Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory

• New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI)

• Experience preparing R&D tax incentive or government grant applications

  Experience preparing R&D tax incentive or government grant applications This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Technical curiosity and ability to discuss complex R&D with commercial leaders

  Technical curiosity and ability to discuss complex R&D with commercial leaders This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Strong writing and project management for multi-stakeholder engagements

  Strong writing and project management for multi-stakeholder engagements This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Big-picture thinking aligned with KPMG Innovation and Growth strategy

  Big-picture thinking aligned with KPMG Innovation and Growth strategy This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Lead client conversations about qualifying R&D across agritech, AI, and manufact

  Lead client conversations about qualifying R&D across agritech, AI, and manufacturing This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Prepare and submit RDTI applications and supporting technical documentation

  Prepare and submit RDTI applications and supporting technical documentation This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Work with government on policy implementation and client eligibility assessments

  Work with government on policy implementation and client eligibility assessments This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

• Support broader innovation funding advisory beyond core RDTI claims

  Support broader innovation funding advisory beyond core RDTI claims This is listed for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand (Manager, Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

1. Open with one file that matches Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory. Name the program (New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI)), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. KPMG New Zealand is hiring a Manager, so scope your example to that level, not a generic tax season.
2. They will test the duties on the posting. Be ready to walk through: Lead client conversations about qualifying R&D across agritech, AI, and manufacturing Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
3. Requirements they wrote down include: Experience preparing R&D tax incentive or government grant applications If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
4. Location is Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
5. KPMG New Zealand will compare you to other Manager candidates in New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI). Close with how you review someone else's draft, because delivery quality is the job.

Preparation from the public posting. Not the employer's interview script, and not tax advice.

• Put Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory language in the first two bullets: New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) and Experience preparing R&D tax incentive or government grant applications
• Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Prepare and submit RDTI applications and supporting technical documentation
• Add Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. KPMG New Zealand listed that pattern for a reason.
• Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Technical curiosity and ability to discuss complex R&D with commercial leaders
• One bullet on what you cut from a claim. KPMG New Zealand hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.

Illustrative for KPMG New Zealand. Replace every line with your work. Do not invent claim amounts, client names, or credentials. Shape it to New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI).

• Supported New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI) work at Manager level, including lead client conversations about qualifying R&D across agritech, AI, and manufacturing
• Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like KPMG New Zealand could use.
• Checked the file against this requirement: Experience preparing R&D tax incentive or government grant applications
• Tracked more than one engagement in Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid) without dropping the eligibility line between drafts.
• Wrote down what was routine and stayed out of the claim, and why.

• Apply on this page with your resume. Maya forwards it to KPMG New Zealand and writes back quoting what you uploaded.
• The employer link is still there if you also want to apply on their site. Do not submit two conflicting stories.
• Read the firm profile for KPMG New Zealand on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
• This preparation is from the public posting. It is not KPMG New Zealand's interview script and not tax advice.

How do I apply for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory at KPMG New Zealand?

Use the apply form on this Credit Index page. Attach a PDF resume and a short note. Maya reads the file, thanks you in a note that quotes what you sent, and forwards the package to KPMG New Zealand. She will do her best to make sure the right person there is alerted. You can also use the employer site link.

Where is the Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory role based?

KPMG New Zealand lists Auckland, New Zealand (hybrid). Workplace pattern on this index row is hybrid. Confirm both on the live posting before you relocate or promise remote.

What programs does this KPMG New Zealand role cover?

Signals from the posting: New Zealand R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI). Ask the employer if a second regime is in scope. Do not assume every incentives product sits in this seat.

What should my resume show for Assistant Manager / Manager - Innovation & Growth Advisory?

Lead with Experience preparing R&D tax incentive or government grant applications and a duty you actually did: Lead client conversations about qualifying R&D across agritech, AI, and manufacturing The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.

Does The Credit Index hire for this job?

No. KPMG New Zealand is the hiring firm. Credit Index indexes the role and Maya forwards your resume. Index team roles are only under Join the Index.

What happens after I submit?

You get an email from Maya that quotes your resume and your note. KPMG New Zealand gets a forward with the same specifics. Maya will do her best to alert the right person. She cannot promise an interview.