Jobs at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)

Manage tax engagements, advise clients on succession and tax planning, review complex individual and corporate tax returns, supervise tax procedures, and develop team members. The role also involves scheduling engagements, solving client issues, building business opportunities, and participating in industry events and training. Candidates should have public accounting experience, an accounting or related degree, and an active CPA, JD, or EA credential.

Serve as the primary accounting contact for state and local government clients, managing multiple engagements, reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, audits, grant compliance, reporting, and process improvements. Prepare client deliverables, support regulatory requirements, build client relationships, and mentor associates and analysts. The role requires strong accounting expertise, client service, problem-solving, multitasking, and occasional travel to local client sites.

Performs complex audit and assurance engagements for higher education clients, including accounting procedures, financial statement preparation, transaction review, staff supervision, training, mentoring, and client communication. The role also involves coordinating engagement status with managers or principals and traveling to client sites, including occasional overnight travel. This is an in-office position based in Massachusetts or Rhode Island.

Manage university audit engagements from planning through completion, including budgets, fieldwork, staff direction, financial statements, disclosures, internal control assessments, and client communications. Review accounting procedures and prepare reportable condition correspondence. The role requires public accounting experience and offers specialization in higher education auditing. This is an in-office position with travel to client sites and infrequent overnight travel.

Perform audit, review, compilation, and assurance work for state and local government clients. Support multiple engagements, prepare financial statements and reports, analyze complex transactions, communicate with clients and supervisors, meet deadlines and budgets, and help maintain client relationships. The role requires an accounting or finance degree, knowledge of accounting principles and reporting, proficiency with CLA software systems and Microsoft Office, and preferably one year of relevant experience or internship experience. CPA eligibility is preferred.

The Audit Director performs quality control reviews of assurance engagements, provides technical guidance on FASB and GAAS, researches complex accounting matters, analyzes findings, develops process improvements, maintains assurance methodologies, supports new-standard implementation, and creates thought leadership. The role collaborates with engagement teams, clients, and firm leadership, requiring public accounting experience, CPA credentials, supervisory experience, and strong analytical and communication skills.

Performs quality control reviews of assurance engagements for state and local governments and higher education institutions. Provides technical guidance on GASB, Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance, and GAAP; researches professional standards; analyzes findings and develops process improvements; maintains assurance methodologies and practice aids; and creates thought leadership for internal and external audiences.

Leads and grows the National Tax Controversy team, representing clients in IRS examinations and appeals, resolving tax account and collection matters, and preparing penalty relief requests. Supports client-facing professionals, develops controversy policies and resources, creates tax communications, delivers webcasts, and collaborates on firm-wide tax quality initiatives.

Lead and manage business valuation engagements for financial reporting, transactions, litigation, and forensic matters. Oversee valuation of equity, debt, derivatives, and intangibles; review models and reports; support Assurance and Tax teams; develop client relationships; mentor staff; and drive process improvements and automation for valuation services.

Leads international tax advisory services for clients, managing relationships, engagements, technical quality, compliance, and methodology. Advises businesses on international expansion, cross-border transactions, international structures, foreign tax credits, mergers and acquisitions, earnings repatriation, treaty analysis, and export sales incentives. Maintains expertise in U.S. and foreign tax laws while developing client relationships and promoting broader firm services.

Plan, lead, and execute assurance engagements for state and local government clients. Perform complex audits, prepare financial statements and reports, research accounting and auditing issues, manage engagement teams, train staff, collaborate with firm leadership, and maintain client relationships.

Provides client accounting and advisory support for manufacturing clients. Processes accounts payable, accounts receivable, cash disbursements and receipts, payroll, month-end financial statements, account reconciliations, sales tax returns, 1099 forms, and other client-requested activities.

Reviews, organizes, scans, tracks, and processes incoming client tax documents. Assists with tax information intake, routing, tax return assembly, e-filing, final delivery, informational tax document preparation, and meeting government deadlines while providing general operational support.

Manage client relationships and government audit engagements for state and local government agencies. Lead engagement teams, oversee staff development and mentoring, monitor budgets and deadlines, and communicate progress, findings, conclusions, and recommendations. Support clients with audit, financial planning, and funding objectives. The role requires a bachelor’s degree, at least six years of public accounting or professional services experience, and a CPA license; governmental and Single audit experience is preferred.

Serve as Controller for nonprofit clients, advising on accounting and finance best practices. Manage multiple client engagements, deadlines, and projects; prepare and analyze financial statements; recommend improvements; maintain compliance with organizational policies, government directives, and accounting standards; and advise management on short- and long-term financial objectives.

Plan, lead, and execute assurance engagements for state and local government clients. Audit complex transactions, prepare financial statements and reports, research accounting and auditing issues, manage client relationships, and schedule, delegate, and train team members while collaborating with firm leadership to deliver quality service.

Lead tax and industry professionals, oversee client tax compliance and consulting services, manage a book of business, approve engagement terms and fees, review tax returns and deliverables, maintain tax-law knowledge, develop new business, and expand existing client relationships.

Manage nonprofit assurance client relationships, audits, financial planning objectives, engagement teams, budgets, deadlines, and staff development. Assist clients with funding and audit goals while communicating engagement updates, conclusions, and recommendations to principals. The role requires public accounting experience, financial statement preparation and audit expertise, team leadership, a bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, and a CPA license.

Leads transaction tax engagements for private equity investors, family offices, and strategic buyers, including tax due diligence, structuring, modeling, and special projects related to acquisitions and dispositions. Builds client relationships, develops new business, mentors team members, collaborates with specialty tax groups, reviews financial and legal records, prepares due diligence reports, and manages engagement budgets, timelines, and progress.

Advise clients on federal tax accounting methods, including income and expense recognition, inventory, capitalization, cost recovery, and accounting periods. Research complex tax issues, prepare calculations, analyses, Form 3115 filings, technical memoranda, IRS responses, and ruling requests. Manage multiple client projects, collaborate with firm leaders, and mentor staff while delivering accurate, timely solutions.