R&D Tax Financial Analyst

Enso Recruitment are delighted to be working with a highly regarded professional services organisation who are continuing to grow their specialist tax team and are now looking to bring an experienced R&D Tax Financial Analyst on board.

The Opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity for a detail-driven finance professional who wants to develop genuine specialist expertise in a niche and growing area of tax.

Working closely with a team of experienced R&D Managers, you'll take ownership of the financial preparation of R&D tax relief claims across a diverse portfolio of clients. From collating and analysing data through to reconciliation and presenting qualifying expenditure.

It's a role that suits someone who is highly organised, comfortable working with complex financial data, and confident managing multiple deadlines across a busy client portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Collate financial information from clients including payroll reports, general ledger data, invoices, contractor schedules, and project cost records
• Prepare R&D claim cost schedules across relevant expenditure categories including staff costs, subcontractors, software, cloud computing, and consumables
• Reconcile claim figures to client accounting records including management accounts, payroll records, and Corporation Tax schedules
• Support apportionment calculations where costs relate to both qualifying and non-qualifying R&D activities
• Document assumptions, methodologies, and evidence used to support financial values included in each claim
• Identify gaps, inconsistencies, or unsupported costs in client data, raising queries with R&D Managers or client finance teams as appropriate
• Maintain clear working papers and evidence packs to support internal review and potential HMRC enquiry responses
• Work across multiple client files simultaneously, ensuring claim costings are accurate and delivered within agreed deadlines

About You

• Proven experience in finance, accounting, audit, tax, or financial analysis
• Strong Excel skills including reconciliations, pivot tables, data analysis, and structured working papers
• Comfortable interpreting payroll, ledger, invoice, and project cost data
• Exceptional attention to detail with a sharp eye for anomalies in financial information
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines across a busy portfolio
• A proactive and inquisitive approach. Confident questioning and challenging financial data where needed
• Clear written communication skills, with the ability to document assumptions and methodologies accurately
• A good awareness of the importance of evidence, audit trails, and HMRC compliance

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Private healthcare
• Pension
• L&D opportunities

To find out more about this opportunity, submit your CV, or reach out to a member of the Enso Recruitment team tod ay!

Skills:
R&D Tax Relief Financial Analysis HMRC Enquiries

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