Senior Consultant, R&D Tax Credits
Senior Consultant, R&D Tax Credits
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Job Description
Why Ryan
Hybrid Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
401K with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Fertility Assistance Program
Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service
Job Summary:
The Research and Experimentation (R&E) Tax Credit Senior Consultant (Senior Consultant) is responsible for assisting clients in identifying and claiming R&E commonly known as Research and Development (R&D) tax credits and then assisting the R&E Manager in defending those credits when necessary in the context of an audit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and/or state tax authorities. The work is project-based and sometimes requires spending time onsite at client facilities working with engineers and technical personnel. This role includes performing and supervising tasks such as researching tax law documenting expense treatment and completing detailed models and calculations.
Duties and responsibilities as they align to Ryans Key Results
People:
- Create a positive team experience.
Client:
- Assists Manager and/or Team Leader in preparing client presentations for proposals planning strategies and ideas.
- Assists Manager and/or Team/Leader in developing project work plans and scheduling associated project deliverables.
- Performs interviews of client engineering and technical personnel and drafts or reviews detailed project interview reports.
- Responds to client requests and corresponds with clients to meet deliverables.
- Participates in meetings with client tax department personnel.
- Works with Federal Income Tax colleagues as well as with International Tax colleagues to assist on other tax matters where needed.
Value:
- Gathers formats and analyzes large volumes of accounting cost data; and creates large complex calculation databases using Microsoft Excel and/or Microsoft Access.
- Analyzes expenses for qualification under Section 174 and Section 41.
- Prepares and reviews R&E credit calculations and R&E deliverables.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Accounting and/or Finance and/or Engineering or Science and/or Juris Doctorate required with a minimum of two to four years of R&E tax credit experience required.
Professional Skills:
- Must have excellent organization and time management skills strong communication skills and willingness to learn and be a team player.
- Intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Word Access Excel PowerPoint and Outlook as well as Internet navigation and legal/technical tax code research tools.
Certificates and Licenses:
Valid drivers license required.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position requires supervisory responsibilities including training peers and checking work for accuracy and completeness.
Work Environment:
- Standard indoor working environment.
- Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
- Occasional long periods of standing while copying.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees and clients both in person and via e-mail and telephone.
- Travel requirement: Up to 30 to 50%.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
