Our Purpose
We are financial consultants to entrepreneurs providing expertise in accountancy solutions and commercial business advisory services. Our name, derived from the adjective ‘sedulous’, epitomises the work ethic, commitment and attention to detail we perform on each project to ensure the highest possible level of service. We offer a full range of services from the inception of the business concept, throughout growth of the entity and on to exit strategies. There is no typical clientele; we operate on new start businesses to multinational stock listed companies.
The Role
We are seeking an R&D Tax Manager to Associate Director to lead our team of consultants in the North West, helping innovative companies across the region identify and secure Research & Development tax incentives.
Leading from the front on a varied portfolio of innovative businesses, you will manage and develop a team of R&D consultants while working directly with founders, technical leads and senior stakeholders to assess complex projects against UK R&D tax legislation. The role combines hands-on technical delivery with genuine leadership: setting standards, reviewing output and shaping how the team grows.
This is an opportunity for a technically minded leader to take ownership of a growing regional practice, with a clear route to Associate Director and beyond.
- Lead and develop a team of R&D tax consultants in the North West, setting the standard for quality, compliance and client care.
- Oversee a portfolio of claims spanning a broad range of sectors, from software and engineering through to manufacturing and life sciences.
- Conduct and review technical discussions and interviews with client stakeholders to identify qualifying R&D activities.
- Review technical narratives and supporting documentation to ensure claims are robust, compliant and clearly evidenced against HMRC R&D legislation.
- Oversee the compilation and review of qualifying R&D expenditure and supporting financial schedules.
- Act as the senior point of contact for claim submissions and HMRC enquiries, supporting the team through responses where required.
- Build lasting client relationships and identify opportunities to grow the practice across the North.
- Coach, mentor and develop consultants, giving clear feedback and supporting their technical and career progression.
- This is a client-facing role. You will spend meaningful time with the businesses you support, building genuine relationships rather than running a transactional process.
- Lead kick-off meetings and technical interviews with client stakeholders
- Translate complex technical and scientific information into clear, HMRC-compliant narratives
- Act as a trusted point of contact throughout the claims process, keeping clients informed at every stage
- Identify opportunities to add further value across Sedulo's wider service offerin
What We Are Looking for:
You will come from a technology or technical background rather than a finance one. We are open on sector, what matters most is curiosity, commercial awareness, and a commitment to doing things properly:
- Degree in a technology, engineering, science or other technical discipline, we are open on the specific field.
- Significant experience preparing and reviewing R&D tax relief claims, with a track record of managing your own portfolio.
- Confidence engaging with technical teams across a wide range of technologies and sectors, and the ability to get to grips with new subject matter quickly.
- Experience leading, mentoring or managing consultants, with the ability to raise standards and bring people with you.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into clear written documentation.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to balance multiple client engagements alongside team priorities.
- Ambition to progress to Associate Director and help shape a growing regional practice.
What we offer
We’re committed to supporting our people both professionally and personally. Our benefits are designed to help you thrive inside and outside of work:
- 26 days’ holiday per year (including your birthday as a paid day off), plus all public bank holidays and two paid volunteering days.
- Flexible & Hybrid Working: Enjoy flexible working hours with core hours between 10am and 4pm, and the option to work remotely for up to 20% of your working week. You can also work abroad for up to one month per year and flex up to 2 of your UK bank holidays to suit your personal beliefs or preferences.
- Financial Security & Support: Pension scheme with Royal London, plus free access to financial and mortgage advice, life insurance cover, and income protection from day one.
- Health & Wellbeing: Access a range of discounted health, wellbeing, and retail benefits to help you stay healthy and make the most of your downtime through Help@Hand, Medicash and Zest.
- Learning & Development: Continuous professional and personal development opportunities to support your career growth.
- Culture & Community: Enjoy access to our exclusive members’ club facilities, including complimentary breakfast and refreshments, regular social and networking events, and our legendary annual Christmas conference.
- Family-Friendly Policies: Enhanced maternity and paternity leave with additional family friendly policies to support you.
- Travel & Lifestyle Perks: Annual travel ticket loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, and access to our salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle scheme through Octopus EV.
Sedulo Group requests that recruitment agencies do not speculatively submit CVs to any employee or associate of our company unless explicitly asked to do so by our People & Culture Director.
Any CVs sent to any member of our team on a speculative basis will not be recognised. We will not accept liability for any fee or commission should we subsequently employ a candidate who applied to us directly or was introduced by an instructed agency that may also have been submitted speculatively by an uninstructed agency.
In the event that an uninstructed agency's correspondence includes a disclaimer indicating otherwise, our policy will prevail.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time
Work Location: In person
