Tax Credits & Incentives Advisory Senior Associate - R&D

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country, Cherry Bekaert delivers innovative and sophisticated advisory, assurance and tax services to our clients. At Cherry Bekaert we create shared success through teamwork, energy, and expertise. We approach today’s toughest business challenges with a client-first mindset, working together to create exceptional value. We are all committed to making a difference for our people, our clients, our community, and our professions. To meet this commitment, Cherry Bekaert will provide you with the space to pursue growth and development opportunities that will guide and support you at each stage of your personal and professional journey. If you are ready to find your space and create your future, you belong with us.

As an R&D Senior Associate, you will:

• Provide tax consulting services as it relates to the Research and Development Tax Credit.
• Understand common software development methodologies, programing concepts, architectural design patterns, and popular computer software terms, such as programming languages, backend database schema, messaging ques and techniques, etc.
• Conduct technical interviews, within the context of Section 41 to gather qualitative details as to how client’s work meets the definition of qualifying research activities
• Review technical documentation to draft project narratives to document how client projects meet Section 41 guidelines
• Work with team members to scope Research Tax Credit benefits, conduct Research Tax Credit studies, perform tax technical research, and interact with clients in a wide range of industries

What you bring to the role:

• 2+ years of industry experience in software development, consulting, or engineering required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, Accounting or Finance
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Swift, Kotlin, Java, C, C++, C#, Visual Basic, or similar, in addition to working knowledge of database structures and concept, machine learning algorithms, and cloud computing (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure) preferred
• Knowledge of common computer infrastructure concepts, web-based or n-tiered architectures, performance tuning of databases and middleware
• Written and verbal communication skills to conduct technical interviews with technical management, solution architects, and product owners to gather qualitative details and write up project narratives to summarize findings

What you can expect from us:

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