Director, SR&ED
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Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Why Ryan
Hybrid and Remote Work Options
Award-Winning Culture
Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
Up to 20 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-up (Adoption Included
Monthly Gym Membership OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility Effective Day One
RRSP with Employer Match
Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
Duties and responsibilities as they align to Ryans Key Results
People:
- Create a positive team member experience.
- Collaborates with the firms key technical advisors on an ongoing development of the firms tools for preparing SR&ED claims. Signing off on any new tools before they get rolled out and implemented.
- Assists the practice Principal in preparing client presentations for proposals planning strategies and ideas.
Client:
- Meet with clients owners and technical leaders to identify technical eligibility structure projects uncovering all SR&ED information required to prepare the T661 filing.
- Advises and supports clients before and during any CRA technical audit for SR&ED tax credit claims and responds to correspondence that is initiated by CRA arguing technology aspects of the submitted SR&ED claim if any.
Value:
- Overall responsibility for Technical Services specific to the Resource sector at the firm.
- Manage coach and develop technical writers. Areas of development will include for example interviewing skills effective T661 writing preparation of effective costing notes.
- Prepares some of the technical narratives for SR&ED tax credit claims of clients. This will also include the identification of specific employees subcontractors and material expended in connection with the eligible activities identified and determining the amount of effort relating thereto.
- Ensures all claims are prepared signed off by the clients and completed for CRA filing within 60 days of the initial technical meeting.
- Review and sign off on all claims written by the firms technical writers for the Resource Sector
- Ensure quality claims are prepared and submitted on a timely basis.
- Participate from time to time as resource sector subject matter expert in the firms other practices.
- Tracks time by client and activity codes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Graduate degree (. or Ph.D level an asset) in Science or Engineering with specialization in a discipline related to the Resource Sector (i.e. geology mineral or hydrocarbon exploration or processing mining engineering petrochemical engineering geophysics) related industry and/or research experience and a minimum 5 years of SR&ED tax credit experience required. Demonstrated high standards of professionalism with outstanding ability to work effectively and efficiently with external client personnel at all levels of management. Must have excellent organization and time management skills strong communication skills and willingness to learn and be a team player.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully an individual must be proficient in Microsoft Excel and have a working knowledge of Microsoft Word Access PowerPoint Outlook and Internet navigation and research.
Certificates and Licenses:
Valid drivers license required.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position may require 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.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm; interface with clients and external vendors as necessary.
- Independent travel requirement: 0 to 10%.
40 hour standard workweek requirement.
Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Fundraising
- Management Experience
- Coaching
- Analysis Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Team Management
- Budgeting
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- negotiation
- Supervising Experience
About Company
Ryan is a global tax services, software, and technology firm providing an integrated suite of federal, state, local, and international tax services to companies across the world.
