Business Developer – Innovation Funding & Tax Optimisation
What makes us different?
- Client-focused and hands-on approach with key decision-makers
- Multidisciplinary teams with deep sector expertise
- Pragmatic consulting: we deliver tangible cost savings
- Strong company values: boldness, excellence, humility, and passion
Your Mission
As part of our business development team, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our client base and revenue by promoting our consulting and audit services across:
- Innovation financing (R&D payroll tax exemption, IP Box, public grants, innovation management)
- Employer social charges optimisation
- Real estate tax (cadastral income, property tax)
Your responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and targeting private companies and public entities
- Building strong relationships with C-level stakeholders (Finance, HR, R&D)
- Understanding client priorities and designing tailored solutions
- Drafting and negotiating commercial proposals and contracts
- Responding to public tenders
To support your growth, we offer a comprehensive onboarding and training programme covering sales techniques, client advisory, our solutions portfolio, performance tracking, and CRM (Hubspot).
What You Bring
- Higher education in Business, Engineering, or equivalent
- Native Dutch speaker with working proficiency in French
- Proven experience in B2B sales of high-value services
- Entrepreneurial mindset – you’re curious, adaptable, and ready to co-develop new services
You are:
- An excellent communicator with a polished presentation
- Energetic, driven, and goal-oriented
- Tenacious and comfortable with competition
- Client-focused and quick to respond to business needs
Forecast
Forecast, une entreprise de conseil belge en pleine croissance et membre du groupe EIF, est spécialisée dans l’optimisation des incitations financières publiques et privées. Basée à Bruxelles, elle excelle dans les domaines de la R&D, des cotisations sociales employeurs et de la fiscalité immobilière. Forte d’une équipe de plus de 20 consultants experts (juristes, fiscalistes, scientifiques), Forecast accompagne un large éventail de clients, des grandes entreprises (BEL20) aux PME, startups et institutions publiques. L’entreprise s’engage à fournir des solutions stratégiques et innovantes pour maximiser les avantages financiers de ses partenaires. Forecast