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Exactera

Incentives Tax Manager

Exactera

Incentives Tax Manager leading R&D tax credit engagements for Exactera's clients. Managing 179D, 45L credits and ensuring audit readiness with a collaborative team.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage federal and state R&D tax credit claims, working closely with the Practice Leader and cross-functional teams.
  • Lead and participate in client interviews to identify qualifying activities and expenses.
  • Own project execution: status updates, timelines, technical issue-spotting, and deliverable management.
  • Collect, format, and analyze large datasets to build complex calculation models and support credit positions.
  • Draft and/or review technical memoranda (opinion letters, IRS responses, ruling requests) and support audit readiness.
  • Mentor, train, and supervise junior team members; ensure consistent quality and best practices.
  • Lead/support 179D deduction studies and 45L credit engagements (eligibility, substantiation, and client-ready deliverables).
  • Support IC-DISC feasibility, implementation, and annual calculation/compliance deliverables.
  • Assist clients with Section 174 capitalization/amortization modeling and documentation support.
  • Manage/coordinate cost segregation and fixed asset/depreciation reviews (placed-in-service, class lives, methods, bonus depreciation considerations, and reconciliation support).

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Engineering, or related field; CPA or JD is a plus
  • 4+ years of hands-on R&D Tax Credit experience with client interaction and engagement management (audit experience is a plus)
  • Strong analytical, research, organizational, and project-management skills; comfort managing multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts for client stakeholders
  • Demonstrated people leadership: training, supervising, and reviewing work for quality
  • Bonus: practical experience with 179D, 45L, IC-DISC, 174 amortization, and/or cost segregation / fixed assets & depreciation.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • A collaborative team culture with opportunities for career development.
  • Ample opportunities to be recognized, build valuable skills, and grow your career.
  • Generous vacation policy, including paid parental leave.
  • Comprehensive health plans with FSA and HSA options.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Life and disability insurance coverage.
  • Supplemental benefits like a dependent care savings plan, pet insurance, will preparation, and an employee assistance program.

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Hard Skills & Tools
R&D tax creditdata analysiscalculation modelscost segregationfixed asset reviewsdepreciation179D deduction studies45L credit engagementsIC-DISC complianceSection 174 modeling
Soft Skills
analytical skillsresearch skillsorganizational skillsproject managementcommunication skillspeople leadershipmentoringtrainingsupervisingquality assurance
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeCPAJD