Role: Business Development Associate - Grads wanted
Location: Manchester, Spinningfields
Salary: £25,000 + uncapped commission.
Start Date: September 2025 intake

Who Are CBTax?

CBTax is the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing specialist R&D tax consultancy firm. We work with ambitious and innovative companies across a wide range of sectors from advanced engineering firms designing the future of infrastructure, to high-tech manufacturers reinventing how things are built, to pioneering software companies and life sciences teams pushing the boundaries of what's possible in health, energy, and sustainability.

Why This Programme Exists:

Sales is one of the most powerful career foundations, and R&D tax is one of the most exciting, fast-growth niches. We built this programme to give smart, hungry graduates the fastest route into a high-performance sales career, with real-world training, uncapped earnings, and exposure to high-value clients from Day 1.

What You'll Actually Do

You'll be trained to learn the fundamentals of B2B sales in a professional services environment. Expect to:

• Master the art of selling– Get expert training in consultative selling, objection handling, R&D tax, and high-impact outreach techniques
  
  
• Find new opportunities – Prospect leads, identify decision-makers, and open conversations with business owners, directors and C-suite professionals
  
  
• Book high-quality meetings – Your main metric is pipeline: qualifying leads and booking valuable meetings
  
  
• Structure your day like a pro – Learn how to prioritise outreach, manage your time, and use tech (Salesforce, sequencing tools, LinkedIn) to amplify results
  
  
• Refine your pitch – Use real client and peer feedback to improve every week
  
  
• Soak up mentorship – Work alongside high-performing sales pros and shadow live deals to learn what works (and what doesn’t)
  
• Cross-Functional Exposure - You’ll gain valuable exposure to other areas of the business. Technical consultancy, operations, and client delivery. This not only strengthens your commercial awareness but also helps you identify other areas where you might thrive long-term. Whether it’s pivoting into strategy, client solutions, or people leadership, this experience gives you the runway to explore different career pathways within a high-growth consultancy

What You'll Learn (That University Didn’t Teach You)

• How to actually sell—not just talk
• How to build lasting professional relationships
• How to manage rejection and bounce back stronger
• How to structure, plan, and own your pipeline
• How to pitch & present to c-suit professionals
• How to speak with CEOs and business owners with confidence
• How to become someone people want to buy from

Who We're Looking For

This isn’t a soft-landing job. We want people who want to win. If that’s you:

• You’re naturally confident and sharp on the phone and in person
• You’ve got strong communication skills (think persuasive & likeable, not robotic)
• You’re money-motivated—the idea of earning £50k+ in your first year excites you
• You’re competitive, coachable, and resilient—every “no” just gets you closer to a “yes”
• You want real career progression, not just a job

Perfect for:

• Recent grads (any degree) looking to break into B2B sales
• Those with a competitive edge, especially individuals with a sporting background who thrive in competitive environments and structured discipline
• Anyone who wants to build a high-performance career, fast

What's In It For You

• £25k base + uncapped commission (OTE £50k+ first year)
• Fast-track to Business Development Executive and/or Manager role
• Weekly sales training from top performers & mentors
• Exposure to high-value clients in tech, engineering, manufacturing, and science
• Office-based energy in Spinningfields, Manchester. Trust us, this is where you want to be!
• Incentives, private healthcare, and tech perks

Final Note

This isn’t a graduate scheme where you’ll sit in training for months. It’s real sales, real clients, real growth from day one. You’ll be pushed, supported, and rewarded like a future top biller.