Core Tax Incentives Manager – Technical

**Description** **About Alvarez & Marsal** Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action- and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and helping them reach their potential. A&M is different by design: we give people ownership and impact from day one, fuel development through real opportunity, and provide direct access to leaders who invest in our growth. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact clients and shape our industry. Guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity, our collaborative, globally minded environment is why our people love working at A&M. **The Team** The A&M Tax Canada Team offers comprehensive tax advisory services to clients in various sectors and industries. With a deep understanding of the Canadian tax landscape, the team helps clients navigate the complex and evolving tax issues that affect their business transactions, investments, and operations. **The Opportunity** A&M's Tax Incentives practice helps clients access government funding for innovation and capital investment. The practice covers Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED), Canada's clean economy investment tax credits (ITCs), discretionary grants and other incentive programs tied to major capital projects. You will use your technical background to assess whether projects and equipment qualify, and combine it with tax knowledge to help clients build and defend robust incentive claims. **How You Will Contribute** As a Manager within the A&M Tax Incentives team, you will: * Assess the technical eligibility of client projects and capital assets under SR&ED and the clean economy ITCs (such as the Clean Technology, Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage, Clean Hydrogen, Clean Technology Manufacturing and Clean Electricity ITCs), including eligible property, processes and project scope. * Prepare the technical narratives for client SR&ED claims, clearly demonstrating technological uncertainty, systematic investigation, and technological advancement. * Review project financial summaries provided by clients, and assess costs and classifications for eligibility, including employees, subcontractors, materials and capital expenditures. * Analyze tax legislation and administrative guidance and apply them to project-specific scenarios, drafting the technical analysis, legislative references and conclusions that support client tax memos and positions. * Interview clients and their technical teams, onsite and remotely, to collect the pertinent information needed to prepare SR&ED (T661) filings and ITC submissions. * Gather samples of client supporting documents as claims are prepared, and manage claims to completion, with sign-off by the practice leader and the client. * Advise and support clients before and during CRA technical reviews and audits, including technica