support R&D claims with strong attention to detail and first-time accuracy

• Project managing day to day aspects of the claims, setting timescales for delivery, talking confidently with clients to explain various judgements made in claim compilation and their implication

• Formulating an initial response to defending claims in the event of HMRC R&D enquiries

• Developing your own knowledge and skills in R&D tax relief and other related issues, to keep technical knowledge fully up to date in this evolving landscape

You will have:

• A minimum of one years’ commercial experience  

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral

• A commercial mindset

• Strong numerical ability and great attention to detail

• Self-motivated with a passion to deliver quality work

• Exceptional time, client, and project management skills

• Logical & problem-solving mindset

• A genuine interest and curiosity in Software, Science, Technology & Innovation.  

Why you’ll love this role

International exposure

Work with a global team and world-leading businesses across multiple industries.  

Work at the cutting edge

Engage with groundbreaking innovations in engineering, technology, and science.  

Career growth and impact

Fantastic opportunity for learning and growth in a high-impact, high-performance environment.

Kene is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.