Incentives Manager Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:

Our Business Incentives Group (“BIG”) business has doubled in the last three years and tripled in the last six. BIG Associates have been key to our success, and they are central to our plans to continue as one of BDO’s premiere national consulting practices.

As a Tax Associate, Business Incentives Group, you will help achieve BDO’s core purpose-helping people thrive every day-by helping companies and individuals identify and claim government incentives designed to promote innovation, economic growth, and job creation in the U.S. You will also focus on credits available for companies investing in sustainability and green initiatives.

Our clients are leaders in innovation in virtually every industry, from technology, manufacturing, life sciences, and healthcare to retail, consumer products, and natural resources. As an BIG Associate, you will have the opportunity and charge to innovate as well, collaborating with BDO professionals in all of our business lines as well as with our clients’ innovation leaders, in tax, accounting, finance, and also in their engineering, software, manufacturing, scientific, medical, and other departments.

BIG’s short-term mission is to help our clients as efficiently and effectively as possible identify, document, and support on examination by tax authorities various incentives to which they are legally entitled. Our longer-term goal is to develop an understanding of them as people and of all aspects of their business so that we are well positioned as their trusted advisors, as professionals who understand both their business operations and business drivers as well as how BDO can help them realize their goals.

In pursuing this mission, we are also seeking to help our BIG Associates become trusted advisors, ensuring they have a clear sense of the importance and responsibilities of such a role, as well as the training and opportunities to fill it.

Toward that end, BIG Associates pursue opportunities to enable them to gain and improve their skills in every aspect of professional service, including technical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication, project management, practice management, and business development.

Job Duties:

• Proactively assists in the execution of multiple client engagements
• Collaborates with other BIG professionals in all aspects of our business, e.g., innovating; developing and implementing better strategies and processes for our services, marketing, etc.
• Establishes effective working relationships directly with BIG professionals and our clients, internal-other BDO employees-and external
• Contributes to the development of your own technical acumen and BIG’s market prominence
• Keeps up to date with local and national business and economic issues
• Actively participates in business development activities to further develop a professional network, with BDO professionals and others, and helps to identify and research opportunities for new and existing clients
• Contributes to, supports, and enhances the culture of BIG, our local offices, and BDO as a globally leading professional services firm
• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• N/A

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree, required; with a focus in Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Analytics, Communications, or Law, preferred

Experience:

• Leadership experience, preferred
• Accounting based internship, preferred

License/Certifications:

• N/A

Software:

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel & intermediate knowledge of Word, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Entrepreneurial spirit and leadership mentality
• Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels of the firm
• Ability to work independently within a team environment and with a customer service focus
• Superior organizational skills and project management skills required with ability to multi-task in a fast- paced, deadline-driven environment
• Strong initiative and drive to lead while seeking opportunities to enhance and grow the BIG practice

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

California Range: $85,000 - $120,000 Colorado Range: $78,000 - $120,000 Illinois Range: $80,000 - $100,000 Maryland Range: $85,000 - $100,000 Massachusetts Range: $85,000 - $120,000 Minnesota Range: $72,000 - $100,000 New Jersey Range: $80,000 - $100,000 NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $85,000 - $120,000 Ohio Range: $71,000 - $75,000 Virginia Range: $83,000 - $87,000 Washington Range: $78,000 - $120,000 Washington DC Range: $85,000 - $100,000