Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit experts in Kent

Tilly completed her A Levels in History, Biology and Sociology at Fort Pitt Grammar School in Chatham and joined Fiscale in September 2018, under the apprenticeship scheme. Tilly is continuing her education studying for the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT) Level 4 qualification.

Tilly decided to pursue a career in R&D tax credit as she felt that it would be very rewarding to help companies gain funds to further their investment in R&D. Tilly believed that life in an R&D tax credit consultancy would not be as mundane as working in an accountancy practice! She finds that R&D is always new and exciting and allows her to be constantly learning new things.

The aspect of her work that Tilly likes the most is that each client is different so the job never gets boring. Tilly loves meeting new people and learning what our clients do, especially as many of the companies we work with are at the forefront of their industry. Tilly enjoys seeing how R&D tax credits can allow companies to develop and grow.

Lucie joined specialist R&D Tax Credit advisors, Fiscale, in July 2015 to manage the HR function for the company, playing a generalist role supporting the Directors and Chairman in achieving the company's ambitious business strategy and objectives.

Lucie's specialisms include recruitment, having spent eight years with Michael Page recruiting finance professionals and was seconded to Morgan Stanley to run their Temporary Staffing Desk. More recently she was a Recruitment Account Manager For GlaxoSmithKline playing an integral part of the HR team's 'Attract and Retain Talent' programme. As the Recruitment Manager she managed the end-to-end process for hiring candidates into vacancies up to and including VP level.

Lucie also spent 5 years with HET Software, the leading provider of social care management software in the UK and Australia as HR Manager. During this time she achieved her Level 7 CIPD qualification.

Lydia joined Fiscale’s Medway office in February 2018, after a career break following the birth of her twins.

Lydia attended Chatham Grammar School where she completed her GCSEs. Upon leaving full time education Lydia joined a precision engineering company as a Stock Analyst and Administrator. Over the course of three years Lydia gained a valuable insight into the importance of R&D in the new product development process within a manufacturing environment.

Playing to her strengths as a “people person” Lydia secured a position as a Customer Service Trainer for NatWest Bank before moving to another financial institution as a Finance Officer where she undertook several leadership and supervisory courses.

Lydia brings a combination of first-hand knowledge of R&D in action, customer service skills and experience of financial services to her role at Fiscale. Lydia is passionate about being part of the team to drive the Kent office forward and is excited to be developing her career within an industry that can deliver real benefit to businesses.

Hannah joined Fiscale on 1st November 2017 as Technical Director with responsibility for the development of the South East region.

Hannah started her career in the specialised area of Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credits in 2003 when she was appointed as a Corporate Tax Manager at BDO. Hannah moved to Grant Thornton in 2007 to take up the position of Corporate Tax Associate Director.

During nearly 8 years at Grant Thornton Hannah was responsible for the corporate tax affairs of a wide range of clients. Hannah's remit included the specialist area of R&D Tax Credits and she successfully handled claims for SMEs, large companies, PLCs and multinationals in a variety of different industries including software, manufacturing, education and fish farming.

Hannah started her own company, HT Accounting, in 2015 to provide accountancy and tax compliance services. Running her own business allowed Hannah the flexibility to continue working in a field she loved while raising her young family. Now her children are in school Hannah is excited to be championing R&D Tax Credits to SMEs in the South East.

Hannah enjoys working in the field of R&D Tax Credits. This specialist area of tax provides the opportunity to fully utilise her technical expertise and business acumen - from the assessment of initial eligibility to the presentation of the final claim. As a people person Hannah also enjoys the client-facing aspect of her role.

Jessica lives in Rainham. On leaving school she completed a Hairdressing Apprenticeship. After taking a career break to have her children Jessica decided to pursue a career in Accountancy. Her ambition was fuelled when her husband qualified as an accountant and she thought his work looked interesting.

Jessica decided to study for her Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 2 Certificate in Accounting qualification at college and really enjoyed the course. She wanted to demonstrate to her two young daughters that they can become anything they want to if they put their minds to it. Jessica is a firm believer that you get out of life what you put into it.

When the opportunity arose to join Fiscale as a Claims Administrator in September 2018 this seemed like a natural career progression for Jessica. Jessica was very keen to continue with her accounting qualifications and is now studying for the Association of Tax Technicians (ATT) Level 4 qualification.

Jessica enjoys interacting with different people and different companies and learning something new within the world of research and development every day. She likes working with the rest of the team at the Kent office.

Outside of work Jessica loves spending time with her family and her five Dogue de Bordeaux’s, which she breeds and shows.