Senior Consultant, Research and Development Tax – Costing

full-time

Posted on: 2/14/2026

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Manchester • United Kingdom

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About the role

To work alongside teams working on the efficient preparation and successful delivery of R&D tax claims in the Financial Services sector.
Build and maintain relationships with clients and provide high levels of client service, taking a leading role in interaction with clients' senior stakeholders
Build relationships both within the firm and externally with clients, identifying opportunities, managing client team stakeholders, and liaising with other client facing teams
Contribute to winning new work by proactively managing our existing clients base and contribute to winning new clients by contributing to business development activities.

Experienced in either wider Corporation Tax or R&D tax practitioner role
Team player; ability to integrate with new teams quickly
Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output
Strong technical skills and keen to develop further
Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards
Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations and build effective relationships at all levels
Fully qualified ACA/CA/ACCA/ATT/CTA
Strong Excel capability including use of XLOOKUP, IF functions and pivot tables, including manipulating large and complex datasets
Strong writing, communication and project management skills.

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

R&D tax claimsCorporation TaxExcelXLOOKUPIF functionspivot tablesdata manipulationrisk identificationreview processes

Soft Skills

relationship managementteam playerclient servicecommunicationproject managementoutgoingstakeholder managementbusiness development

Certifications

ACACAACCAATTCTA