Assistant Research & Development Manager

R&D Assistant Manager

Reports to: R&D Senior Tax Manager

Role Responsibilities

Claims

• To manage a portfolio of complex claims, which includes:
• Forecasting
• CRM management
• Delegation of work
• To maximise efficiency of submissions
• Timely communication with the Tax Manager for resource management.
• To review claims prepared by colleagues and to draft claims where necessary.
• To draft/review larger claims to the stage where they require minimal to no changes from technical review.
• To support other Technical Associates and Assistant Managers to balance workloads.
• To sign off simple claims (based on fee

Meetings

• To manage and lead technical meetings of Tier 4 and below.
• To liaise with HMRC on technical matters and assist with HMRC enquiries.

Management

• To ensure processes are adhered to per the Operations Manual.
• To mentor Tax Consultants and Senior Consultants and raise successes and development points to Tax Manager.
• To further develop people management skills through mentor role.

Operations

• To ensure processes and KPIs are adhered to per the Operations Manual.
• To support the business with the recruitment process.
• To identify areas for efficiency and operational improvements.
• To proactively maintain awareness of relevant legislative changes.
• To deputise for the Tax Manager/Tax Director where needed.
• To provide technical support to the wider company, franchisees, referrers, professional referrers, clients and their advisors.
• Any other requirements as specified by your line manager or the company.

Requirements

• CTA qualified, or equivalent experience at director discretion.
• A minimum of four years corporate tax experience.
• Proven competency at reviewing small R&D claims with minimal to no changes required from technical review.
• Excellent business English - written and verbal.
• Excellent diplomatic client communication skills.
• Strong Excel capability including manipulating large and complex datasets.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role.

Please note that our client is an equal opportunities Employer and adheres to all relevant legislation and offer services regardless of age, race, sex, disability or religious belief.