Manager, Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) – Tax Incentives Practice | 18 month contract
KPMG · CA
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About the Role
KPMG's Tax Incentives Practice (TIP) is seeking a Manager with strong technical depth and a passion for understanding complex technologies to help clients access tax savings through programs like SR&ED. This role involves collaborating with engineers and R&D teams to translate experimental development into clear, defensible claims, focusing on software, systems, and multidisciplinary engineering.
Responsibilities
- Lead SR&ED engagements for software, systems, and technology organizations, producing high-quality technical documentation.
- Work directly with CTOs, principal engineers, and R&D leads to identify and document experimental development activities.
- Review and enhance technical narratives to clearly articulate technological uncertainty, systematic investigation, and advancement.
- Coach team members on technical interviewing, identifying technical details, reconstructing experimental work, and developing documentation.
- Advise clients on the eligibility of complex work involving architecture, integrations, algorithms, data systems, and multidisciplinary engineering.
- Build trusted relationships with technical stakeholders through collaboration and technical credibility.
- Stay current on SR&ED policy and emerging technical domains.
Requirements
- A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- Hands-on experience building software with AI coding agents and tools beyond prompt writing.
- Strong system-level technical fluency to understand and evaluate architectures, technology stacks, and design decisions.
- Strong intellectual curiosity about engineering, science, and how complex systems behave under uncertainty.
- The ability and patience to translate complex technical work into clear, precise, and defensible written narratives.
- Experience with SR&ED or similar innovation incentive programs is preferred.
- Comfort leading client discussions with senior engineering leaders.
- Ability to manage multiple engagements while maintaining a high standard of technical quality and depth.
Skills
- AI coding agents and tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, MCP, custom skills/subagents, automation agents, and multi-agent workflows)
- Software development
- System-level technical fluency
- Architecture evaluation
- Technology stack evaluation
- Technical documentation
- Client relationship management
- Team coaching
- Technical interviewing
- SR&ED program knowledge (preferred)
Location
- Ontario Region
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Manager
Education Level
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a closely related technical field
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000 to $143,000
Benefits
- Eligible for bonus awards
- Comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program
About the Company
- KPMG in Canada's people bring unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges.
- KPMG's Tax Incentives Practice (TIP) is a multidisciplinary team of engineers and accountants.
- The practice works with organizations across a wide range of industries and technologies.
- KPMG embraces the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline recruitment processes.
- KPMG believes technology should empower human judgment, not replace it.
Equal Opportunity
- KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace.
- A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work.
- We welcome all qualified candidates to apply.
- Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process are available.
- KPMG is committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel.