Canada · Hybrid
Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives
KPMG Canada · Montreal, QC (hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20
Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org
Direct answer
KPMG Canada is hiring for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives (Manager, hybrid, Montreal, QC (hybrid)). The work sits in Canadian SR&ED. 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
Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada is a Manager seat, hybrid, based in Montreal, QC (hybrid). The public description centers on Canadian SR&ED.
What the posting asks you to do: Lead SR&ED technical assessments for mechanical, chemical, and industrial clients Interview plant and lab personnel to document experimental development Review consultant narratives and support CRA review responses Mentor senior consultants and coordinate with tax partners on complex files
What they ask you to bring: University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline Progressive industry experience in product or process R&D SR&ED consulting experience preferred with strong communication skills Bilingual French and English is an asset in Quebec Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.
The employer
Working at KPMG Canada
KPMG Canada Tax Incentives practice hires engineers and scientists to lead SR&ED technical advisory for industrial and technology clients.
KPMG Canada 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
Montreal industrial SR&ED spans aerospace, food processing, and materials science. KPMG technical managers bridge shop-floor experimentation with CRA four-part eligibility tests.
Interviewers for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in Canadian SR&ED, and to say which part of the file you personally owned.
- Canadian SR&ED
From the posting
Skills this role is hiring for
University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline
University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Progressive industry experience in product or process R&D
Progressive industry experience in product or process R&D This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
SR&ED consulting experience preferred with strong communication skills
SR&ED consulting experience preferred with strong communication skills This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Bilingual French and English is an asset in Quebec
Bilingual French and English is an asset in Quebec This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Lead SR&ED technical assessments for mechanical, chemical, and industrial client
Lead SR&ED technical assessments for mechanical, chemical, and industrial clients This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Interview plant and lab personnel to document experimental development
Interview plant and lab personnel to document experimental development This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Review consultant narratives and support CRA review responses
Review consultant narratives and support CRA review responses This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Mentor senior consultants and coordinate with tax partners on complex files
Mentor senior consultants and coordinate with tax partners on complex files This is listed for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada (Manager, Montreal, QC (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Maya
Interview at KPMG Canada
- Open with one file that matches Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives. Name the program (Canadian SR&ED), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. KPMG Canada is hiring a Manager, so scope your example to that level, not a generic tax season.
- They will test the duties on the posting. Be ready to walk through: Lead SR&ED technical assessments for mechanical, chemical, and industrial clients Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
- Requirements they wrote down include: University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
- Location is Montreal, QC (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
- KPMG Canada will compare you to other Manager candidates in Canadian SR&ED. 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 Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives language in the first two bullets: Canadian SR&ED and University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline
- Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Interview plant and lab personnel to document experimental development
- Add Montreal, QC (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. KPMG Canada listed that pattern for a reason.
- Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Progressive industry experience in product or process R&D
- One bullet on what you cut from a claim. KPMG Canada hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.
Example
Sample experience block: Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives
Illustrative for KPMG Canada. Replace every line with your work. Do not invent claim amounts, client names, or credentials. Shape it to Canadian SR&ED.
- Supported Canadian SR&ED work at Manager level, including lead SR&ED technical assessments for mechanical, chemical, and industrial clients
- Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like KPMG Canada could use.
- Checked the file against this requirement: University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline
- Tracked more than one engagement in Montreal, QC (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 KPMG Canada 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 Canada on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
- This preparation is from the public posting. It is not KPMG Canada's interview script and not tax advice.
Answers
Questions candidates ask
- How do I apply for Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives at KPMG Canada?
- 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 Canada. 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 Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives role based?
- KPMG Canada lists Montreal, QC (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 Canada role cover?
- Signals from the posting: Canadian SR&ED. 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 Manager / Senior Manager, Technical (Engineering/Science) - R&D Tax Incentives?
- Lead with University degree in mechanical, chemical, or related engineering discipline and a duty you actually did: Lead SR&ED technical assessments for mechanical, chemical, and industrial clients The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
- Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
- No. KPMG Canada 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 Canada gets a forward with the same specifics. Maya will do her best to alert the right person. She cannot promise an interview.
Informational listing only. Not tax advice. All careers.