Forvis Mazars is an engine for rapid and consistent career progression, offering individually designed career paths with a culture to help you pursue your interests. We match your changing needs with hybrid working, and help you explore your true potential. We work with diverse, prestigious clients across a range of sectors and geographies, giving you the opportunity to constantly update and grow your skills for lifelong professional development. Are you looking to make an impact as an Research and Development Tax Associate Director? Are you looking to join our successful and reputable UK innovations and incentives business? Are you looking for a hybrid office/remote working environment? And you looking to achieve all of this and much more with a global leader in audit & assurance, tax, advisory and consulting services? Then apply to the role today Roles and responsibilities You will develop claim methodologies, and prepare R&D tax relief claims for submission to the HMRC for Forvis Mazars clients You will be the main point of contact for all Forvis Mazars clients' R&D Tax queries and will contact HMRC and their behalf. You will write technical descriptions of client's projects, while preparing documentation to support R&D claims, based on UK BIS guidelines You will coach and review the work completed by the junior staff within your team. Strong technical knowledge of UK R&D Tax and preparation of R&D claims. Skills, knowledge and Experience Strong technical knowledge of UK R&D Tax and preparation of R&D claims. ATT (or equivalent) qualification Demonstrate broad and strong technical tax knowledge and experience. Broad experience of managing the financials on clients, delivering on budgets and negotiating fees with clients. Experience of identifying opportunities for business development on tax clients (and ideally across other service lines). This role could be full or part time and would be based from our Manchester or Leeds Offices About Forvis Mazars Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network. The network operates under a single brand worldwide, with just two members: Forvis Mazars LLP in the United States and Forvis Mazars Group SC, an internationally integrated partnership operating in over 100 countries and territories. At Forvis Mazars, we celebrate individuality and thrive on teamwork. We give people the freedom to make a personal contribution to our shared purpose. We support one another to deliver quality, create change and make an impact so that everyone can reach their full potential, further details can be found on our website.