United Kingdom · Hybrid

R&D Tax Senior Manager

Ayming · London, England (hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20

Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org

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Direct answer

Ayming is hiring for R&D Tax Senior Manager (Senior Manager, hybrid, London, England (hybrid)). The work sits in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); UK 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

R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming is a Senior Manager seat, hybrid, based in London, England (hybrid). The public description centers on UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); UK Patent Box.

What the posting asks you to do: Lead high-quality R&D tax and Patent Box advisory for Ayming UK clients Manage complex engagements, client retention, and team development Provide expert advice on SME, RDEC, and merged scheme interactions Drive strategic client leadership and people management accountability

What they ask you to bring: Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles HMRC enquiry experience essential STEM or finance degree with ATT, CTA, or project management qualifications a plus Proven Patent Box and large corporate R&D experience in professional services Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.

The employer

Working at Ayming

Ayming UK delivers R&D tax reliefs and Patent Box advisory for SMEs and large corporates from its London hub.

Ayming 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

Senior managers integrate Patent Box planning with R&D relief for IP-heavy clients. Post-2024 UK reforms require nuanced merged-scheme advice for former SME and RDEC claimants.

Interviewers for R&D Tax Senior Manager will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); UK Patent Box, and to say which part of the file you personally owned.

  • UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme)
  • UK Patent Box

From the posting

Skills this role is hiring for

  • Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles

    Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • HMRC enquiry experience essential

    HMRC enquiry experience essential This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • STEM or finance degree with ATT, CTA, or project management qualifications a plu

    STEM or finance degree with ATT, CTA, or project management qualifications a plus This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Proven Patent Box and large corporate R&D experience in professional services

    Proven Patent Box and large corporate R&D experience in professional services This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Lead high-quality R&D tax and Patent Box advisory for Ayming UK clients

    Lead high-quality R&D tax and Patent Box advisory for Ayming UK clients This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Manage complex engagements, client retention, and team development

    Manage complex engagements, client retention, and team development This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Provide expert advice on SME, RDEC, and merged scheme interactions

    Provide expert advice on SME, RDEC, and merged scheme interactions This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Drive strategic client leadership and people management accountability

    Drive strategic client leadership and people management accountability This is listed for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming (Senior Manager, London, England (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

Maya

Interview at Ayming

  1. Open with one file that matches R&D Tax Senior Manager. Name the program (UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme)), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. Ayming is hiring a Senior Manager, so scope your example to that level, not a generic tax season.
  2. They will test the duties on the posting. Be ready to walk through: Lead high-quality R&D tax and Patent Box advisory for Ayming UK clients Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
  3. Requirements they wrote down include: Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
  4. Location is London, England (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
  5. Ayming will compare you to other Senior Manager candidates in UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); UK 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 R&D Tax Senior Manager language in the first two bullets: UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme) and Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles
  • Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Manage complex engagements, client retention, and team development
  • Add London, England (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. Ayming listed that pattern for a reason.
  • Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: HMRC enquiry experience essential
  • One bullet on what you cut from a claim. Ayming hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.

Example

Sample experience block: R&D Tax Senior Manager

Illustrative for Ayming. 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); UK Patent Box.

  • Supported UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme) work at Senior Manager level, including lead high-quality R&D tax and Patent Box advisory for Ayming UK clients
  • Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like Ayming could use.
  • Checked the file against this requirement: Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles
  • Tracked more than one engagement in London, 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 Ayming 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 Ayming on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
  • This preparation is from the public posting. It is not Ayming's interview script and not tax advice.

Answers

Questions candidates ask

How do I apply for R&D Tax Senior Manager at Ayming?
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 Ayming. 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 R&D Tax Senior Manager role based?
Ayming lists London, 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 Ayming role cover?
Signals from the posting: UK R&D tax relief (merged scheme); UK 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 R&D Tax Senior Manager?
Lead with Four or more years in managerial R&D tax or corporate tax roles and a duty you actually did: Lead high-quality R&D tax and Patent Box advisory for Ayming UK clients The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
No. Ayming 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. Ayming gets a forward with the same specifics. Maya will do her best to alert the right person. She cannot promise an interview.

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