Tax Credits & Incentives Advisory Intern - Learn & Lead

C010 Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert, a leading accounting and advisory firm, seeks a Tax Credits and Incentives Advisory Intern in Houston. You will serve clients on federal and state credits, develop technical skills, and support engagement teams through data review and deliverable assembly.

You will interface with tax and technical personnel, contributing to complex incentive analyses. You must be enrolled in an accredited accounting program, within two years of graduation, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Qualifications

• Juniors or seniors enrolled in an accredited accounting program, two years from graduation with 150 credit hours.
• GPA 3.0/4.0 or above preferred.
• Interest in R&D tax incentives, federal and state incentives, and employee retention credits.
• Interest in depreciation and capitalization; fixed asset review; cost segregation; software development costs is desired.
• Ability to participate in all aspects of engagement strategic planning initiatives and have strong project management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve clients on federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit/deduction analyses, Cost Segregations projects, Inflation Reduction Act-related Energy credits and incentives, and state credits and incentives.
• Develop technical skills in a given industry/service offering to solve complex issues.
• Interview technical personnel and reviewing memoranda to support the credits and incentive opportunities.
• Manage the review and organization of sources of client data for credit and incentives analysis.
• Support engagement teams by identifying current project status and next steps for the engagement.
• Serve as a point-of-contact for client personnel with both tax and technical backgrounds.
• Lead the assembly of the final client deliverables.
• Support the evaluation of complex scenarios involving various credits and incentives opportunities.

Skills

R&D tax incentives

Depreciation & capitalization

Cost segregation

Software development costs

Project management

Organizational skills

Education

Accounting program enrollment (2 years from graduation, 150 credit hours)

Job description

Cherry Bekaert, a leading accounting and advisory firm, seeks a Tax Credits and Incentives Advisory Intern in Houston. You will serve clients on federal and state credits, develop technical skills, and support engagement teams through data review and deliverable assembly.

You will interface with tax and technical personnel, contributing to complex incentive analyses. You must be enrolled in an accredited accounting program, within two years of graduation, with a 3.0 GPA or higher.