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R&D Financial AnalystSumer • Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB
R&D Financial Analyst

R&D Financial Analyst

Sumer • Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB
4 days ago
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Job description

Description

Join Sumer Ni’s growing Innovation Tax team and play a key role in helping innovative businesses access valuable R&D Tax incentives. As part of a collaborative and highly experience team, you will support clients across a diverse range of industries by preparing the financial aspects of R&D tax relief claims, contributing to work that helps businesses invest in innovation and growth.

Working closely with our R&D Managers, you will be responsible for the financial preparation of RDEC, ERIS and NI-ERIS R&D Tax Relief claims, focusing on the collation, analysis, reconciliation and presentation of qualifying expenditure. This is an excellent opportunity to develop specialist expertise in a niche and growing area of tax, with ongoing support, exposure to a broad client portfolio, and clear opportunities for career progression within the Innovation Tax team.

This is a specialist finance support role and is not study-related or academic in nature. It is ideally suited to someone with experience managing financial data, preparing claim schedules and supporting evidence for R&D tax claims.

Key Responsibilities

The individual will assist the management team by:
  • Collating financial information from client Companies, including payroll reports, general ledger data, purchase ledger reports, invoices, contractor schedules and project cost records
  • Preparing R&D claim cost schedules across relevant expenditure categories, including staff costs, externally provided workers, subcontractors where applicable, consumables, software, cloud computing and data costs
  • Reconciling claim figures to the client Company’s accounting records, including management accounts, payroll records, nominal ledger and Corporation Tax schedules
  • Supporting apportionment calculations where costs relate partly to qualifying R&D activities and partly to non-qualifying activities
  • Documenting assumptions, methodologies and evidence used to support the financial values included in each claim
  • Identifying gaps, inconsistencies or unsupported costs in client data and raising queries with R&D Managers or client finance teams
  • Supporting the preparation of financial inputs for the R&D additional information form and claim reports
  • Maintaining clear working papers and evidence packs to support internal review and potential HMRC enquiry responses
  • Working across multiple client files, ensuring claim costings are accurate, consistent and completed within agreed deadlines.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

  • Proven experience in finance, accounting, audit, tax, R&D tax support or financial analysis
  • Strong Excel skills, including reconciliations, pivot tables, data analysis and structured working papers
  • Ability to interpret payroll, ledger, invoice and project cost data
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to identify anomalies in financial information
  • Understanding of R&D Tax Relief qualifying cost categories, or the ability to develop this knowledge quickly
  • Ability to work with internal R&D Managers and client finance teams
  • Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines
  • Clear written communication for documenting assumptions, queries and claim methodologies
  • Awareness of the importance of evidence, audit trails and HMRC compliance in R&D claims
  • Proactive and inquisitive approach, with the confidence to question and challenge financial data
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work with incomplete or ambiguous information
  • Ability to communicate financial concepts clearly to non-specialist stakeholders

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