United Kingdom · Hybrid
Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham
EY UK · Birmingham, England (hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20
Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org
Direct answer
EY UK is hiring for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham (Manager, hybrid, Birmingham, England (hybrid)). The work sits in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box. 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
Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK is a Manager seat, hybrid, based in Birmingham, England (hybrid). The public description centers on UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box.
What the posting asks you to do: Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time Lead client interactions with finance, tax, and IT stakeholders Build relationships internally and externally to win and expand work Support cash grants and Patent Box applications within Innovation team
What they ask you to bring: Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner Fully qualified ACA, CA, ACCA, ATT, or CTA Strong Excel skills including XLOOKUP, IF functions, and pivot tables Outgoing relationship skills with effective review and risk escalation Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.
The employer
Working at EY UK
EY UK Innovation Incentives combines costing specialists and technical consultants to prepare defensible R&D tax relief claims.
EY UK 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
Costing managers focus on QRE substantiation for Midlands manufacturing, automotive, and engineering clients. HMRC enquiry readiness depends on reconciling GL data to project narratives.
Interviewers for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box, and to say which part of the file you personally owned.
- UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme)
- Patent Box
From the posting
Skills this role is hiring for
Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner
Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Fully qualified ACA, CA, ACCA, ATT, or CTA
Fully qualified ACA, CA, ACCA, ATT, or CTA This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Strong Excel skills including XLOOKUP, IF functions, and pivot tables
Strong Excel skills including XLOOKUP, IF functions, and pivot tables This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Outgoing relationship skills with effective review and risk escalation
Outgoing relationship skills with effective review and risk escalation This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time
Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Lead client interactions with finance, tax, and IT stakeholders
Lead client interactions with finance, tax, and IT stakeholders This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Build relationships internally and externally to win and expand work
Build relationships internally and externally to win and expand work This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Support cash grants and Patent Box applications within Innovation team
Support cash grants and Patent Box applications within Innovation team This is listed for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK (Manager, Birmingham, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Maya
Interview at EY UK
- Open with one file that matches Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham. Name the program (UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme)), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. EY UK is hiring a Manager, 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: Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
- Requirements they wrote down include: Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
- Location is Birmingham, England (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
- EY UK will compare you to other Manager candidates in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box. 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 Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham language in the first two bullets: UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme) and Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner
- Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Lead client interactions with finance, tax, and IT stakeholders
- Add Birmingham, England (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. EY UK listed that pattern for a reason.
- Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Fully qualified ACA, CA, ACCA, ATT, or CTA
- One bullet on what you cut from a claim. EY UK hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.
Example
Sample experience block: Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham
Illustrative for EY UK. Replace every line with your work. Do not invent claim amounts, client names, or credentials. Shape it to UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box.
- Supported UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme) work at Manager level, including work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time
- Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like EY UK could use.
- Checked the file against this requirement: Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner
- Tracked more than one engagement in Birmingham, England (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 EY UK 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 EY UK on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
- This preparation is from the public posting. It is not EY UK's interview script and not tax advice.
Answers
Questions candidates ask
- How do I apply for Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham at EY UK?
- 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 EY UK. 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 Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham role based?
- EY UK lists Birmingham, England (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 EY UK role cover?
- Signals from the posting: UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); Patent Box. 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 Manager, Research and Development Tax - Costing, Birmingham?
- Lead with Experienced corporation tax or R&D tax practitioner and a duty you actually did: Work alongside teams preparing and delivering R&D tax claims on time The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
- Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
- No. EY UK 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. EY UK 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.