Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham

The Credit Index; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

EY UK is hiring for a Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham, hybrid. The role sits in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box, with responsibilities spanning client facing interactions and cross-team collaboration.

The successful candidate will bring senior experience in corporation tax or R&D tax, hold ACA/CA/ACCA/ATT/CTA, and demonstrate advanced Excel skills to support costings and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner.
• Fully qualified ACA, CA, ACCA, ATT, or CTA.
• Strong Excel skills including XLOOKUP, IF functions, and pivot tables.
• Outgoing relationship skills with effective review and risk escalation.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time.
• Lead client interactions with finance, tax, and IT stakeholders.
• Build relationships internally and externally to win and expand work.
• Support cash grants and Patent Box applications within Innovation team.

Skills

R&D tax

Corporation tax

ACA/CA/ACCA/ATT/CTA

Relationship management

Tools

Excel

Pivot tables

XLOOKUP

Job description

EY UK is hiring for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham (Manager, hybrid, Birmingham, England (hybrid)). The seat sits in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box. This page covers what the posting actually asks for, how EY UK tends to interview for it, and how to shape a resume for this file.

Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham is a Manager role at EY UK, hybrid, based in Birmingham, England (hybrid). The public description centers on UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box.

Day-to-day signals from the posting:

• Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time
• Lead client interactions with finance, tax, and IT stakeholders
• Build relationships internally and externally to win and expand work
• Support cash grants and Patent Box applications within Innovation team

What they ask you to bring:

• Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner
• Fully qualified ACA, CA, ACCA, ATT, or CTA
• Strong Excel skills including XLOOKUP, IF functions, and pivot tables
• Outgoing relationship skills with effective review and risk escalation

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