Senior Consultant, Technical - SR&ED

Ryan; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Consultant, where you will play a pivotal role in helping clients navigate the complexities of SR&ED tax credits. This hybrid role combines remote work with on-site client engagements, providing you with a diverse and dynamic work environment. You will be responsible for interviewing clients, preparing technical narratives, and ensuring timely submissions to the Canada Revenue Agency. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and collaboration, this position offers opportunities for professional growth and development, making it ideal for those passionate about technology and client service.

Benefits

Hybrid and Remote Work Options

Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

14 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-Up

Monthly Gym Membership or Equipment Reimbursement

Health and Dental Benefits Effective Day One

RRSP with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of SR&ED tax credit experience required.
• Strong communication skills and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in claiming SR&ED tax credits and defend claims during CRA reviews.
• Prepare technical narratives and ensure claims are filed on time.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Time Management

Communication Skills

Research Skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT

Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical)

Science-related degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Access

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid and Remote Work Options

• Award-Winning Culture

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

• 14 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 IT, Software Development, Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, Electrical or related disciplines) or Science, 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, Access, 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.