Senior Consultant, Credits and Incentives Consulting

Ryan; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Work Options

Award-Winning Culture

Generous PTO

14-Weeks Paid Leave for New Parents

Gym Reimbursement

Benefits from Day One

401K with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement

Fertility Assistance Program

Sabbatical Eligibility After FiveYears

Job summary

Ryan is seeking a Senior Consultant in the Credits and Incentives practice in the United States. The role supports a team serving large clients to maximize economic development incentives during capital expansions, with a hybrid schedule requiring four days in the office initially.

The position requires a relevant degree and 2–4 years of related experience, plus strong Excel/PowerPoint skills and the ability to research and present state and local incentive programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, and/or Economics/Finance.
• 2–4 years economic development, consulting, or tax related experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook; Internet research; Alteryx a plus.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Travel to client locations to gather relevant data and process the information.
• Review and reconcile client data downloads and identify tax issues to research.
• Respond to client inquiries and requests from local and state economic development agencies.
• Research credit and incentive programs for client eligibility, including program statutes, rules, regulations, and proposed legislation.
• Prepare applications and amended returns for various credits and incentives.
• Draft filings such as petitions for redetermination, refund claims, and other administrative replies.
• Perform detailed calculations of credit and incentive benefits.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Economic development

Tax research

Client communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting/Business/Economics/Finance

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Internet research

Alteryx

Job description

Why Ryan?

• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
• 401K with Employer Match
• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
• Fertility Assistance Program
• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

Why Ryan?

• Hybrid Work Options
• Award-Winning Culture
• Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits
• 14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)
• Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement
• Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One
• 401K with Employer Match
• Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service
• Fertility Assistance Program
• Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

The Credits and Incentives Senior Consultant (" Senior Consultant") works with a team in a fast-paced environment to identify financial assistance, tax savings, and other incentive-related opportunities for clients. The Senior Consultant will work on a team with some of the largest companies in the United States to assist them with maximizing economic development incentives as they consider domestic capital expansions.

• This is a hybrid position and candidates will be expected to come into the office four days/week in the first several months. Paid parking is included for this role.*

The Senior Consultant will work on a team that routinely corresponds with client management to secure information needed to maximize economic development incentives. In addition to assisting clients with capital expansions, the Senior Consultant will also collaborate to research issues, identify state and local economic development programs, and determine prospective incentive benefits for their capital projects. The Senior Consultant will gain a firm understanding regarding how the largest companies in the United States strategically allocate their capital while attempting to maximize the project’s return on investment and to lower costs.

Duties and responsibilities, as they align to Ryan’s Key Results

People

• Assists Manager in developing project workplans and scheduling associated project deliverables.
• Assist Manager with preparing presentations, summaries, schedules, and documentation needed to negotiate with state and local governments in order to maximize incentive offer for client projects.

Client

• Travels to client locations to gather relevant data from client and processes the information.
• Reviews and reconciles client data downloads and identifies tax issues to research.
• Responds to client inquiries and requests from local and state economic development agencies.
• Researches credit and incentive programs for client eligibility. This includes reviewing program statute, rules and regulations, and any proposed legislation that could impact the program.

Value

• Travel to government offices to assist with incentive negotiations with local and state economic development representatives.
• Prepares applications and amended returns for various credits and incentives.
• Drafts filings, such as petitions for redetermination, refund claims, and various other administrative replies.
• Performs detailed calculations of credit and incentive benefits.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration, and/or Economics/Finance with two to four years economic development, consulting, or tax related experience.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research. Experience with Alteryx is a plus.

Certificates And Licenses

Valid driver’s license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Requires limited supervisory responsibilities, including training employees, assigning work, and checking work for accuracy and completeness.

Work Environment

• Standard indoor working environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Occasional long periods of standing while copying.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees and clients both in person and via e-mail and telephone.
• Independent travel requirement: very minimal, probably less than 5% the first year.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran