R&D Tax Manager

Company Description

**As a professional services company**, Ayming partners with businesses and institutions around the world to unlock lasting value. With a team of over 1,500 experts in Innovation, HR, and Taxes across 14 countries; our three delivery modes are: **consulting services, digital services and managed services.**

Job Description

Ayming UK is looking for an R&D Manager to join our thriving team in the heart of London.

**Your main responsibilities will be :**

• **Advisory Role:**Provide specialist advice on R&D tax reliefs to clients, acting as the final escalation point and ensuring feedback enhances learning and knowledge sharing.
• **Expertise:** Leverage expertise in tax, people management, communication, and client-facing skills to cultivate strong relationships and retain satisfied clients.
• **Team Management:**Lead a team of 5, fostering an environment conducive to peer-to-peer knowledge transfer, and oversee complex claims and client projects.
• **Startegic Involvement:** Stay ahead of industry trends, share expertise as a subject matter authority, and collaborate cross-functionally to uphold quality, support business development, elevate the department's profile, and spearhead innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• **Education & Qualifications**: STEM or Finance degree, with added value from ATT/CTA or project management certs like APM/PRINCE2.
• **Experience**: Minimum 3 years in R&D tax or similar, including 2+ years in a leadership role; HMRC interaction is a must.
• **Industry Knowledge**: Solid grasp of R&D tax credits (SME/RDEC) and relevant laws.
• **Skills**: Strong analytical thinking, project management, and clear communication; ability to lead teams and handle clients effectively.

Additional Information

**Local benefits:**

• 💸 A competitive salary that recognises your expertise and hard work!
• 📃 Thorough internal training to learn the real-world applications of your specialism in R&D Tax Consulting, in line with HMRC guidelines.
• 👩🏼 The opportunity to join a multi-talented team made up of dual-qualified tax and technical experts, including engineers, scientists, accountants, and software specialists, to name but a few.
• 🏗 Genuine responsibility with direct client engagement across various sectors, including Technology, Manufacturing, Construction, Food, and others.
• 🏢 Being a part of a great team of over 70 Aymers in our London office.
• 🌱 Extensive career development, progression, and training - Continuous development and support for your professional qualifications, personal goals, and aspirations so we can grow together.
• 👩🏽‍🎓 Career Coaching – Better never stops. Sharing our time to make the best use of yours.
• 🌍 International mobility.

**That’s not all – we also offer more Employee perks:**

• 🗓 25 Days Holiday per annum with the option to buy an additional five days – a time to step back, relax, and focus on the things that are important to you
• 🎉 An extra day off for your Birthday.
• 💷 5% Company Pension matched contribution - Looking after your future when it’s time to step back and relax.
• 💛 Immediate membership to Healthshield, a ‘well-being’ medical health scheme.
• 🏥 Day one access to Help@hand, an app-based service providing remote GP services and enhanced health support.
• 💻 Company Laptop & iPhone.
• 🏥 Private Health Cover
• 💷 x4 Basic Salary Death in Service Benefit.
• 🚲 Cycle to Work scheme
• 🏋🏽‍♂️ 25% off Gym memberships, Leisure centres, Bootcamps or Yoga studios.
• 🛒 Access to our Employee Benefits Platform (Sodexo) - multiple discounts across Highstreet stores, Grocery Shopping, Travel and Leisure activities.

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