RSM US India | Supervisor, Credits, Incentives and Methods

Responsibilities

• Interpersonal Skills: This role requires effective verbal and written communications and the ability to work professionally with other individuals and groups, ranging from RSM colleagues, to client stakeholders, to accounting partners, and to leadership.
• Provide timely, high quality client service that meets or exceeds their expectations.
• Maintaining regular contact with assigned clients – communicating directly with client personnel in operations, finance, accounting, payroll, and engineering – and their accountants to gather relevant information to prepare project costing and complete tax return input.

Qualifications

• Comfortable with research as required, reviewing the Income Tax Act, CRA policies, and relevant case law.
• SR&ED Experience: We seek candidates with 4+ years previous experience claiming SR&ED tax credits and claim defense.
• Academic & Professional Background: A solid foundation in Accounting/Tax or related field, in public accounting and/or industry.
• Undergraduate university degree in business (accounting, tax, or corporate finance) or equivalent.
• Software: Proficient using TaxPrep/iFirm and MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Client-Centric Approach: Outstanding client service abilities, complemented by superior communication skills.
• Collaborative Spirit: Ability to flourish in both autonomous and team-based environments, contributing to collective goals and milestones.
• Time Management Expertise: To effectively provide an outstanding client experience, it is essential to have the ability to juggle multiple client assignments, prioritize tasks, and work autonomously to meet deadlines.
• Academic & Professional Background: MPAcc or equivalent, and/or CPA designation for Manager level role, preferred but not required.
• Software: Proficient in other tax preparation software.
• Provincial: Experience claiming Alberta Innovation Employment Grant (IEG) and/or Quebec R&D credit.
• Tax Incentives: Experience with and/or interest in learning more about other Canadian tax incentive programs, federally and provincially.

RSM US LLP

Ira B. McGladrey opened an accounting practice in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in 1926, and the firm that grew from it, long known as McGladrey, became RSM US LLP in 2015 when it joined other firms in the RSM International network under the RSM brand. Now headquartered in Chicago, it provides assurance, tax and consulting services with a focus on middle-market companies, and since 1 January 2026 it has worked with RSM UK in a transatlantic partnership. In India the firm operates through RSM US Integrated Services India Private Limited, a subsidiary that provides services to the US firm, with offices in Bengaluru, Gurugram, Hyderabad and Kolkata.

Work in India supports RSM's US practice. Tax roles cover US federal, state and local, international, Canada and pass-through tax, hedge funds and real estate, credits and incentives, and accounting methods. Assurance teams serve financial institutions, private equity funds and technology clients and handle review and compilation work; financial consulting spans fund services, property accounting, technical accounting and finance-as-a-service. Postings usually ask for a B.Com, BBA or accounting degree with a CA, CPA or ACCA; many tax roles also accept an Enrolled Agent, and some prefer an MBA or a master's in accounting or taxation.

• Industry: Professional services: assurance, tax and consulting for middle-market companies
• Headquarters: Chicago, United States (RSM US LLP)
• In India: RSM US Integrated Services India Private Limited, a subsidiary of RSM US LLP, with offices in Bengaluru (two sites at Embassy Manyata), Gurugram, Hyderabad and Kolkata