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 DescriptionAyming 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.
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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Skills Required
- STEM or Finance degree
- ATT/CTA or project management certifications like APM/PRINCE2
- Minimum 3 years in R&D tax or similar
- 2+ years in a leadership role
- HMRC interaction experience
- Solid grasp of R&D tax credits (SME/RDEC) and relevant laws
- Strong analytical thinking and communication skills
What We Do
As a professional services company, Ayming partners with businesses and institutions around the world to unlock lasting value, year after year. Translating complex policy into opportunities, while managing the transformation that comes with growth. We go beyond consulting, collaborating in the field with clients of all sizes and sectors. So we can deliver tangible results across Innovation, HR and Taxes, driven by expertise and trust – now and for years to come. We are 1300 employees operating in 15 countries across Europe and North America, and have a proven track record of providing leadership and sharing insight that stretches back over 30 years. Through extraordinary relationships we have achieved extraordinary results. By focusing on innovation, operations and people, we are proven to deliver a return on investment: in research and development funding alone, we generate €1,1bn a year for our clients. Together we go further.
