Financial Promotions Analyst

Your New Company An established professional services firm is continuing to expand its specialist Innovation Tax team and is seeking an ambitious finance professional to support the preparation and delivery of R&D Tax Relief claims for innovative businesses across the UK and Ireland. This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly experienced and collaborative team, helping clients access valuable R&D incentives that support investment, growth and innovation. Your New RoleWorking closely with R&D Tax Managers, you will be responsible for preparing the financial components of RDEC, ERIS and NI-ERIS R&D Tax Relief claims. You will analyse financial data, prepare claim cost schedules, reconcile expenditure to accounting records, and maintain robust supporting documentation to ensure claims are accurate, compliant and fully is a specialist finance support role and is ideally suited to someone with experience in accounting, audit, financial analysis, tax support or R&D tax claim preparation. Key Responsibilities Gather and review financial information from client businesses, including payroll reports, general ledger data, invoices and project cost records. Prepare R&D claim cost schedules covering staff costs, subcontractors, externally provided workers, consumables, software, cloud computing and data costs. Reconcile claim calculations to management accounts, payroll records, nominal ledger balances and corporation tax schedules. Assist with apportionment calculations where expenditure relates to both qualifying and non-qualifying activities. Document methodologies, assumptions and supporting evidence used within claims. Support the preparation of financial information for claim reports and Additional Information Forms. Manage multiple client assignments while ensuring claims are completed accurately and within agreed deadlines. What You'll Need to Succeed Previous experience in finance, accounting, audit, tax, R&D tax support or financial analysis. Strong Excel skills, including reconciliations, data analysis, pivot tables and structured working papers. Ability to interpret payroll data, accounting records, invoices and project costing information. Knowledge of R&D Tax Relief qualifying expenditure categories or a willingness to develop this expertise. Experience preparing supporting documentation and maintaining audit trails. Ability to explain financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders. Ongoing training and support from experienced R&D Tax professionals. Clear career progression opportunities within the Innovation Tax team. Competitive salary and benefits package. What You Need to Do NowIf you're interested in building a specialist career within Innovation Tax and have a background in finance, accounting, audit or financial analysis, please apply now or contact us for a confidential discussion. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be Skills: R and D financial analyst R&D Financial Analyst R and D tax Benefits: 35000