Tax Credit Specialist

Ready to move on from a corporate environment or CPA firm? Have you ever considered working in a fast-paced early-stage company? If you have an interest in being part of a quickly growing company focused on helping entrepreneurs across the nation, this opportunity might be for you.

ABOUT CLARUS R+D

Started by two co-founders and friends, Clarus R+D is a high growth early-stage company headquartered in Columbus, OH. The R&D tax credit is America's largest tax incentive for innovation, but traditional obstacles have caused this credit to be largely unclaimed. Why does this matter? Running a small business is hard enough. We wanted to make it easy for entrepreneurs to take advantage of all of the resources available to them.

At Clarus, we develop technology driven solutions that help great companies claim benefits that they have earned. Our software offers a simple and cost-effective solution for startups, SMB's, partners and corporate taxpayers to grow their businesses by claiming the R&D tax credit. Our impressive growth has allowed us to work with 800+ customers across the country, and to help them claim over $70M in tax credits.

POSITION

We are currently seeking a motivated Tax Credit Specialist to join our growing Operations team. Our ideal candidate will be a recent accounting graduate or individual with 1-2 years of tax or accounting experience. The R&D Credit Specialist is primarily responsible for managing research credit studies for customers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage communications with the customer throughout the study
• Assist with documentation and review of client information and performing basic R&D credit studies
• Respond to customer questions
• Prepare tax forms associated with credits
• Communicate with third parties including tax preparer and payroll provider
• Maintain tracking of client credit information
• Research state credit opportunities
• Work collaboratively with other operations team members, and other departments within the company
• Provide feedback on how to continuously improve our software and services

QUALITIES AND BACKGROUND WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• You enjoy working with a variety of people and can communicate well with all of them
• You can prioritize and organize your time and workload to handle lots of things at once
• You don't mind changing priorities
• You like to learn and grow
• You work well with deadlines
• You thoroughly complete tasks
• You're responsive to customers
• Preferably, you have a Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Preferably, you have 1-2 years of tax experience

WHO WE ARE

We have a team of truly awesome people and a culture that encourages the growth of every individual. You'll fit right in at Clarus R+D if our core values click with you.

• Integrity: We do the right thing in all circumstances, even when no one is watching.
• Service: We go above and beyond to support our team, our customers, and the small business ecosystem.
• Resilience: We know that life is full of challenges. We remain open, flexible, and willing to adapt to change.
• Authenticity: We value honesty and candor because it creates trust.
• Partnership: We work closely with our external and internal partners because we believe we all win together.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

We're a hardworking team that loves to work together. As a young company, we enjoy building, creative problem solving, and celebrating success. Core values we align with:

• Integrity
• Service
• Resilience
• Authenticity
• Partnership

WHAT WE OFFER

Located in Columbus, Ohio, we offer fantastic health, dental, and vision insurance. We also have a 401(k) option. Clarus R+D matches a portion of your contributions.

We offer bonuses based on goals and profitability - if Clarus wins, everybody wins. We also like to celebrate all year long by surprising the team with merch, meals, and more! We do fun things and the highlight always seems to be just hanging out together. We have a generous vacation policy and we will (kindly) bug you if you aren't taking time off. You may see travel photos posted in our Slack channel, creatively named #rd-fun.