Senior Consultant, Credits and Incentives

About this role

Why Ryan?

• Flexibility Built for Life: Hybrid and remote work options, depending on the role
• Benefits Starting Day One: Health, dental, and vision coverage effective on your first day for you and your eligible dependents
• Support for Growing Families: 14 weeks of 100% paid leave for new parents, including adoption, plus access to a fertility assistance program
• Time to Recharge: Generous paid time off and eligibility for a four-week, company-paid sabbatical after five years of service
• Investing in Your Future: 401(k) employer match and tuition reimbursement after one year of service
• Fitness Reimbursement: Choose a monthly gym membership or eligible home fitness equipment reimbursement
• An Award-Winning Workplace: Join a culture recognized for its team member experience

The Credits and Incentives Senior Consultant (" Senior Consultant") works with a team in a fast-paced environment to identify financial assistance, tax credits, and other incentive-related opportunities for clients. The Senior Consultant will work on a team with some of the most diverse and largest companies in the United States to assist them with maximizing economic development incentives as they consider domestic capital expansions. The Senior Consultant will correspond with clients, secure information needed to maximize economic development incentives, strategize with others and assist with various tax calculations. 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 and retroactive incentive benefits.

This is a hybrid role with about 3 days work from the office and 2 days work remotely within metro San Antonio, TX area.

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

Client Teaming:

• Assists Manager in developing project workplans and scheduling associated project deliverables.
• Demonstrates ability to show leadership skills, cross train and develop oneself and others.
• 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.
• Reviews and reconciles client data downloads and identifies tax concerns to research.
• Responds to client inquiries and requests to/ from local and state economic development agencies.
• Research credit and incentive programs for client eligibility. This includes reviewing program statute, rules and regulations, and any proposed legislation that could impact the program.
• Preparation of technical research and process memoranda, including drafting narratives for incentive applications.
• Using available technology and tools, AI and Excel modeling to assist with client calculations and deliverables.
• 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 ideally 2 to 4 years of economic development, consulting, government, or tax-related experience.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must have intermediate knowledge of Microsoft® Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet navigation, use of AI and tax research related tools.

Certificates and Licenses:

Valid driver’s license required.

Ideally CPA, EA, CEcD, CCIP

Supervisory Responsibilities:

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

Work Environment:

• Standard indoor office environment.
• Occasional long periods of sitting while working at computer.
• Position requires regular interaction with employees, government agencies and clients both in-person and via e-mail and video conferencing.
• Up to 5% travel.

Equal Opportunity Employer: disability/veteran

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About Ryan

Build More Than a Career. Create Your Future.

Ryan is an award-winning global tax services and software provider and the only global-scale specialist in business tax. We combine deep tax expertise with consulting, technology, advocacy, and compliance solutions to solve complex challenges and help clients pay only what they owe, freeing capital to invest, grow, and thrive.

At Ryan, team members contribute to meaningful work for many of the world’s most respected organizations. From day one, you’ll have opportunities to solve complex problems, build deep expertise, take ownership of your work, and make a measurable impact while growing at the speed of your own ability.

Our high-performance, people-first culture is supported by the acclaimed myRyan work environment. You’ll have the freedom to innovate, grow professionally and personally, and benefit from support that adapts to your life. Our flexible work philosophy, commitment to work-life success, and comprehensive benefits help you perform at your best. And with a team invested in your success, your contributions are recognized and celebrated.

It’s a culture built to empower you to accelerate, transform, and win—together.