R&D Tax Operations Co-Ordinator

Job Description

This role is for an Operations Co-ordinator reporting to the R&D Innovation and Reporting Lead. The ideal candidate should be personable with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an organisation including senior technical stakeholders. Provide administrative and operational support to the Grants and R&D teams. Work closely with our Grant and R&D partners to maximize the value of existing and future Grants, as well as the R&D tax credit claim. Proactively communicate with Grant Owners to enable them to deliver on their initiatives in line with grant timelines . Facilitation of Grant planning meetings with Senior Leadership. Facilitation of R&D review meetings with the Project Managers, Delivery Managers & Senior Technical Management team. Ensuring Tech Leads follow timely and accurate R&D reporting for those projects that fit the criteria Creation and development of reports for senior management team. Actively participate in various steering groups across the project landscape. Performing audits and Ensuring R&D Process Awareness within the Practices. Development of the Version 1 Grants and R&D frameworks. Review and rebuild the R&D induction pack for new starters. Support the identification, creation and implementation of R&D processes, procedures or methodologies as required by the business to enhance our R&D capabilities. Ensuring that Grants and R&D lessons learned activities are performed at the end of the claims period. They should be documented and communicated to the rest of the practice community to further improve our processes. The ideal candidate should have Understanding of R&D tax credit qualifying criteria (or willingness to learn) is required O365 suite, in particular Excel, Power BI and SharePoint MS Project or Microsoft Planner Highly motivated Commercial awareness Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills Awareness of regulatory and compliance requirements in R&D and public funding contexts is advantageous. You should be detail-oriented, process-driven, and confident in facilitating conversations with technical and non-technical stakeholders. You ll be trusted to drive improvements while fostering strong relationships across teams.