Director, Scientific Research

2 months ago


Mississauga, Canada Ryan, LLC Full time

Why Ryan?- Hybrid and Remote Work Options- Award-Winning Culture- Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits- 14 Weeks of Parental Leave Top-Up (Adoption Included)- Monthly Gym Membership OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement- Health and Dental Benefit Eligibility Effective Day One- RRSP with Employer Match- Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

The Director, Scientific Research and Experimental Development (“SR&ED”) is responsible for assisting clients in identifying and claiming SR&ED tax credits and then assisting in defending those credits when necessary in the context of a review by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The work is project-based and sometimes requires the team to spend time onsite at client facilities, working with engineers and technical personnel. This role includes performing and supervising tasks such as researching tax law, documenting expense treatment, and completing detailed models and calculations.

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

People:

- Create a positive team member experience.
- Collaborates with the firm’s key technical advisors on an ongoing development of the firm’s tools for preparing SR&ED claims. Signing off on any new tools before they get rolled out and implemented.
- Assists the practice Principal in preparing client presentations for proposals, planning strategies, and ideas.

Client:

- Meet with clients, owners, and technical leaders to identify technical eligibility, structure projects, uncovering all SR&ED information required to prepare the T661 filing.
- Advises and supports clients before and during any CRA technical audit for SR&ED tax credit claims and responds to correspondence that is initiated by CRA arguing technology aspects of the submitted SR&ED claim, if any.

Value:

- Overall responsibility for Technical Services, specific to the Resource sector, at the firm.
- Manage, coach and develop technical writers. Areas of development will include, for example, interviewing skills, effective T661 writing, preparation of effective costing notes.
- Prepares some of the technical narratives for SR&ED tax credit claims of clients. This will also include the identification of specific employees, subcontractors and material expended in connection with the eligible activities identified, and determining the amount of effort relating thereto.
- Ensures all claims are prepared, signed off by the clients, and completed for CRA filing within 60 days of the initial technical meeting.
- Review and sign off on all claims written by the firm’s technical writers for the Resource Sector
- Ensure quality claims are prepared and submitted on a timely basis.
- Tracks time by client and activity codes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:
Graduate degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D level an asset) in Science or Engineering with specialization in a discipline related to the Resource Sector (i.e. geology, mineral or hydrocarbon exploration or processing, mining engineering, petrochemical engineering, geophysics), related industry and/or research experience, and a minimum 5 years of SR&ED tax credit experience required. Demonstrated high standards of professionalism with outstanding ability to work effectively and efficiently with external client personnel at all levels of management. Must have excellent organization and time management skills, strong communication skills, and willingness to learn and be a team player.

Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in Microsoft® Excel and have a working knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation and research.

Certificates and Licenses:
Valid driver’s license required.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position may require supervisory responsibilities, including training peers and checking work for accuracy and completeness.

Work Environment:

- Standard indoor working environment.
- Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
- Position requires regular interaction with employees at all levels of the Firm; interface with clients and external vendors as necessary.
- Independent travel requirement: 0 to 10%.

40+ hour standard workweek requirement.
- Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran_



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