United Kingdom · Hybrid
Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate)
CBTax · Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20
Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org
Direct answer
CBTax is hiring for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) (Associate, hybrid, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)). The work sits in UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit. You apply on Credit Index with a resume. Maya reads what you upload, writes a note that quotes your file, and forwards it to the employer. She will do her best to make sure the right person is alerted. Confirm the live posting before you rely on location or seniority.
The role
What this job actually is
Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax is a Associate seat, hybrid, based in Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid). The public description centers on UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit.
What the posting asks you to do: Conduct technical interviews and site visits with R&D teams and scientists Analyze complex processes and write compelling technical reports Partner with tax teams to ensure audit-ready submissions Advise clients on documentation and record-keeping best practices
What they ask you to bring: STEM degree or related technical discipline Strong analytical and technical writing skills Commercial awareness and confidence in client-facing conversations Full driving licence required for client site visits Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.
The employer
Working at CBTax
CBTax technical consultants translate complex R&D into compliant tax relief narratives for global innovators.
CBTax is indexed on The Credit Index so you can open the firm profile before you apply. Claim status and Index Verified are separate from this job. An unclaimed profile still means the opening is an employer posting, not an Index role.
Industry
Program and market context
Graduate technical consultants at CBTax enter a fast-growing boutique serving manufacturing, software, and energy clients. The role suits STEM graduates who enjoy explaining how products are developed.
Interviewers for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit, and to say which part of the file you personally owned.
- UK R&D tax relief
- Irish R&D tax credit
From the posting
Skills this role is hiring for
STEM degree or related technical discipline
STEM degree or related technical discipline This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Strong analytical and technical writing skills
Strong analytical and technical writing skills This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Commercial awareness and confidence in client-facing conversations
Commercial awareness and confidence in client-facing conversations This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Full driving licence required for client site visits
Full driving licence required for client site visits This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Conduct technical interviews and site visits with R&D teams and scientists
Conduct technical interviews and site visits with R&D teams and scientists This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Analyze complex processes and write compelling technical reports
Analyze complex processes and write compelling technical reports This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Partner with tax teams to ensure audit-ready submissions
Partner with tax teams to ensure audit-ready submissions This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Advise clients on documentation and record-keeping best practices
Advise clients on documentation and record-keeping best practices This is listed for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax (Associate, Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Maya
Interview at CBTax
- Open with one file that matches Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate). Name the program (UK R&D tax relief), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. CBTax is hiring a Associate, so scope your example to that level, not a generic tax season.
- They will test the duties on the posting. Be ready to walk through: Conduct technical interviews and site visits with R&D teams and scientists Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
- Requirements they wrote down include: STEM degree or related technical discipline If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
- Location is Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
- CBTax will compare you to other Associate candidates in UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit. Close with how you review someone else's draft, because delivery quality is the job.
Preparation from the public posting. Not the employer's interview script, and not tax advice.
Maya
Resume for this role
- Put Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) language in the first two bullets: UK R&D tax relief and STEM degree or related technical discipline
- Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Analyze complex processes and write compelling technical reports
- Add Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. CBTax listed that pattern for a reason.
- Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Strong analytical and technical writing skills
- One bullet on what you cut from a claim. CBTax hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.
Example
Sample experience block: Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate)
Illustrative for CBTax. Replace every line with your work. Do not invent claim amounts, client names, or credentials. Shape it to UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit.
- Supported UK R&D tax relief work at Associate level, including conduct technical interviews and site visits with R&D teams and scientists
- Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like CBTax could use.
- Checked the file against this requirement: STEM degree or related technical discipline
- Tracked more than one engagement in Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid) without dropping the eligibility line between drafts.
- Wrote down what was routine and stayed out of the claim, and why.
Before you apply
Maya's notes
- Apply on this page with your resume. Maya forwards it to CBTax and writes back quoting what you uploaded.
- The employer link is still there if you also want to apply on their site. Do not submit two conflicting stories.
- Read the firm profile for CBTax on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
- This preparation is from the public posting. It is not CBTax's interview script and not tax advice.
Answers
Questions candidates ask
- How do I apply for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) at CBTax?
- Use the apply form on this Credit Index page. Attach a PDF resume and a short note. Maya reads the file, thanks you in a note that quotes what you sent, and forwards the package to CBTax. She will do her best to make sure the right person there is alerted. You can also use the employer site link.
- Where is the Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate) role based?
- CBTax lists Manchester, Northampton, or Dublin (onsite/hybrid). Workplace pattern on this index row is hybrid. Confirm both on the live posting before you relocate or promise remote.
- What programs does this CBTax role cover?
- Signals from the posting: UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit. Ask the employer if a second regime is in scope. Do not assume every incentives product sits in this seat.
- What should my resume show for Associate Technical Consultant (Graduate)?
- Lead with STEM degree or related technical discipline and a duty you actually did: Conduct technical interviews and site visits with R&D teams and scientists The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
- Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
- No. CBTax is the hiring firm. Credit Index indexes the role and Maya forwards your resume. Index team roles are only under Join the Index.
- What happens after I submit?
- You get an email from Maya that quotes your resume and your note. CBTax gets a forward with the same specifics. Maya will do her best to alert the right person. She cannot promise an interview.
Informational listing only. Not tax advice. All careers.