Job Description

R&D Tax Senior Manager

Application Deadline: 30 April 2026

Department: Tax (Direct)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Dublin

BDO Ireland are looking for an ambitious, high-achieving R&D Tax Senior Manager seeking a new challenge in a progressive and forward-thinking Tax Department. This position offers opportunities for progression, challenging projects, and learning and development in a collaborative environment.
In this role you will be managing the compilation of financial claims for R&D Tax Credit. This will include engaging directly with clients to ascertain the potentially eligible items of expenditure for the purposes of the R&D Tax Credit. This position will further provide an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to develop an understanding of the impact of various Government innovation incentives on businesses.
You will be working directly & collaboratively with colleagues up to partner level, with significant direct client interaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Line management of members of the R&D team and ensuring the development of the necessary skillset and career progression
• Leading R&D meetings with clients, building and developing effective working relationships with colleagues, intermediaries and other networks to develop further opportunities and business over time
• Identification of qualifying R&D projects and expenditure through participation in technical and financial discussions with clients
• Undertaking technical and financial assessments and supporting the team to produce summaries
• Revision of technical and financial assessments prepared by other members of the team
• Ensuring R&D claims meet the requirements of relevant tax legislation and guidelines
• Preparation of R&D claim financial calculations and liaison with both internal and external tax teams to ensure tax returns and computations correctly reflect the outcome of technical assessments
• Project management of claims such as liaison with clients, colleagues and revenue to ensure claims are optimised and deadlines are met
• Contributes to the development of solutions to complex technical problems
• Continuously developing own knowledge and skills and to keep technical knowledge up to date

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Excellent knowledge of R&D tax relief schemes and claim quantification. Able to sign off technical reports along with the additional information forms and supporting costings prepared for the team.
• Proven experience of managing several projects simultaneously, and experience in working within a business unit with internal and external clients
• Proven experience of working on R&D tax relief claims for both small and large companies, comfortably liaising with Managing Directors, Financial Directors, CEOs, CTOs etc. of such companies
• Willingness to train, supervise, manage and take responsibility for junior staff within the team, coaching them on R&D tax relief scheme rules and preparation of underlying supporting information.
• Excellent communication (both spoken and written) and people skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into non-technical concepts
• Be highly proactive in the approach to new work opportunities including an ability and willingness to develop the R&D fees through business development in the region.
• Able to produce technical and marketing content for internal and external use evidencing credentials of the Innovation taxes team and updates to changes to R&D schemes.
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of commercial awareness

Benefits

Office Facilities

• State of the art high tech office in a Central Dublin City Centre location
• Onsite gym, with changing & shower facilities
• Secure bike parking
• Onsite café with complimentary barista

Health Benefits & Leave Entitlements

• Together Anywhere Leave
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Take a Me Day
• Adoptive, Paternity, Fertility & Maternity Leave
• Mini Health Assessments
• Digital Doctor access
• Expanded Health Insurance providers

Work Equipment & Resources

• Mobile Phone & Laptop
• Annual Professional Subscription
• Career Progression
• L&D initiatives

Income Benefits

• Annual travel allowance
• Life Assurance
• Increased pension contribution
• Income Protection