Associate Consultant – R&D Tax

Ayming; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working environment

Career development & training

Birthday day off

25 Days Holiday per annum

Job summary

Ayming UK is seeking a recent Engineering graduate to join our London team as an R&D Tax Associate Consultant. The role is anchored in growth, client engagement, and delivering high-quality R&D tax claims with real responsibility from day one.

This hybrid London-based opportunity offers a clear early-career path, extensive training, and exposure to large-name clients across sectors. Start date planned for early 2027, with a supportive environment and strong career progression.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required; MSc/PhD preferred.
• Strong client-facing and reporting capabilities for R&D tax consulting.
• Willingness to learn and apply specialist knowledge across industries.

Responsibilities

• Client facing: build client relationships throughout sales and production, train on claim-related information.
• Subject Matter Expert: develop technical understanding and present it in a consulting context.
• Report and Claim Management: assist in creating structured claim reports, R&D project descriptions, and claims adjustments.

Skills

Dependable

Critical Thinker

Eager to Learn

Proactive

Education

Engineering degree

MSc/PhD preferred

Job description

• Business Line: UK - FIP | Finance & Innovation Performance

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 expertsin Innovation, HR, and Taxes across 14 countries; our three delivery modes are: consulting services, digital services and managed services.

Job Description

Are you a recent Engineering graduate with a passion for innovation?

Ayming UK is looking for an R&D Tax Associate Consultant to join our thriving team in the heart of London, with a start date planned for early 2027.

With seven years of consistent growth, Ayming is the ideal place to build specialist expertise in R&D tax. As the UK's leading R&D tax consultancy, we regularly win engagements against Big-4 incumbents, and you'll get genuine responsibility from Day One — playing an active role in major client engagements, not just number-crunching.

Join us and be part of a fast-growing team working with big-name clients across key sectors, making a real impact from the start.

Responsibilities:

• Client Facing: Client relationship building throughout the sales and production process. This includes training on correspondence processes for claim-related information.
• Subject Matter Expert: A technical understanding of your specialism with enthusiasm to approach it from a consulting lens.
• Report and Claim Management: Support the team in creating structured claim reports, R&D project descriptions, and claims adjustments.

Qualifications

Experience and Requirements:

• Engineering degree, MSc/PhD graduate is preferable.

Skills and Personal Qualities:

• Dependable: You align with client needs, adhere to reporting methodology, and collaborate among team members on projects and rationales.
• Critical Thinker: Able to research, investigate, and solve problems using available resources.
• Eager to Learn: Open, excited, and willing to learn more about the R&D tax space and its applications across different industries.
• Proactive: Proactively engage in tasks, research, and with clients.

Additional Information

There’s a reason why our mantra is “Further Together” - We can achieve more if we work together!

When our people are valued and rewarded, their potential is limitless. We offer highly competitive remuneration packages to ensure that our pay always positively reflects performance and the market.

We offer:

• Hybrid working environment
• Vibrant, purposeful, and social environment with a nominated social team to arrange regular socials and activities.
• 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.

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.
• x4 Basic Salary Death in Service Benefit.
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Access to our Employee Benefits Platform (Sodexo) - multiple discounts across Highstreet stores, Grocery Shopping, Travel and Leisure activities.

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