Associate Director, Research & Development Incentives (Costing), Tax & Legal

Overview

In this Manager role at Deloitte, you will lead and deliver R&D tax projects for a diverse client base, guiding eligibility assessments and claim methodologies. You’ll work with senior tax and technical teams to quantify claims, prepare HMRC submissions, and develop robust methodologies while mentoring junior staff. The position blends client-facing work with cross-functional collaboration across industries, within Deloitte’s values-driven, inclusive culture. You’ll help clients maximise incentives while shaping risk-aware, scalable processes.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working
• return-to-work coaching and support
• development and training opportunities
• inclusive culture
• wellbeing focus
• cross-functional collaboration

Responsibilities

• Analyse SME and Large R&D regimes applicability
• Analyse technical and cost data to develop R&D claim methodologies
• Lead the tax-technical aspects of the R&D claim process
• Prepare clear HMRC submission reports and explain approaches
• Attend HMRC meetings to field technical questions
• Provide industry insight and fee proposals based on R&D experience
• Work in diverse, inclusive teams and review junior work
• Mentor and review outputs for Director/Partner approval

Key requirements

• Degree level qualified (or equivalent)
• ACA, ATT or CTA qualified (or equivalent)
• Experience preparing R&D claims with minimal supervision
• Ability to prepare complex costing spreadsheets for SME and RDEC claims
• Knowledge of the UK Patent Box regime
• Experience reviewing UK R&D and Patent Box claims
• Proven capability to lead small R&D project teams
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams and produce high-quality documentation
• Ability to win new work and support leadership in market pursuits
• Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple large projects

• strong communicator
• interpersonal awareness
• team collaboration
• data analysis
• R&D claim methodologies
• costing spreadsheets

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