Senior Consultant, Technical - SR&ED

Ryan; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and Remote Work Options

Award-Winning Culture

Generous PTO Benefits

Up to 20 Weeks Parental Leave Top-up (

Gym Membership or Reimbursement

Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility

RRSP with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement After One Year

Job summary

Ryan is seeking an SR&ED Senior Consultant in Canada to help clients identify and claim SR&ED tax credits, and assist the Director in defending credits during CRA reviews. This project-based role may require onsite work at client facilities with engineers and technical staff.

You will conduct research on tax law, document expense treatment, and build detailed models and calculations, while supporting business development and tool development for SR&ED claims.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Petroleum, or related) or Science disciplines; 2+ years SR&ED tax credit experience.
• Excellent organization, time management, and strong communication; team player.

Responsibilities

• Interview clients to identify SR&ED eligible projects and information for T661 filing.
• Prepare technical narratives for SR&ED claims and identify employees, subcontractors, and materials involved.
• Ensure claims are prepared and filed with CRA within 45 days of the initial meeting.
• Advise clients during CRA reviews and respond to CRA correspondence on technology aspects.
• Record client interviews and maintain documentation in central file service.
• Gather client supporting documents as claims are prepared.
• Participate in sales activities and BD meetings with SR&ED practice Principal.
• Collaborate with technical advisors on developing tools for SR&ED claims.
• Track time by client and activity codes.
• Assist Principal in preparing client proposals and project plans.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Team player

Time management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering or Science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Why Ryan?

• 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

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

The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (“SR&ED”) Senior Consultant (“Senior Consultant”) is responsible for assisting clients in identifying and claiming SR&ED tax credits and then assisting the SR&ED Director in defending those credits when necessary in the context of a review by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The work is project-based and sometimes requires the team to spend 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

• Interviews clients, uncovering all SR&ED eligible projects and all information required to prepare the T661 filing.
• Prepares 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 SR&ED Director and the clients, and completed for CRA filing within 45 days of the initial technical meeting.
• Advises and supports clients before and during any CRA technical review 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.
• Records all client interviews and saves the recordings in Ryan’s central file service.
• Gathers samples of client supporting documents as claim(s) are prepared.
• Participates in sales activities and attends, from time to time, in sales and business development meetings with the firm’s SR&ED practice Principal and business development professionals.
• Collaborates with the firm’s key technical advisors on an ongoing development of the firm’s tools for preparing SR&ED claims.
• Tracks time by client and activity codes.
• Assists the practice Principal in preparing client presentations for proposals, planning strategies, and ideas.
• Assists the SR&ED Director in developing project work plans and scheduling associated project deliverables.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical, Petroleum, or related disciplines) or Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, or all Disciplines), related industry experience, and a minimum two years of SR&ED tax credit experience required. 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, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates And Licenses

Valid driver’s license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position may require supervisory responsibilities, including training peers and checking work for accuracy and completeness.

Compensation Disclosure

The Company makes offers based on many factors, including qualifications and experience.

Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation.

For candidates in Canada, the base salary hiring range is $68,000 - $102,000 CAD.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran