Senior Associate, R&D Tax Credits - Software Engineer

KPMG LLP; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Accounting Methods and Credit Services practice in the United States. The role involves conducting R&D tax credit consulting, leading client interviews, and translating technical software development activities into tax definitions.

You will work with cross-functional teams and engineers to ensure findings comply with current tax law, including Section 41 guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering, MIS or equivalent.
• Proficiency in Java, C, C++, C#, or similar and SQL knowledge.
• Experience engaging senior technical management and architects to gather requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead R&D Tax Credit consulting engagements with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Interview clients and translate technical software activities into tax definitions.
• Summarize technical findings and develop narratives using industry terminology.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure findings align with current tax law (Section 41).
• Interact with client personnel to convey complex concepts clearly.

Skills

R&D Tax Credit

Programming knowledge

SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or MIS

Tools

AWS

Azure

SQL databases

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate to join our Accounting Methods and Credit Services practice.

Responsibilities:

• Work with multi-disciplinary teams to conduct Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit consulting services, including leading client interviews and discussions, performing tax technical research and developing business and industry expertise
• Understand common software development methodologies, object orientated programming concepts and database management system design patterns
• Conduct SME interviews including review of documentation to translate technical software development activities into tax definitions for qualified research and development
• Analyze technical documents to ascertain and document tax treatment of items
• Construct technical narratives to accurately and efficiently convey technical concepts using standard industry terminology
• Work with cross functional team of KPMG engineers to conduct research and development (R&D) tax credit consulting services, including leading client interviews with technical subject matter experts, performing technical research to ensuring findings conform with current tax law, including section 41 guidelines and developing expertise across a wide range of businesses and industries

Qualifications:

• Minimum two years of recent full-time industry experience in product management, technology sales or technology consulting experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering, MIS, or equivalent degree from an accredited college or university
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, or similar, in addition to working knowledge of SQL, database concepts, common software design patterns, data structures and algorithms, with working knowledge of cloud computing (AWS, Azure)
• Knowledge of common computer infrastructure concepts, web-based or n-tiered architectures, performance tuning of databases and middleware
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated experience in engaging senior technical management, solution and enterprise architects and owners to gather requirements, assist with technical sales or conduct technology evaluations
• Ability to travel and work at client locations