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Industry: Engineering/Science/Accounting
Specialty: Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED)
Title: Associate/Manager/Senior Manager
Location: Calgary
Description:
Our client is Canada's leading professional services firm, providing audit, tax, financial advisory services and consulting. They provide a full range of services to help companies integrate tax planning into business strategy and comply with foreign tax and regulatory rules.
The R&D team is a rapidly growing division that combines engineers, scientists, and tax professionals in order to service clients in maximizing Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SRED) tax claims. As a team, they are responsible for:
- Examining client operations and processes to determine which qualify for income tax incentives, developing the appropriate methodology to claim those activities and the methods to maximize those incentives.
- Preparing all necessary technical documentation to file an R&D claim on behalf of the client.
- Working with the client to help them develop their systems and know-how to assist in making future claims.
- Involvement in all discussions that may arise with the Canadian Revenue Agency and/or provincial authorities.
- Assessing R&D expenditures, time and activities involved within all of the projects.
Responsibilities:
Presently, the R&D team is looking for an Engineering or Science professional who can:
- Utilize their scientific or engineering technical background to assist corporations with the preparation of the technical portion of their R&D tax credit claims.
- Analyze various clients' operations to understand their current R&D activities and qualify them for R&D tax credits.
- Plan, organize and execute the technical portion of engagements, including interviewing of technical personnel and preparation of technical reports.
- Work with a team of accountants and other professionals to deliver complete, accurate and timely services to our clients.
- Contribute to the growth of the team by identifying and developing opportunities to provide R&D services to potential new clients.
Qualifications:
Successful candidates for this position will possess the following qualifications:
- M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng., or equivalent experience.
- Strong client focus and orientation toward achievement.
- Good project management skills.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and oral.
- At least 6 years of significant experience - this can be in an R&D tax capacity, engineering or management consultant and/or manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of Excel, Outlook and Word.