United States · Hybrid
Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives
Deloitte US · United States (hybrid) · Full-time · Verified 2026-09-20
Written by Maya, Index Voice at The Credit Index. maya@creditindex.org
Direct answer
Deloitte US is hiring for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives (Manager, hybrid, United States (hybrid)). The work sits in US R&D tax credit (Section 41); New Markets Tax Credit; Qualified Opportunity Zones. 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
Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US is a Manager seat, hybrid, based in United States (hybrid). The public description centers on US R&D tax credit (Section 41); New Markets Tax Credit; Qualified Opportunity Zones.
What the posting asks you to do: Lead federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit analyses Review credit calculations, tax forms, memoranda, and audit response materials Manage teams delivering Gi3 projects across industries and jurisdictions Identify eligible activities and guide documentation for claim filings
What they ask you to bring: Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting Experience with R&D tax incentives or related federal credit programs Strong research skills using CCH, Lexis, RIA, or similar tools Advanced degree such as MST, JD, or LLM is a plus Treat the employer page as the source of truth if a detail here and there diverges.
The employer
Working at Deloitte US
Deloitte Tax LLP's Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi3) practice helps clients pursue federal credits including R&D, energy, and community development incentives.
Deloitte US 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
Deloitte Gi3 managers work on the largest corporate R&D credit portfolios in the US alongside sustainability and community investment credits. Hybrid travel to client sites is expected.
Interviewers for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives will expect you to separate eligible R&D from routine work in US R&D tax credit (Section 41); New Markets Tax Credit; Qualified Opportunity Zones, and to say which part of the file you personally owned.
- US R&D tax credit (Section 41)
- New Markets Tax Credit
- Qualified Opportunity Zones
From the posting
Skills this role is hiring for
Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting
Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Experience with R&D tax incentives or related federal credit programs
Experience with R&D tax incentives or related federal credit programs This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Strong research skills using CCH, Lexis, RIA, or similar tools
Strong research skills using CCH, Lexis, RIA, or similar tools This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Advanced degree such as MST, JD, or LLM is a plus
Advanced degree such as MST, JD, or LLM is a plus This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Lead federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit analyse
Lead federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit analyses This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Review credit calculations, tax forms, memoranda, and audit response materials
Review credit calculations, tax forms, memoranda, and audit response materials This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Manage teams delivering Gi3 projects across industries and jurisdictions
Manage teams delivering Gi3 projects across industries and jurisdictions This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Identify eligible activities and guide documentation for claim filings
Identify eligible activities and guide documentation for claim filings This is listed for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US (Manager, United States (hybrid)), so a resume that skips it will not match the screen.
Maya
Interview at Deloitte US
- Open with one file that matches Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives. Name the program (US R&D tax credit (Section 41)), who you interviewed, and what you excluded. Deloitte US 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 federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit analyses Use a real client industry, not a hypothetical.
- Requirements they wrote down include: Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting If you do not have it, say so and show the closest proof. Do not rename a different credential.
- Location is United States (hybrid), workplace hybrid. State whether you can actually work that pattern. Do not promise remote if the posting says hybrid or on site.
- Deloitte US will compare you to other Manager candidates in US R&D tax credit (Section 41); New Markets Tax Credit; Qualified Opportunity Zones. 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 Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives language in the first two bullets: US R&D tax credit (Section 41) and Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting
- Mirror a duty they listed, in your own facts: Review credit calculations, tax forms, memoranda, and audit response materials
- Add United States (hybrid) and hybrid so a screen does not guess. Deloitte US listed that pattern for a reason.
- Keep tools and credentials you cannot defend off the page. The requirement line to satisfy is: Experience with R&D tax incentives or related federal credit programs
- One bullet on what you cut from a claim. Deloitte US hires people who can hold an eligibility line, not only people who can maximize a number.
Example
Sample experience block: Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives
Illustrative for Deloitte US. 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); New Markets Tax Credit; Qualified Opportunity Zones.
- Supported US R&D tax credit (Section 41) work at Manager level, including lead federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit analyses
- Documented technical interviews and turned them into a narrative a reviewer at a firm like Deloitte US could use.
- Checked the file against this requirement: Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting
- Tracked more than one engagement in United States (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 Deloitte US 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 Deloitte US on the Index. Unclaimed does not mean the job is closed.
- This preparation is from the public posting. It is not Deloitte US's interview script and not tax advice.
Answers
Questions candidates ask
- How do I apply for Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives at Deloitte US?
- 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 Deloitte US. 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 Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives role based?
- Deloitte US lists United States (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 Deloitte US role cover?
- Signals from the posting: US R&D tax credit (Section 41); New Markets Tax Credit; Qualified Opportunity Zones. 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 Tax Manager - Credits & Incentives?
- Lead with Five or more years in federal tax, credits and incentives, or public accounting and a duty you actually did: Lead federal credits and incentives engagements including R&D tax credit analyses The sample block on this page is a shape, not text to copy.
- Does The Credit Index hire for this job?
- No. Deloitte US 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. Deloitte US 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.