Ben Hewitt Email & Phone Number

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

The R&D tax credit scheme is run by HMRC to enable companies that have invested in innovation to recover their associated costs.When people think of R&D, images of pharmaceutical companies developing cutting edge medicines, or engineering firms building highly advanced technologies, spring to mind. But HMRC’s definition of R&D is much broader than most realise.Put simply, if you’re trying to overcome a problem that you’re not sure how to solve, you may be eligible for a significant cash credit or tax reduction.We take the pain out of the application process, making it seamless (and interesting!), whilst ensuring you receive your maximum potential benefit.Get in touch to see how we can add quantifiable value to your business.

• Associate Director of a Research and Development tax consultancy start-up• Managed a team of 28, comprised of both qualifying activity and expenditure specialists. Specific focus on finance, post-submission support and operational growth• Designed and implemented the processes to maintain efficient operation of the qualifying expenditure report compilation, R&D benefit analysis and post-submission client support.• Responsible for the review and approval of qualifying expenditure aspects of the technical report• Created and lead numerous training sessions on the R&D incentives

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Providing due diligence services for companies seeking assurance over financial information for potential acquisitions, refinancing and vendor due diligence. This involved a strong emphasis on financial modelling and analysis before collating and detailing the findings in a comprehensive report. Broad range of clients from a variety of sectors, including pharmaceutical, retail, technology and media.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Gained experience on a wide range of forensics projects, including fraud investigations, breach of warranty, transaction disputes and loss of earnings claims. The cases covered a number of sectors, including social housing, financial services, hospitality, energy, travel and insurance. In addition to financial analysis and report writing, I gained experience in using forensic e-discovery review platforms, before later giving training sessions on these platforms both nationally and internationally.

Aca, Accounting

ACA qualified, achieving first time passes.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Mathematics And Accounting And Financial Management, First Class Honours

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