Providing specialist R&D Tax Incentive advice to various clients from start-ups to large companies. Supporting client teams, including mentoring and overseeing junior staff, and working with externalcontractors.

Providing expert insight and advice in relation to R&D tax to accounting firms and R&D consultants.

Advisory and Compliance services, particularly assisting companies on their innovation strategy; identifying possible R&D Tax Incentive claims, managing tax obligations and risks and collaborating to identify and realise opportunities. Key capabilities included business development, project and client management, tax technical capability, as well as the preparation and analysis of project expenditure and technical documentation for reporting and disclosure to various government agencies.Provide audit and technical insight to the National R&D team. Leader of National R&D Tax Technical Team at KPMG. Established the team to provide practice guidance, legislation insight, practical and creative solutions to complex R&D technical issues; to enable knowledge dissemination across the national practice to ensure consistent and high-quality advice to clients.Development of Governance and Compliance toolkit.Successful negotiation with regulators, both the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Innovation Australia (Department of Industry, Innovation and Science), to resolve reviews and audits across the national practice. This includes R&D claims from small business to multinationals and across a diverse range of industry sectors. Liaison with Legal Counsel, Tax, Finance and Technology functions. Resolution of regulator audits of claims prepared by other advisors resulting in enhanced relationships with clients and regulators. Always seek to combine a collaborative approach with the best commercial outcome.Lobbying and external profile: Presenting at Senate Committee Hearing in respect of proposed changes to R&D legislation. Preparation of numerous submissions to Senate Committees, Government policy debates, Government Innovation and Tax reviews.

• Preparation of income tax returns• Preparation of submissions to Senate Inquiries in relation to income tax (particularly in relation to thin capitalization and consolidation), and research and development issues.• Implementation of income tax return compliance software• Assistance with the preparation of Fringe Benefits Tax return and issues arising during the course of the FBT in relation to salary sacrifice, car fringe benefits and living away from home allowance in particular.• Relief assistance for Ford's GST manager

• Project management involving the priortising, handling and managing of a number of assignments at the one time. • Determination and calculation of budgets and pricing for assignments and fee negotiation skills• Development of new business for our group including the identification of new products, such as management of R&D Grant applications, identification of client needs and preparation and delivery of proposals.• Consultation and communication with a wide range of client financial and technical personnel including engineers, software developers, chemists, biochemists, metallurgists, etc. My previous experience in customer service and my educational background enables me to communicate with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and positions.• Preparation and delivery of reports on issues ranging from research and development, intellectual property, project management and structuring, commercialization of R&D results and company structuring;• Establishment and implementation of R&D steering committees for clients to manage and monitor R&D activities throughout the year.Group Manager role: Management and co-ordination of work flow for the group; Ensuring critical deadlines are efficiently managed and met; Management of work in progress and debtors to ensure financial targets of the group are met; and Overall management of staff to ensure efficient and contented team members.