R&D Tax Credits Advisory Senior Associate

Cherry Bekaert LLP; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Medical, dental, and vision

Disability and life insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement plans

Paid Care Leave

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking an energetic R&D Senior Associate for its Tax Credits & Incentives Advisory team in the United States. You will apply IRC Section 41 knowledge to assess client projects and draft technical narratives that document qualifying activities.

The role involves conducting technical interviews, reviewing documentation, scoping Credit benefits, and building costing models to quantify credits and capitalization.

Qualifications

• Experience in R&D tax credits and IRC Section 41.
• Recent software development, consulting, or engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Accounting or Finance.
• Knowledge of infrastructure concepts and web architectures.
• Ability to conduct technical interviews and write project narratives.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Curiosity to continually learn in your specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provide tax consulting on R&D Tax Credit and IRC 174 capitalization rules.
• Conduct technical interviews to gather qualifying activity details.
• Review technical documentation and draft narratives meeting Section 41.
• Scope benefits, conduct studies, and interact with clients across industries.
• Create and update costing models to calculate credits and capitalization.
• Understand employer time tracking and integration into projects.

Skills

R&D Tax Credit consulting

Software development familiarity

Technical interviewing

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / IT / Accounting or Finance

Job description

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking an energetic R&D Senior Associate for its Tax Credits & Incentives Advisory team in the United States. You will apply IRC Section 41 knowledge to assess client projects and draft technical narratives that document qualifying activities.

The role involves conducting technical interviews, reviewing documentation, scoping Credit benefits, and building costing models to quantify credits and capitalization.