United States · Hybrid

Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager

Crowe · Houston, TX (hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20

Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org

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Upload a PDF. Maya reads it, writes a note that quotes your file, and forwards it to Crowe.

Direct answer

Crowe is hiring for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager (Senior Manager, hybrid, Houston, TX (hybrid)). The work sits in US R&D tax credit (Section 41); Energy tax credits. You apply on Credit Index with a resume. Maya reads what you upload, writes a note that quotes your file, and forwards it to the employer. She will do her best to make sure the right person is alerted. Confirm the live posting before you rely on location or seniority.

The role

What this job actually is

Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe is a Senior Manager seat, hybrid, based in Houston, TX (hybrid). The public description centers on US R&D tax credit (Section 41); Energy tax credits.

What the posting asks you to do: Lead R&D tax credit and energy incentive engagements for corporate clients Manage teams performing Section 41 studies and related federal credit analyses Develop client relationships and support business development in credits practice Review technical memos, calculations, and IRS exam response materials

What they ask you to bring: Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting Deep Section 41 R&D credit experience with energy sector clients preferred CPA or equivalent credential with people management experience Strong writing skills for technical tax positions and client executive communication Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.

The employer

Working at Crowe

Crowe LLP provides tax, audit, and consulting including federal R&D tax credits and energy-related incentives for middle-market clients.

Crowe is indexed on The Credit Index so you can open the firm profile before you apply. Claim status and Index Verified are separate from this job. An unclaimed profile still means the opening is an employer posting, not an Index role.

Industry

Program and market context

Crowe's Houston practice serves oilfield services, renewables, and industrial R&D claimants. Verify posting status on Crowe careers; requisition has circulated in credits and incentives hiring.

Interviewers for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in US R&D tax credit (Section 41); Energy tax credits, and to say which part of the file you personally owned.

  • US R&D tax credit (Section 41)
  • Energy tax credits

From the posting

Skills this role is hiring for

  • Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting

    Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Deep Section 41 R&D credit experience with energy sector clients preferred

    Deep Section 41 R&D credit experience with energy sector clients preferred This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • CPA or equivalent credential with people management experience

    CPA or equivalent credential with people management experience This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Strong writing skills for technical tax positions and client executive communica

    Strong writing skills for technical tax positions and client executive communication This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Lead R&D tax credit and energy incentive engagements for corporate clients

    Lead R&D tax credit and energy incentive engagements for corporate clients This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Manage teams performing Section 41 studies and related federal credit analyses

    Manage teams performing Section 41 studies and related federal credit analyses This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Develop client relationships and support business development in credits practic

    Develop client relationships and support business development in credits practice This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

  • Review technical memos, calculations, and IRS exam response materials

    Review technical memos, calculations, and IRS exam response materials This is listed for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe (Senior Manager, Houston, TX (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.

Maya

Interview at Crowe

  1. Open with one file that matches Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager. Name the program (US R&D tax credit (Section 41)), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. Crowe is hiring a Senior 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 R&D tax credit and energy incentive engagements for corporate clients Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
  3. Requirements they wrote down include: Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
  4. Location is Houston, TX (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
  5. Crowe will compare you to other Senior Manager candidates in US R&D tax credit (Section 41); Energy tax credits. 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.

Maya

Resume for this role

  • Put Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager language in the first two bullets: US R&D tax credit (Section 41) and Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting
  • Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Manage teams performing Section 41 studies and related federal credit analyses
  • Add Houston, TX (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. Crowe listed that pattern for a reason.
  • Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Deep Section 41 R&D credit experience with energy sector clients preferred
  • One bullet on what you cut from a claim. Crowe hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.

Example

Sample experience block: Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager

Illustrative for Crowe. Replace every line with your work. Do not invent claim amounts, client names, or credentials. Shape it to US R&D tax credit (Section 41); Energy tax credits.

  • Supported US R&D tax credit (Section 41) work at Senior Manager level, including lead R&D tax credit and energy incentive engagements for corporate clients
  • Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like Crowe could use.
  • Checked the file against this requirement: Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting
  • Tracked more than one engagement in Houston, TX (hybrid) without dropping the eligibility line between drafts.
  • Wrote down what was routine and stayed out of the claim, and why.

Before you apply

Maya's notes

  • Apply on this page with your resume. Maya forwards it to Crowe 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 Crowe on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
  • This preparation is from the public posting. It is not Crowe's interview script and not tax advice.

Answers

Questions candidates ask

How do I apply for Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager at Crowe?
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 Crowe. 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 Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager role based?
Crowe lists Houston, TX (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 Crowe role cover?
Signals from the posting: US R&D tax credit (Section 41); Energy tax credits. 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 Energy and R&D Tax Credit Senior Manager?
Lead with Eight or more years in public accounting or specialty tax consulting and a duty you actually did: Lead R&D tax credit and energy incentive engagements for corporate clients The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
No. Crowe 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. Crowe gets a forward with the same specifics. Maya will do her best to alert the right person. She cannot promise an interview.

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