United Kingdom · Hybrid
Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager
CBTax · Dublin or Manchester (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 Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager (Manager, hybrid, Dublin or Manchester (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
Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax is a Manager seat, hybrid, based in Dublin or Manchester (hybrid). The public description centers on UK R&D tax relief; Irish R&D tax credit.
What the posting asks you to do: Respond to HMRC and Revenue enquiries on R&D tax relief claims Draft high-quality technical and financial responses for dispute files Engage company directors and technical specialists during mediation processes Handle ADR and enquiry defense workflows with minimal supervision
What they ask you to bring: Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law Experience handling ADR or tax authority enquiries preferred Strong analytical and written communication skills Client-facing experience highly advantageous Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.
The employer
Working at CBTax
CBTax Tax Resolutions team defends R&D tax relief claims during HMRC and Revenue enquiries and alternative dispute resolution.
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
Enquiry defense roles spike when tax authorities increase R&D compliance reviews. CBTax resolutions consultants combine technical claim knowledge with dispute procedure expertise.
Interviewers for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager 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
Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law
Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Experience handling ADR or tax authority enquiries preferred
Experience handling ADR or tax authority enquiries preferred This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Strong analytical and written communication skills
Strong analytical and written communication skills This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Client-facing experience highly advantageous
Client-facing experience highly advantageous This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Respond to HMRC and Revenue enquiries on R&D tax relief claims
Respond to HMRC and Revenue enquiries on R&D tax relief claims This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Draft high-quality technical and financial responses for dispute files
Draft high-quality technical and financial responses for dispute files This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Engage company directors and technical specialists during mediation processes
Engage company directors and technical specialists during mediation processes This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Handle ADR and enquiry defense workflows with minimal supervision
Handle ADR and enquiry defense workflows with minimal supervision This is listed for Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager at CBTax (Manager, Dublin or Manchester (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Maya
Interview at CBTax
- Open with one file that matches Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager. Name the program (UK R&D tax relief), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. CBTax 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: Respond to HMRC and Revenue enquiries on R&D tax relief claims Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
- Requirements they wrote down include: Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
- Location is Dublin or Manchester (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 Manager 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 Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager language in the first two bullets: UK R&D tax relief and Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law
- Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Draft high-quality technical and financial responses for dispute files
- Add Dublin or Manchester (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: Experience handling ADR or tax authority enquiries preferred
- 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: Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager
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 Manager level, including respond to HMRC and Revenue enquiries on R&D tax relief claims
- Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like CBTax could use.
- Checked the file against this requirement: Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law
- Tracked more than one engagement in Dublin or Manchester (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 Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager 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 Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager role based?
- CBTax lists Dublin or Manchester (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 Tax Resolutions Senior Associate / Assistant Manager / Manager?
- Lead with Background in R&D tax relief, finance, accountancy, or law and a duty you actually did: Respond to HMRC and Revenue enquiries on R&D tax relief claims 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.