📌 Job Title: Associate R&D Technical Consultant

📍 Location: Manchester – Office Based

💷 Salary: Negotiable + Bonus

📊 Reporting to: R&D Manager

🚀 Start Your Career at the Frontier of Innovation

CBTax is one of the UK’s fastest-growing tax consultancies, and we’re hiring ambitious STEM grads to join our R&D Technical team. This isn’t your average graduate role, it’s a launchpad into consulting, innovation, and technical strategy.

As an Associate R&D Technical Consultant, you’ll work directly with engineers, scientists and founders across the UK to uncover how their innovations qualify for tax incentives. Think client-facing, brain-engaged, problem-solving every day.

🔍 What You’ll Do

• Work with businesses to identify innovative projects eligible for R&D tax relief

• Translate complex engineering and scientific activities into clear, compelling technical reports

• Conduct interviews and site visits with senior technical stakeholders

• Collaborate with finance and tax teams to build robust claims

• Stay on top of HMRC guidance and emerging innovation trends

• Learn fast—technical training, tax knowledge, and consulting skills all included

🧠 What You Bring

• A degree in a STEM subject (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Maths)

• Curiosity, analytical thinking, and a love for problem-solving

• Clear, confident writing and communication skills

• The ability to simplify technical details without striping out the substance

• An interest in innovation, technology, and what makes businesses tick

🌟 You’ll Thrive Here If You…

• Want a role that mixes technical work with client interaction

• Enjoy breaking down complex ideas and turning them into compelling narratives

• Are excited to build a career in a high-growth, high-impact consultancy

• Value progression, mentorship, and being surrounded by smart people

• Are more interested in innovation than number-crunching

💡 What’s in It for You?

• Uncapped commission structure + performance bonuses

• 5% employer pension contribution

• Bupa private healthcare

• Tech Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, and Electric Car Scheme

• Flexible lifestyle perks

• Fast-tracked career development with clear paths to senior roles

🤝 Inclusion

We welcome talent from all backgrounds. If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, just let us know—your potential matters more than your path here.