R&D Tax Manager​/ Assistant Manager

Please note, this role can be based in either of our Manchester or Leeds offices.

As a member of our team, you will work with senior staff to lead the preparation of R&D claims, ensuring compliance with R&D tax legislation and providing valuable expertise to our clients.

• Collaborate confidently and knowledgeably with senior colleagues within the R&D, corporate tax, audit, and accounts teams.
• Support client meetings, whilst explaining our services effectively.
• Manage and successfully deliver R&D tax projects, emphasizing technical excellence and practical, business-driven solutions.
• Prepare comprehensive documentation in line with UK BEIS guidelines and CIRD manual to support R&D claims while adhering to the firm's quality standards.
• Craft technical descriptions of client projects for inclusion in reports to be submitted to HMRC, and edit client-drafted descriptions for improvements.
• Coordinate and participate in interviews with clients' technical and finance teams, advising on R&D tax relief and qualifying R&D activities and expenditures.
• Contribute to claim methodology development and assist in the preparation of R&D tax relief claims for submission to HMRC.
• Support R&D engagements, including cost monitoring, billing, risk management, deliverables, and client relationships.
• Cultivate and maintain strong client relationships, delivering high levels of client service.
• Foster relationships within the firm and externally with clients and managing client expectations.
• Keep all relevant teams and Partners informed about project responsibilities and any issues that may impact client relationships.
• Collaborate with colleagues across different disciplines to build an internal network.

Our R&D team is a national team based across different Saffery offices, with a dedicated group of Corporate Tax colleagues specialising in R&D tax. We're looking for someone to ideally join our Manchester or Leeds office.

• Proactive, resilient, and driven with recent practical experience managing an R&D tax portfolio.
• Leadership
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  Strong managerial skills and up-to-date working knowledge of R&D tax issues.
• Background
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  Experience in organizing the delivery of R&D tax work, problem-solving, and taking initiative.
• Collegiality
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  Confidence and professionalism to establish credibility at all levels.
• Business Building
  :
  Commercial acumen and a clear understanding of client requirements.
• Qualifications
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  Preferably CTA/ ATT and/or ACA/ACCA/ qualified.

• A 35 hour working week with a hybrid working policy with the flexibility to work from home for up to three days per week (our core hours are 10-4).
• Eligibility for the discretionary bonus scheme.
• Excellent benefits including; contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave, Life Assurance cover and great flexible benefits and family friendly policies.
• Eligibility for the firm's Profit-Sharing Plan. Paid in December.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is a top priority for us. With our ED&I strategy, Everyone Belongs, we are building on our positive work culture and implementing initiatives to improve diversity and strengthen our equitable culture of inclusion, led from the top. We hope you will apply to us, whatever your background, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability or neurodivergence, because individual differences equal collective strength.

Built on values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm and collegiality, Saffery is where Potential meets Personal.