Job Title: Tax Resolutions Associate
Salary: Negotiable + bonus
Location: Northampton - Office Based
Reporting to: Tax Resolutions Manager
About the Team:
Our Tax Resolutions team is made up of four members with diverse backgrounds in legal, HMRC, tax, and accounting. This expertise allows us to approach R&D tax compliance queries proactively. Collaborative input across the team is encouraged, tapping into experience and specialisms to build comprehensive enquiry response cases, harnessing effective and well structure consultation. The role is being offered due to the growth and expansion of the overall business and provides the successful candidate with a fantastic opportunity for professional development.
The team is expanding to enhance our enquiry response service to support a growing number of external client engagements, as well as providing additional support for internal technical reviews. The environment is fast paced, working across multiple sectors, which will appeal to those with an inquisitive mind, who has an interest in innovation, and a strong communicator. Based in Manchester, the team operate across all CBTax offices, including Northampton and Dublin, to provide a comprehensive service to our clients and robustly defend client claims.
About the Role:
This role involves responding to HMRC enquiries and drafting responses. You will engage directly with company directors and technical specialists, handle some general administrative duties, and participate in mediation processes.
In This Role, You'll Engage In:
- Client Communication: Act as the primary and secondary point of contact for clients dealing with tax-related disputes.
- Case Analysis and Strategy Development: Assess each client's situation to determine the most effective resolution strategy.
- Preparation of Supporting Documents: Prepare all required documentation to support a client's case, including financial disclosures, detailed client narratives, and explanation letters.
- Correspondence with HMRC/Tax Authorities: Represent clients before HMRC (or other relevant authorities), acting as an intermediary to clarify issues, respond to enquiries, and advocate for the client's interests.
- Negotiations and Advocacy: Negotiate directly with tax officers to resolve disputes and secure settlements.
- Research for Specific Cases: Conduct thorough research on relevant tax regulations and use industry knowledge to craft effective solutions tailored to each client’s situation.
- Managing Multiple Cases: Handle a portfolio of client cases, balancing deadlines and ensuring each client receives timely attention and updates on their case status.
- Document Management: Maintain detailed records for each client, tracking communications, documentation, and the status of ongoing negotiations.
We're Seeking Someone with Experience in:
- Law, Psychology, or Sociology, or a tax/accounting background.
- Previous experience working with or interacting with HMRC (advantageous but not essential).
- Strong analytical and written communication skills.
- A client-facing background (highly advantageous).
You Might Thrive in this Role if You:
- Are outgoing, with strong communication skills and enthusiasm for client interaction.
- Excel in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Are motivated by opportunities for growth and development.
Compensation, Benefits, and Perks:
- Performance Bonus: Competitive performance-related bonus recognising your hard work and achievements.
- Pension: 5% employer pension contribution.
- Healthcare: Bupa healthcare to support your health and well-being.
- Sustainable Travel: Electric Car Scheme and Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Tech Scheme: Access to the latest technology.
- Flex Benefits: Tailor your perks to suit your lifestyle.
- Employee Incentives: A range of excellent employee incentives to ensure your efforts are rewarded.
- Recognition: Get seen. Get rewarded. Get promoted.
About CBTax:
CBTax is not just another tax consultancy. We’re the UK’s fastest-growing R&D tax specialist. Award-winning, client-obsessed, and expansion-minded. Recognised as Business of the Year 2021 and Fast Track Firm of the Year 2022, we’re scaling hard, with new offices in Dublin and Manchester now complementing our Northamptonshire base.
But growth is just the surface.
Why CBTax?
Because this isn’t a job. It’s a legacy move.
We’re building the most elite R&D tax consultancy in the UK & Ireland. Not through volume, but through velocity, taste, and transformative people. We don’t just file claims. We fuel innovation. We sit in the boardrooms of the boldest companies across engineering, tech, science, manufacturing & many more, translating ambition into tax-backed growth.
Here, you won’t just add value. You’ll multiply it. For clients. For your team. For your own career trajectory.
Expect structure. Expect mentorship. Expect exposure to work that builds careers.
If you’re driven by comfort, swipe left.
If you’re hungry to raise the bar, move fast, and shape a category-defining firm, welcome to CBTax!
Inclusivity statement:
We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. For applicants with disabilities, please contact us to let us know of any adjustments we can make to support you during the recruitment process.
