Why Ryan?
- Global Award-Winning Culture
- Flexible Work Environment
- Generous Paid Time Off
- World-Class Benefits and Compensation
- Rapid Growth Opportunities
- Company Sponsored Two-Way Transportation
- Exponential Growth opportunities
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 Ryan’s 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 calcula